Obituaries

Aug 8, 2015

Mary Virginia Libernini, 78, of Severn passed away on August 8, 2015. Mary was born in 1937 in Harwood, Maryland. She was a manager at Admiral Cleaners in Annapolis. Mary was a member of the Sons of Italy, was a Greeter at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, and belonged to the Crofton Bowling League and the Annapolis Moose Lodge. She enjoyed...

Aug 7, 2015

On August 7, 2015, Mrs. Donna Irons Giles passed away at the Morningside House of Friendship. She is survived by her children, Nathan Giles, and Lisa Giles, her parents, Donald and Jean Irons, her brother, Brian Irons and his wife Mary, and her nephew, Joey Irons. Visitation

AUG 11. 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Aug 7, 2015

On Friday, August 7, 2015, Mrs. Hi Ja Bell, of Glen Burnie, passed away at the Baltimore Washington Medical Center. Mrs. Bell was born in Pusan, Korea on March 2, 1934. She was the devoted wife to the late Major George M.J. Bell. Mrs. Bell is survived by her children; Virginia M. Hamel, Kim E. Bell, and Dona A. Maher...

Aug 7, 2015

Joan M. Stancil, 81 of Severna Park, passed away on August 7, 2015. Joan was born on June 21, 1934 in Pine Bluff, NC. Joan was an avid reader and she enjoyed traveling, the beach and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Mark L. Stancil. She is survived by her...

Aug 4, 2015

Avis Loraine Thompson, 90, of Linthicum Heights, passed away on August 4, 2015. She was born in West Virginia, on September 30, 1924 to the late Martha and Zell Hartman. Avis worked for Glenn L. Martin fabricating airplane parts as a part of the war effort during WWII. She was very active in her church, The Friendship Church of the...

Aug 3, 2015

Melva I. Schaefer, 86, of Catonsville, passed away on August 3, 2015. Melva was born on August 6, 1928 in Baltimore to the late Lewis and Hadie Moore. She enjoyed gardening, dancing, reading and traveling. She is survived by her beloved husband of 64 years, Donald E. Schaefer; her children, Donald L. Schaefer and his wife, Jennifer, and Darlene L....

Aug 1, 2015

Gerard "Jerry" McCabe, 85, of Hanover, passed away on August 1, 2015. He was born on January 22, 1930 in New York. He worked as a Library Director, Library Building Consultant and Editor who enjoyed reading, computers and spending time with his family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jacqueline Maloney McCabe. Jerry is survived by his two...

Jul 31, 2015

Doris May Roy, 65, a resident of Linthicum for 22 years, passed away peacefully at her home in the comfort her family following a courageous battle with cancer. Doris was born in Baltimore, MD on November 26, 1949 to the late Emma and John B. Wheeler, Jr. She was employed with the State of Maryland, working as an assistant manager...

Jul 29, 2015

On the afternoon of Wednesday, July 29, 2015, Andy Watcher, 89, of Severn, MD passed away peacefully at his home in the comfort of his wife and family following a battle with cancer. Andy was born in the town of Duncott, PA on April 17, 1926 and was the son of the late Samuel and Anna Watcher. Andy enlisted in...

Jul 29, 2015

Ann B. Collins, 86, a resident of Severn for 40 years, passed away on July 29, 2015 at Mandrin Inpatient Care Center. She was born in Bluefield, West Virginia on April 16, 1929 to the late Melvin and Nora Byrd. She was a dedicated animal lover and was an officer with the Washington Humane Society. In addition to her parents,...

Jul 27, 2015

On Monday July 27, 2015, Mr. William "Pat" Simering, Jr., passed away at Harbor Hospital. Mr. Simering was born on August 5, 1931 in Baltimore, MD. He served our country with honor for 36 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Colonel. After the Army, Pat worked as an Outside Plant Engineer, for C&P, and then Verizon. He enjoyed...

Jul 26, 2015

William "Bill" L. Cheesman, 78, passed away on July 26, 2015. Bill was born in Illinois on June 23, 1937. He served in the US Army and retired after 20 years of service. Bill then went to work for Bode Flooring Company. He was the former president of the Baltimore Antique Bottle Club. Bill enjoyed collecting antique gin bottles and...

Jul 25, 2015

Eugene Frederick Gotsch, 92, of Millersville, passed away on July 25, 2015. Mr. Gotsch was born in Baltimore on May 10, 1923. He was a very active volunteer with the New Church in Baltimore. He enjoyed camping, traveling, square dancing and spending time with his family and was very handy. Eugene was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Gotsch....

Jul 24, 2015

On Friday, July 24, 2015, Mrs. Janet C. Townsend passed away at the Baltimore Washington Medical Center. Mrs. Townsend was born on January 18, 1947 in Baltimore, MD to Thomas and Kathleen Lansinger. Mrs. Townsend graduated from Glen Burnie High School in 1965. She worked as an accountant in Annapolis, for the Department of Natural Resources, in the Tawes building....

Jul 24, 2015

Mr. Walter G. Finnegan, Jr. was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria Finnegan. He is survived by his children; Walter G. Finnegan, III, and Diana Mills and her husband Raymond, his grandchildren; Krystle Culton, Walter G. Finnegan, IV, Travis Finnegan, Connor Mills, Christopher Mills, and his great grandchildren; Tori Culton, Kayla Culton, and Brandon Culton, Jr.. Cemetery Details Cedar...

Jul 22, 2015

Anne Reynolds Day "Anna", 45 of Hanover passed away suddenly on July 22, 2015. Anna was born in 1969 in Richmond, Virginia and was raised in Roanoke, VA. She served in two branches of the US Military, the US Navy and the US Army. A highly skilled linguist, she was versed in three languages besides English, which were Spanish, French...

Jul 22, 2015

Craig Edwin Holmes, 62, of Pasadena, passed away on July 22, 2015. He was born in Pennsylvania on May 14, 1953. Craig was the beloved son of James E. and Ruth E. Holmes. His parents treasured their evenings by the water with Craig and always cherished their time together. Craig enjoyed the Chesapeake Bay and all of its tributaries, and...

Jul 21, 2015

On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, Ms. Patricia A. Ries, passed away at her home in Glen Burnie. Ms. Ries was preceded in death by her mother, Julianna Ries. She is survived by her father, Jack Ries; and her siblings, Ingrid Linton and her husband Jim, Jack G. Ries and his wife Linda, Bobby Ries and his wife Sharon, Karl Ries,...

Jul 19, 2015

Jack W. Snyder, 75, of Severna Park passed away on July 19, 2015. Jack was born in 1940 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He served in the US Army from 1958-1961. Jack went on to become a Baltimore City Police Officer for over 30 years. He was a member of the Glen Burnie Masonic Lodge #213 and the Fraternal Order of Police,...

Jul 17, 2015

Frederick Roger Fontz, Sr., 84, a lifetime Anne Arundel County resident, passed away on July 17, 2015. He was born on September 29, 1930 in Elvaton, Maryland and married his sweetheart, Thelma Wood Fontz, on June 24, 1951 - recently celebrating their 64th wedding anniversary. During the late 1940's in to the early 1950's, he was an Auxiliary member of...