Obituaries

Janet Townsend

Janet Townsend

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....

Walter Finnegan Jr

Walter Finnegan Jr

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...

Anne Day

Anne Day

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...

Craig Holmes

Craig Holmes

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...

Patricia Ries

Patricia Ries

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,...

Jack Snyder

Jack Snyder

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,...

Frederick Fontz Sr

Frederick Fontz Sr

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...

Richard Albright

Richard Albright

Jul 16, 2015

Richard K. (Dick) Albright, 89, a 62-year resident of Linthicum, passed away on July 16, 2015. He was born on March 24, 1926 in Greensburg, PA; proudly served in the United States Navy during World War II; graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in Electrical Engineering; II; and retired from Westinghouse Electric Corporation. He enjoyed traveling, reading, hunting,...

Virginia Seymour

Virginia Seymour

Jul 14, 2015

Virginia P. Seymour, 91, a resident of Severn for 50 years, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2015. She was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia on December 25, 1923 to the late Leonard and Rose Burgess. She retired from Koppers Company in 1990 after many years of service. She was active with KiWives, Home Arts and AARP (Glen Burnie Improvement Association)....

Gordon Lambert

Gordon Lambert

Jul 12, 2015

Gordon Lambert, 86 of Berkeley Springs, WV passed away on July 12, 2015. Gordon was born in 1928 in Elkins, West Virginia. He served in the US Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater. Gordon later worked as a Design Engineer for MD Cup Company. He enjoyed following politics, bowling, going to flea markets, playing cards and Yahtzee....

Burchard Schwabline

Burchard Schwabline

Jul 12, 2015

On Sunday, July 12, Mr. Burchard L. Schwabline, of Brooklyn, passed away at the Baltimore Washington Medical Center. Mr. Schwabline was born on February 18, 1921, to Walter and Grace Schwabline. He honorably served our country, during WWII, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, Burch became a firefighter Baltimore City. He enjoyed repairing bikes, woodworking, and...

Kathleen Moler

Kathleen Moler

Jul 11, 2015

Kathleen P. Moler, 87, of Linthicum, formerly of Glen Burnie and Portsmouth, Va. Mrs. Moler was born on January 6, 1928 in Nelson County, Virginia to the late Clarence & Phoebe Proffitt. She worked for Seaboard Railroad for 12 years and retired with 20 years of service with the Department of the Navy. In her early years she enjoyed going...

Donald Dwyer, Sr

Donald Dwyer, Sr

Jul 9, 2015

On Thursday July 9, 2015, Mr. Donald H. Dwyer, Sr., of Pasadena, passed away at the Mandrin Hospice House in Harwood, MD. Mr. Dwyer was born on October 14, 1929, in Baltimore, MD, to Russell and Mildred Dwyer. He honorably served our country in the Air Force during the Korean War. Don worked at B.G.E in Commercial Service for 30...

Dorothy Smith

Dorothy Smith

Jul 8, 2015

Dorothy Rosalie Smith (Rzepkowski), 87, of Smyrna, Delaware, formerly of Ocean City and Pasadena, Maryland, passed away on July 8, 2015 at the Pinnacle Rehab Center in Smyrna, Delaware after a brief illness. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland on August 13, 1927 to the late Joseph and Josephine Rzepkowski. She worked as an office manager at the Glen Burnie...

Richard Hughan

Richard Hughan

Jul 7, 2015

Richard E. Hughan, 68, a resident of Glen Burnie, passed away on July 7, 2015. Rich was born in New Kensington, Pa., on February 21, 1947 to the late Richard and Grace Hughan. He honorably served our country in the Air Force and later by working at NSA, retiring after 36 years of service. He was a resident of Glen...

Sylvia Butkiewicz

Sylvia Butkiewicz

Jul 7, 2015

Sylvia Marie Butkiewicz, 72, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away Tuesday afternoon at her home in Glen Burnie, MD, surrounded by her loving family. Born January 26, 1943 in Kingston, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Cecelia (Moyer) Szymczak. She worked for Bell Telephone Company and Ruth Parker Eason School as a Para educator....

Sonya Carroll

Sonya Carroll

Jul 6, 2015

Sonya "Gloria" Carroll, of Glen Burnie, passed away on July 6, 2015. She was born in Manhattan, New York on November 28, 1935 to the late Irene and Howard Webb. Gloria was a day care provider for many years and enjoyed cooking and gardening, but most of all, she loved being with her family. Gloria is survived by her beloved...

Esther Carter

Esther Carter

Jul 6, 2015

Esther "Betty" Carter, 80, of Severna Park passed away on July 6, 2015. Betty was born in 1934 in Baltimore, MD and lived most of her life in Pasadena, except for the last 3 years when she went to live at Sunrise Assisted Living in Severna Park. She was a graduate of Glen Burnie High School, Class of 1954. Betty...

Robert Vermillion

Robert Vermillion

Jul 6, 2015

On July 6, 2015, Robert Allan Vermillion, of Glen Burnie, passed away. He was born in Annapolis, MD to Judith Anne Smith and the late Carl Ray Vermillion. Bobby was a painter by trade and enjoyed riding motorcycles and Motocross. He is survived by his cherished mother, Judith Anne Smith; and his beloved siblings, Michael Vermillion and Kristy Windborne. In...

Doris King

Doris King

Jul 6, 2015

On July 6, 2015, Ms. Doris Ellen King (nee Simmons) passed away at her residence in Glen Burnie, MD. Ms. King was born on April 6, 1937 in Baltimore, MD, to Albert and Minnie Simmons. She owned and operated Modern Beauty Academy in Glen Burnie. Doris was also a student and then a teacher at Ruth's Beauty School. She enjoyed...