Obituaries
Elmer D. Gosnell, Jr.
Oct 30, 2015
Elmer D. Gosnell, Jr., 59, Glen Burnie resident, died Friday, October 30, 2015. Born to the late Elmer David Gosnell, Sr. and Dorothy "Dot" E. (Blanchard) Kinnard on April 27, 1956 in Baltimore, Md. Elmer lived with his mother his entire life. He was very involved with the Boy Scouts and loved to draw and doodle. He was a...
Floyd Oliver Leake
Oct 29, 2015
Floyd Oliver Leake, a resident of Severn since 2011, passed away on October 29, 2015. Born in Missouri to the late Elmer and Hattie (Clevenger) Leake in January of 1922. Floyd was a mail carrier for the Colorado Post Office during his working years. Mr. Leake loved to travel the US which he did for 2 years and lived...
Deborah Jean Lavilla
Oct 28, 2015
Born Deborah Jean Peterson in Baltimore, MD on April 11, 1955 to Arvin E. and Sara Jane Peterson (nee McGraw). She lived in many locations during her lifetime but settled in Brooklyn Park 28 years ago. Mrs. Lavilla was an Insurance Agent with Gebco Insurance. In her spare time she enjoyed Cooking, trips to the beach, road trips to...
Charline Agnes Shifflett
Oct 27, 2015
Charline Agnes Shifflett passed away on October 27, 2015. Born in Baltimore City to the late Charles P. and Audrey M. (Smith) Smith on June 17, 1950. Charline was a graduate of Southern High School's class of 79'. She enjoyed playing cards, going to horse races, playing bingo and watching game shows like Deal or No Deal. Before retirement...
Louis Laursen
Oct 19, 2015
Louis Laursen, a resident of Glen Burnie, passed away on October 19, 2015. "Papa Lou" enjoyed watching PBS with Science and History Shows being his favorite. He served his country with the Air Force from 1963-1968 and worked as an Engineer for NSA. After years of waiting for that special someone he married the late Juanita E. (Thompson) Laursen...
James Michael Dedo
Oct 14, 2015
James Michael Dedo was born January 21, 1962 Harbor Hospital Center in Baltimore to the late Charles and Marylou Dedo (nee Duff). A lifetime resident of the area he worked in the maintenance department for Habitat America. James was a member of a Chevelle Club and his family described his 1968 Chevelle as his "other wife". He enjoyed attending...
Joseph J. Zaukus, Sr.
Oct 13, 2015
Joseph J. Zaukus, Sr., 85, of Tennessee, formerly of Millersville, passed away peacefully at home on October 13, 2015. Born April 27, 1930 to the late Frank and the late Margaret (Habel) Zaukus in Severn, Md. Joe was a Korean Conflict Veteran and a member of the American Legion. He loved everything the outdoors had to offer, often fulfilled...
Lewis H. Cornelius
Oct 10, 2015
Lewis H. Cornelius was born June 11, 1916 in Brunswick, MD to the late Lewis and Daisey Cornelius (nee Russell). He lived in Glen Burnie since 1964 when he and his wife left Baltimore. A car repairman at the Washington Terminal, he had worked on trains for over 40 years. A born mechanic in addition to working on trains...
Dorothy H. Armstrong
Oct 10, 2015
Dorothy H. Armstrong passed away on October 10, 2015. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Leonard and Margaret (Tolland) Doucette in June of 1922. Dorothy served her country as a sergeant in the Marine Corp during WWII. She worked as a secretary for the Anne Arundel County Board of education at Corkran Jr. High School. Dorothy volunteered for...
June G. Edwards
Oct 9, 2015
Born June Grimes in Baltimore, MD on June 21, 1935 to the late William and Nellie Grimes (nee Guyer). She lived most of her life in Glen Burnie with brief stints in Germany and in West Virginia. She was a homemaker who did extensive volunteer work with NCEON and various other charities. She served on the resident's council at...
Wilbert E. Parks
Oct 2, 2015
Wilbert E. Parks, a resident of Brooklyn Park, passed away on October 2, 2015. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 23, 1926. Wilbert is survived by his sons, Wayne Parks, Victor Parks; daughter, Christina Cate; brothers, Francis Parks, Michael Parks, Richard Parks; 4 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn...
Ruth M. Baker
Sep 28, 2015
Ruth M. Baker passed away on September 28, 2015 in Ocean Pines, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Ed and Sally (Knisley) Pruitt on August 15, 1927. Ruth was a meat cutter for Esskay during her working years. She was a member of the American Legion Post 40 Ladies Auxiliary. Ruth enjoyed gardening, traveling, dancing but especially...
Christopher R. Barrett
Sep 24, 2015
Christopher Ryan Barrett was born December 11, 1988 in Baltimore, MD to Timothy M. Barrett and Laura Asaka Mathis, both of Glen Burnie. A lifetime resident of Glen Burnie, Chris is a graduate of Glen Burnie High School and worked as a sprinkler fitter. He enjoyed cars, video games, his cat, and music. He was a self taught musician...
Leroy James Martin, Sr.
Sep 22, 2015
Leroy J. Martin, Sr. passed away on September 22, 2015 in Shelby, NC. Born in Baltimore, Maryland to the late James L. and Sarah Catherine (Abey) Martin on January 31, 1931. He was a Maryland resident for many years until moving to North Carolina 17 years ago. Leroy was a member of the Moose Lodge, the Democratic Club, served...
Edward William Knight
Sep 21, 2015
Edward William Knight was born in Baltimore, MD to the late James Knight, Sr. and Elaine E. (Evans) Knight. He was a lifetime resident of Glen Burnie and worked as an electrician for various firms. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing, hunting, NASCAR and the Ravens. In addition to his parents Mr. Knight is preceeded in death by...
Ethel V. Nash
Sep 21, 2015
Ethel V. Nash, 92, longtime Maryland resident died September 21, 2015. Ethel was born August 3, 1923 in Bedford, Pa to the late Fred and the late Ruth (Thompson) Milburn. She worked for Northrup Grumman for several years and retired as a Material Control Specialist. Ethel was a longtime member of Harundale Presbyterian Church and belonged to several clubs...
Virgina Y. Lambert
Sep 17, 2015
Born Virginia Y. Ford in Elkton, MD on February 20, 1953 to the late Alvin Alfred Ford and the late Clara S. (Riley) Skeens. A resident of the Glen Burnie area for over 50 years, Ginny worked as a loan processor for various companies. She helped people buy cars, then boats and finally houses. She is a longtime member...
Panagiotis Kondilidis
Sep 16, 2015
Panagiotis Kondilidis passed away on September 16, 2015. Born in Greece to Demetrius Kondilidis and the late Maria Kondilidis in July of 1948. Panagiotis was a carpenter and was a member of the NRA. Crabbing, fishing, hunting, cooking and gambling were some of the things he liked to do. In addition to his father, Demetrius Kondilidis, he is survived...
John W. Yewell, Jr.
Sep 16, 2015
John W. Yewell,Jr., a lifetime resident of South Baltimore, passed away on September 16, 2015. Born in Baltimore to the late John W. and Olive L. (Robey) Yewell. He was a plant manager at Quad Engineering, formerly known as Haven Chemical for many years. John was very active in his community. In addition to being a member for over...
Michael R. Mundella, Sr.
Sep 8, 2015
Michael R. Mundella, Sr., 72, resident of Maryland for over 30 years, died September 8, 2015. He was born on November 21, 1942 to the late Michael and the late Adeline (Merenda) Mundella in Staten Island, New York. Michael was a residential and commercial plumber and has been enjoying his retirement for 15 years. Up until a year ago...
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