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Franklin O'Neal Adams, 77

(3/18/2010)

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 9:30 AM in St. George Catholic Church, Valley Lee, MD with Msgr. Karl Chimiak officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM by Deacon George L'Heureux.
Franklin O’Neal Adams, 77 of Drayden, St. Mary’s County, MD died March 18, 2010 at the St. Mary’s Hospice House in Callaway, MD.  Born October 24th 1932 in Drayden, MD, he was the son of the late Ernest T. Adams, Sr. and Mary Henrietta (Boothe) Adams. He is survived by his sister Anne E. Goode of Maddox, MD, Gregory Adams of Valley Lee, MD, and his sister Joan Marie McCracken of Lincoln, CA. He was preceded in death by his sister Jenny Cecelia Balta and his brothers Ernest T. Adams Jr. and Francis J. Adams. A lifelong resident of Drayden, St. Mary’s County, MD, Franklin’s work took him to Patuxent River Naval Air Test Center where he worked as a water plant operator for the Public Works Department. Upon his retirement, he continued his lifelong ambition and real joy of life, farming, raising cattle and the joy of seeing things grow. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 5:00 – 8:00PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM by Deacon George L’Heureux. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 9:30 AM at St. George Catholic Church with Msgr. Karl Chimiak officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Hospice House of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or St. George Catholic Church, P.O. Box 9, Valley Lee, MD 20692 and/or the Employee Incentive Fund of St. Mary’s.

James Edward Phipps, 36

(3/18/2010)



James Edward Phipps, 36, of Mechanicsville, MD, died March 18, 2010 at his residence. Born January 17, 1974 in Washington, D.C, he was the son of James Bruce Phipps of Mechanicsville, MD and Patricia Harris Murphy of Lothian, MD. James was a graduate of Lackey High School and he served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years. He then worked as an iron worker and belonged to the Iron Workers Local #5. In his free time he loved crabbing, fishing and spending time with his family.

Besides his parents, James is survived by his wife, Jaymie Lynn Roland Phipps; sons, Kyle James Phipps and Jacob Edward Phipps of Chesapeake Beach, MD; daughter, Jaelyn Hope Phipps of Mechanicsville, MD; brothers, Christopher Allen Phipps of Mechanicsville, MD and Stephen Glenn Myles, Jr. of Beltsville, MD and step-mother, Sharon Phipps.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 23. 2010 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon at All Faith Episcopal Church, 38885 New Market Turner Rd., Mechanicsville, MD. The Rev. Fr. Eric Junger will conduct a service at 12:00 noon.

Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the James Phipps Memorial Fund, Sun Trust Bank, 29946 Three Notch Rd., Charlotte Hall, MD 20622.

Denwood Alvin Grube, 59

(3/18/2010)


Life Celebration
Obituary to appear later.

Samuel Boddie Moyle, 58

(3/17/2010)

Funeral Service
Visitation
Samuel Boddie Moyle, III, 58, of Lexington Park, Maryland passed away on March 17, 2010 at the Hospice House of St. Mary's after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Sam was born on May 20, 1951 in Columbia, South Carolina. As a young child, he moved with his parents, Mary Helen Gilmore Westmoreland and the late Samuel Boddie Moyle, Jr., to Walhalla, South Carolina in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. He spent his childhood roaming the outdoors and graduated from Walhalla High School in 1969.

He attended the University of South Carolina, where he majored in psychology, and spent several summers working at Yellowstone National Park where, in 1973, he met his wife, Sara. The couple married on April 8, 1979 and enjoyed 30 happy years of marriage. They had four children.

Sam served in the United States Navy and retired as a Lieutenant Commander after tours of duty in Charleston, South Carolina; La Maddalena, Italy; Monterey, California; Patuxent River, Maryland; London, England; and Virginia Beach, Virginia. He earned a master's of science in management from the United States Naval Postgraduate School and was a veteran of the Gulf War where he served in Operation Desert Storm. During the last decade of his career, Sam worked as a supply analyst and program manager for Wyle. He and his family have lived in Town Creek since 1997.

They say you can take the boy out of the South, but you can't take the South out of the boy. Sam was the perennial Southern gentleman. He was a voracious reader and a consummate historian, especially of the American Civil War. He loved bluegrass and Celtic music and played the fiddle and the bagpipes. He loved fishing, Gamecock football and beach vacations in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Most of all, Sam loved his family.

He is survived by his wife Sara Hanstein Moyle of Lexington Park, MD; daughter Rachel Rauh Moyle Beanland and husband Kevin James Beanland of Richmond, VA; son Daniel Gilmore Moyle of New York, NY; daughter Ruth Ellen Peevey and husband Kevin Alan Peevey of Roanoke, VA; and daughter Eve Rebecca Moyle of Lexington Park, MD; two grandchildren Gabriel Kevin Beanland and Clementine Tsehaynesh Beanland of Richmond, VA; mother Mary Helen Gilmore Westmoreland and stepfather Curtis Henry Westmoreland of Walhalla, SC; sister Mary Helen "Cissy" Terry and husband Marshall Woodfin Terry of Walhalla, SC; and brother William Booker "Bill" Moyle of Salem, SC. He was preceded in death by his father, Samuel Boddie Moyle, Jr. of West Union, SC.

Family and friends are invited to celebrate Sam's life on March 19, 2010 at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD, 20650. Visitation begins at 5 p.m. and a funeral service will follow at 7 p.m. Interment will take place at Oconee Memorial Park, 1923 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Seneca, SC 29672 at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 21.

Condolences, memories and stories can be shared online at www.ilasting.com/sammoyle.php

In lieu of flowers, please consider honoring Sam's life with a memorial contribution to either Hospice of St. Mary's www.hospiceofstmarys.org at P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 or the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network www.pancan.org at 2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245.

Darlene Yvonne Mack, 71

(3/16/2010) Darlene Yvonne  Mack, 71

The family will recieve friends on  Monday, March 22, 2010 from 5:00-8:00PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7:00PM.


A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 10:00 AM in St. John's Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment will follow in Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church Cemetery, Lexington Park, MD.

Darlene Yvonne Mack, 71, of Hollywood died March 16, 2010 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.

 

Born July 3, 1938, she was raised in Van Nuys, California by her parents, the late Robert C. Sr. and Juanita V. Sherman.  On July 31, 1955, she married the late Reuben C. Mack Jr. and in 1959 moved to St. Mary’s County to raise their family.  She is survived by four children, Debbie Mack Huffman and her partner, Gary Litten, Michael W. Mack Sr., his step-daughter, Irina, and wife, Gloria, Mary-Ann E. Bruton and her husband, David Sr., and Robert C. Mack and his partner, Dawn Binger; six grandchildren, Jason Huffman, Dawn Bruton Hernandez and her husband, Mario, David Bruton II, Jacqueline Mack Hertenstein and her husband, Darrell, Michael Mack Jr. and Krystal Mack; and five great-grandchildren, Sofia, Alejandra, Keira and Mario Reuben Hernandez, and Payton Hertenstein.

 

She was an Instructor for the Arthur Murray School of Dance where she met her husband.  In the 70’s, she owned and operated a grocery store in Clements.  She was a Bingo Caller with the ADF family for over twenty years and a Realtor for a couple of years.  She planned family gatherings with a passion, and loved to cook, crochet, travel, bowling, send emails, and spoil her dogs rotten.

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She is survived by one brother, Robert C. “Bobby” Sherman Jr. of Encino, California, and two nephews, Christopher and Tyler Sherman and his wife, Amy, and their families.

  

Family will receive friends Monday, March 22, 2010 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM with prayers at 7:00 PM in the Mattingly –Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD.  Officiated by Father Raymond Schmidt, the funeral service will be held at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church in Hollywood on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 10:00 AM, followed by the interment at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery in Lexington Park.  Pallbearers will be David Bruton Sr., David Bruton II, Michael Mack Sr., Michael Mack Jr., Jason Huffman and Mario Hernandez.  A celebratory gathering of family and friends will be held in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Social Hall immediately following the graveside service.

Paul P. Merkle, Jr.

71, Lusby, Maryland

Born: 6/21/1938, Died: 3/16/2010

Paul P. Merkle, Jr. Paul P. Merkle, Jr. Paul P. Merkle, Jr., 71, of Lusby, MD passed away on March 16, 2010 at Calvert County Nursing Center. Paul was born on June 21, 1938 in Takoma Park, MD to the late Ruth Milburn and Paul P. Merkle Sr. He was an avid trumpet player and played in several local bands. He had a great love for his family and his church family. Beloved husband of 33 years of Betty Merkle, father of Kevin Merkle ( Laura) of St. Leonard, MD, Susan Penn of Lusby, Karen Penn of Lusby and Colleen Fox (Mark) of St. Leonard, MD. Grandfather of Nicole Merkle, Christopher and Matthew Fox, he is also survived by a brother, Robert Merkle (Elizabeth) of St. Leonard, MD 2 nieces and 1 nephew. A Memorial service will be held on Saturday March 20, 2010, 11 A.M. at Full Gospel Assembly of God Church, 890 Main Street Prince Frederick, MD. Interment will be private. Memorial contributions should be made to Full Gospel Assembly of God Church, P.O. Box 850 Prince Frederick, MD or Calvert Hospice P.O. Box 838 Prince Frederick, MD 20678. Arrangements by Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Port Republic, MD

Joseph Leo McGahey "Captain Mac"

94, Solomons, MD

Born: 7/16/1915, Died: 3/16/2010

Joseph Leo McGahey Joseph Leo McGahey "Captain Mac", 94, of Solomons, MD passed away peacefully on March 16, 2010 at Asbury~Solomons Health Care Center, Solomons, MD. He was born on July 16, 1915 in Washington, D. C. to the late John McGahey and Catherine Kappel McGahey. Captain Mac grew up in the DC area going to McKinley High School where he played basketball. He worked for the railroad and was Train Master at Union Station in Washington, D. C. He retired early to pursue his life long dream as a Charter Boat Captain on the Chesapeake Bay. His boat, the "Tricia" a 47 ft. classic Chesapeake deadrise which he built himself was well known for over 40 years on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. He is survived by his daughter, Patricia Pfautz and her husband David of Venice Florida, two grandsons, John Fetty of Olney, MD and Brooke Pfautz of Parkton, MD. He was the proud great grandfather of five great-grandchildren, Matthew Fetty, Andrew Fetty, Hope Fetty, Mason Anne Pfautz and Riley Emily Pfautz.

Ceremony Details: The family will receive friends at the Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Lusby, MD on Friday, March 19, 2010 at 11:30 AM until the time of the funeral service at 12:30 PM with Deacon Robert Connelly officiating. Interment to follow at Southern Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Dunkirk, MD. The family request memorial contributions to be made in his memory to Asbury~Solomons Benevolent Care Fund, 11100 Asbury Circle Solomons. Maryland 20688.

Tamara Jean Eells "Tammy"

29, Hyattsville, MD

Born: 8/28/1980, Died: 3/16/2010

Tamara Jean Eells Tamara Jean Eells "Tammy", 29, of Hyattsville, MD formally of Lusby, MD passed away on March 16, 2010 at Prince George's Hospital Center, Cheverly, MD. Tammy was born on August 28th, 1980 in Patuxent River Naval Hospital, Lexington Park, MD to Vanetta Wright and Harold Pospisil. Tammy grew up in Calvert County, where she attuned Calvert High School. Tammy worked for Premier Books for the last three years as an Office Clerk. Tammy was preceded in death by her beloved son Christian Pospisil. Tammy is survived by her parents Vanetta Wright of Yuma, Az and Harold Pospisil of Hollywood, MD; her children Bradley and Maren Eells of St. Leonard, MD; her sisters Sabrena Aldridge of Lexington Park, MD and Shelly Fowler of Prince Frederick, MD; her brother Joel Pospisil of Hollywood, MD and her husband Michael Ells.

Ceremony Details: The family will receive friends at Crossroads Christian Church, 150 Ball Road, St. Leonard, MD on Monday, March 22, 2010 at 10:30 AM until the time of the funeral service at 11:30 AM with Pastor Shawn Holcomb officiating. Interment followed at St. John Cemetery, Barstow, MD.

Donna Lee Pierce Lyon, 58

(3/15/2010) Donna Lee Pierce Lyon, 58

The family will receive friends on Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM.


A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, March 19, 2010 at 10:00 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD with Fr. Francis Early officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Donna Lee Pierce Lyon, 58, of Clements, MD died March 15, 2010 in Georgetown University Hospital, surrounded by her family.  Born September 2, 1951 in Washington, DC she was the daughter of the late Lester E. and Robbie J. Pierce.  She was the loving wife of Albert L. "Al" Lyon, and  the loving mother of Patrick M. Lyon and his wife Sandy and Melissa M. Rhodes all of Clements, MD.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son Albert L. "Speedy" Lyon, Jr.  Donna is survived by her siblings Johnny Pierce and his wife Virginia Mae of Clements, MD , Leslie Serpico and her husband Mike of Richmond, VA., and her grandchildren Speedy Lyon, Dustin Gilbert, Danny Rhodes and Brittany and Kayla Lyon.  Donna was a school bus driver for Holy Angels Sacred Heart School.  She enjoyed riding around on her golf cart, a good game of cards, playing bingo and spending time with her family and friends. The family will receive friends on Thursday March 18th, 2010 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD, where prayers will be recited at 7:00 PM.  A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 10:00 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD with Fr. Francis Early officiating.  Interment will follow in the church cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Speedy Lyon, Dusty Gilbert, Danny Rhodes, Ray "Felix" Quade, Jr., Elmer "Weebley" Lawrence, Randy Hill, Peter Griffin and Petie Griffin.  Contributions may be made to the Seventh District Volunteer Rescue Squad P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609 and/or Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad P.O. Box 299 Leonardtown, MD  20650.

Rosalie M. Hacker "Rose"

42, St. Leonard, Maryland

Born: 12/14/1967, Died: 3/15/2010

Rosalie M. Hacker Rosalie M. Hacker (Gasparovic) Rose Hacker, 42, of St. Leonard, Maryland, passed away during the early morning hours of March 15, 2010 at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. with her husband and brother by her side. Rose was born in Owosso, Michigan on December 14, 1967 to Jean T. (Belanger) and the late Michael A. Gasparovic Sr. of Lennon, Michigan. Rose was a 1986 graduate of Corunna High School. After moving to San Diego, California, Rose worked as a Corporate Travel Agent for Windermere Travel in La Jolla, California. In December 1990, Rose married Joseph F. Hacker Jr. of La Crescenta, California in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over the course of her marriage, Rose enjoyed the opportunities provided to her to live in Hawaii, California and Maryland with her husband who is currently serving in the United States Navy as a Master Chief Sonar Technician. In January 2000, they relocated to Maryland where she established herself as a Senior Sales Director for Mary Kay. She is survived by her husband, Joseph, three daughters, Shelby, Shea, and Shannon, her mother Jean Gasparovic, her brother Michael Gasparovic (Kela) of New Stanton, Pennsylvania, her father-in-law, Joseph F. Hacker Sr. of San Pedro, California, her sister-in-laws Mary Jane Hacker of Everett, Washington and Abigail Alu of Westminster, California, three nephews, two nieces and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was predeceased by her father, Michael A. Gasparovic Sr. and mother-in-law, Millie Hacker. Her faith was very important to her and she touched many lives. She will be missed greatly by the many friends and colleagues that she has maintained throughout the years. A wake will be held at St. John Vianney Catholic Church of Prince Frederick, Maryland, the evening of Thursday, March 18, from 5 - 8 pm, followed by burial service on Friday, March 19 at 12 pm. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in Rose's memory to: Susan G. Komen for the Cure http://ww5.komen.org/ Attn: Donor Services PO Box 650309 Dallas, TX 75265-0309 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital www.StJude.org 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105

Douglas Wayne Rovinski, 26

(3/14/2010)

Gathering

V. Linnae O'Neill

68, Prince Frederick, Maryland

Born: 8/12/1941, Died: 3/14/2010

V. Linnae O'Neill V. Linnae O'Neill V. Linnae O'Neill, 68, of Prince Frederick, MD passed away on March 14, 2010 at her daughters home in Prince Frederick, MD. She was born on August 12, 1941 in Prince Frederick, MD to the late Verna Llewella Russell and Harold Leslie Gibson. Linnae had a great love of life, and that showed in her wealth of friends, her kindness to others, generosity and great strength. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, where she was on the Alter Guild, and in the Choir. She was also a member of the Business Professional Women and loved to play Bridge. Beloved wife of William L. O'Neill, Jr., mother of Dana Linnae Krohnert and the late William Linden O'Neill, III. Grandmother of seven, she is also survived by her siblings, Terrence Nelson Gibson, Sandra Russell Gibson Manuel, Leslie Llewella Gibson Groom, Gregory Clyde Gibson and the late Robert Harold Gibson The family will receive friends on Wednesday March 17, 2010, from 3-8 PM at the Rausch Funeral Home, P.A. 20 American Lane in Lusby, MD. Services will be held on Thursday March 18, 2010, 11 A.M. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 25 Church Street, Prince Frederick, MD. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to either St. Paul's Episcopal Church P.O. Box 99, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 or Calvert Hospice, P.O. Box 838 Prince Frederick, MD 20678. (www.rauschfuneralhomes.com)

Joan Elaine Schleutermann

74, Lusby, Maryland

Born: 9/29/1935, Died: 3/13/2010

Joan Elaine Schleutermann Joan Elaine Schleutermann nee Abell, age 74, of Lusby Maryland, died at home Saturday, March 13,2010 at 9:30 PM after a fifteen-year battle with Pick's disease. Held in the arms of her husband and surrounded by her family, pastor and friends she passed from their hands to God's waiting arms. She was born on the 29th of September in 1935 in Dowell Maryland. Her parents were the late George Raymond Abell of Solomons, Maryland and Margaret Cecelia Barrett of Dowell, Maryland. Joan's paternal grandparents were the late George E. Abell and Ida V. "Ginny" Gamer and her maternal grandparents were the late Alexander J. Barrett and Katie Allen. Joan Elaine married Walter Michael Schleutermann, Sr., the son of the late Walter F Schleutermann and Anna C Suraci of North East, Pennsylvania, at her Lusby home on the 28th of December in 1977. They celebrated their 32nd wedding anniversary this past December. Joan was educated at the old Solomon's Schoolhouse as was her mother. A bookkeeper, she was employed in payroll by Bectal Contactor on site at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant and later in payroll by Architect of the Capitol Business Office in Washington, D.C. Joan worked for 17 years at Calvert County Nursing Center initially as their bookkeeper and then as their Business Office Manager. She worked for several years in the same capacity at Solomon's Nursing Home-Center and briefly at Charles County Nursing Center in La Plata. Later she worked in sales at the J.C. Penney. Joan supported Walt in his work as Lion's Club Treasurer, 1995-2000, Calvert County Lions Club District 22-C and she was a member-at-large of the Lioness Club, Prince Frederick. She grew up on the water and loved swimming, boating, camping, snorkeling and crabbing- and she liked to fast dance. Joan loved family get-togethers and hosted many a holiday dinner. A great cook she was noted for her beach plum jelly and her signature crab bisque soup. Joan and Walt enjoyed the Islands in the Mediterranean and travel out of the country. In 1976, they took a road trip across the southwest states and up the Pacific coast, returning through the middle states. In 2002, Walt, Joan and friends took a cruise through the Caribbean Islands. She was preceded in death by her parents, George R Abell in March of 1981 and Margaret C Barrett on Sept 06, 1986, her step-father Jesse N. Dare March 28, 1991, a brother, Gary L Dare May 21 2004, a nephew Eric L Dare Sept 13, 1997 and most recently her aunt, Sylvia Barrett Morgan April 20, 2009. Joan is survived by her husband Walter, her son Knute C (Denise) Crivella, her sister Paula (Bob) Dare Wigginton of Great Mills, Maryland, two brothers, Naugle (Betty) Dare of Lusby, Maryland and Jerry (Betty) of Rogers, Texas, a granddaughter, Christianna Crivella, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. The family wishes to express their special gratitude for the presence and support of Joan's cousin and Walt's friend, Michael Barrett and his wife Im Sun, support from St. Paul United Methodist Church, Lusby, and especially the kind and caring treatment they received from Dr. Samuel Foster, the Adult Day Care, the Calvert Hospice and all of Joan's personal caregivers. The Pallbearers will include Michael Barrett, David Fallin, Kevin Fallin, David Morgan, Xavier Polanski, Dr Michael Sivak, Jr., and Honorary Pallbearers are, Charles F "Bud" Bell Jr., Katie Sivak and Thomas Polanski.

Ceremony Details: The family will receive friends on Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 2~4 and 6~8 PM in the Rausch Funeral Home, Lusby, MD. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 19, 2010 at 10: 30 AM in St. Paul United Methodist Church, Lusby, MD with Rev. Ron Collier officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery

Donna Patrice "Patty" Ammann Shelton, 56

(3/12/2010) Donna Patrice

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 27th at 6:00 PM at the Faith Bible Church in Oakville, Maryland, located at 26325 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659. Interment will be private.



Donna Patrice “Patti” Shelton, 56, of Leonardtown, MD and formerly from Bladensburg, MD died March 12, 2010 in Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Born January 3, 1954 at Prince George’s Hospital in Hyattsville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Elsworth and Ada Veronica Beall Ammann. She was the wife of Robert Allen Shelton, Jr. whom she married on February 14 in Leonardtown, MD.  She is also survived by her daughter Christy Yager of Lusby, MD, her three grandchildren and  her siblings Alma Wilde of Churchton, MD, Diane Ammann of Leonardtown, MD, Joe Ammann or Seventh District, MD, Al Ammann of Clements, MD and Cindy Osterman of Leonardtown, MD. She was preceded in death by her siblings Virginia “Ginny” Radcliffe and Robert “Bobby” Ammann.  Patti graduated from Chopticon High School in 1973 after moving from Bladensburg, MD in 1972. She attended Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technical Center after graduating High School and received a Nursing Assistance Degree. She was a Sales Associate at Wal-Mart. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 at 6:00 PM in Faith Bible Church, Mechanicsville, MD. Interment will be private.

William John "Chief" Dent, 88

(3/12/2010)

Funeral Service
Life Celebration
William John "Chief" Dent, 88, of Town Creek, MD passed away on March 12, 2010 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.

Chief was born on July 8, 1921 in Detroit, MI. As an infant he was adopted by his maternal grandparents and grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. Chief was a WW II veteran serving in the United States Navy for 24 years and retired as a Senior Chief while stationed at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in 1964. After his retirement from the Navy, he began working for Sheaffer's Food Mart in Tall Timbers, MD. In 1978 he purchased the store which is now known as WJ Dent & Sons/Chief's Bar.

Chief enjoyed serving the Tall Timbers community through his store. He was an avid reader of paperback science fiction books and also enjoyed fishing and his occasional trips to Canada to visit family and friends. He was never without a toothpick or his pocket planners.

He is survived by his children, Thelma K. Sparks of Great Mills, MD, Ralph A. (Tony) and Susan W. Dent of Hollywood, MD, David A. Dent of Town Creek, MD, and William A. (Andy) Dent of Tall Timbers, MD; his grandchildren Jessica M. Dent of Mattawan, MI, Darryl S. Sparks of Great Mills, MD, Rebecca L. Pratt of Houston, TX and Samuel L. Pratt of Hollywood, MD; his nephew Steve Dent and his family of Sudbury, Ontario, CA and his niece Arlene Rogers and her family of Texas. He is predeceased by his wife Mary Jo, and his grandson Thomas T. Sparks, Jr.

The family will receive friends for Chief's Life Celebration on Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A funeral service will be held on Friday, March 19, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home chapel. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross, NNMC Chapter, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20889; or the Second District Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1, Valley Lee, MD 20692.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Charles Fadeley, USN LCDR, Ret., 87

(3/12/2010)

Mass of Christian Burial

Retired Navy LCDR Charles "Chuck" Fadeley, 87, of Solomons Island, MD died March 12, 2010 at Asbury Retirement Center. Born March 20, 1922 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of the late Howard Malone Fadeley and Georgia Champe Fadeley of Montgomery, WV. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Muriel Yost Fadeley, formerly of Drexel Hill, PA and sisters Mary Fadeley Bouldin and Charlotte Fadeley Edmundson.

He is survived by his children, Robert S. Fadeley of Casselberry, FL; Stephen M. Fadeley of Drayden, MD; William B. Fadeley of Lynchburg, VA; Charles F. Fadeley, Jr. and Diane C. Fadeley of Lexington Park, MD, and his grandson Robert Shaun Fadeley of Tampa, FL. He is also survived by one sister, Anne Fadeley Ervin of Morgantown, WV and his companion Charlotte Delaney of Solomons., Charlotte Hall

LCDR Fadeley graduated from Montgomery High School in 1940 and attended West Virginia Tech one year prior to admission to the USNA, Annapolis where he graduated in June, 1944. He then served on the heavy cruiser, USS Chester (CA27) in the Pacific until the end of World War II. This was followed by further cruiser duty and by assignment to several destroyer types, the last of which, the USS Kretchmer (DER329), he commanded for two years. In between sea duty assignments, he had the distinction of serving as an instructor at both the USNA and USMA, West Point.

LCDR Fadeley's last tour of active duty was at what is now the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA where he was Asst. Manager of the HERO program. He retired in 1964. After serving four years as Chief Engineer of the HERO tenant activity at Pax River, he returned to Dahlgren in a civil service capacity as Scientific Staff Assistant of the EM Hazards Division. He retired from Federal Service there Dec. 31, 1979.

Mr. Fadeley was a founding member and first secretary of the Southern Maryland Chapter of the Retired Officers Association, founding member of the Southern Maryland Sailing Association; member of Calvert Marine Museum Society and member of Friends of Historic St. Mary's City, and of SMC Arts Alliance.

He enjoyed family camping and gatherings, hiking, wildlife in general, watching football, gardening, keeping abreast of current affairs, and watercolors, but his consuming interest was sailing and boats in general.

Funeral services will be held at St. Anne's Anglican Catholic Church, Charlotte Hall of which he was a former vestryman at 10 a.m. on March 18, 2010. The Rt. Rev. William McClean will officiate. Interment will follow at Trinity Church Cemetery, St. Mary's City.

Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to St. Anne's Anglican Church, P.O. Box 289, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622 or to the Hospice of St. Mary's Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.

Franklin Delano Sievert

76, Charlotte Hall, Maryland

Born: 1/30/1934, Died: 3/12/2010

Franklin Delano Sievert Franklin Delano Sievert, 76, of Charlotte Hall, MD, formerly of Beltsville, MD, passed away on March 12, 2010. He was born on January 30, 1934 in Germany to the late Louis Earnest Sievert and the late Mary Christena Gerstner. He married Betty Jo Haut on May 8, 1961 and they divorced in 1980. Franklin joined the Army on August 9, 1956 and was honorably discharged on July 25, 1958. He went on to work for 33 years with Giant Food Inc. as a Truck Driver and retired in 1990. He enjoyed woodworking, swimming, puzzles and models. Franklin was preceded in death by his parents, ex-wife, daughter Peggy Sievert-Williams, and siblings, John Sievert and Henrietta Pritchard. He is survived by his son Louis Sievert of Lusby, MD; sister, Barbara Myron of Springfield, IL; five grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Ceremony Details: A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 7:00 PM in the Rausch Funeral Home, Lusby, MD with Pastor Steve Fehrman officiating. Interment will be private

John Calvin Goldsmith, 67

(3/11/2010)



John C. Goldsmith, Sr., 67, of Bel Alton, MD passed away on March 11, 2010 at his Home. He is predceased by his Father; Thomas F. Goldsmith, Jr. Brother; Thomas F. Goldsmith, III. He is survived by his Mother; Mildred Blacklock. Wife; Libby Goldsmith. Son; John C. Goldsmith, Jr. Daughters; Kandy Gagner, and husband Ray. And Karen Miller, and husband Howard. Sisters; Gail Yatty and husband Ed. And sister Jeanie Friedrich. Grandchild; Jackie. Also numerous nieces and nephews. He enjoyed being outdoors and the nature. At times he would waterfowl hunt, and deer hunt. He also enjoyed farming and cats and dogs. A viewing will be on Sunday, March 14, 2010 from 2pm to 5pm at Arehart-Echols Funeral Home. During the viewing, prayers will be said at 4pm. A graveside service will follow on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 9:45 am at Trinity Memorial Gardens in Waldorf, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Charles County.

Alfred Marion Krol, 80

(3/11/2010)

 A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia at 11:00 AM.



Alice June McGinniss

90, Port Republic, Maryland

Born: 2/22/1920, Died: 3/11/2010

Alice June McGinniss Alice June McGinniss Alice June McGinniss, 90, of Port Republic, MD passed away on March 11, 2010 at the Burnett- Calvert Hospice House in Prince Frederick, MD. Beloved wife of C. Edward McGinniss , mother of the late David E. McGinniss, and sister of Margie Turner. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held on Monday March 15, 2010, 11 AM at the Burnett-Calvert Hospice House, 4559 Sixes Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678. Interment is private. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice, P.O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 . Arrangements by RAUSCH FUNERAL HOME, P.A., PORT REPUBLIC MD. www.rauschfuneralhomes.com




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