Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Essex, MD and surrounding areas
Shirley Josephine (Blankenship) Southerly
Mar 26, 2018
On March 26th, 2018
Shirley Josephine Southerly (nee Blankenship)
Beloved wife of the late Wilbur Southerly. Devoted mother of Ronald Berger and Patricia Winiecki. Loving sister of the late Margaret Mary Mehring, Marie Ayers, Dorothy Andrews, Betty Kelly, Robert Blankenship and Phillip Wallace.
Friends may call at the family...
Lawrence Robert Wiley, Sr.
Mar 25, 2018
On March 25th, 2017
Lawrence Robert Wiley, Sr.
Beloved Husband of the late Janice Lee Wiley. Loving father of Brenda Retallick, Lynn Wiley, Beverly Wiley and Bobby Wiley Jr. Cherished grandfather of Stephen Retallick and Matthew Wiley. Also survived by a host of loving family and friends.
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Mary Louise (Walbert) Fisher
Mar 24, 2018
On March 24, 2018
Mary Louise Fisher
Beloved wife of the late Homer Russell Lee Fisher . Devoted mother of Cheryl McCann and her husband Daniel, Gary Fisher, David Fisher and Christa Fisher. Loving grandmother of Lauren Fisher, DJ McCann, Sara Fisher, Katelyn Donaldson and Jarod Wienecke. Dear great grandmother of...
Margaret Kathryn Wright
Mar 22, 2018
On March 22, 2018, Margaret Kathryn Wright; beloved wife of the late William C. Wright Jr. Devoted mother of William C. Wright III and his wife Rose, Wayne A. Wright and his wife Dorothy and Mark D. Wright and his wife Joann. Loving grandmother of Adam A. Wright, Timothy W. Wright and Jennifer L. Wright. Also survived by 5...
James Wilson Oates
Mar 19, 2018
On March 19, 2018, James Wilson Oates; Beloved husband of Lena Oates. Devoted father of James F. Oates and Gloria A. Sessions. Also survived by 3 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the family owned Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P.A., 1407 Old Eastern Avenue Essex at Rt. 702 (Beltway exit 36)...
Jean Martha (Sampson) Currence
Mar 17, 2018
On March 17, 2018 Jean Martha Currence; Beloved wife of the late Marshall M. Currence Sr.; Loving mother of Carolyn Eney and her late husband Bill, Marshella Truitt and her previous husband Darrell and Marshall Currence Jr. and his wife Diane; Cherished grandmother of Jeffrey Eney, Jason Eney, Jennifer Eney-Matzer, Marshella Truitt-Merritt, Shantel Truitt-Matthews, Sarah Currence-Thomas, Rebecca Currence-Miller....
Dorothy Obrien
Mar 15, 2018
On March 15th, 2018 Dorothy Obrien. Also survived by a host of loving family and friends.
Friends may call at family owned Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P. A. at 1407 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex at route 702 (beltway exit 36) on Sunday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm. Funeral services on Monday...
Betty Dowdy Reynolds
Mar 15, 2018
On March 15th, 2018 Betty Dowdy Reynolds; Beloved wife of Bobby Reynolds Sr.; Loving mother of Bobby Reynolds Jr. and his wife Debbie and Brian Keith Reynolds Sr.; Cherished grandmother of Brian Keith Reynolds Jr., Stephen Tyler Reynolds, Rachel Kaleigh Reynolds and Cody Kyle Reynolds; Dear great grandmother of Chloe Anastasia Reynolds and Nathan Broomall. Also survived by...
Ruth Marie Byrd
Mar 14, 2018
On March 14, 2018, Ruth Marie Byrd; Beloved wife of David A. Byrd. Devoted mother of Ashley N. Byrd, Jennifer N. Byrd, and Jason L. Byrd. Also survived by 7 grandchildren, 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
Cremation services private. Friends may call at the family owned Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P.A., 1407 Old Eastern Avenue Essex at Rt....
George Ferdinand Reider
Mar 14, 2018
On March 14th, 2018 George F. Reider; Beloved husband of Mildred Marie Reider (Nee Stumpf); Loving father of Karen McKenzie and her husband Carl, Suzann Conway, and the late David Reider and his wife Sandra;Cherished grandfather of Brian McKenzie and his wife Elizabeth, Daniel McKenzie and his wife Madelina and Lucas Reider; Dear great grandfather of Catherine Conway,...
Margaret May (Walz) Kilgour
Mar 13, 2018
On March 13th, 2018 Margaret May Kilgour; Loving mother of Karen Diehl, Denise Gulczynski, Barbara Fleischman and the late Arlene Holmes; Cherished grandmother of Yvette Dudok, Jimmy Tucciarella and Matthew Holmes; Dear great grandmother of Jessica Dudok, Jayce Holmes and Weston Holmes.
A graveside service will be held on Friday, March 23rd, 2018 at...
Bryan Jeffrey Wolfe
Mar 7, 2018
Bryan Jeffrey Wolfe, 51, of Damascus, Va., passed away on Wednesday, March 07, 2018, at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Va.
Bryan was born May 23, 1966, in Baltimore, MD, and moved to Washington County, Va. in 2008. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul “Whitey” Wolfe, Sr.
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Marie Josephine Powers
Mar 6, 2018
On March 6, 2018; Marie Josephine Powers. Loving mother of James Edward Hall Jr. Also survived by a host of loving family and friends.
Cremation services private. Arrangements by the family owned Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P.A., of Essex, Maryland.
Charles Albert Facello
Mar 4, 2018
On March 4th, 2018 Charles Albert Facello; Beloved husband of Crestill Facello; Loving father of Gina Crawford and her husband Richard; Cherished brother of Frank Facello and wife Phyllis, Johnnie Facello, Roger Facello and wife Charlene, Phyllis Jean Kinder and husband Shelby and JoAnn Mira, the late Ernest Facello and wife Gail, Henry Facello and wife Sue, Ron...
Dolores R. (Pietruski) Brown
Mar 1, 2018
On March 1st, 2018, Dolores R. Brown (Pietruski); Beloved wife of the late Raymond Gerald Brown; Loving mother of Michael A. Brown, Steven G. Brown and his wife Barbara T. Brown, Matthew D. Brown and his wife Beverly A. Brown, Mary C. Adams and the late Raymond G. Brown, Jr.; Cherished sister of the late Bernard Pietruski. Also...
George Washington Wilbanks,Jr.
Feb 28, 2018
On February 28th, 2018 George Washington Wilbanks, Jr.; Beloved husband of Angela G. Wilbanks; Loving father of Nancy Morales and Dave Wilbanks and his wife Donna; Cherished grandfather of Christina Blackman, Stephen Wilbanks, Richard Jones and Alex Morales and his girlfriend Amanda; Dear great grandfather of Andrew, Reed, Bethany, Matthew, Emerald and Avery.
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Rosella C. Hill
Feb 26, 2018
On February 26, 2018; Rosella C. Hill. Beloved wife of the late Kleber E. Hill. Also survived by a host of loving family and friends.
A graveside service will be conducted in the chapel at Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Garrison Forest on Wednesday March 14, 2018 at 1:00 PM. Arrangements by the family owned Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P.A.,...
John Thomas Milke
Feb 26, 2018
On February 26, 2018 John Thomas Milke; Beloved husband of Roberta J. Milke (Nee Erdbrink); Loving father of Raymond Carrow, Dianna Carrow, Karen Reynolds and her husband William and the late Paul Glagola; Cherished grandfather of Kevin Carrow, Steven Carrow, Drake Thompson, Kaylyn Carrow and Forrest Thompson. Also survived by 5 great grandchildren.
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Russell Boyd Crowder
Feb 23, 2018
On February 23th, 2018
Russell Boyd Crowder passed away peacefully in his sleep. He was the beloved son of Bobby and Mary Crowder; husband of Renee Crowder; Loving father of Jennifer Crowder, Kimberly Crowder, Dr. Amy Crowder and Natalie Crowder. Russell was also survived by his three beautiful grandchildren.
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Charles "Pat" Henry Hartnett
Feb 21, 2018
On February 21, 2018
Charles "Pat" Henry Hartnett
Beloved son of the late Charles H. Hartnett, Sr. and Dolores Hartnett. Loving brother of Janet Zahrobsky and her husband John and Timothy D. Hartnett and his wife Catherine. Loving uncle of Nicholas Zahrobsky, Timothy Zahrobsky, Brooks Hartnett and Georgia Gould. Also survived...
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