OBITUARIES
A tribute to a life truly lived.
Antonio Maciel
Jul 30, 2024
On July 30, 2024, Antonio Maciel beloved husband of Sandra Vincent Maciel; devoted father of Antonio Luis Maciel, Tomas Alejandro Maciel and his wife Marie, and Laura Maciel Erdman and her husband Ronald; loving grandfather of Henry, Will, Addie, Alex, Marcos, and Felipe; dear brother of Joséluis Maciel, Rebeca Basulto, Carlos Maciel, and Rosana Hurtado.…
Betty Marie Reed
Jul 29, 2024
Betty Marie Reed (nee Handley) of Towson, MD passed away peacefully on July 29, 2024. She was the beloved mother of Christine T. Mayhle (Kenneth), Rosemarie Reed (Jonathan Butts), and the late Robert J. Reed; cherished grandmother of Kathryn Hoffman (Matthew), Kristen Salisbury (Justin), and Ryan Butts; loving great-grandmother of Carter Hoffman and Graham Salisbury;…
Betty Jane Hettchen
Jul 29, 2024
On July 29, 2024, Betty Jane Hettchen (nee Judge), beloved wife of Kevin Hettchen; loving daughter of Joanne Watkins; devoted sister of Bill Whiten and Cindy Mayer; dear aunt of Josh and Kyle Mack and Chris Mayer. Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, 1050 York Rd. (beltway exit 26), on…
Richard B. Phelps, Iv
Jul 28, 2024
On July 28, 2024, Richard B. Phelps, IV, a 1989 graduate of Calvert Hall, passed away peacefully in Towson, MD. He is the beloved son of Richard B. Phelps, III. and Irene M. Phelps (nee Gallo); devoted brother of Mark A. Phelps (Mollie), Danielle M. Phelps, and Jack A. Phelps (Sophie); loving uncle of Rielee,…
Edward Kulik
Jul 28, 2024
On July 28, 2024, Edward Kulik, beloved husband of the late Bernadine J. Kulik; devoted father of Edward J. Kulik and his wife Lourdes and Gary Kulik and his wife Susan; loving grandfather of Kristen Caudill and her husband Patrick, Kimberly Norton and her husband Christopher and Michael Kulik and his wife Amy; cherished great…
James "Jim" Griffith Wetzel
Jul 26, 2024
On July 26, 2024, James "Jim" Griffith Wetzel, beloved husband of the late Ruth H. (nee Hulla). Jim was born on March 24, 1929, in Pittsburg, PA, to Donald L. Wetzel and Gladys G. (nee Griffith); brother of Thomas J. Wetzel (Carol) and Judy Colaianni (Joe); dear friend of Allyson Cwiek and Suzanne Summers; also…
Dixon R. Pattison, Sr.
Jul 26, 2024
On July 26, 2024, Dixon Robert Pattison, Sr., beloved husband of the late Dorothy M. Pattison; devoted father of D. Robert Pattison, Jr., Janet McIntyre and her husband Chris, Ken Pattison and his wife Debbie and Tom Pattison and his wife Aileen; also survived by five grandchildren, one predeceased grandchild and four great grandchildren. Services…
Carolyn Phyllis Ducar
Jul 24, 2024
Edgemere, MD resident, Carolyn "Phyllis" Ducar (nee Fox) died Wednesday July 24th at the age of 77. The devoted daughter of the late Edgemere residents Leonard I. Fox and Violet M. Fox (nee Rice). Devoted wife of the late Joseph G. Ducar who she married at St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church in Sparrows Point, MD…
Shirley Kathryn Stran
Jul 23, 2024
On July 23, 2024, Shirley Kathryn Stran (nee Clayton), beloved wife of the late Charles Clifton Stran, Sr.; devoted mother of Charles "Chuck" Clifton Stran, Jr. and his wife Cheryl, Guy Patrick Stran, Sr. and his wife Rhonda, and the late James Brian Stran and his wife Ruth; loving grandmother of Shawn Stran, Steven Stran…
Donald E. Michael
Jul 23, 2024
Donald E. Michael passed away on July 23, 2024, at age 95, surrounded by members of his family. Predeceased by his parents, Nellie and Frealin Michael, his wife, Ellen Margot Michael, his daughter, Anne Elise Michael, his sister, Virginia Cooper Lovelace, and his nephews, Robert L. Cooper and Ralph D. Cooper. Educated at Davis and…
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