Thursday, May 23, 2013
George P. Kalas Funeral Home will host a ceremony on Saturday to honor those from Anne Arundel County who died during active duty this past year.
Service members who have lost their lives fighting for their country will be honored on Saturday at the fourth annual Memorial Day Weekend Salute at George P. Kalas Funeral Home in Edgewater. For the past month, the funeral home has been asking family members to submit names of loved ones who were killed on active duty. On Friday, a flag for each local service member lost will be placed in the grass area in front of Kalas Funeral Home. This is the fourth year the Edgewater funeral home has hosted the Memorial Day Weekend Salute, but this year they have added something extra. “This year we are doing something a little bit special,” said funeral assistant Don Rakoskie. “Fourteen servicemen from Anne Arundel County have been killed in action …
Friday, December 21, 2012
Patch remembers loved ones who recently passed away.
Information is provided by the George P. Kalas Funeral Home. Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary and/or to submit online condolences. To post the obituary of a loved one on Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch, click here. Roberty N. Hills, 76, of Edgewater. Died Wednesday. Survived by his wife, brothers, children, grandchildren and other relatives. Norman M. Greenwell, 53, of Davidsonville. Died Saturday. Survived by his parents, son, brother and other relatives. Greenwell enjoyed working on cars, fishing, hunting and breeding Siberian huskies. Ada I. Bauman, 73, of Churchton. Died Dec. 12. Survived by her husband, four children, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Bauman enjoyed reading and spending time …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Patch remembers loved ones who recently passed away.
Information is provided by the George P. Kalas Funeral Home. Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary and/or to submit online condolences. To post the obituary of a loved one on Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch, click here. Jean Lamborne, 91, of Riva. Died Sunday. Survived by her four sons, two daughters, three brothers, and lots of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Edith V. Fey, 83, of Mayo. Died Sunday. Survived by her daughter, son, aunt, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Fey was very active in the community and served as the commodore of the Mayo Kiwanis Club. Katherine Matthews, 93, of Edgewater. Died on Sunday. Survived by her daughter, son and several grandchildren. Matthews worked at the …
Friday, November 9, 2012
Patch remembers loved ones that recently passed away.
Information is provided by the George P. Kalas Funeral Home. Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary and/or to submit online condolences. To post the obituary of a loved one on Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch, click here. Sara L. Fragale, 83, of Edgewater. Died Monday. Survived by her two daughters, five granddaughters and three great-granddaughters. Fragale enjoyed singing, acting and entertaining her family and friends. Augusta E. Young, 90, of Edgewater. Died Monday. Survived by her two sons, one daughter, seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Young enjoyed spending time with her family. Grace K. Rogers, 98, of Shady Side. Died on Saturday. Survived by two sons, five …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Patch remembers loved ones who recently passed away.
Information provided by the George P. Kalas Funeral Home. Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary and/or to submit online condolences. To post the obituary of a loved one on Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch, click here. Robert Michael Ochall, 78, of Davidsonville. Died Tuesday. Survived by his wife, Alberta, two sons, two sisters and four grandchildren. Ochall enjoyed watching the Redskins and Orioles, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. Frank William Sherman, 85, of Deale. Died Tuesday. Survived by his wife Elizabeth, two sons, two daughters, two sisters and 11 grandchildren. Sherman loved traveling, spending time with his grandchildren. He also served in the military during World War II. Joshua DuPuis …
Friday, October 5, 2012
Patch remembers local residents who recently passed away.
Information provided by the George P. Kalas Funeral Home. Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary and/or to submit online condolences. To post the obituary of a loved one on Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch, click here. Kitty Jane Simpson, 73, of Shady Side. Died Monday. Survived by her husband, three daughters, one sister and nine grandchildren. Simpson enjoyed playing slots in Delaware, cheering for the Washington Redskins and spending time with her grandchildren. Rosemary Helen Burris, 90, of Edgewater. Died Saturday. Survived by her three sons, a daughter, nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Burris loved playing golf and spent 20 years working for the Justice Department in Washington, DC.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Patch remembers lost loved ones who recently passed away.
Information provided by the George P. Kalas Funeral Home. Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary and/or to submit online condolences. To post the obituary of a loved one on Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch, click here. Helene “Helen” Stone, 94, of Edgewater. Died Thursday. Survived by her four children, one sister, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Judith “Judy” Ann Long, 62, of Davidsonville. Died Wednesday. Survived by two daughters, a brother, her former husband and three grandchildren. Long worked as a bookkeeper, loved gardening and spending time with her family. Susan Clair Burgess, 48, of Harwood. Died Saturday. Survived by her husband of 29 years, Donald, her two sons and two siblings. Burgess …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Patch remembers loved ones who recently passed away.
Information provided by the George P. Kalas Funeral Home. Calpurnia Carter, 103, of West River. Died Friday. Survived by her son and two extremely close friends she called her “adopted sons,” and many great-great nieces and nephews. Carter was a 1926 graduate of Southern High and studied business at Strayer Business College in Washington. She worked for the Fox Film Corp. in Washington, DC, up until 1937. Johanna Privitera, 102, of Edgewater. Died Friday. Survived by her two sons—both of Edgewater—six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Privitera served as an administrative assistant at the U.S. Treasury Department for 30 years and then spent 18 years working at Catholic University. Eleanor Blackstock, 90, of Tracys Landing. Died on …
Friday, August 31, 2012
Residents are encouraged to line Route 2 at 10 a.m. Monday to honor Edgewater Navy SEAL Patrick Feeks, as his body is escorted in to town.
After gaining approval from the Feeks family, the George. P. Kalas Funeral Home is moving forward with its special memorial tribute plan to honor Edgewater’s fallen Navy SEAL Patrick Feeks at 10 a.m. Monday. At about 10 a.m. Monday, residents are encouraged to line Solomons Island Road in Edgewater with flags “as their fallen hero comes home,” according to one funeral home employee. Feeks, a 28-year-old Navy SEAL, was killed Aug. 16 with seven other Americans and four Afghans when his helicopter crashed while fighting insurgents in Afghanistan. Hundreds are expected to attend Feeks’ viewing from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, but the funeral home’s staff members also are rallying the community to host a “welcome home tribute” for the “fallen …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
The George P. Kalas funeral home also is trying to plan a special "welcome home" memorial event on Labor Day at 10 a.m.
Update (8/30 - 9:40 a.m.)—Efforts by the George P. Kalas Funeral Home to honor Edgewater’s fallen Navy SEAL, Patrick Feeks, have been temporarily put on hold, waiting for his family's approval. A staff member at the funeral home said they've decided to hold off on officially declaring any further memorial plans until the Feeks family gets back in town, and they receive word of approval. Feeks' viewing is set to take place next week at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home. The 28-year-old Navy SEAL was killed Aug. 16 with seven other Americans and four Afghans when his helicopter crashed while fighting insurgents in Afghanistan. Don Rakoskie, a staff member at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, told Patch there will be visitation hours to honor …
Debbi Webber
8:25 pm on Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Thank you to the Kalas Funeral Home for arranging that this young Hero, Navy Seal Patrick Feeks, be Honored by Family, Friends and fellow Americans. What an awesome gift to Honor our Heroes. more ›