John A. Mulligan
John A. Mulligan, of Ellicott City, died Nov. 14 [1998] at Sinai Hospital. Born in Lowell, Mass., Feb. 16, 1943, he was the son of the late Richard and Mildred Mulligan.
He graduated from Lowell High School and received bachelor's degrees in business administration and history from Columbia College.
Mr. Mulligan, a chief warrant officer in the U.S. Army, served proudly and dutifully for 30 years, said his wife, Hannelore Mulligan. He was a special agent for the Criminal Investigation Division, with assignments taking him to Korea, Belgium and Germany as well as Africa, Pakistan, Australia, Norway, England, France, Portugal and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
After retiring from the service, Mr. Mulligan worked as a police officer for Amtrak until his death.
He enjoyed fishing, sailing and working in the yard, his wife said.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Mulligan is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Linda Mulligan; brothers and sisters, Richard Mulligan Jr., Gerald Mulligan, Deanna Martin, Barbara Pastor, Jacqueline Feazle and Bonnie Hill; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Johann and Margarete Stoehr.
He was predeceased by his sister, Patsy Nesbitt.
A funeral mass will be said at 10 a.m. Nov. 27 at the Post Chapel, Llewellyn Street, Fort Meade. A full honors burial will follow at Arlington National Cemetery at 1 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 415 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21203.
Margaret P. Sollers
Howard County native Margaret Powell Sollers, 81, of Woodbine, died Nov. 23 [1998] at Northwest Hospital Center. She had been the cafeteria manager of the West Friendship and Bushy Park elementary schools.
Born March 23, 1927, she is survived by her sons, William Sollers Jr. of Silver Spring and Howard Sollers of Woodbine; daughters, Joan Holley and Debra Mills, both of Randallstown, Marion Bynum and Barbara Dobson, both of Baltimore, and Norrita Sollers of Beltsville; sister, Dorothy Howard of Brookville; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Mrs. Sollers was predeceased by her husband, William Sollers Sr.
Funeral services will be held at noon, Nov. 27 at the Full Gospel Baptist Church, 14340 Frederick Road, Cooksville.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 27 at the church.
The Rev. James H. Stovall Sr. will officiate and interment will be at Lake View Memorial Park.
Memorial donations may be made to Full Gospel Baptist Church, 14340 Frederick Road, Cooksville, MD 21723.
Mary Elizabeth Aschenbeck
Mary Elizabeth Aschenbeck, 84, of Leonardtown, Maryland, died on Thursday, February 1, 2001 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center.
Born August 25, 1916 in Beverly, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late William W. and Margaret Gallagher Laws.
She was the wife of the late Gaylord Perry "Tex" Aschenbeck whom she married September 20, 1946 in Brownfield, Texas, he preceded her in death March 24, 1997.Also predeceased by two brothers William and John Laws.
Mrs. Aschenbeck moved to St. Mary’s County in 1946, she was a Post Mistress at the Park Hall Post Office.
Family and friends will be received today, Wednesday, February 7, 2001 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD where a service will be held at 11:00 a.m. with Chaplain Joseph Dobson officiating. Interment will follow in Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, St. Mary’s City, MD.
Regina Barbara Heinze
Regina Barbara Heinze, 47, of Lexington Park, Maryland, died on January 24, 2001 at Washington Hospital Center.
Born on February 10, 1953 in Berlin, Germany she was the daughter of the late Karl Friedrich Willi and Irma Anna Marie Schidzick Heinze.
Ms. Heinze moved to St. Mary’s County from Georgia in 1976. She was a waitress at Rosie's Restaurant. She enjoyed sewing and decorating.
Ms. Heinze is survived by 4 brothers, Horst, Detlef, Artur and Wolfgang Schidzick all of Germany and dear friends Tanya Rosado, of Lexington Park, MD, Michael Irvine, of Radford, VA, Rose and Tex Turner of Lexington Park, MD and co-workers form Rosies.
Services were private. Arrangements were by Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Robert Harold Blaney
Robert Harold Blaney, 76, of Lusby, Maryland, died on Friday, February 2, 2001 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD.
Born January 31, 1925 in Kankakee, Illinois, the son of the late Edward Edes and Mary Helen Bolerjack Blaney.
His wife, Jean Elaine Hand Blaney, of Lusby, Maryland, whom he married on November 15, 1945 in Juliet, Illinois, also survived by one daughter Janetta Dobson of Lusby, Maryland and two grandchildren, survives Mr. Blaney. He was predeceased by a sister Eileen Pistilli.
Mr. Blaney moved to Calvert County 7 years ago; he was an Electrical Engineer for Maritime Dynamics; he was a trustee of SAYSF Bible Church in Lexington Park.
Family and friends will be received on Sunday, February 4, 2001 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, February 5, 2001 at 12:00 p.m. in The SAYSF Bible Church, 16544 Rue Purchase Road, Lexington Park, MD, with Pastor Rodney Spade officiating.
Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.
Richard Travis Likes
Richard Travis Likes, 64, of Lexington Park, Maryland, died on Thursday, February 1, 2001 at his residence.
Born on September 21, 1936 in Douglas, Arizona, he was the son of the late Harry Phil Likes, Jr. and Fern Anne Sanders Likes Walker of San Jose, California. Mr. Likes moved from Misawa Japan Air Force Base and has lived in this area for two years. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1980 after serving for twenty-seven years.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Lourdes Catap Likes, whom he married on December 24, 1986 in Angeles City, Philippines. Three sons, Richard Cody Likes of Dudley, Massachusetts, Daniel Ward Likes of Loveland, Colorado, Travis Edwin Likes of Raleigh, North Carolina, a daughter, Brandy Dawn Likes of Beaverton, Oregon, two sisters, Dee Bowington of El Paso, Texas, Phyllis Ann Williams of San Jose, California, and three grandchildren.
A Memorial Mass will be conducted on Sunday, February 4, 2001 at 1:00 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 22375 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, Maryland 20653. Reverend Thomas Gude will be the celebrant. Interment will be private.
Arrangements provided by BRINSFIELD FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650.
Brooklyn Marie Cusic
Brooklyn Marie Cusic, twin infant of James Kenneth and Kelly Marie Couch Cusic of Mechanicsville, died on Sunday, January 28, 2001 at Civista Medical Center in LaPlata, Maryland.
In addition to her parents, she is also survived by twin sister, Destiny Marie Cusic and older sister, Angelica Marie Cusic, both of Mechanicsville, Maryland, maternal grandparents, Janice and Jerry Couch of Washington, DC, paternal grandparents, Mary Catherine and Charles Cusic, also of Mechanicsville.
A Graveside will be conducted today, Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. at Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, Maryland.
Arrangements provided by BRINSFIELD FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650.
Lucie Ann Dunbar Abell
Lucie Ann Dunbar Abell, 88, of Mechanicsville, Maryland, died on Sunday, January 28, 2001 at her residence.
Born December 20, 1912 in Dameron, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Paul Waldron and Lucy May Beale Dunbar.
She is survived by J. Frank Abell of Mechanicsville, MD, four daughters, Lois Ann Abell Fowler of Hughesville, MD, Diane Dunbar Abell Delahay, of Leonardtown, MD, Sara Ann Abell Brown of Roseville, CA and Faye Cecilia Abell Reid of Waldorf, MD., one sister Marion May Dunbar Sterling of Compton, MD, 12 grandchildren , 13 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Edna Dunbar and two brothers Alexander Beale Dunbar and Paul Waldron Dunbar, Jr.
Mrs. Abell was a life long resident of St. Mary’s County. She lived in Mechanicsville for 60 years moving from the 1st District and was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, St. Mary’s Garden Club, Antique Arts Association, St. Mary’s County Retarded Association and the Catholic Daughters.
Family and friends will be received on Wednesday, January 31, 2001 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. in Leonardtown, MD, with prayers recited at 8:00 p.m.. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, February 1, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Mechanicsville with Msgr. Paul Gozaloff as the celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Aloysius Catholic Church Cemetery, Leonardtown, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mechanicsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 15, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 and/or Mechanicsville Fire Department, P.O. Box 37, Mechanicsville, MD 20659.
Grace Lola MacEwen Hawes
Grace Lola MacEwen Hawes, 87, of Leonardtown, Maryland, died on Sunday, January 28, 2001 at St. Mary’s Hospital, in Leonardtown, Maryland.
Born January 21, 2001 in Glyndon, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Walter Dyer and Grace Mildred Eppley MacEwen.
Mrs. Hawes was the wife of William E. Hawes of Leonardtown, MD, whom she married August 18, 1935 in Bethesda, MD, beloved mother of Celia Hawes Taylor of Leonardtown, MD. Marc Hawes of Helen, MD. survived by one brother Walter D. MacEwen of Owings Mills, MD she was preceded in death by a daughter Patrice Hawes Walton two sisters, Roma Cate, Helen Custer and one brother, Lloyd MacEwen, also survived by eleven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Hawes moved to St. Mary’s County 33 years ago from Landover, MD, formerly employed with the Department of the Treasury as an Assistant Secretary and Peoples Drug Stores. She was active in volunteer and civic associations throughout her life. Mrs. Hawes had a life long love of art, she volunteered at P.G. Hospital teaching patients art she also volunteered for the Boy Scouts, she enjoyed art teaching, dancing, music and gardening, treasured by all who knew her.
Family and friends will be received Wednesday, January 31, 2001 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD with a Funeral Service Held at 11:30 AM in the Funeral Home Chapel. The Reverend Samuel C. Walker, Sr. of Christ Episcopal Church will officiate. Interment will be private. In Lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made to Christ Episcopal Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 8, Chaptico, MD 20621.
James Ernest Wathen, Sr.
James Ernest Wathen, Sr., 92, of Ridge, MD died on February 5, 2001 in St. Mary’s Nursing Center.
Born January 15, 1909 in Chaptico, MD he was the son of the late William Ernest and Rose Etta Pilkerton Wathen. He was the loving husband of the late Mary Helen Gray Wathen.
Friends may call in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., 41590 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown, Maryland on Thursday, February 8, 2001 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM with prayers being said at 7:00 PM. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, February 9, 2001 at 9:00 AM in St. Aloysius Catholic Church with Rev. Damian Shadwell, celebrating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens. Contributions may be made to the Ridge Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 456, Ridge, Maryland 20680.
