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William Burnett
William “Bill” C. Burnett, 49, of Arnold, died March 9, 2006 at Anne Arundel Medical Center of complications from diabetes.
Mr. Burnett was born June 1, 1956, in Colorado Springs, Colo. He moved with his family to the Arnold area where he spent his summers on the Severn with his family and friends. He graduated from the former Wroxeter-on-the-Severn School.
He enjoyed playing sports, dancing, playing pool and listening to oldies.
Surviving are his parents, Jack and Norma Burnett of Arnold; four brothers, Robert Burnett of Annapolis, Thomas Burnett of Arnold, James Burnett of Stevensville and Michael Burnett of Chapel Hill, N.C.; and a sister, Laura Rice of Westminster.
A memorial gathering will be from 5 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Hardesty Funeral Home, 12 Ridgely Ave. Burial is private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 6 Herndon Ave., Annapolis, MD 21403; or the Green Hornets, Greater Severna Park Athletic Association Youth Lacrosse, P.O. Box 643, Severna Park, MD 21146, Attn: Kevin Lusby.
Mary Calo
Mary Audrey Robinson Calo, 85, a lifelong resident of Annapolis, died of complications from congestive heart failure March 8, 2006 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a lengthy illness.
The last survivor of eight children of the late Andrew Leonard Robinson and Mary Magdaline Jackson Robinson, Mrs. Calo was born Jan. 24, 1921, in the family home on Cornhill Street. She grew up in the area of downtown Annapolis known as “Hell’s Point, ” and attended Annapolis Elementary School on Green Street and St. Mary’s Middle School. She graduated from Annapolis High School, now Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, in 1939. At age 14 she climbed to the top of the water tower on Hill Street.
During World War II she worked for the Office of Personnel in Washington, D.C. She later worked in the Superintendent’s Office at the Naval Academy, where she met her husband of 49 years, Itto Calo.
After their marriage on April 20, 1956, she retired from federal service and became a homemaker.
She was interested in bingo, horse racing, card games and hosting family gatherings for the holidays.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two children, Carol Ann Freeman of Marydel and Michael Calo of Glen Burnie; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Taylor Funeral Hoome, 147 Duke of Gloucester St., where the services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday. Burial will follow in Maryland Veterans cemetery in Crownsville. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, Executive Plaza I, Suite 600, 11350 McCormick Road, Hunt Valley, MD 21031.
Randolph Cernick
Burial for Randolph “Randy” Francis Cernick, 62, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and previously of Severna Park, was Feb. 24, 2006 at Arlington National cemetery in Virginia.
A retired Marine lieutenant colonel, he died of cancer Jan. 30 at his home after a year-long illness.
Born Dec. 16, 1943, in Camp McCoy, Wis., he received a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan.
He served in the Marines during Vietnam and Operation Desert Storm and received the Purple Heart.
His career with Chevron spanned 28 years, with his working for the company in Fairfax, Va., Baltimore, Fort Worth and Houston, Texas, and Fort Lauderdale.
Surviving are his wife, Judy McKeen Cernick, whom he married
Feb. 14, 1970; two daughters, Meghan Thimjon of Elk Grove, Calif., and Aimee Estes of Naperville, Ill.; his father, Rudolph Cernick of Tucson, Ariz.; one brother, Michael Cernick of Orland Park, Ill.; one sister, Ruth Winkler of Melissa, Texas; and four grandchildren. He was the son of the late Betty J. Flak Cernick.
Memorial contributions may be made to the U.S. Marine Corps Museum, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, P.O. Box 998, Quantico, VA 22134.
Francis Cole
Francis Wright Cole, 62, a resident of Ocean Pines in Berlin and a 32-year resident of Severna Park, died of a heart attack March 7, 2006 at the Madison Bay Hunt Club near Madison in Dorchester County.
Born June 6, 1943, in Washington, D.C., and known as “Frank” or “Buddy, ” Mr. Cole attended St. Jerome Elementary School in Hyattsville. He graduated in 1961 from John Carroll High School and in 1966 from Frostburg State University where he was a member of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity.
He taught in Anne Arundel County public schools for four years before receiving an appointment to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service in 1971. He started in Newark, N.J., but then worked most of his career in the Baltimore and Eastern Shore areas before retiring in 1998.
He was an avid outdoors man and environmentalist, hunting and fishing on the Eastern Shore, in Western Maryland and in Pennsylvania. He was chairman of the Madison Bay Hunt Club and a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, the National Association of Retired Postal Inspectors, the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, the Buchanan Valley Rod and Gun Club in Adams County, Pa., and Maryland Ducks Unlimited.
Surviving are his wife of 40 years, Mary Catherine Florentine Cole; one son, Frank Anthony Cole of Rehoboth Beach, Del.; one daughter, Allison Catherine Cole of New York, N.Y.; his parents, Harold M. and Bethyl Wright Cole of Berlin; two sisters, Nancy Cole Valasko of Ocean Pines and Catherine Cole Gilbride of Herndon, Va.; and one brother, Harold M. Cole Jr. of Middletown.
Viewing will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway. A Mass of Christian burial will be said at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 689 Ritchie Highway, Severna Park, and at 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church in Orrtanna, Pa., where the family will receive friends 30 minutes before the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his name may be made to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 6 Herndon Ave., Annapolis, MD 21403; St. Jerome Catholic School, 5207 42nd Place, Hyattsville, MD 20781; or Maryland Ducks Unlimited, P.O. Box 896, St. Michaels, MD 21663.
Online condolences may be made at www.barrancofuneralhome.com.
Robert Hacker
Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Robert Hacker, 79, of Lothian, died March 6, 2006 at Washington Hospital Center due to heart and lung disease.
Born July 6, 1926, in Whitley County, Ky., Senior Chief Hacker lived in Ohio before entering the Navy in 1943. He served more than 20 years in the Navy and was transferred as a senior chief petty officer in 1963 to the Fleet Reserve.
He married
Ellen D. Duley on April 29, 1966, and they lived in District Heights and Suitland until moving to Lothian in 1975. Mrs. Hacker died Sept. 14, 1997.
He was a charter member of the Capitol City Branch 67, Fleet Reserve Association, and a member of American Legion Stallings-Willliams Post 206 in Chesapeake Beach, Marlboro Moose Lodge 1856, Deale Elks Lodge 2528 and Seat Pleasant Masonic Lodge 218.
He enjoyed building and repairing things and was a handyman in his neighborhood and for various organizations to which he belonged. He also enjoyed coin collecting, gardening, supporting the needs of veterans and spending time with his grandchildren.
Surviving are two stepdaughters, Carol A. Jones of Virginia Beach, Va., and Debbie E. Wilt of Chesapeake Beach; one stepson, Wayne C. Smith of Cedar Bluff, Ala.; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Virginia Cornelius of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Rausch Funeral Home, 8325 Mount Harmony Lane, Owings, where services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Maryland Veterans cemetery in Cheltenham.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216, or the American Lung Association, 1840 York Road, Suite M, Timonium, MD 21093.
Irma Seek
Irma Lee Seek, 72, of Largo, Fla., and previously of Annapolis, who was a church organist for more than 55 years, died March 6, 2006 at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla., after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Seek was born in Baltimore where she graduated from Eastern High School and began playing the organ professionally at age 15 when she was contracted by Messiah Evangelical and Reformed Church in Baltimore.
Her organ lessons began with her mother, also a church organist, and her musical studies were at Peabody Preparatory School and Conservatory. She graduated from the former Western Maryland College with a bachelor’s degree in music education and a minor in organ. She also received a degree in church music from Wesley Seminary Summer Music School and studied with organ masters including James Dale, the late Naval Academy organist.
During her career and marriage to Carroll Warner, a Methodist minister, she served churches in Maryland, New Jersey and Florida. Her most recent churches were First Presbyterian Church where she played for 13 years and Trinity United Methodist Church where she was for 11 years.
A retired piano teacher, Mrs. Seek played almost every church organ in Annapolis for weddings and funerals as well as Saint-Saens’ “Organ Symphony” with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Former dean of the Annapolis chapter of the American Guild of Organists, she served on the board of the Clearwater chapter in Florida and played piano in the Pinellas Community Orchestra.
She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Joseph Seek; a son, Dr. Stephen C. Warner of Belleair Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Deborah Papavizas of Columbia; and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Anona United Methodist Church “Chapel of Prayer” in Largo with inurnment in Bay Pines National cemetery in Bay Pines, Fla. Another memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1300 West St.
Donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309. Arrangements were by Moss-Feaster Funeral Home in Largo.
