Elsie Ireland - Obituary

lsie Louise Ireland, 89, a lifelong resident of Harwood, died Monday, December 30 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a brief illness. Born February 23, 1924 to the late Crompton “Brooks” and Myrtle Paddy, Elsie was a homemaker who enjoyed painting, dancing, playing BINGO and taking care of her grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Mayo Frank Ireland, who passed away in 1968 and ten children. She is survived by three sons, William and Benjamin Ireland and Frank Goodrich; six daughters, Nancy Guy, Betty Weckesser, Patsy Riddle, Edna, Linda and Kim Ireland; four siblings, Pap, Mary, Ruth and Norma; twenty-five grandchildren, thirty-eight great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Friends are invited to Elsie’s Life Celebration on Thursday, January 2, from 2-4PM and 6-8PM at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater. Interment is private. An online guestbook is available by clicking the 'sign guestbook' link above.