Helena Ridgely - Obituary

elena M. (O’Neal) Ridgely, age 66 , of Owings, MD passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Helena grew up in District Heights, MD and assisted her family running the Oakland Inn Restaurant on Marlboro Pike. Helena became an entrepreneur of her own when she opened a successful hair salon behind the Oakland Inn while still helping with the family run restaurant. Helena graduated from La Reine Catholic High School in 1965 and spent most of her life in the District Heights area before moving to Owings, Md after the restaurant closed in 1990 after 85 years of business. Helena continued working for over 20 years at Duffy's III in Wayson's Corner, Lothian Md. Helena was preceded in death by her parents, Vincent F. and Helen V. Ragione. She is survived by her husband, Steven H. Ridgely, where they currently resided in Wake Virginia, her daughter, Sheryl M. Rosetta of Lothian, MD, grandson AJ Rosetta of La Plata, MD, and brother Frank Ragione of Arnold, MD. Friends may call on Saturday, April 25 from 2pm until service time at 3pm at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Helena’s honor to the American Lung Association (http://www.lung.org/). Online condolences may be left at the link on this page.