Joretta Crosby - Obituary

oretta Mae Crosby, "Jo", age 74, a resident of Edgewater, MD and formerly of New Carrollton, MD, died on Friday, June 5 at her residence of cancer. Born on March 18, 1941 in Mt. Hope, WV, Jo enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and taking walks with her friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Lewis Crosby, who died on August 24, 2011. They were married on September 9, 1961. Jo is survived by her children, Karen (Matthew) Raeder of Severn, MD, Christina (Brian) Wyant of Seminole, FL and Kevin (Christina) Crosby of Durham, NC; grandchildren, Jonathan, Adam and Paul Raeder, David, Rebekah and Hannah Wyant and Kyle, Ryan and Luke Crosby. She is also survived by 2 brothers and a sister. Friends are invited to celebrate Jo's life from 5 to 8pm on Thursday, June 11 at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD. Funeral service will be held at 11 am on Friday, June 12 at The Church at Severn Run, 8187 Telegraph Rd., Severn, MD. Interment Parklawn Memorial Park in Rockville, MD. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 7500 Greenway Center Drive, Suite 300, Greenbelt, MD 20770. An online guestbook is available by visiting the link on this page.