June Frazier Ramapuram - Obituary

une Charlotte Frazier Ramapuram, age 80, of Pasadena, Maryland, died September 11, 2014, in Annapolis, Maryland, following a brief illness. June, the daughter of Emma and Harry Buckmaster, was born on June 8, 1934, in Baltimore, Maryland. She was united in marriage to Melvin D. Frazier, the father of her three children, in 1951. Following the death of her beloved husband Melvin in 1984, she married George M. Ramapuram, M.D., in 1987, who also preceded her in death. As a longtime resident of Woodlawn, Maryland, June was known in Baltimore County for her exceptional hospitality with friends and family, for her vegetable gardening, flower arranging, cooking and canning. As a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she devoted herself to the welfare of others, being generous with her time, her praise, and her support for her extended family. As an adherent of the Christian faith, June was an avid reader of the scriptures and current books and texts on the Gospels. Later in life, June moved to western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, where she continued her gracious entertaining of family and friends at her beautiful home in Pasadena, Maryland, on a bluff overlooking the expanse of the Bay and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. There she will be remembered for her wonderful cookouts as the freighters cruised by, for her holiday gatherings, for her shopping trips, for surviving Hurricane Isabel as it roared up the Bay, and for her beautiful flowering planters. Left to cherish June's memory are her three loving daughters, Gail L. Simcox of Annapolis, Maryland; Barbara Ann Guinto of Hampstead, Maryland; and Brenda Lee Yutzy of Broad Run, Virginia. She is also survived by her brother, James E. Bewley of Eldersberg, Maryland; her stepdaughter, Tara Ramapuram Roe; three sons-in-law; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and special friends, including a beloved canine friend, Reesie. A public viewing will be held on Sunday, September 14 from 3 to 5pm at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, Maryland. The interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 90 Ritchie Hwy., Pasadena, Maryland 21122. An online guestbook is available by clicking the 'sign guestbook' link above.