Margaret Moreland - Obituary

argaret Estelle Moreland, née Cosden, died on March 19, 2015 at her residence at Brightview South River in Edgewater, MD. She was born March 17, 1926 to the late Evelyn and Thomas Cosden of Baltimore, MD and is survived by her two daughters, Janet (William) Tucker and Lyn (Jeffrey) Wagner; five grandchildren, Garrett (Penny) Tucker, Lauren (Charles) Myers, Jennifer (John) Lee, Erin (Jonathan) Hansen and Katie Wagner; her brother, Thomas H. Cosden and nine great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Lyons Moreland and her sister, Nancy Kaehler. During WWII Margaret was employed at the USNA and it was there she met her future husband, Albert. They married in December 1945 and moved to Lothian, MD. She worked at First National Bank of MD and in Dr. Emily H. Wilson’s medical practice. However it was Real Estate where she excelled and she had a long and successful Real Estate career in Summers Realty, Moreland Realty and Coldwell Banker Howlin Realty. Margaret was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church for 70 years. During those years she served in many different ministries. She loved her church community and she loved her family. Her nine great-grandchildren were the brilliant light in her life. Friends are invited to a visitation on Monday, March 23, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8pm, at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, MD. The funeral service will be on Tuesday, March 24 at 11am at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 122 Bayard Road, Lothian, MD 20711 with the burial immediately after the service. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions may be made to the Margaret E. Moreland Memorial at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. An online guestbook is available by accessing the link at the top of this page.