Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory

Kathy Gaye Swann was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who cherished spending time with her beloved family and friends. 

Kathy was born September 27, 1952 to Warren Franklin Adams and Frances Theresa Adams in Washington, DC. She grew up in Oxon Hill, Maryland, and attended Oxon Hill High School. On February 28, 1970, she met the love of her life, Allen Rodney Swann, and they married the following year. 

Kathy and Allen moved to Mechanicsville, Maryland in 1983, and Kathy was a committed and nurturing homemaker. She never missed any of her kids’ countless sports games, school concerts, and other events. Kathy and Allen built such a caring household that there were frequently kids from other families who would stay at their home for extended periods of time. After her kids finished high school, Kathy began working for Prince George’s Public County Schools, where she served as a teacher assistant for 18 years. The Swann’s annual beach vacation and annual Christmas gathering were among her favorite times of the year.
 
She passed away on February 28, 2015 at her home in Mechanicsville, Maryland, after a year-long battle with cervical cancer. 

Kathy is survived by her husband, Allen, her three children, Amy Marie Swann, Brian Allen Swann, and Kelly Diane Morgan; her son-in-laws David Edward Scheig and Jared Ashley Morgan; her daughter-in-law Brooke Steuart Swann; and her father Warren Franklin Adams. She is also survived by her siblings, Faye Adams, Kaye Sohns (David), Darrell Adams (Elizabeth), Paul Adams (Christine), and Robin Adams (Rose). She is preceded in death by her mother, Frances Theresa Adams. 

Kathy’s greatest wish was to be remembered fondly by her family, especially her ten grandchildren, Corin, Kira, Alexa, Lillian, Brady, Ruby, Talmadage, Reagan, Rivers, and Cody. 

Family and friends are invited to Kathy's Life Celebration on Thursday, March 5 from 4:00 to 8:00pm (prayers at 5:30pm) at Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, 30195 Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall, Maryland. Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Friday, March 6 at 11:00am at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 4590 St. Joseph Way, Pomfret, Maryland. Interment at church cemetery and reception will follow. Donations in tribute to Kathy can be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s (www.medstarstmarys.org/ways-to-give). Guestbook available by clicking the tab on this page.

On Saturday, February 28, 2015; the beloved father of David (Christine) Smith, Debra S. Eberle and Britton Smith; brother of Robert Smith; grandfather of 
Thomas Jackson Smith. He is also survived by other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to Jack's Celebration of Life on Wednesday, March 4 from 6 to 8 pm with a memorial service at 7pm at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, MD. A Graveside service will be held on Friday, March 6, 2015 at 1pm at Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Crawley, WV.

On Saturday, February 28, 2015, the beloved father of Michael, Roger Christopher (Rosemarie) and Daniel (Amanda)Reinhardt; grandfather of Ryan, Caitlyn,Jake and Collin; brother of Willaim Martin, Jr., Linda Torreyson and Donald. He was preceded in death by his parents William Martin, Sr. and Rosa Eileen Bean Reinhardt. Family and friends are invited to Roger's Life Celebration on Friday, March 6 from 2pm until service time at 3pm at GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill, Rd., Oxon Hill, MD. Interment private

All services are private. An online guestbook is available by clicking the link above.

Thomas "Tom" Lee Pearson, a lifelong resident of Annapolis, died peacefully on Friday, February 27, 2015. Tom was born on October 20, 1948 in Cheverly, MD to the late Anna Virginia Pearson (Stevens) and the late John Franklin Pearson. He went to Annapolis High School where he played Junior Varsity and Varsity Basketball and Baseball. In 1967 he went into the US Army via Selected Services where he served as a Private E-1. During his time served in the US Army, we was at Fort Riley, KS and eventually made his way to Germany. 
His employment career involved him working at the "old" Evening Capital, the Coca-Cola Bottling Plant on West Street in Annapolis and then became a well recognized driver/salesman for Campbell's Distributing Company in Annapolis which was the local home for National Premium Natty Boh beer. He also worked for Rainbow Dry Cleaners and Uniform Rental Company, Sam's Club, Owens Charter Bus Company and Annapolis Towne Transport/Annapolis Bus Company. While working at Annapolis Bus Company, Tom had the distinct honor of transporting former President Jimmy Carter and Mrs. Carter to the US Naval Academy Class of 1946 Reunion.
 From approximately 1989-1995 Tom was very active with the Annapolis Optimist Baseball Club coaching the Joe E. Brown and Mickey Mantel baseball teams. During that time he was heavily involved in the refurbishing of the Wiley H. Bates Baseball field and the current Annapolis Senior High baseball field. 
His many hobbies included restoring antique furniture and wood working, duckpin bowling, watching and coaching his two sons in baseball. He loved the Baltimore Colts, Orioles, Ravens and the University of Maryland Terrapins. Tom also enjoyed telling stories of his early adulthood days with muscle cars and street rods. 
Tom was preceded in death by his father, John Franklin Pearson, his step-mother, Zella Palmer Pearson as well as his mother, Anna Virginia Stevens, his brother Johnny Pearson and his son Timothy Lee Pearson. 
He is survived by his companion of 18 years, Geraldine, "Dee" Rill; two children, Tommy Pearson (Lucy) of Deale and Travis Pearson (Lindsay) of Edgewater; five grandchildren, Maggie and 'Ginny' Pearson of Deale and Devin Keller, Izzy and Cheyanne Pearson of Edgewater. He is also survived by two sisters, Cindy Lytle of Churchton and Marilyn Nickerson of Florida; his ex-wife Theresa Johnson of Lothian and several cousins, nieces and nephews. 
Friends are invited to visit with the family on Friday, March 6 from 4pm until a memorial service begins at 6pm at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgwater, MD. Interment is private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Annapolis High School Sports Boosters, c/o Annapolis High School, 2700 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD 21401. An online guestbook is available by clicking the link above.

Mary Alice Butler, a lifelong resident of Annapolis, died on Friday, February 27, 2015, at Anne Arundel Medical Center. She was 86.
 
Born February 22, 1929 in Annapolis to the late James A. and Tempa Ridout, she worked as a clerk for the Maryland Tax Division until her retirement. She enjoyed flowers and visits from family.
 
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Butler; two brothers, Webster Egbert and James Atlee Ridout, Jr.
 
She is survived by three sons, John Wilber (Cathy) Butler, Jr. of Edgewater, James Michael (Teresa) Butler of Columbia and Richard David Butler of Annapolis; a daughter, Gwenda Lynn (David) Butler of Amarillo, Texas; eight grandchildren, John III, Ryan, Jennifer, Jeffrey, Daniel, James, Laura and Christopher; and six great-grandchildren.
 
Friends may call on Tuesday, March 3 from 6 to 8pm at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater. A private interment and service will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery at a later date. An online guestbook is available by visiting the link on this page.

On Thursday, February 26, 2015; the dearly beloved of Sandra Guzman; father of Trent and Trina Phillips, Gretchen Cowan, Marcus Courtney, Donte Guzman, Sonia McDaniel and Mark Williams II; brother of Richard (Brenda) and Michael (Elizabeth) Cowan; also survived by his grandchildren, his only great-grandson, Julian, his adopted son, James Hudson and many other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to Dick's Celebration of Life on Friday, March 6 from 10 a.m until time of service at 11 a.m. at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, MD. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

On Tuesday, February 24, 2015; the beloved son of the late LeRoy J. and Helen B. Daniels. He is also survived by many friends. Relatives and friends are invited to
 Roy's Celebration of Life on Sunday, March 1 from 2 to 5 p.m. with an Eastern Star Service at 3:30 p.m. and a Masonic Service at 4 p.m. at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, MD. A visitation will be held on Monday, March 2, 2015 from 10:30 am until time of funeral services at 11am at Providence-Fort Washington United Methodist Church, 10610 Old Fort Road, Fort Washington, Maryland 20744. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, MD.

On Monday, February 23, 2015, the beloved wife of the late Smith Gordon Simpson; devoted mother of the late Clemente F. Brown; she is survived by her cousins La Sandra M. Johnson of Washington, D.C., Vicki O. Negron of Brooklyn, NY, Consuela A. Boddie of Lanham, MD, Vicent Blackshear of Washington, D.C. and her very special friend Fred Madden of Ft. Washington, MD. and also survived by a host of other relatives and friends. Family and friends are invited to Celebrate the Life of Faymeline on Saturday, March 21, 2015 from 10am until time of services at 11am at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, MD. interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to the Children's Defense Fund, 25 E St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. Please leave your thoughts and memories of Faymeline by signing the guestbook located below.

On Monday, February 23, 2015, Michael Anthony Colabucci Sr. passed from this world. Born to Lawrence and Angela "Tootsie" Colabucci on December 16, 1962 in Washington, D.C., Mike attended Frederick Douglass High School. He was the beloved husband of Maureen; father of Mike Colabucci, Jr. and survived by one granddaughter; brother of Brian, Kevin, Patrick, Lauren and Lesley. He also loved his two dogs, Toby and Bucci. Michael worked for three decades in the automotive business as a salesman, manager, general manager and dealer. He spent the majority of his career with Lustine Chevrolet in Hyattsville, MD and most recently in Waldorf, MD. He loved automobiles and in his younger days raced motorcycles, stock cars and competed in the Craftsman Truck series.
 
Family and friends are invited to Mike's Life Celebration on Friday, February 27 from 9:30 a.m. until a Mass of Christian Burial is offered at 11:00 a.m. at Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 11704 Duley Station Rd., Upper Marlboro, MD. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Clinton, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Little Sisters of the Poor, Jeanne Jugan Residence, 4200 Harewood Rd., N.E., Washington, DC 20017 or to Servants of the Lord, 1714 Crain Highway, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774. Please leave your thoughts and memories by signing the guestbook located to your left.

MILES, WILLIAM WARD, 94, died peacefully at home in Annapolis, MD, on February 23, 2015. Mr. Miles is the beloved husband of the late Margaret Norton Miles and father of Margo Michalak and Mignon Percival; son of the late William Grafton Miles and Mamie Ward Miles of Darnestown, MD; and, brother of the late Dorothy Miles of Silver Spring, MD, Helen Wells of Gaithersburg, MD, and Betty Kehoe of Oakland, MD. He is also the grandfather of Mark Michalak, Paul Michalak (Lindsay), Drew Percival, and Sara Percival.
 
Mr. Miles was born on December 27, 1920, in Darnestown, MD, where he attended Darnestown Elementary School, and then graduated from Gaithersburg High School in 1938. He was a graduate of the University of Maryland in 1942 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture Education and a Master of Science Degree in 1952. He was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. 

In 1943 Mr. Miles taught at Snow Hill High School in Snow Hill, MD, and at Berlin High School, Berlin, MD. After the school year was over, he was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Corps Officers’ Candidate School. He trained at Boca Raton, FL, and at Yale University in New Haven, CT. After being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, he was stationed at Camp Springs, MD, now the Andrews Air Force Base. He proudly served in the Pacific Theater in Okinawa during World War II for one and a half years.
 
Upon return to Darnestown in 1946, Mr. Miles re-entered the teaching profession at Poolesville High School, Poolesville, MD, and Damascus High School, Damascus, MD. That year he also married the former Margaret Bell Norton, a third-generation Washingtonian of Potomac, MD, and they lived in Damascus for 34 years. In 1954 Mr. Miles was appointed Assistant Principal of Sherwood High School, Sandy Spring, MD. Two years later he became Principal of Sherwood High School, Sandy Spring, MD. In 1963, he served in the Planning Department of the Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Then in 1964 he was appointed Principal of Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville. Mr. Miles opened the new John T. Baker Middle School in Damascus in 1971 and was Principal until his retirement in June 1975. Mr. and Mrs. Miles moved to the Annapolis, MD, area on the Severn River in 1979 where they enjoyed boating and many water-related activities. In 1988, they moved to an adult community, Heritage Harbour, in Annapolis.
 
Mr. Miles had been President of the Damascus Lions Club, was active in the Damascus Methodist Church, the Montgomery County Hospital Board of Directors, the Montgomery County Cotillion and the Rockville Rotary Club. He served as chairman of many secondary school accreditations and was author of many articles in educational journals. He was a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club, the American Legion Post #7, and the Darnestown Presbyterian Church.
 
Family and friends may visit at the Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD, from 4:30-6:30pm, Friday, February 27, or at the Darnestown Presbyterian Church, 15120 Turkey Foot Rd., Darnestown, MD, on Saturday, February 28, from 11:30am-12:30pm, with a brief graveside service to follow at 12:30pm. If desired, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project.

On Sunday, February 22, 2015; the beloved wife of the late John E. W. Blake; mother of Barbara A. Atwater and the late Robert L., John William and Clarence S. Blake. She is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to Mary’s Life Celebration on Wednesday, March 4 from 10 a.m. until time of services at 11 a.m. at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, MD. Interment Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD.

Arrangements for Mrs. Reichardt are private. Please sign the family's online guestbook by visiting the link on this page.

Lillian V. Springer, a 3-year resident of Riva and previously of Silver Spring and Chevy Chase, MD, passed away on February 21, 2015 at the Rutherford Manor in Davidsonville, two days shy of her 98th birthday. 

One of ten children, Lillian was born on February 23, 1917 to the late John and Elizabeth Wilkinson and graduated from Baden High School in Brandywine. In 1937, she married Norman Springer and, for the next 25 years until Norman’s death in 1962, they raised a family that included seven children. 

Lillian worked for 17 years at GEICO. She enjoyed traveling and ballroom dancing. She would go dancing several times a week until she was well into her 80s. She was a devout Catholic and a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Davidsonville. Lillian’s passion though was her family and she treasured the time she spent with them.

In addition to her husband, Lillian was preceded in death by two sons, Norman, Jr. and Michael. She is survived by five children, Bob (the late Joan) Springer of Kentucky, Joan (the late Bill) Bowen of Delaware, Daniel (Diane) Springer of Washington, John (Julie) Springer of Kentucky and Dave (Edie) Springer of Maryland; a brother, Leslie Wilkinson of Florida; a sister, Eleanor Estes of North Carolina; 16 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, February 28 from 10 a.m. until a Mass of Christian Burial begins at 11 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church, 826 West Central Avenue, Davidsonville. Interment will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Silver Spring.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Catholic Charities, 320 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201.

An online guestbook is available by accessing the link above.

Jack Anthony D’Ambrosio, a resident of Lothian, Maryland, died on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Anne Arundel Medical Center of lung cancer following a 1-year illness. He was 71.
 
Born July 14, 1943 in Washington, D.C. to the late Anthony D’Ambrosio and Mary Katherine Heflin, he graduated from Suitland High School. Jack grew up in District Heights, Maryland and had strong ties to the people that lived in that community when he was growing up. Jack was known as a great storyteller because his escapades and experiences. He could entertain people for hours with his tales about District Heights, the Apollo Gang, and his police work in Florida. He is a published author of four books: “Family Sins,” a story loosely based on his family history and his father’s experiences, “The Apollos,” which chronicles the adventures of his famous gang in District Heights, “Angels with Dirty Faces,” which tells the personal story of his involvement in the Apollos, and his most recent publication, “Ain’t Life Been Grand,” an autobiography.
 
Jack was a decorated police officer with the Oakland Park Police Department in Oakland Park, Florida and an investigator for the State of Florida in West Palm Beach, Florida. He received a Presidential Commendation for the Federal D.A.L.E. Drug Enforcement Program and had the highest arrest record for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Office in the U.S.
 He was a member of Ss. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Annapolis, Maryland. 

In addition to his parents, Jack was preceded in death by his first wife, Myna Hamilton, in 1998 and his siblings, Michael D’Ambrosio and June Fernen.
 
Jack is survived by his wife, Deborah Abdo-D’Ambrosio, who he married on June 28, 2008; two children, Jack D’Ambrosio, Jr., of Bowie, Maryland and Christine D’Ambrosio, of Lusby, Maryland; two brothers, Albert D’Ambrosio, of Tracys Landing, Maryland and Philip (Susan) D’Ambrosio, of Mechanicsville, Maryland; two sisters, Jeanette (Steve) Pedone and Judy (Dave) Calloway, both of Prince Frederick, Maryland; five grandchildren, Jeanette, Tony, Vincent and Nicolas D’Ambrosio and Jacklyn Donges; 13 nieces and nephews; and three great-grandchildren.
 
Family and friends are invited to Jack's Life Celebration from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on Wednesday, February 25 at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 26 at Ss. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 2747 Riva Rd., Annapolis, MD. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Clinton, MD. An online guestbook is available by visiting the link on this page.

On Friday, February 20, 2015, The beloved daughter of Lori Stanley Herr of Oxon Hill, Maryland and Gary B. Herr Sr. of Meadville, Pennsylvania; sister of the late Gary B. Herr, Jr.; granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Stanley and the late Mr. and Mrs. George Herr; niece of Floyd III, Rachel, Patricia, Richard, Barbara Stanley, Robert, Scott, Marcia Herr and the late Chris Stanley and Trey Herr; cousin of Jennifer and Joshua Stanley, Cory Nichols, Naomi Herr and the late Evan Nichols. She is also survived by many other relatives and friends. Holly’s life Celebration will take place on Friday, February 27th from 3:00pm until time of services at 5:00pm at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, MD. Interment will be private. Please leave your thoughts and memories of Holly by signing the guestbook located above.

Serena Lowe Huling Sill, resident of Edgewater, Maryland, and former long time resident of Ft. Collins, Colorado, died at age 103, on February 19, 2015. 

She was born in Mounds, Oklahoma, on January 10, 1912, a few years after Oklahoma became a state and when Mounds was a booming oil town. Her father, Albert Huling, managed a Clothiers and Furnishers store in Mounds but died in 1914 at age 36 leaving his wife, Alice, aged 39,to care for her three young girls Altha, Marie and Serena. Alice moved to Montreal, working as an auditor for the Canadian Pacific Railway, and remained there until Serena was in her teens. On a number of occasions due to economic necessity as she grew up, Serena lived away from her mother, going to boarding schools and living as a border with other families. The family eventually moved to Rochester, New York, where Alice worked as an auditor at a hotel and according to the 1930 census lived in an apartment with her three girls. To save money Serena moved in with the Sill family and it was there that she met Fred Sill, one of four Sill brothers who worked at Eastman Kodak.
 
On September 7, 1940, Serena married Fred Sill at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Rochester, New York. They had one daughter, Jacqueline Ann. For the next 36 years they had a marriage that centered around family, friends, church, travelling, and the Eastman Kodak Company. Fred eventually was promoted to management positions at Eastman Kodak and was transferred in 1970 to the new Kodak plant in Windsor, Colorado, where he was facilities manager. Serena was a significant partner, always there behind the scenes taking care of what needed to be done to support his demanding management career. A year after he retired from Kodak, Fred died of cancer, and so from 1977 until 2006 when she moved to Edgewater, Maryland she lived on her own in Ft. Collins, Colorado.
 
Serena filled her life with volunteering and with bowling. She was known throughout Ft. Collins as a faithful volunteer: working in the church office at Our Savior Lutheran Church, serving Meals on Wheels for 30 years, and accumulating over 14,000 hours with the blood bank and other areas at the Poudre Valley Hospital. She was honored by Denver television Channel 7 as an “Every Day Hero” for her volunteer work in the community. In addition, her home was a destination for her daughter and son-in-law and their children for many summers, when they would come to her beautiful home by a lake near the foothills and where they enjoyed swimming, hiking, fishing and relaxing with Grandma. Serena was also an avid bowler and along with her close friend, Jean Walsh, bowled each week and went on senior bowling tournament trips throughout the United States. 

In 2006 she moved to Edgewater, Maryland to live with her daughter, Jacqueline, and son-in-law, Hollis. She faithfully volunteered at the church office at Joy Reigns Lutheran Church until shortly before her death. She enjoyed her last few years by keeping up a schedule of her own: reading the newspapers, doing crossword puzzles, watching her favorite quiz shows, reading mystery novels, doing chores around the house, and volunteering at church. 

She is survived by her daughter, Jacqueline, son-in-law, Hollis, three grandchildren Jason Thoms, Sonja Winkler and Jonas Thoms, and four great-grandchildren. A memorial service for Serena will be held at 2:00 pm on March 21 at Joy Reigns Lutheran Church, 35 Mayo Road, Edgewater, Maryland. Memorial gifts should be sent to benefit the Joy Reigns Lutheran Church music program.

Carol Ann Weeks, a long time Annapolis resident, passed away peacefully on Feb 19, 2015 with many friends and family gathered at her side.
 
Born in 1942, Carol enjoyed careers in both public education and private business. She always had pursuit of knowledge, completing a masters degree in education. Her independence and emotional strength were uncommon for a single woman of her generation; her love of life and the joy she brought to others made her special indeed. Carol had a lifelong love of travel with friends and family, including many trips to Europe, the Bahamas, and her most treasured Deer Isle Maine.
 
Carol was predeceased by her beloved parents Tom and Laverne Weeks. She is survived by her sister Judy Weeks Gorsuch and husband Barry Gorsuch; nephew Stephen Gorsuch and niece Elizabeth Gorsuch King and husband Jerry King, and their children JJ and Jessie; her brother James Weeks and his wife Ina Obernesser; her uncle Fred Peake, and her cousins Kelly Peake Dulka, Frederick Lee Peake, and Walter Weeks
 
Also surviving are Carol's goddaughters Anita and Caru Jones and their parents, Vic and Mary Ann Jones; and Carol's great friends John Pilli and Sherry Sansing; and many, many other friends in Annapolis, Nassau, and Deer Isle.
 
A memorial gathering and celebration of Carol's life will be held Saturday April 4 at 11AM at The Park Place Residence in Annapolis.
 
Donations may be made in her name to the SPCA of Anne Arundel County, 1815 Bay Ridge Avenue Annapolis, MD 21403. An online guestbook is available by visiting the link on this page.

Barry Silverman, 72, of Annapolis, formerly of Centreville, MD, passed away on February 19, 2015, at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Barry retired from Bell Atlantic after 39 years and was currently working at DC-Net in Washington D.C. for the last 15 years. Barry had a great sense of humor, enjoyed playing golf, trips to England and Ireland, dining out, and playing with his grandson. Barry will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, June Silverman, of Annapolis; his daughter, Maria Heaton (Tom), of Annapolis; his sister, Margo Donithan (Jack), of Annapolis; his dearly loved grandson, Sam Heaton, of Annapolis; and many relatives and friends. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 8 at 1 p.m. at George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Barry's memory may be made to the American Heart Association , 217 E. Redwood St., 23rd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201. -

Caroline "Carol" Ballard Johnson
 
Caroline Ballard Johnson, "Carol", 72, a 46-year resident of Annapolis and previously of Kansas City, KS, passed away on February 16, 2015 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a brief illness.
 Born on November 15, 1942 in Kansas City Kansas to the late Charles and Martha Hart, Carol grew up on a farm. Carol was a Girl Scout leader and tried to live by the Girl Scout Promise. She enjoyed sewing and loved animals; but her greatest pleasure was spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
 She was preceded in death by her husband, Roscoe Johnson; who died in 2004, her son Shawn Watkinson, her daughter Scarlett Hedges; two brothers, Edwin "Bud " Hart and Charles Hart, three sisters; Nevalee Hart, Nancy Wilson and Alice Eisen.
 Carol is survived by her two sons, Terry Watkinson of Kent Island, MD and Mike Ballard of Arnold, MD, two sisters, Ruth Shane and Virginia Fawcett, both of Kansas and six grandchildren; Terry and Daniel Watkinson, Brandon and Allison Ballard and Nevalee and Nichole Hedges.
 Friends may call on Friday, February 20 from 5 to 8pm at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD, where a funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 9am. Entombment will follow at Lakemont Memorial Gardens, Davidsonville, MD. An online guest book is available at www.kalasfuneralhomes.com

On Monday, February 16, 2015; the beloved husband of Maria Ramos; father of Susana Galdamez, Nedya Cordova, Jose Cordova, Jr and Laysa Alvarenga. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to Jose's Life Celebration on Thursday, February 19, 2015 from 6 to 9 pm at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD and on Friday, February 20, 2015 from 10am until Mass of Christian Burial at St. Bernardine of Siena Catholic Church, 2400 Brooks Drive, Suitland, MD 20746. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, DC.

Henry Thomas Ulasek, 95, a resident of Heritage Harbor in Annapolis, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 15, at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Born on April 29, 1919 in Cleveland, OH to the late Albert and Mary Rozek Ulasek, Henry graduated from Cleveland High School and later received a degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He was an archivist at the National Archives where he worked on and prepared President Harry Truman’s personal papers for inclusion in the Truman Presidential Library. He retired from the Federal Aviation Administration in 1978. In addition to his parents, Henry was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Alice O. Ulasek and his granddaughter Carrie Martin. He is survived by his daughters, Ellen Guyker of Eldersburg and Margaret “Peggy” Ulasek of Huntingtown and his granddaughter Desiree Ansonin. Family and friends are invited to Henry’s Life Celebration from 10:00 to 11:00am on Friday, February 20 at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 12:00 noon at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 101 Owensville Rd., West River, MD. Interment will be in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the SPCA of Anne Arundel Co., 1815 Bay Ridge Ave., Annapolis, MD 21403 or The Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. An online guestbook is available by clicking the tab on this page.

Obituaries

Robert Woods

Kathy Swann

Edgar Smith

Roger Reinhardt

Rebecca Dobrick

Thomas Pearson

Mary Butler

Joseph Cowan

William Heine

LeRoy Daniels

Faymeline Simpson

Michael Colabucci

William Miles

Mary Blake

Barbara Reichardt

Lillian Springer

Jack D'Ambrosio

Holly Herr

Serena Sill

Carol Weeks

Barry Silverman

Caroline Johnson

Jose Cordova

Henry Ulasek