Obituaries

Anand, 15; Abbott III, 57: Howard County Obituaries

Recent obituaries listed at Howard County funeral homes.

Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary. Additional information about the deceased is provided if it's included in the funeral home's obituary. You can submit an obituary, for free, to andrew.metcalf@patch.com.

Harry H. Witzke's Family Funeral Home, Inc.
Location: 4112 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City

Elsie C. Hogan, wife of Franklin D. Hogan, and mother of Sheila H. Novak died on Nov. 27 at the age of 76.

James C. Tolle, the husband of Joanne E. Tolle and father of Jay Tolle, David Tolle and Scott Tolle died on Nov. 29. He was 74.

Dr. Nicholas White died on Nov. 29. He was 81.

Zekiye Hassan died on Nov. 28 at the age of 84.

Elizabeth S. Breton died on Dec. 2. She was 93.


Slack Funeral Home, P.A.
Location: 3671 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City

Daniel D. Anand, of Ellicott City, died Nov. 28 at Johns Hopkins Hospital at the age of 15. He was the son of Deena and Josephine Anand, and the brother of Amy Anand. 
Albert Draper, the husband of the late Joan Draper and father of Stephen Draper, Mark Draper, Paul Draper, Elizabeth Waters, Patricia Draper, and Margaret Jones died on Dec. 1. He was 87.

Andrew Takas, the husband of the late Jane Takas and father of Andrea Georgiou, James Takas, Lynn Heath and Ellen Takas, died on Dec. 1 at the age of 91.

Witzke Funeral Homes, Inc.
Location: 5555 Twin Knolls Road, Columbia

Rose Marie Hall died on Nov. 30, she was 93.
Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park
Location: 7250 Washington Blvd., Elkridge

George Abbott, III, the husband of Diane Abbott died on Dec. 1 at the age of 57. He was the father of George Abbott, IV, Christy Stamper, George Farmer and Brian Farmer.

Shirley Marie Coolahan died on Dec. 2 at the age of 89.

Jane E. Horn died on Nov. 21. She was 90.

Robert F. Hahn died on Nov. 25. He was 85.

Russell Reed Hudson, of Parkville, died on Nov. 30. He was 87.

Joseph A. Cucina died Nov. 27. He was 75.


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