Tousey, 79; Saadat, 10: Howard County Death Notices

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

John A. Dohner, husband of Judith C. Dohner, and father of Jonathan the late Geoffrey Dohner died on Oct. 31. He was 78.

Hans Sigmund Gruenberger died Nov. 1. He was 92.

Frank J. Roso, Sr., the husband of Patricia and father of Frank, Steven and Jennifer died on Oct. 31. He was 72.

Esther P. Schlerf, wife of the late John E. Schlerf and mother of Gary and Steven died on Nov. 1. She was 94.

Hugh R. Tousey, of Columbia died on Nov. 1 from complications of cancer. He was the partner of Evelyn Templeman and father of Hugh and Terrie. He previously served as a board member of the village of Town Center in Columbia. He was 79.

Ann L. Wigle died Nov. 4. She was 79.

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

Patricia (Dixon) Bloomer, of Elkridge, died on Nov. 2. She was the wife of the late William J. Bloomer and the mother of Thomas, Susan and Judith. She was 78.

Hanna Rose Saadat, of Clarksville, died on Oct. 29 at the age of 10. She was the daughter of Seyed and Shahrzad Saadat and sister of Cyrus. A celebration of her life will take place Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. at the River Hill Village Center.


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

June E. Wallace, of Columbia, died on Nov. 3 at the age of 87. She was the husband of the late Wyatt Wallace and mother of three. She worked for the federal government and enjoyed weekend trips to Atlantic City with Wyatt. She loved dogs, and had five pugs herself. She is survived by her three children and two grandchildren.


Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park
Location: 7250 Washington Blvd., Elkridge

Nancy Jean Daniel, mother of Julie and Laura Tribble, died at her home on Oct. 28. She was 63.

Sally Vernay Wescoat, wife of the late Winfield W. Wescoat, Jr. and mother of eight, died on Oct. 26. She was 75.

Dan Ngoc Tran, of Elkridge, died on Oct. 30. He was 78.

Editor's Note: Originally the Saadat services were listed under the incorrect funeral home. The story has been corrected to indicate the correct funeral home, Slack Funeral Home in Ellicott City. We regret the error.