Mary Lou Verdis
October 10, 1933 — December 5, 2022
Mary Lou Verdis
On December 5, 2022 Mary Lou (nee Townsend) Verdis, 89, passed away in Carroll Hospital Center after a brief illness. She was born in Durbin, WV on October 10, 1933 to the late Leland and Mary Townsend. She was married to Sebastian "Rusty" Verdis who passed away on February 15, 2013.
Mary Lou moved to Reisterstown in her early life and her family settled in a house on Benson Lane, off of Cockeys Mill Road in Reisterstown. She married Rusty on July 19, 1952. They built a small house on Caltriders Lane in Reisterstown and started their family. They had three children, Sebastian Vincent Verdis, Jr.and his wife Andrea, Rose Mary Jenkins and her husband Steve and Nicholas L. Verdis, Sr. and his wife Donna, Their family grew, as many grandchildren and great grandchildren were born...grandchildren Nicholas L. Verdis, Jr. Jacob W. Verdis, Jenny E. Truant, Robert G. Patterson, Jr., Michael V. Patterson, Brian J. Jenkins and Christopher and Trevor Hartman; great grandchildren Lucy & Penny, Reese & Margot, Jack & Maddie, Alexis, Julie, Nicholas, Samantha and Brice.
She was one of 13 children, all except one, Helen Fulbright of Florida, have passed on before her.
Mary Lou and Rusty owned and operated a small business in Reisterstown, Mary Lou's Carry-Out, from 1969 to 1997. Before that she had worked as a C & P Telephone Operator in Reisterstown and then as, what she called herself, a "soda jerk", for Lindy's Drug Store also in Reisterstown.
She was a caring and lovely person. She spoke to everyone she met, making them feel like they "mattered". She enjoyed spending time with her family, going to the casino, watching game shows and was an avid Orioles and Ravens fan. She always tried to stay active doing yardwork, playing with the family dog, "Maggie" and going shopping was always a top priority, Dollar Store, Walmart, just to name a couple. She was still driving at her young age of 89. An independent woman to the very end.
The family is planning a small visitation and funeral service on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc., 311 Broadway in Hanover, PA. Interment will be in All Saints' Cemetery, Reisterstown.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to York County SPCA, 3159 N. Susquehanna Trail, York, PA 17406.
Mary Lou moved to Reisterstown in her early life and her family settled in a house on Benson Lane, off of Cockeys Mill Road in Reisterstown. She married Rusty on July 19, 1952. They built a small house on Caltriders Lane in Reisterstown and started their family. They had three children, Sebastian Vincent Verdis, Jr.and his wife Andrea, Rose Mary Jenkins and her husband Steve and Nicholas L. Verdis, Sr. and his wife Donna, Their family grew, as many grandchildren and great grandchildren were born...grandchildren Nicholas L. Verdis, Jr. Jacob W. Verdis, Jenny E. Truant, Robert G. Patterson, Jr., Michael V. Patterson, Brian J. Jenkins and Christopher and Trevor Hartman; great grandchildren Lucy & Penny, Reese & Margot, Jack & Maddie, Alexis, Julie, Nicholas, Samantha and Brice.
She was one of 13 children, all except one, Helen Fulbright of Florida, have passed on before her.
Mary Lou and Rusty owned and operated a small business in Reisterstown, Mary Lou's Carry-Out, from 1969 to 1997. Before that she had worked as a C & P Telephone Operator in Reisterstown and then as, what she called herself, a "soda jerk", for Lindy's Drug Store also in Reisterstown.
She was a caring and lovely person. She spoke to everyone she met, making them feel like they "mattered". She enjoyed spending time with her family, going to the casino, watching game shows and was an avid Orioles and Ravens fan. She always tried to stay active doing yardwork, playing with the family dog, "Maggie" and going shopping was always a top priority, Dollar Store, Walmart, just to name a couple. She was still driving at her young age of 89. An independent woman to the very end.
The family is planning a small visitation and funeral service on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc., 311 Broadway in Hanover, PA. Interment will be in All Saints' Cemetery, Reisterstown.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to York County SPCA, 3159 N. Susquehanna Trail, York, PA 17406.
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