Donald L. Bosley Sr.

Donald L. Bosley Sr. obituary

Donald L. Bosley Sr.

Donald Bosley Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc. on Aug. 14, 2025.

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On August 11 2025, Donald L. Bosley Sr. passed away peacefully, at age 93, in his Lutherville-Timonium home. Donald leaves behind his loving wife Helen M. Bosley (nee Shock) of 67 years, children Delores M. Shock Jackson (Norman), Doreen Carter, Dorothea Ferguson (Neal), June Cougle (Bill), grandchildren Chris Ferguson (Maddie), Sarah Ferguson, Tracey Bosley, great-grandchildren Brannan Alexander, Florabelle Shapiro-Ferguson, siblings Ann Cook, Grace Lamarca, Robert Bosley, Jane Forties, Joan Parks, Barbara Kephart and many nieces and nephews. Donald was preceded in death by his son Donald L. Bosley Jr., father Roy Bosley, mother Margaret Bosley (nee Mosebrook), step-mother Marie Bosley (nee Price), brothers Tommy Bosley, Clyde Bosley, sisters Romaine Appel, and Elaine Preece. Friends may visit at the Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (Beltway Exit 26) on Saturday, August 16, 2025 from 10:30-11:30am, at which time funeral services will begin. The interment will follow at Dulaney Valley memorial Gardens.

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