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Donna Garde Obituary
On Monday, December 18, 2023, Donna Lou Garde of Millersville, MD passed away peacefully. Beloved wife of 53 years to Richard E. Garde, loving mother of Karen L. Ries and her husband Jay, Susan G. Stutzman and Linda M. Fields. Devoted grandmother of Jessica, Liella, Damon and Dominic. Donna was preceded in death by her parents; Daisy and Malcom Dunn and her brother Donald Dunn.
Family and friends are invited to gather at the Singleton Funeral & Cremation Services, PA, (at Crain Highway), 1 2nd Avenue, SW, Glen Burnie, MD 21061 on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 from 10:00 am till the start of the Celebration of Life Funeral Services at 12:00 noon. Her Graveside Service and Interment will follow at Lorraine Park Cemetery, Baltimore, MD. If desired, Memorial Contributions may be made in her name to the Hospice of the Chesapeake, Pasadena, MD.
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