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On February 19, 2025, Geraldine "Gerry" Stotler passed away. Beloved wife of the late Richard Philip Stotler; devoted mother of Vanessa Lynn Tilles, Vivian Blanchat and her husband Don, Denise Broughton and her husband Mark, Rick Stotler and his wife Beth, and Charlene Nazelrod and her husband Bill; cherished grandmother of Donnie and Nick Blanchat, Diana Lawrence, Brooke Siravo, Emily Broughton, Ricky Stotler, the late Desirae Standiford, and the late Duane Broughton; dear sister of Gwynn Arp, Charlene Blumstein, the late Doyle Arp, and the late Jaqueline Arp; loving aunt of Joann Moulsdale. Also survived by twelve great-grandchildren, and many other loving family members and friends.
Friends may call at the Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P.A., 1407 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex, Maryland 21221, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 AM. Interment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens.
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1407 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex, MD 21221
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