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Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc.

1050 York Road

Towson, Maryland

UPCOMING SERVICE

Visitation

Nov. 23, 2025

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc.

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Harriet Douthirt Obituary

Harriet Anne Ruckle Douthirt, age 81, of Towson, MD, passed peacefully in her home on November 17, 2025 surrounded by her husband of 56 years, Michael Cohen, and her family including her children, Henryka (Mark), Sean (Esha), Beth (Yosef), and Barney (Mary). One of the six deeply loved children of Harriet and William Douthirt, Harriet was born in Halethope, and was the beloved and proud grandma, "Dear Dear," to Zoe, Bernadette, Maria, Arav, Maya, and Samuel. Services will be on Sun Nov 23 at Ruck Towson and on Mon Nov 24 at 10am at Immaculate Conception Church and Loudon Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers or food, memorial gifts in honor of Harriet may be made to the Towson University Foundation in support of the University Child Care Center or through donations of children's books to libraries or schools. WWW.RuckFuneralHomes.com

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Published by Baltimore Sun on Nov. 20, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Harriet Douthirt

Nov

23

Visitation

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc.

1050 York Road, Towson, MD 21204

Nov

24

Funeral service

10:00 a.m.

Immaculate Conception Church

200 Ware Ave., Towson, MD 21204

Funeral services provided by:

Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc.

1050 York Road, Towson, MD 21204

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This world has lost a true Angel. Thank you for being such a bright light Ms. Harriet!

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