Mary B. Chisnell

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Mary B. Chisnell

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Mary Chisnell Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Eline Funeral Home - Reisterstown on Nov. 12, 2025.

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Mary Barbara Chisnell, 87, of Hampstead, Maryland peacefully passed away at her home on November 11, 2025. Born May 17, 1938 in Gibsonia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph James Kristian and Gertrude Florence (Hughes) Kristian and the beloved wife of the late John Burdett Chisnell, Jr. Mary and John enjoyed 62 beautiful years of marriage.
Mary loved to sing in the Trinity Lutheran Church Choir and she was a great cook. She loved spending the Holidays baking and cooking for her family, and she especially loved being with her grandchildren and her great grandchildren.
Surviving are her two sons, John B. Chisnell, III of Hanover, PA, Danny James Chisnell and his wife Charlotte of Owings Mills, MD; daughter, Rose Marie Burnham of Hampstead, MD; sister, Carolyn Zarbynicky of Chicora, PA; seven grandchildren- J.B., Brandon, Jamie, George, Erin, Austin, Kylie; ten great grandchildren- Jackson, Garrett, Mia, Emma, Declan, Chase, Michael, Adeline, Luke, Atlas;.
Visitation will be held Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 2-4:00 and 6-8:00 PM at the Eline Funeral Home, Reisterstown, Maryland. Funeral Service's will be held on Friday, November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM, at the Eline Funeral Home, Reisterstown. The interment will be in Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery, Owings Mills, MD, Friday, December 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM.
Online condolences may be made at www.ElineFuneralHome.com.

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Upcoming Events

Dec

5

Graveside service

11:30 a.m.

Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery

11501 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117

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