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Joseph Elmo Obituary
ELMO, JOSEPH F.
Peacefully on Sunday, January 4, 2004 of Silver Spring, MD. Survived by his devoted wife of 69 years Mary A. (Marie) Elmo; daughter Katherine Elmo Fletcher; grandchildren MaryBeth Baumgartner and Paul Haas IV; great-grandchildren Allison and Mikayla Baumgartner. Friends may call at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 12319 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. on Friday. Interment will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.
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Memories and Condolences
for Joseph Elmo
George Suter
February 6, 2004
Marie: Joe was a wonderful man and a great friend. He will be dearly missed by all of us. All our love, Lila and Bob
Maureen Montgomery
February 6, 2004
Grandad Elmo: Thank you for making my childhood so wonderful, and for all your love and support over the years. I will miss you very much, Love Missy
Allison & Mikayla Baumgartner
February 4, 2004
Granddaddy-
We love you and will never forget you
your loving great granddaughters
MaryBeth Baumgartner
February 4, 2004
Granddad-
not a day will pass that I won't think of you- how much I miss you, how much I love you and how important you were in my life
your devoted granddaughter
Megan Hohenstein
February 3, 2004
Grandpa Elmo was more than what you could ask for in a grandfather. He will truly be missed and loved.
Elizabeth Hohenstein
February 2, 2004
We all miss Grandpa Elmo very much. But he will always be with us.
John, Carol Gordon & Andrew Fletcher
February 2, 2004
Dear Mimi & Marie,
We will truly miss Granddaddy Elmo. He was a wonderful person and we were so fortunate to be part of his family. All our love and thoughts go to you.
Lauren Hohenstein
February 2, 2004
Always trust that we have no idea what the future holds, but we do know who holds the future. "Answer when I call, my saving God. In my troubles you cleared a way: show me favor: here my prayer." Psalm 4:1 Tomorrow is a new day. All my love any prayers.
John Zito
February 2, 2004
A good guy who cared much more about others than himself. He earned the respect of many, he certainly had mine.
Toni Zito
January 31, 2004
My thoughts and prayers are with you and the family. Uncle Joe was and is the best! Love, Toni
John and Noreen Zito and family
January 31, 2004
To our dear relatives---we will miss Uncle Joe so much. He was truly one of the "best," and know his wonderful spirit will live on in all of us. I will always remember Uncle Joe sitting in his yard waiting for us to arrive this past summer. We are ever so grateful that we had this last visit with him and look forward to seeing Aunt Marie and Kay and family very soon. We love you all so much, Noreen and all
Don , T.J., Lynsey and Donny Fletcher
January 30, 2004
Dear Kay and Marie,
We sure will miss Grand Daddy Elmo. He was a very kind and thoughtful person. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Carol Lewis
January 30, 2004
Dear Marie & family,
I am so sorry for your loss. Joe was a wonderful person who had a real compassion for his fellow man. Something rare today. I am blessed to have known him and fortunate to have worked with him .
Carol & Dick Lewis
Carmela Lipari
January 29, 2004
Dear Marie and family,
I'm so sorry to hear about Joe's death. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. I'll be in touch with you shortly.
Love,
Carm
Janis Caracofe
January 9, 2004
Dear Marie and family,
On behalf of my Dad, Mike, we would like to express our sincere sympathy to you on Joe's passing. Dad spoke of Joe often and was sorry they couldn't get together more often. He especially missed their lunches together. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and may God bless you and your family.
Mike Mikalaski and Janis Caracofe (Mike's daughter)
Susan Ward
January 8, 2004
My thoughts and prayers are with the family in the loss of a kind and gentle man
Ron & Elaine Hohenstein
January 8, 2004
He was a blessing to all that knew him and a wonderful role model. He will be missed.
Ken Joy
January 8, 2004
Joe's star shown brightly - as a
co-worker, as a mentor, and above all, as a friend. God Bless You Joe; Our prayers are with you Marie.
Love, Leigh,Frances,Kenny,Linda
Doug Groves
January 7, 2004
Bless our great friend Joe, we will treasure our memories. Our prayers and thoughts go out to Marie. Fondly, The Groves Family (Virginia & Mike and Doug)
Jack Fletcher
January 7, 2004
Farewell St. Joseph
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