Marie Joyce Boccabello, 88, of Edgewater and Lusby

»Information from the George P. Kalas Funeral Home website.

Marie Joyce Boccabello, 88, of Lusby and Edgewater, died on Tuesday, August 11, of heart failure following an 8 month illness. Born December 3, 1926 in Washington, DC to the late Dorothy and Larry Winstead, she attended McKinley Technology High School.

Marie worked for the Department of the Navy during WWII. She enjoyed bowling, ceramics, antiquing and decorating. Marie was a member of St. Mark’s Church, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church and Our Lady Star of the Sea.

She was the wife of the late Francis Boccabello; mother of Francis (Virginia) Boccabello of Bradenton, FL, Stephen (Sheryl) Boccabello of Edgewater, MD, Marie (John) Turner of Lusby and Judith (James) Liggett of Bowie, MD; sister of Elizabeth Meeks, Dorothy Loftman and the late Herbert Winstead; grandmother of John, Patrick, Joyce, Anthony and Emma Boccabello, Katelyn and Steven Turner, Johnnie Ploor and Pamela Liggett; great-grandmother of Dominic, John and James Boccabello, Lily, Sam and Luke Eason, Steven Ploor and Henry Scrittore; great-great-grandmother of Leo Boccabello.

Friends may call at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road in Edgewater, on Sunday, August 16 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8pm.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, August 17 at 10:30am at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 515 Loch Haven Road in Edgewater. Private interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.