Marie Surowicz

Marie Surowicz (nèe Knipp), 86, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2012. She was happily married for 56 years to Thomas E. Surowicz who died in 2007. She is survived by her sister Barbara Cunning, her son Tom, her daughter Christal, her daughter-in-law Carla and many loving relatives and friends, including Pearl Lynch, Bernice Martin, Hilda Archer and Janet Abby. A native of Philadelphia, Marie edited the newspaper at Olney High School and worked at Sears and Roebuck prior to her marriage in 1950. An accomplished musician, she played bass violin in the Olney Symphony and the Prince Georges Philharmonic and accompanied many local stage and opera productions. She was a longtime member of the Cheverly Women's Club, the Cheverly Garden Club and the Fun Bunch at the Willows in Bowie, her final residence. Marie was famous for many things - for her generosity to the food bank and the Christmas tree project at her churches, for her beautiful garden, for the flower arrangements she provided for hundreds of wedding receptions, for the creative cookies she baked, for her Halloween costumes, for always sending a birthday card to everyone she ever knew and most of all, for her wonderful hats. A viewing will be held on Friday, September 21 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Gasch's Funeral Home, P.A., 4739 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, September 22 at 11:00 am at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 3107 63rd. Ave., Cheverly, Md. Friends will gather for a repast after the service at The Willows, 3850 Enfield Chase Court, Bowie, MD at approximately 12:30 PM. Marie's hats will be there and available for wearing and adoption.

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