BORN

1944

DIED

2012

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Michael McGarity Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 7, 2012.

On September 6, 2012, Michael Bernard McGarity of Arbutus; Beloved husband of Carolyn Christy McGarity (nee Calp); Devoted son of Margaret and the late Edward McGarity; Loving father of Theresa Bernadette Furrow, Michaelein Regina Tran, Katie Marie Gregory and Robert Joseph Warns Jr.; Cherished grandfather of Ryan Michael Warns, Rebbecca-Ann Margaret Warns, Mia Mai Tran, Dillon James Furrow, Kade Samuel Gregory, Robert Jackson Warns, Kylie Linh Tran and Sydnee Rose Furrow.

Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Sterling Ashton Schwab Witzke Funeral Home of Catonsville, Inc., 1630 Edmondson Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228 on Sunday, September 9, 2012 from 1 to 3pm and 5 to 6pm, where funeral services will immediately follow. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org and/or to the Gilchrist Hospice Care, 11311 McCormick Rd. Suite 350, Hunt Valley, MD 21031.

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October 6, 2012

I miss you every day and today is really really hard. I need you here as always even if only in spirit. I know you are watching I love you always

October 4, 2012

Katie Gregory

There are no words dad. I love you and miss you so much.

September 28, 2012

Theresa Furrow

Dad, not a day goes by that I dont miss you or think of you. I talk to you often and say Good morning & Good night everyday. It helps to know you are no longer in pain but hurts missing you so. Watch over us as we try to find away to go on without you.

September 18, 2012

Christy McGarity

Miss you so much, Michael, am so lost and hollow without you.

September 18, 2012

Michaelein Tran

Miss you dad. Things will never be the same.

September 8, 2012

I am so sorry for the loss of your loved one. Please find peace and comfort in Psalms 65:2.

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Funeral services provided by:

Sterling-Ashton-Schwab-Witzke Funeral Home of Catonsville, Inc.

1630 Edmondson Ave, Catonsville, MD 21228

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