Dorothy Estella Gross of Aberdeen, passed away on Tuesday, February 25 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace. She Was 98. She was the daughter of the late James Robert Bowman & Anna Estella (nee Cullum) Bowman, Neidlein and wife of the late John Henry Piper and Marvin Harold Gross.

A retired clerk for Aberdeen Proving Ground, Mrs. Gross was a member of Cranberry United Methodist Church. In her spare time, she enjoyed basket weaving, playing Bunko, spending time with her family and her little dog Charlie Brown.

She is survived by her grandchildren, Kim, Denise, Dawn, Ryan and Michelle; great grandchildren, Amanda, Luke, Morgan, Savannah, CJ, Dylan, Adreinne, Christian and Tala; great great grandchildren, Tiarra, Ava, Jordan, Cassius and Georgia and her brother, Buddy Neidlein of Perryman. In addition to her parents and husbands, she was predeceased by her children, John David Piper and Cecilia Dianne Lescalett; her siblings, Franklin, Kenneth and Fleet Bowman, Ruth Piper and Shirley Futty; grandchildren, John and Chris and great granddaughter Nicole.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, March 7, 2025 at 11:00am at Harford Memorial Gardens.

Dorothy Estella Gross

September 01, 1926 - February 25, 2025

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