Mary E. Karas

Mary Ethel Karas of Aberdeen, Maryland, died on March 13, 2007, just two days after her 86 birthday in Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace. Born, Mary Ethel Hondras, March 11, 1921, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Nicholas and Anthi Hondras. She came to Aberdeen following her marriage to Steve Karas, Jr. in 1948. .Mrs. Karas traveled extensively with her husband and many of her relatives and mends, including several trips to Greece. They traveled allover Europe and visited China, Hong Kong, Thailand and Bali on another trip. They also traveled throughout the Caribbean and to South America. She was a member of the Philoptochos Society of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Baltimore, Maryland. She was a past member of the Harford Memorial Hospital Ladies Auxiliary. She was also a member of Sts Mary Magdalene and Markella Greek Orthodox Church of Harford County. In addition to her husband she is survived by her son Peter and his wife Kim, of Forest Hill, Md.; son John and his wife, Belinda, of Havre de Grace, Md.; and son Michael and his wife, Linda, of Ellicott City, Md. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Bethany, Aimee, Scott, Kathryn, Andrew, Steven and Daphne who all brought great joy to her. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brothers, the Reverend John Hondras, and Dr. Thomas Hondras and her sister, Helen Mamalakis. Viewing will be Thursday, March 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home, in Aberdeen, Md. Services will be on March 16 at 11 a.m. at the Sts Mary Magdalene and Markella Greek Orthodox Church, 3714 Dublin Road, Darlington, Md. with Father Basil Kissal officiating. Interment will be at Harford Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made toSts. Mary Magdalene and Markella Greek Orthodox Church, PO Box 1575, Bel Air, Md. 21014. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001