Dowdle, Brenda Branch
Residence: California, MD
Death: Monday, October 21, 2024
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Brenda Branch Dowdle, 63, of California, Maryland, formerly of Vassalboro, Maine, passed away at home on October 21, 2024. She is the daughter of William D. and Betty Branch of Vassalboro, Maine. She was the loving wife of Anthony Dowdle whom she married in July 1988. Brenda was a retired government employee and worked as an attorney at the Naval Air Systems Command Office of General Counsel at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.

Brenda is the beloved mother of Matthew Dowdle (Theresa) of Monkton, Mayland, Nicholas Dowdle (Lilly) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Katherine Dowdle also of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the sister of William I Branch of Vassalboro, Maine, Brian Branch (Jamie) of Madison, Wisconsin, and Ken Branch (Maria) of Nashville, Tennessee. Brenda is survived by two grandchildren and eleven nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends on Friday, November 8, 2024, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 22375 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, Maryland, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:00 PM with Father Benjamin Garcia officiating. For those unable to attend in person, livestream will be available at ihmrcc.org. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of St. Mary's, PO Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home and Cremation Services, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
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