Mass of Christian Burial
April 8, 2011
3:00 P.M.
Location: Saint Anthony's Catholic Church [Map]
Inurnment
Location: Arlington National Cemetery [Map]
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Owen Francis Carr III, age 62, of Fair Haven, MD passed away April 1, 2011 after a brief illness. Owen was born October 23, 1948 in Queens, NY to Owen F., Jr. and Anna Marie (Veith) Carr. He was raised in New Hyde Park, NY until the age of seven when he moved with his family to District Heights, MD where he lived until moving to Kensington, MD at the age of sixteen. He attended Mt. Calvary grammar school in District Heights and DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, MD and graduated from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, MD, class of 1967. He attended Montgomery Junior College for a year and a half and joined the US Navy May 19, 1969. He served on active duty until February 2, 1973, and completed his reserve obligation May 20, 1975 as an Ensign 3rd Class, earning the National Defense Service Medal. He married Peggy Walton April 10, 1976 and they lived and raised their family in Fair Haven. Owen was employed as a building equipment mechanic for the U.S. Postal Service at the general mail facility in Capitol Heights, MD. He was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in North Beach, MD and a former officer in the Owings Cliffs Citizens Association. In his leisure time Owen enjoyed boating and spending time with family and friends.
Owen was preceded in death by his parents and by a son, Owen F. Carr IV. He is survived by his wife Peggy (Walton) Carr; a daughter Maureen P. Carr of Alexandria, VA; a sister Catherine Broderick of Silver Spring, MD; brothers Joseph Carr of Silver Spring and John Carr of Friendship, MD; and by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 3:00 PM Friday April 8, 2011 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in North Beach, MD. Inurnment at Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium will be held at a later date.
Memorial Contributions
Memorial contributions may be directed to the Owen F. Carr IV Memorial Scholarship Fund, Office of University Development, East Carolina University, Greenville Center Suite 1100, 2200 South Charles Blvd., Greenville, NC 27858 or online at https://onestop.ecu.edu/onlinegiving/ (Fund Number 1568000)
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