Mary Lee Franz

On March 9, 2016 Mary Lee Franz (nee Sortino) passed away at her home in Baldwin, Maryland. She was the beloved wife of William G. Franz; devoted mother of Dawn Flinn, William “Bill” Franz, Jr., and Chrstopher J. Franz and his wife Jamie; Cherished grandmother of Nathan, Madelyn, Luke, Sophia and Carmen Franz, Nicholas Hutson and Michael Flinn; loving sister of Minnie Zang and her husband Joe, Rose Nolan and her husband Harry, Josie Cocnavitch and her husband Don, Frances Moll and her husband Joe Pedone and her late twin sister, Nancy Colly; dear sister in law of Fred Colly. Mary was also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held at the Schimunek Funeral Home of Bel Air, Inc. (610 W. Mac Phail Road Belair, MD 21014) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. A reception will follow until 5:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Memory of Mar Lee Franz to the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (www.hopkinsmedicine.org/kimm) 750 E. Pratt St. Suite 1700 Baltimore, MD 21202 or the Heart and Vascular Institute @ Johns Hopkins Hospital, Division of Cardiology (600 N. Wolfe St. Building Blalock 524 Baltimore, MD 21287) or http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heart_vascular_institute/about_us/charitable_giving/​