Sharon Hazel Crowne

Sharon Hazel Crowne of Centreville, MD, entered into eternal life on November 2, 2022, at Compass Hospice Care surrounded by her loving family. She was 74. Born on September 12, 1948, in IL, she was the daughter of the late John Scott Burgett and Sarah Anselma Spence Burgett. After spending years moving around the world as an Air Force child, her family settled in Bowie, MD. She attended Seton High School and then the University of Maryland, receiving a BS in Education. In 1973, she married the love of her life, Frank Crowne. After some more moving around (including a year in Paris), they would settle in Laurel, MD. After lovingly raising her two children into their teenage years, she became the church secretary at St. Mary of the Mills Catholic Church where her main role was to design the weekly bulletin, a task she greatly enjoyed. Upon retirement, the two of them moved to Centreville, MD, and spent the remainder of their years next door to their daughter’s family and enjoying the beautiful and quiet corner of their neighborhood. While she enjoyed many activities (crocheting, puzzles, card games), it was her family that brought her the most joy. She so enjoyed the vacations to Ocean City and the mountains that she took almost every year with her children. She provided child care for her two oldest grandchildren Sarah and Liam, drawing them so close together to her. She would rouse herself early in the morning on visits from her two younger grandchildren Aivy and Ronnie to play with them and watch movies. She was there every moment of Theresa’s cancer battle, and she supported (and greatly enjoyed) Scott’s passion for the piano. She lovingly and patiently took care of Frank as he succumbed to Alzheimer’s, and courageously battled her own fight with cancer. Throughout everything, her faith remained rock-solid – a trait marveled at by everyone who knew her. Sharon is survived by her daughter, Theresa (Durnbaugh) and her husband Bill of Centreville, MD and their children Liam and Sarah; son Scott and his wife Leah (Schenck) of York, PA, and their daughters Aivleen and Veronica; sister, Mary Ann Burgett; brother, Scott Burgett and his wife Nancy; and sister, Debbie Cambardella and her partner John. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband Francis “Frank” Crowne in 2021; her sister, Diane McMullen; her brother-in-law, Terry McMullen; and her brother-in-law, Lou Cambardella. A visitation will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2022, from 6-8 pm at the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. in Centreville, MD. A Mass will be held on Friday, November 11, 2022, at 11 am at Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in Centreville, MD. Burial will follow in St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery in Queenstown, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org

Sharon Hazel Crowne

September 12, 1948 - November 2, 2022