Mrs Melvina Vermillion Dicus

Melvina Vermillion Dicus, 86, of Ridgely passed away peacefully at home on July 15, 2014, surrounded by her family. She was born in Millersville, MD on November 15, 1927 to the late William L. and Bessie Bell Blauvelt Bach. She attended Richard Henry Lee and Glen Burnie High, graduating in 1945. On January 12, 1947 she married the love of her life, Calvin Henry Dicus. After their marriage they made their home in Glen Burnie and in 1967 they built their dream home on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay, in Bay City on Kent Island. She worked as a bookkeeper with Johnson Lumber Co; Radio Electric Service Co.; Freestate Trucking; and North Bay Distributors. In 1974-1976, Calvin’s work with Westinghouse carried them to Shiraz Iran. She truly loved their time in Iran. They met their lifelong friends, Kathy and Dick DeMartini and the late Bill and Mary Moon. In 1986, they retired and moved to Florida. In 1988, Calvin passed away and she moved back to Maryland to be close to her family. In 1989, she built her current home in Ridgely, MD. Until the time of her illness, she was a volunteer in Annapolis at the Lutheran Mission Society and Kent Island AARP. She was a member of the galilee Lutheran Church in Chester, MD since 1967. Affectionately known as “Millie” or Mom Mom, she loved to travel. She took many bus trips to various locations over the years. Melvina is survived by her daughter Kathleen “Kathi” and her husband Dean Crouse of Ferndale, MD; her son C. Michael and his wife Marsha Dicus of Queenstown, MD; Her grandchildren, Wendy and her husband Raymond Lowrimore of Baltimore, MD; Mike Dicus and his companion Alisha Winters of Easton; Rob Dittmar and his companion Tiffany Morton of Lansdowne; great grandchildren Alan Driver; Connor Lowrimore; and Gracie Dicus; One sister Marion Grauling of Catonsville; and 3 nieces. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased in death by a daughter, Toni C. Dicus; brother in Law John Grauling; Granddaughter Jessica N. Dittmar; and great grandson Waylon Michael Dicus. A funeral service will be held at 4:00 pm on July 19, 2014 at the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. in Chester, MD. The Pastor Matt Kobs will be officiating. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service. Immediately following the service, friends may gather for a time of fellowship and refreshments at the Galilee Lutheran Church in Chester, MD. A private burial will be at the Glen Haven Memorial Park at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in memory of Melvina to the Queen Anne’s Hospice, 255 Comet Drive, Centreville, MD 21617 or Lutheran Mission Society, 230 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 or Galilee Lutheran Church, 1934 Harbor Drive, Chester, MD 21619.

Mrs Melvina Vermillion Dicus

November 15, 1927 - July 15, 2014