Naomi E. Serwatka, Homemaker

September 24, 2009|By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Naomi E. Serwatka, a homemaker and longtime Pasadena resident, died Monday of complications from Alzheimer's disease at her home.

She was 84.

Naomi Edna Douglas was born in Baltimore and raised in Northeast Baltimore. She was a graduate of a city vocational school, where she studied sewing, family members said.

In 1957, she married Ferdynand Serwatka Sr., who was a career Air Force master sergeant.

During her husband's military career, she lived at various military installations in the U.S. and the Philippines.

Mrs. Serwatka was an accomplished pianist. She also enjoyed gardening, sewing, and painting. She was a member of the Chesapeake Women's Club.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Barranco & Sons Funeral Home, 495 Gov. Ritchie Highway, Severna Park.

In addition to her husband, survivors include a son, Charles W. Lloyd of Emmitsburg; two daughters, Julie Ann Wade of Pasadena and Diana Dychkowski of Murphysboro, Ill.; a sister, Mary Lou Babbington of Baltimore; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Another son, Stanley J. Serwatka II, died last year.

- Frederick N. Rasmussen

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