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Martha Ripple (nee Heade), age 87, passed away peacefully at home on June 27, 2025. She is the beloved wife of over 68 years to David Ripple; cherished mother of Sheena Ripple and her companion Michael Hedrick and Brenda Ripple and her fiancée Dave Gilroy; cherished grandmother of David Clasing, Ronald Clasing, Anthony Rowe, and Jessica Valmas; great grandmother of Reagan, Somara, Emersyn, Hudson, and Lucille; caring sister of Jerlene Phillips, Ceclia Wine, Dennis Heade, and the late Barbara Mulson; also survived by many other loving relatives and friends.
A viewing will be held at Connelly Funeral Home of Essex, 300 Mace Avenue, Baltimore MD 21221 on Tuesday, July 8th from 3-5pm and 7-9pm. Interment is private.
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