On January 12, 2011, Catherine Dolores Hammel(nee Poffel); beloved wife of the late Albert Edgar Hammel and the late Edward M. Hanzely; devoted mother of Thomas E. Hammel and his wife Debbie and Gloria Jean Hammel and her partner Lynn; dear grandmother of Laura, Sara and Jennifer; dear great grandmother of Ronan & Mairead; dear aunt of Alan, James and Richard Poffel and Christine Lazarowicz.

Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc. 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A) Sunday 2-4 & 6-8 PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday, 10:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Church. Interment Mt. Maria Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Daughters of Charity, 333 South Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727.