On December 11, 2011 MARIA NARCISSA PANZARELLA (nee Rodriguez); born in Cartagena, Colombia; beloved wife of Judge Carl F. Panzarella; devoted mother of Raymond and Charles Panzarella and Lucia Patrignani; loving grandmother of Anna, Sebastian, Sophia, Luca, Isabella and Valentina; and survived by her sister Lucila Malo. Maria was a graduate of the National University Bogota, with a B.S. Nursing, M.S. Health Care Mangement, and M.A. Education, worked as a Nurse, Director of Nursing, and a teacher of English (ESL).

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Tuesday, December 13, at 10 AM. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her name to Gilchrist Hospice Care, 11311 McCormick Road, Suite 350 Hunt Valley, MD 21031. Arrangements by Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc.