On May 15, 2012, Maria Elizabeth Watkins (nee Oechsler. Beloved wife of John W. Watkins and devoted mother of Sandra M. Walsh, John R. Watkins, Marie E. Kimbel and Christine W. Gernhart, D.V.M. Devoted daughter of Audrey K. Oechsler (nee Smith) and the late Andrew F. Oechsler. Dear sister of Kathleen Levee, Patricia DiGennaro, Andrew, John and Cary Oechsler and the late Michael Oechsler. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, 1 great grandson, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

The family will receive friends at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc. 7922 Wise Avenue on Thursday 3-5 and 7-9PM. The Vigil Service will be held at 4PM. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated in Saint Lukes Catholic Church, (Edgemere) on Friday at 11AM. Interment Oak Lawn Cemetery. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be directed to the American Cancer Society for renal cell adenocarcinoma research www.cancer.org