Evelyn Burns Paulero

Evelyn Burns Paulero, age 89, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on February 12, 2012 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Joseph and Catherine Elizabeth Slee Burns and wife of the late Ralph Paulero. Prior to her diagnosis with Alzheimer's, she loved to volunteer at Mercy Hospital, John Carroll High School and the Shrine of the Little Flower. She was also a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church.

Mrs. Paulero is survived by her daughters, Kathleen Ward and husband, William, of Pylesville, MD and Anne Marie Porretti of Bel Air, MD; grandchildren, Theodore Porretti, Nicole Haslip, Daniel Ward and Meghann Johnson; and great-grandchildren, Kyle and Isabella Porretti, Brady Gray-Ward, and Mason and Casey Haslip. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her daughter, Catherine Paulero; beloved grandson, Patrick Ward; and great-granddaughter, Claire Porretti.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Stella Maris Hospice, 2300 Dulaney Valley Road, Timonium, MD 21093.