Angela Marie (Hosinski) Ball

Jul 4, 1918 - Feb 23, 2011

Angela M. Ball, age 92 died on February 23, 2011 at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, MD. She died of pneumonia and other complications resulting from a hip fracture.

Angela was born on July 4, 1918 in South Bend, Indiana but lived in the Washington, DC area for 72 years. She came to Washington in 1939 to work for the War Department where she met her husband, William Howard Ball when they were both members of the Wanderbird's Hiking Club. She worked as secretary to the Dean of the College of Physical Education at the University of Maryland from 1965 to 1983. She was an active member of St. Jerome's Catholic Church in Hyattsville, MD for over 50 years.

She is survived by her sons, Joseph Ball of Blacksburg VA; Michael Ball of Silver Spring, MD and Gregory Ball of Baltimore, MD as well as her daughter Caroline Ball of University Park, MD and 5 grandchildren.

The family will be receiving friends at Gasch's Funeral Home at 4739 Baltimore, Ave Hyattsville, MD 20781 on Friday, February 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral will be on Saturday February 25 at 11 a.m. at St. Jerome's Catholic Church, 5205 43rd Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Jerome's School, 5207 42nd Place, Hyattsville, MD 20781.

Sources: Ancestry.com, Legacy.com and FindAGrave.com

11/13/2025 EJS

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