Brenda (Branch) Dowdle

CALIFORNIA, Md. – Brenda Branch Dowdle, 63, of California, Md., formerly of Vassalboro, passed away at home on Oct. 21, 2024.

She is the daughter of William D. and Betty Branch of Vassalboro.

She was the loving wife of Anthony Dowdle whom she married in July 1988.

Brenda was a retired government employee and worked as an attorney at the Naval Air Systems Command Office of General Counsel at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.

Brenda is the beloved mother of Matthew Dowdle (Theresa) of Monkton, Md., Nicholas Dowdle (Lilly) of Philadelphia, Pa. and Katherine Dowdle also of Philadelphia, Pa. She was the sister of William I. Branch of Vassalboro, Brian Branch (Jamie) of Madison, Wis., and Ken Branch (Maria) of Nashville, Tenn. Brenda is survived by two grandchildren; and 11 nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends on Friday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 22375 Three Notch Rd., Lexington Park, Md., where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12 p.m. with Father Benjamin Garcia officiating. For those unable to attend in person, livestream will be available at ihmrcc.org. Interment will be private.

Condolences may be made to the family at http://www.mgfh.com.

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home and Cremation Services, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.

In lieu of flowers,

donations can be made to

Hospice of St. Mary’s,

P.O. Box 625,

Leonardtown, MD 20650