Services:
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 10:00AM in Holy Face Catholic Church with Father Joseph Calis offficiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation:
The family will receive friends on Monday, November 25, 2013 from 5:00PM to 8:00PM with prayers recited at 7:00PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD.
Pye Vincent “Mann” Unkle, 80, of Great Mills passed away on November 22, 2013 in Callaway, MD. Born on February 1, 1933 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the loving son of the late William Pye and Bernice Vincent Unkle. Pye was the loving husband of the late Margaret Unkle, whom he married on November 29, 1958 in Immaculate Heart of Mary in Lexington Park, MD, and who preceded him in death in February, 2006. Mann is survived by his children; June Maher (Dennis), Terri Verbic-Boggs (Steve) both of Lexington Park, MD., Debbie Rice of Mooresville, NC., Robert Rice, Timothy Unkle, Mark Unkle (Claudia),Tony Unkle all of Callaway, MD, 15 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son Patrick Rice. Mann graduated from Great Mills High School in 1948 and was a lifelong St. Mary’s County resident. He worked in Civil Service as an Airplane Test Mechanic for Patuxent River Naval Air Station retiring in 1988 after 37 years, he also was a school bus contractor for St. Mary’s County Public Schools from 1976 to 2012. Mann enjoyed gardening, he was a county music and redskins fan, and was a history buff, who loved to read books or watch movies about world wars and presidents. . He was a member of the Elks, and he was a talented musician who had his own country music band “Mann Unkle and the Versatileo” for over 35 years. He will always be remembered by friends and family for his funny stories and wit. The “gift of Gab” he truly possessed.
The family will receive friends on Monday, November 25, 2013 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM with prayers recited at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 10:00 AM in Holy Face Catholic Church, Great Mills, MD with Father Joseph Calis officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers: Timothy J. Unkle, Jr., Jody Yertman, Brian Verbic, Todd Rice, Jamie Yertman, Jason Verbic, and Stephen Rice. Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s P.O. Box 625 Leonardtown, MD, and/or Lexington Park Rescue Squad P.O. Box 339 Lexington Park, MD 20653.