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Where Heritage and Life are celebrated.

Courtney Clow Dempsey

September 2, 1948- February 25, 2023

Services will be live on the Rausch Funeral Home, P.A. Facebook Page starting at 11:50 am, Saturday, March 25, 2023 and can be viewed at the below link. If you log into the page prior to 11:50 am you will have to refresh your page after 11:50 to be able to see the service which will be at the top of the page.

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Courtney Clow Dempsey passed away at the age of 74 on February 25, 2023, from cancer at the Asbury Care facility in Solomons, MD.  She was born in Washington, D.C. on September 2, 1948, and resided in Temple Hills, MD. She graduated from Crossland High School in 1966 and attended Boston University. She transferred to American University and received her bachelor’s degree in 1970.  Courtney then began her career as a personnel specialist with the Federal Government where she was employed until her retirement.

She married her first husband, Patrick Dempsey in 1970.  Together they had three children, two of whom are surviving. The marriage ended in divorce in 1987.  In 2012, she remarried to Col. Louis Hari and moved to Swan Point, MD.  Her husband, Louis, died from cancer in 2020.

Courtney will be remembered as a strong woman who possessed a wonderful sense of humor, loved to travel and cared very deeply for her family.  She also spent many hours tracing the Clow family ancestry and developing friendships with distant relatives.

Courtney was preceded in death by her parents, James and Eleanor Clow; her daughter, Cara and two brothers, Douglas Clow and Robert Clow.  She is survived by two sons, Ryan Dempsey of Pasadena, MD and Michael Dempsey of La Plata, MD and her brother, Gordon Clow of Annandale, VA.  She also leaves two grandchildren, Andrew Dempsey and Meghan Dempsey.

 

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Visitation

Saturday, March 25, 2023
11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Rausch Funeral Home-Owings

8325 Mt. Harmony Lane
Owings, MD 20736

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  • Memorial Service

Saturday, March 25, 2023
12:00 pm

Rausch Funeral Home-Owings

8325 Mt. Harmony Lane
Owings, MD 20736

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    Sherwood Freeman
    27 Feb 2023
    8:03pm

    Courtney was a great friend with whom I played MahJongg. She loved her T- bird and enjoyed cruising when she could get Lou to take vacation. Courtney made many friends in Swan Point but her cherished friends were John, Judy and Jenny. May she be reunited with Cara and Lou. We will miss her.

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    Glee Ann Harne
    27 Feb 2023
    8:33pm

    Such a fighter! May Courtney now find peace and joy with the loved ones that went on before her. She was a very sweet person and I know she will be missed.

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    Swan Point
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    Brad Hoffmaster
    27 Feb 2023
    9:24pm

    You will be missed! With deepest sympathy to her friends & family.

    The Hoffmaster Family

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    Barbara Almeida
    27 Feb 2023
    9:38pm

    Courtney was full of life and love. She lived a life well traveled with Lou and friends. Her recall of people time and events was phenomenal. She loved to laugh and was quick to include others in her life. She loved her children and grandchildren so much. She will be missed by many. May she travel on the wings of angels to her final resting place.

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    Swan Point
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    Norman W Chlosta
    27 Feb 2023
    10:17pm

    Carolyn & Norm Chlosta
    Our condolences to Courtney’s family. May she RIP. We knew Courtney from the several years that she & her late husband Lou lived in our Swan Point community. She was a fellow Mah Jongg player, and a kind/thoughtful person.

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    Swan Point
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    Jessie
    28 Feb 2023
    5:24am

    Courtney and I were good friends through high school and had some silly adventures together during those years. She transferred to American U where I was a student and we continued being friends. She was such an intelligent and intuitive person with a great laugh and a ready smile. We were in touch for many years through Facebook (I live in Chile) and twice at high school reunions. Sending love to you in heaven, Courtney….. you will always be in my thoughts❤️. Jessie Vega

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    Vickie Williams
    28 Feb 2023
    7:16am

    I am grateful for the friendship I had with Courtney. She fought bravely. Her love of life was an inspiration. She was loved and will be missed.

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    Swan Point
    State
    MD
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    George Barnett
    28 Feb 2023
    6:58pm

    Courtney and I became friends when I joined the Census Bureau in 1998. Over the years, my wife and I enjoyed hosting Courtney and Lou on the Eastern Shore and visiting them as well. Last summer we spent a holiday at Virginia Beach as Courtney got the most out of her visit even as she struggled with her increasing disabilities.
    Courtney had an incredible mind, assimilating and grasping information at lightning speed. She was able to recall decades-old conversations verbatim. Her wit was legendary. Most of all, Courtney was a fiercely loving friend.
    We will miss and remember her.

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    Cambridge
    State
    MD
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    Lori A. Clow
    18 Mar 2023
    2:12pm

    My memories of my Aunt C, as I affectionately called her, begin when I began. From rides in her car, bouncing in the front seat and singing along to the radio, to the “Clow family Christmases”, playing in the yard on Fischer Road when I was just small, to her famous “fly by” home visits, I will always cherish those times. In more recent years we spent a lot of time together in AZ, when she and Lou and she and my Mom traveled out for visits. Those times will be remembered for an abundance of laughter and lessons on family history, amongst many others. Most especially, I will miss her kindness and care and her great capacity to show me love.
    I will remain, always, “Courtney’s niece”.
    Rest peacefully, Aunt C. You were truly loved.

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    Rolanda
    19 Mar 2023
    12:39am

    My condolences to her friends and family.

    Rolanda Tate

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    Debbie Miller
    25 Mar 2023
    9:14am

    I met Courtney when we moved to Hallmark Estates in 1982 and our friendship continued even after we moved to another home in Calvert County.
    My deepest condolences to Ryan and Michael during this difficult time . Courtney will be missed by all who knew her. She was a dear friend and an inspiration to me over these past several years. Rest in heavenly peace my dear friend. Until we meet again! Love you!❤️

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    Huntingtown
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    Karlene Rosasco
    25 Mar 2023
    10:11am

    I miss you Courtney. You fought so hard. May you rest in peace 🙏 I’ll miss your humor, your incredible mind and how you remembered everyone you ever knew. It always amazed me. I loved it whenever we got together or talked on the phone. You always kept me laughing. And, you could imitate people to a tee. For your family I’m so sorry for your loss. Courtney loved her family. She always spoke of each you. She was proud of her family and told stories of her life often. I’ll cherish my memories and pray for you as you honor her today.

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    Sherwood Freeman
    27 Feb 2023
    8:03pm

    Courtney was a great friend with whom I played MahJongg. She loved her T- bird and enjoyed cruising when she could get Lou to take vacation. Courtney made many friends in Swan Point but her cherished friends were John, Judy and Jenny. May she be reunited with Cara and Lou. We will miss her.

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    City
    Cranberry Township
    State
    PA
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    Glee Ann Harne
    27 Feb 2023
    8:33pm

    Such a fighter! May Courtney now find peace and joy with the loved ones that went on before her. She was a very sweet person and I know she will be missed.

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    City
    Swan Point
    State
    Maryland
    Reply
    Brad Hoffmaster
    27 Feb 2023
    9:24pm

    You will be missed! With deepest sympathy to her friends & family.

    The Hoffmaster Family

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    Lusby
    State
    MD
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    Barbara Almeida
    27 Feb 2023
    9:38pm

    Courtney was full of life and love. She lived a life well traveled with Lou and friends. Her recall of people time and events was phenomenal. She loved to laugh and was quick to include others in her life. She loved her children and grandchildren so much. She will be missed by many. May she travel on the wings of angels to her final resting place.

    save
    City
    Swan Point
    State
    MD
    Reply
    Norman W Chlosta
    27 Feb 2023
    10:17pm

    Carolyn & Norm Chlosta
    Our condolences to Courtney’s family. May she RIP. We knew Courtney from the several years that she & her late husband Lou lived in our Swan Point community. She was a fellow Mah Jongg player, and a kind/thoughtful person.

    save
    City
    Swan Point
    State
    MD
    Reply
    Jessie
    28 Feb 2023
    5:24am

    Courtney and I were good friends through high school and had some silly adventures together during those years. She transferred to American U where I was a student and we continued being friends. She was such an intelligent and intuitive person with a great laugh and a ready smile. We were in touch for many years through Facebook (I live in Chile) and twice at high school reunions. Sending love to you in heaven, Courtney….. you will always be in my thoughts❤️. Jessie Vega

    save
    City
    Viña del Mar
    State
    Chile
    Reply
    Vickie Williams
    28 Feb 2023
    7:16am

    I am grateful for the friendship I had with Courtney. She fought bravely. Her love of life was an inspiration. She was loved and will be missed.

    save
    City
    Swan Point
    State
    MD
    Reply
    George Barnett
    28 Feb 2023
    6:58pm

    Courtney and I became friends when I joined the Census Bureau in 1998. Over the years, my wife and I enjoyed hosting Courtney and Lou on the Eastern Shore and visiting them as well. Last summer we spent a holiday at Virginia Beach as Courtney got the most out of her visit even as she struggled with her increasing disabilities.
    Courtney had an incredible mind, assimilating and grasping information at lightning speed. She was able to recall decades-old conversations verbatim. Her wit was legendary. Most of all, Courtney was a fiercely loving friend.
    We will miss and remember her.

    save
    City
    Cambridge
    State
    MD
    Reply
    Lori A. Clow
    18 Mar 2023
    2:12pm

    My memories of my Aunt C, as I affectionately called her, begin when I began. From rides in her car, bouncing in the front seat and singing along to the radio, to the “Clow family Christmases”, playing in the yard on Fischer Road when I was just small, to her famous “fly by” home visits, I will always cherish those times. In more recent years we spent a lot of time together in AZ, when she and Lou and she and my Mom traveled out for visits. Those times will be remembered for an abundance of laughter and lessons on family history, amongst many others. Most especially, I will miss her kindness and care and her great capacity to show me love.
    I will remain, always, “Courtney’s niece”.
    Rest peacefully, Aunt C. You were truly loved.

    save
    City
    Tucson
    State
    AZ
    Reply
    Rolanda
    19 Mar 2023
    12:39am

    My condolences to her friends and family.

    Rolanda Tate

    save
    City
    Alexandria
    State
    Va
    Reply
    Debbie Miller
    25 Mar 2023
    9:14am

    I met Courtney when we moved to Hallmark Estates in 1982 and our friendship continued even after we moved to another home in Calvert County.
    My deepest condolences to Ryan and Michael during this difficult time . Courtney will be missed by all who knew her. She was a dear friend and an inspiration to me over these past several years. Rest in heavenly peace my dear friend. Until we meet again! Love you!❤️

    save
    City
    Huntingtown
    State
    MD
    Reply
    Karlene Rosasco
    25 Mar 2023
    10:11am

    I miss you Courtney. You fought so hard. May you rest in peace 🙏 I’ll miss your humor, your incredible mind and how you remembered everyone you ever knew. It always amazed me. I loved it whenever we got together or talked on the phone. You always kept me laughing. And, you could imitate people to a tee. For your family I’m so sorry for your loss. Courtney loved her family. She always spoke of each you. She was proud of her family and told stories of her life often. I’ll cherish my memories and pray for you as you honor her today.

    save
    City
    The Villages
    State
    FL
    Reply

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