Richard A Soverns

Richard A. Soverns (1967-2025) Richard Soverns, better known as “Rick”, passed away peacefully at the age of 58 on November 30th, 2025 at Hospice of the Chesapeake in Pasadena, MD. Rick was born in July of 1967 to Jane R. Soverns and the late George B. Soverns of Linthicum Heights, MD as the youngest of their five children. He resided in Linthicum Heights for the duration of his childhood and participated in numerous sports including lacrosse, swimming, baseball, basketball, and soccer. He attended Andover Highschool where he remained a multi-sport athlete up until graduating in 1985. After graduation, Rick went on to swim and play lacrosse at CCBC Catonsville for two years until sustaining a shoulder injury. He then transferred to finish his education at West Virginia Wesleyan College where he graduated in 1990 with an accounting degree. After just six months, Rick decided an office job wasn’t for him and worked in different areas of construction until his Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis in 2008. He was an avid angler, jokester and family man. During his time attending West Virginia Wesleyan College, Rick offered to help out his neighbor who had a friend stranded at Frostburg State University and was in need of a ride back to Linthicum Heights for holiday break. He picked her up as he passed by on his way home from WV and just a few short years later he was proposing to her in the West Virginia mountains. He married his late wife Jennifer (Jen) in October of 1996 surrounded by friends and family. Together they welcomed their daughter, Kathryn (Katie), in 2000 and son, Michael, in 2003. They moved to Severna Park, MD in early 2003. Tragically, he became a widower in 2011 when Jen lost her battle to cervical cancer. He remained in Severna Park until both kids were out of the house and then moved back to Linthicum Heights, MD to reside with his brother Steve Soverns and his nieces, Sarah and Emily. He is preceded in death by his wife Jennifer Soverns, father George Soverns and brother Dave Soverns. He is survived by his loving mother, Jane Soverns, his children, Katie and Michael Soverns, brother Dan Soverns and wife Kelly, sister-in-law Tracey Yanity, sister Mary Beth Soverns and husband Carroll, brother Steve Soverns, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A celebration of life in his honor will be held in January of 2026. Details to follow. In lieu of flowers the family kindly requests donations to be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Richard A Soverns

July 27, 1967 - November 30, 2025