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Baltimore County retired Colonel dies from rare form of ovarian cancer

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Posted at 4:32 PM, Aug 10, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-10 16:32:03-04

BALTIMORE COUNTY — Retired Colonel Kim Ward died after a long battle with a rare form of ovarian cancer called Ovarian Carcinosarcoma Cancer.

Ward died late on Thursday night, August 6.

Colonel Ward began her career with the Baltimore County Police Department in 1981. When she retired after 33 years of service in 2015, Colonel Ward was the highest ranking female officer in the history of the department, and remains so only to the exception of the appointment of Chief Hyatt in 2019.

Funeral and mass services for retired Colonel Ward will be held privately, but a prayer service and eulogies will be held immediately following, open to the public at:

Public Prayer Service and Eulogies
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:30 a.m.
Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
200 E. Padonia Road, Timonium, MD 21093