Margaret Zanelotti DeeDee” Hoofnagle, also known as Nona to her granddaughter Chelsea, passed away in her arms June 13, 2026, at her home. Born July 31, 1941, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Jerome and Margaret Zanelotti of Washington, DC.
DeeDee graduated from St. Patrick’s Academy in June 1958 and then married Kenneth Hoffnagle, also known as Hoof, on October 10, 1959. She retired as an office manager at the Calvert County Health Department after 34 years in June 2010. She loved to stay busy, performing duties at SMILE, Our lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church and Calvert Marine Museum.
DeeDee is survived by her granddaughter, Chelsea Hoofnagle and her boyfriend Daniel Leaman of Lusby, MD; her sisters, Geraldine Kalal and husband Paul of Virginia Beach, VA and Lucy Walsh and the late John of Bishopville, MD; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Hoofnagle; her son, Timothy Hoofnagle; brother, Jerome Zanelotti; and her sister, Barbara Zanelotti.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church on Monday, June 22, 2026, at 11 am with Fr. Bob Kilner officiating. Following mass there will be a life celebration at the Solomon’s Yacht Club.
