obituaries

Jun 30, 2005

Ruby Frances Baines, 82, a resident of Arnold since 1953, died of natural causes June 30 at home after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Baines was born Jan. 22, 1923, and raised in Culpeper, Va., and also lived in Reva, Va. In 1946 she married Albert Richard Baines Jr. and the couple moved to Brooklyn. During the 1960s she helped sponsor...

Jun 29, 2005

Dorothy Blanche Weibe, 72, of Millersville, died unexpectedly of natural causes June 29 at her home Mrs. Weibe was born Dec. 23, 1932, in Baltimore, and raised in Elkridge where she graduated from high school. In 1949 she married Arthur L. Weibe who died in 1993. A homemaker, she enjoyed gardening and cooking. Surviving are two sons, Duwaine Weibe of...

Jun 28, 2005

Elizabeth Lego Elizabeth S. Lego, 92, of Glen Arm in Baltimore County and formerly a 20-year resident of the Annapolis area, died of natural causes June 28 at the Gilchrist Center at Greater Baltimore Medical Center after a brief illness. Mrs. Lego was born July 30, 1912, and raised in Baltimore. For the past four years she lived in Glen...

Jun 26, 2005

Thomas Gillespie Dr. Thomas Edward Gillespie, 65, of Millersville, died of cancer June 26 at home. Born March 17, 1940, in Hazelton, Pa., Dr. Gillespie graduated from Bucknell University in 1961 and earned a medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., in 1965. He served a yearlong internship at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Then he...

Jun 24, 2005

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William Jenkins William Harry Jenkins, 73, of Millersville, died of multiple myeloma June 24 at Chesapeake Hospice House in Linthicum after a seven-year illness. Born in Baltimore in 1931, Mr. Jenkins attended University of Maryland and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore in 1958. He later graduated from...

Jun 23, 2005

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Michael Avent

Michael Terry Avent, 60, a resident of Severna Park for 13 years, died of cancer June 24 at his home after a seven-week illness. Born Oct. 30, 1944, in Oklahoma City, Mr. Avent was reared in southern California and lived in Agoura Hills, Calif., for 18 years. He...

Jun 23, 2005

Ernest Lee "Johnny" Shifflett Jr., 81, of Arnold, died of heart failure June 23 at his home after a lengthy illness. Mr. Shifflett was born Sept. 17, 1923, in Charlotte, Va., and raised in the Elkton, Va., area. He served in the Army as a sergeant during World War II and was discharged in 1947. He worked as a supervisor...

Jun 22, 2005

Joan Mahalik Joan T. Mahalik, 67, died of natural causes June 22 at her home in Arnold. Born Feb. 27, 1938, and raised in Washington, D.C., Mrs. Mahalik was a homemaker and resident of Arnold for 12 years. She served as president of the Pine Valley board of directors. She loved animals and redecorating and was known for her friendship....

Jun 22, 2005

Lois Roy Callaway, 80, of Annapolis, died of heart failure June 22 at her home after a brief illness. Born May 29, 1925, and raised in Milford, Maine, Mrs. Callaway attended Old Town High School in Maine and earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Maryland. She loved little children, her yard and her garden. Surviving are...

Jun 20, 2005

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Jun 19, 2005

Visitation: Will be held at the funeral home on Thursday 10:00am to 12:00pm. Services: Will be held 12pm Thursday after the visitation. Internment: Lorraine Park, Baltimore Md. A full obituary will appear soon.

Jun 17, 2005

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Stephen Peet

Stephen Richard Peet, 47, of Upper Marlboro and formerly of Arnold, died of heart failure June 17 at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore after a three-month illness.

Born March 10, 1958, in Cooperstown, N.Y., and the son of Susan M. Peet of Davenport, N.Y., and...

Jun 15, 2005

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Jay Barnett, 17, the son of Virginia Macleay Epstein of Ferndale and Jessie Barnett III of Salisbury, died of neuroblastoma cancer June 15 at his home after a three-year illness. Born in Annapolis and raised in Ferndale, Mr. Barnett attended schools in Anne Arundel County until 2002 when he was diagnosed at...

Jun 15, 2005

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Richard Davies "Dick" deBronkart, 83, of Severna Park, died of congestive heart failure on June 15 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Mr. deBronkart was born March 27, 1922 in Chicago, to Eugene H. and Elinor Davies deBronkart. He grew up in Rye, NY and attended Ohio Wesleyan University. He served in the Army...

Jun 8, 2005

Anna B. Gutin, 80, of Millersville, died of natural causes June 8 at her home after a lengthy illness. Born March 11, 1925, and raised in Coalwood, W.Va., Mrs. Gutin previously lived in Frederick. She graduated from Galludet University in Washington, D.C., and earned a master's degree in special education from the University of Maryland. She retired from teaching in...

Jun 6, 2005

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Edward Snyder

Retired Army Lt. Col. Edward Eugene Snyder, 77, of Severna Park, died of heart failure June 6 at North Arundel Hospital in Glen Burnie after a lengthy illness.

Lt. Col. Snyder was born in Clarksburg, W.Va., and lived in many areas as a member of a...

Jun 6, 2005

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Dixie Lee Pugh, 51, of Annapolis, died of lung cancer June 6 at her home after a three-year illness. Mrs. Pugh was born Aug. 8, 1953, in Baltimore to Gene and Laura Gunter of Dundalk. She graduated from Dundalk High School in 1971 and attended Dundalk Community College where she met...

Jun 6, 2005

Robert Cassell Robert Charles Cassell, 81, of Severna Park, died of cancer June 6 at the House of Angels, an assisted living facility in Severna Park. Mr. Cassell was born July 28, 1923, and reared in Peoria, Ill. He served in the Army as a sergeant from 1943 to 1945 during World War II in northern France, the Rhineland and...

Jun 6, 2005

Florence B. Semmig, 81, of Annapolis, died of heart failure June 6 at her home. Born Oct. 16, 1923, and educated in Albany, N.Y., Mrs. Semmig graduated from Western High School in Washington, D.C. She worked in administration for the International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers. A homemaker, she lived in Washington until 1967 and then moved to Kensington. She...

Jun 3, 2005

Joseph Stewart Roe, premature son of Paul Alton Roe of Glen Burnie and Deanna Gloria Mills of Severna Park, died June 3 at North Arundel Hospital where he was born that day. Joseph was the grandson of Derald and Joanne Roe of Pasadena and the brother of Brandon, Dakota and Alexander Mills of Severna Park. A memorial service will be...