obituaries

Oct 28, 2005

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Joseph Brennan

Joseph J. Brennan, 70, of Severna Park, died of lung cancer Oct. 28 at home after a four-year illness. He moved to Severna Park in 2004 after residing in Arnold for 30 years.

Born May 15, 1935 in Geneva, N.Y., and reared in Canandaigua, N.Y., Mr. Brennan...

Oct 27, 2005

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Otto Schellhase

Otto Schellhase, 88, of Annapolis, a longtime restaurateur, died of complications from surgery Oct. 27 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.

Mr. Schellhase was the proprietor from the mid-1930s to 1980 of Schellhase's Restaurant, which was opened by his father on April 1, 1924. The restaurant was...

Oct 27, 2005

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Arthur Butts Jr.

Arthur U. Butts Jr., 71, of Severna Park, died of leukemia Oct. 27 at University Hospital in Baltimore after a three-year illness.

Born Feb. 27, 1934, and reared in Baltimore, Mr. Butts had worked in construction as a refined steam fitter for Local 486 since...

Oct 25, 2005

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Gloria Elizabeth Selckmann, 77, of Crownsville, died of natural causes Oct. 25 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie after a one-week illness.

Born on April 15, 1928, and reared in Baltimore, Mrs. Selckmann worked as a church secretary for Ascension Catholic Church in Halethorpe.

She...

Oct 23, 2005

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Services for Margaret May Toskov, 83, of Arnold, were held this morning at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home. Mrs. Toskov died Oct. 23 at her son's home after a brief illness. Born Sept. 19, 1922, in Baltimore, she was raised in Lansdowne and attended various schools in Maryland. A...

Oct 22, 2005

Anna Mildred "Millie" Baughman, 90, of Severna Park, died Oct. 22 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a lengthy illness. The daughter of the late Milton and Edna Baughman, Ms. Baughman was born April 9, 1915, in Somerset, Pa., and graduated from Somerset High School in 1933 and the University of Maryland School of Nursing. Ms. Baughman served during World...

Oct 15, 2005

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Helen N. Holmes, 80, a resident of Pasadena for more than 60 years, died of renal complications Oct. 15 at Baltimore-Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie after a two-year illness.

Born Dec. 4, 1924, and reared in Baltimore, Mrs. Holmes was a pharmacist technician who retired from Drug Fair after 20...

Oct 14, 2005

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Robert W. Ganz Sr., 85, of Stevensville, died suddenly while fishing at Kent Narrows on Oct. 14. The cause of death is unavailable.

Mr. Ganz was born Feb. 5, 1920, in Baltimore, where he was reared, attended Catholic schools and graduated from City College. He was also a longtime...

Oct 10, 2005

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Harry W. Reechel, 83, of Arnold, died of heart failure Oct. 10 at his home after a 10-year illness.

Mr. Reechel was born Dec. 3, 1921, and raised in Millersville and worked on the family's tobacco farm while growing up. During World War II he was an Army staff sergeant at...

Oct 9, 2005

Lloyd Julius Johnson, 89, of Annapolis, died of complications from diabetes on Oct. 9 at Spa Creek Center, Genesis ElderCare Network. Mr. Johnson was born Oct. 4, 1916, and reared in Baltimore. He served in the Army during World War II in the South Pacific. He worked at Locke Insulator Co. Mr. Johnson was an active member of Mount Vernon...

Oct 8, 2005

Patrick Joseph Donnelly, 48, of Annapolis, died of a sudden heart attack Oct. 8 at home. Born Oct. 1, 1957, in Washington, D.C., Mr. Donnelly attended Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring. He was employed by Cranford Mechanical and enjoyed playing guitar. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Coleman Donnelly, and two children, Thomas Joseph Donnelly and Lauren Elise Donnelly,...

Oct 8, 2005

Dorothy Anderson Kibler, 87, a longtime resident of Annapolis, died of natural causes Oct. 8 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a brief illness. Born Aug. 5, 1918, in Baltimore, and the daughter of the late Emory and Rilla Anderson, Mrs. Kibler graduated from Glen Burnie High School in 1938 and completed her college degree. Mrs. Kibler was a retired...

Oct 6, 2005

Douglas J. Hughes, 73, of Severna Park, died of natural causes Oct. 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a sudden illness. Mr. Hughes was the former mayor and police commissioner of Fenwick Island, Del. He was a self-employed marketing consultant for the electronics industry. Born Jan. 19, 1932, in Utica, N.Y., he was reared in Clinton, N.Y. He also...

Oct 6, 2005

Richard Paul Page, 55, of Severna Park, died of cancer Oct. 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a three-week illness. Mr. Page had worked for the past 20 years as director of transportation for the Maryland Public Service Commission. Born June 24, 1950, in Baltimore and reared in Towson, he graduated in 1972 from the University of Maryland, where...

Oct 5, 2005

Anna Marie Severn, 83, a resident of Baltimore for two years, died of Alzheimer's disease Oct. 5 at Fairfield Nursing Home in Crownsville. Born March 31, 1922, and reared in Baltimore, Mrs. Severn formerly lived in Arnold and Annapolis. She was a factory worker for International Paper, where she retired after 25 years of service. She was a member of...

Oct 4, 2005

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Thomas I. Meyer, 71, of Heritage Harbour, formerly of Severna Park, died Oct. 4 at the Spa Creek Center, Genesis ElderCare, after a lengthy illness. He had retired in 1994 due to acute degenerative osteoarthritis. Born Aug. 14, 1934, and reared in Teaneck, N.J., Mr. Meyer attended Marquette University High School...

Oct 4, 2005

Pearl Suter Dix, 90, of Westminster, died Oct. 4 of natural causes at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster after a brief illness. Mrs. Dix was born in Baltimore on Jan. 11, 1915, and previously lived in Severna Park and Catonsville. She had worked for Rollins, Smallkin, Richards and Mackie LLC law firm. She collected items related to cats and enjoyed...

Oct 4, 2005

Charles Harrison Christie Jr., 78, a 41-year resident of Severna Park, died Oct. 4 at Severna Park Center, Genesis ElderCare Network, after a brief illness. Born Aug. 15, 1927, in Butler, Pa., the son of the late Dorothy F. and Charles H. Christie, Mr. Christie earned a degree in business administration from Drexel University in Philadelphia, where he was a...

Oct 2, 2005

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John A. Demshak, 85, died of natural causes Oct. 2 at his home in Churchton. The son of an immigrant Russian coal miner, Mr. Demshak was born Aug. 29, 1920, and reared in Mayfield, Pa. At the age of 17 after graduating from high school, he jumped on a Greyhound bus...

Sep 30, 2005

Lillie Bell Moore, 92, of Severna Park, died of heart failure Sept. 30 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born July 8, 1913, in Newport News, Va., Mrs. Moore was reared in South Baltimore in Locust Point, where she managed Pete's Cafe for over 30 years. She was a member of Earleigh Heights Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary,...