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Apr 14, 2005

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Anita Bauer

Anita Marie Bauer, 86, a resident of Severna Park since 1979, died of natural causes April 14 at Riderwood Village in Silver Spring after a brief illness.

Born May 18, 1918, in the Bronx, N.Y., where she was reared, Mrs. Bauer lived in Washington, D.C., for 38 years...

Apr 13, 2005

Correction from original obituary: Note that Services will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church

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Ernest Rorapaugh Fowler, 70, of Annapolis, died of complications of cancer April 13 at Chesapeake Hospice House in Linthicum after a two-year illness.

Mr. Fowler was born March...

Apr 12, 2005

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Margaret Bertha Berk Reid, 84, a resident of Severna Park since 1941 and formerly of Chesco Park in Baltimore County, died of cancer April 12 at home.

Mrs. Reid was born Aug. 7, 1920, in Baltimore County. She was co-owner and operator of H.M. Reid & Sons, a paving business which...

Apr 11, 2005

Dolores Joan "Dolly" Sherwood, 59, a special education teacher for 37 years and head of the special education department at Old Mill High School for almost 30 years, died of cancer April 11 at her home in Severna Park. Mrs. Sherwood was born July 2, 1945, in St. Louis, Mo., and was raised in Maryland where her family relocated in...

Apr 9, 2005

Marion Leslie Sampson, 86, of Millersville, died April 9 at Heartlands at Severna Park. Mrs. Sampson was born Aug. 4, 1918, and reared in Washington, D.C., where she graduated from the former District of Columbia Teacher's College in 1938. She worked as teacher in Washington, D.C., as a substitute teacher in Maryland and for H&R Block for 20 years. Among...

Apr 8, 2005

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Harold Martin Connolly Jr., 71, of Annapolis, died of cancer April 8 at the Chesapeake Hospice House in Linthicum.

Known as "Harry," Mr. Connolly worked at the National Security Agency as a chief cryptologist from 1963 to 1993 when he retired.

For 10 years he served as treasurer of Woods Memorial...

Apr 8, 2005

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Alice B. Aversa, 84, of Arnold, died April 8 at the Severna Park Center, Genesis ElderCare Network, after a lengthy illness related to Alzheimer's disease.

Born Aug. 16, 1920, and reared in Baltimore, Mrs. Aversa worked at Glenn L. Martin, building airplanes as many women did for the war effort...

Apr 2, 2005

Grace F. Gaffney, 71, of Severna Park, died of natural causes April 2 at her home. Mrs. Gaffney was born July 20, 1933, and raised in Baltimore. She graduated from Eastern High School in Baltimore and retired from the State of Maryland as a data processing trainer. Mrs. Gaffney was the organist and choir director for St. Martin's-in-the-Field and St....

Apr 2, 2005

Robert G. Weaver, 82, of Arnold, died April 2 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born Nov. 3, 1922, in Baltimore, Mr. Weaver grew up in Severna Park. He graduated from Baltimore City College high school and studied accounting at the University of Baltimore. He was retired from Avis Co. where he had been a manager. He...

Apr 1, 2005

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Wilbur Finn

Wilbur H. "Bud" Finn, 81, of Annapolis, died of natural causes April 1 at The Arbor, Bay Woods' health care center, after a lengthy illness.

Born April 18, 1923, and reared in Baltimore, Mr. Finn was a resident of Kent Island for 30 years prior to moving to...

Mar 31, 2005

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Mavis O'Brien Ferguson, a resident of Severna Park since 1996, died March 31 at her daughter's home in Severna Park. She was 104.

Mrs. Ferguson was born July 4, 1900, in Florence, Kan., the daughter of the late Ed and Lillian O'Brien. She graduated from the University of Kansas...

Mar 30, 2005

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Albert O. Gast, 75, of Glen Burnie, died of natural causes March 30 at North Arundel Hospital.

Mr. Gast was born Dec. 24, 1929, in Baltimore, where he was reared. He served in the Army from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean War and later retired in 1979 from Tate Dodge...

Mar 29, 2005

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Helen M. Stephens, 62, of Grasonville, died of cancer March 29 at her home after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Stephens was born Sept. 25, 1942, and reared in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was married in October 1965 to Dennis B. Stephens. They moved to Long Island, N.Y., and came to Arnold in 1973 where...

Mar 29, 2005

Robert Linthicum Robert C. Linthicum, 87, a resident of Severna Park since 1948, died of natural causes March 29 at his home after a lengthy illness. Born June 20, 1917, in Baltimore, Mr. Linthicum was reared in Linthicum Heights and graduated in 1939 from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in civil engineering. He worked for 34 years with the...

Mar 28, 2005

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Beverly Jones

Beverly R. Jones, 69, died of natural causes March 28 at her home in Millersville after a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Jones was born July 31, 1935, and reared in Detroit, Mich., and was formerly a longtime resident of Severna Park.

She received a bachelor of science...

Mar 27, 2005

John Martin Kipp II, 79, a retired businessman and resident of Severna Park, died of natural causes March 27 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Mr. Kipp was the fifth generation of his family to own the business, Kipp and Son, begun by his great-great-grandfather George Kipp in 1865. The business, at 1605 Eastern Ave. in Baltimore, was a wholesale leather...

Mar 25, 2005

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Philip Todd Stinchcomb, 36, of Edgewood and formerly of Severna Park, died March 25 at his home. The cause of death is unavailable.

Mr. Stinchcomb was born April 2, 1968, in Baltimore and graduated from Severna Park High School in 1987. He also attended Anne Arundel Community College for a brief time. He...

Mar 24, 2005

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Mary Kay Elliott, 90, of Severna Park and formerly of Ferndale for 30 years, died of natural causes March 24 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a three-month illness. Mrs. Elliott was born Dec. 15, 1914, in Baltimore and reared in Glen Burnie. She was an office worker until retiring from Koppers Co. Her...

Mar 23, 2005

Myra Kay Toomey, 68, of Severna Park, died of a cerebral hemorrhage March 23 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a two-day illness. Mrs. Toomey was born June 25, 1936, and reared in Warwick, N.Y., and graduated from Warwick High School in 1954. She lived in Akron and Westerville, Ohio, New York City and Philadelphia and Easton, Pa. She...

Mar 23, 2005

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Thomas C. La Pallo Sr., 84, of Glen Burnie, died of heart failure March 23 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore after a lengthy illness.

Mr. La Pallo was born Feb. 20, 1921, in Luzerne, Pa., and raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He lived in Glen Burnie since 1965.