December 13, 2012, 12:31 am
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A service for Alma D. Thomas will be held Saturday, Dec. 15, at 1 p.m. at Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, 7401 German Hill Road.
The former longtime Kirkleigh Road resident died Dec. 7 in Bel Air of cancer. She was 93 and lived in Aberdeen.
{reg}Born and raised in Norfolk, Va., the daughter of the late Evelyn and Charles Ryan, she graduated from high school there. She lived in Dundalk for 70 years.
She worked as a secretary at Johns Hopkins Hospital, attended Our Lady of Hope Roman Catholic Church and belonged to the VFW and Ateaze Senior Center.
She loved bowling, tap dancing, traveling on cruises, eating out at restaurants and spending time with her family.
William E. Thomas, her husband of 68 years, predeceased her.{/reg}
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December 13, 2012, 3:39 am
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Services for Minnie M. Evans will be held Thursday, Dec. 13, at 11 a.m. at North Point Baptist Church, 4201 North Point Blvd., where she was a charter member.
The longtime Dundalk resident died of natural causes on Dec. 10 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She was 93 and had lived in the community for 75 years.
{reg}Born in Stuarts Draft, Va., she worked at Howard Carr Used Cars, Rheem Manufacturing Company and S&N Katz Jewelry store.
“She loved to take care of her flowers,” a family member recalled. She also enjoyed crocheting, sewing and traveling.
Children Dolores M. Durst and James R. Evans, sister Cornelia Hewitt, nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren survive her.
Richard J. Evans, her husband of 62 years, preceded her in death.{/reg}
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December 13, 2012, 6:46 am
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Dundalk resident William J. Spurlock died Oct. 15 of natural causes. He was 86.
{reg}Born in Rose Hill, Va., he served in the U.S. Army in the military police during World War II. He retired from Bethlehem Steel after 42 years of service.
He was a member of the Patapsco Masonic Lodge and enjoyed traveling and old cars.
Wife Mabel Spurlock, children Nick Spurlock and Mary Ann Hatfield, five stepchildren, one brother, two sisters, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren survive him.
His first marriage to Dementra Spurlock ended with her death. Seven brothers also predeceased him.
Services were held at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home, with interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.{/reg}
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December 13, 2012, 9:54 am
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Viewing for James W. Brockwell Jr. will be held on Thursday, Dec. 13, from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home, 7922 Wise Ave., followed by services on Friday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m.
The former longtime Inverness resident died Dec. 8 in Baltimore of a heart attack. He was 49.
{reg}Survivors include Audrey Brockwell, his wife of 22 years, sons Matthew Brockwell, Michael Ricklin and Anthony Ricklin, daughter Melissa Ricklin, five sisters and four grandchildren.
Parents James W. Brockwell Sr. and Peggy Monti preceded him in death.{/reg}
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December 19, 2012, 12:48 pm
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Longtime Ormand Road resident and community activist Janet B. Wood died Nov. 29. She was 74.
{reg}For over 20 years she played a leading role in resolving issues affecting the greater Dundalk area. As a member and president of Wells-McComas Community Association and delegate to the Greater Dundalk Community Council, she was prominently involved in local issues including the Norris landfill and the Hart-Miller Island dredging containment project.
She worked as administrative assistant for state Sen. Norman R. Stone for 21 years, serving as liaison to area community organizations, and played a major role in his election campaigns. She was also an active member in the Democratic State Central Committee and influenced the filling of vacancies in the 6th District legislative delegation.
After graduating from high school, she worked as a bookkeeper at Velleggia’s Restaurant in Little Italy. In her early career as a teacher, she taught at St. Anthony of Padua and at Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke’s School. She also taught pre-Cana classes at St. Luke Roman Catholic Church in Edgemere.
Survivors include daughters Mary Anna Michalski and Kerri Kristina Zurek, brother John E. Wholey Jr, sister Betty Oursler and five grandchildren.
“We have lost a remarkable mother and friend. We will keep her wonderful memories alive in our hearts forever,” a loved one said.
Husband Robert M. Wood and sister Mary C. Meyers preceded her in death.
A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at St. Luke Catholic Church, with interment at Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery.{/reg}
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December 19, 2012, 3:56 pm
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Former Ewald Avenue resident Elzie C. Martin Jr. died Nov. 17 of natural causes. He was 82 and lived in Martinsburg, W.Va. Family and friends knew him as “Sonny.” He had lived in West Inverness for 30 years.
{reg}Survivors include children Roy, Jerry and Bill Martin, Lolly Neale and Candy Smith, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Wife Helen Martin preceded him in death.
Services are pending.{/reg}
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December 19, 2012, 7:03 pm
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Longtime Dundalk resident Carroll L. McCluskey died Dec. 6 after a short illness at his home in Eastwood, where he lived for 59 years. He was 82.
{reg}Born in Baltimore, he earned a general education diploma through Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and served in the U.S. Marines for four years, attaining the rank of sergeant.
He retired from the Baltimore City Police Department after 28 years of service.
He traveled extensively as a member of the International Police Association. He was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, the American Legion and the VFW in Essex.
Survivors include son David L. McCluskey, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Francis McCluskey, his wife of 49 years, and Theresa Maskell, companion of 10 years, predeceased him.
Interment at Dulaney Valley Gardens followed services at Connelly Funeral Home of Dundalk.{/reg}
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December 19, 2012, 10:11 pm
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Edgemere native Elizabeth J. Foulke died Dec. 5 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center of a blood infection and kidney failure. She was 83.
{reg}Born in Coatesville, Pa., she graduated from Sparrows Point High School and was a longtime member of Lodge Forest Methodist Church.
She worked at Hochschild-Kohn and Petro Oil. She enjoyed spending time with family and participating in events at the Edgemere Senior Center.
Gene Foulke, her husband of 62 years, daughter Peggy Mazurek, brother Robert Street and one grandchild survives her.
Parents George Street Sr. and Anna Hollar, son David A. Foulke and brother George Street Jr. predeceased her.
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery followed services at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation,
Finance Department, 30 East 33rd St., New York, NY 10016.{/reg}
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December 20, 2012, 1:19 am
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Lifelong Dundalk resident James Clubb died Dec. 10 at FutureCare North Point from respiratory failure. He was 59.
{reg}He loved baseball, dancing and singing.
“When he was born, the doctor said he wouldn’t live past 10,” a family member recalled.
Survivors include brother Michael and sisters Sonia, Teresa, Lorinda and Margaret.
Mother Agnes L. Cole and stepfather William R. Cole predeceased him.
His body was donated to science.
Memorial contributions may be made to Special Olympics Maryland, www.somd.org.{/reg}
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December 20, 2012, 4:26 am
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St. Claire Lane resident Alice J. Lee died Dec. 8, with family and friends at her side. She was 83.
{reg}A former employee of the Baltimore County School system, she loved the holidays and spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoyed hunting and fishing with her late husband, Jack Lee.
She leaves behind children John, Julie, Mary and Carol and many grand- and great-grandchildren. “She was loved and will be missed,” a family member said.
Parents Frances and Junior Swiger, daughter Frances Parks and brother Edward Swiger also preceded her in death.
A memorial service is pending.{/reg}
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December 20, 2012, 7:34 am
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Longtime Edgemere resident and avid gardener Percy L. Palmer died Dec. 3 in the home he built on River Drive Road, where he had lived for 56 years. He was 88.
{reg} “He loved his vegetable garden,” a family member recalled. He also enjoyed building things.
The son of the late Dessie Jewell was born in Warrenton, Ga., and graduated from Warrenton High School. He was the last of six siblings.
After two years of active duty in the U.S. Navy, he served for 28 years in the reserves. He retired from Patapsco & Back Rivers Railroad.
An active member of the Dirty Dozen Hunting Club, he was renowned for his special sauce used for chicken barbecues. He was also a member of the Boumi Temple in Dundalk, the Acacia Club and Patapsco Masonic Lodge 183, where he was a former master. He attended Lodge Forest United Methodist Church.
Sons Alvin and Jimmy, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild survive him.
Roseline Palmer, his wife of 55 years, two brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.
Interment was at Gardens of Faith Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to Patapsco Masonic Lodge 183, 2 Trading Place, Dundalk, MD 21222, or Lodge Forest United Methodist Church, 2715 Lodge Forest Drive, Edgemere, MD 21219.{/reg}
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December 20, 2012, 10:41 am
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Former Dundalk resident Elizabeth A. Swayne died on Dec. 13 at her home in Essex of liver disease. She was 73 and lived on Jeannette Avenue for 33 years.
{reg}She attended St. Mary’s Business School in Highlandtown as a girl and earned a general education diploma in her 40s.
The lifelong homemaker loved yard sales and loved spending time with her six grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Sons Carroll, William, Matthew and Shawn and sister Janet Mahoney also survive her.
Carroll Swayne Sr., her husband of 43 years, and sister Susan Ober predeceased her.
Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery followed a Mass of Christian burial at Sacred Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.{/reg}
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December 20, 2012, 1:50 pm
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Charlesmont resident Anthony Lapinski died Nov. 30 at his home of mesothelioma. He was 74.
{reg}He loved visiting Ocean City and fishing.
Born in Baltimore to the late Anthony and Marie Lapinski, he was a member of Our Lady of Hope Roman Catholic Church.
He worked at Western Electric for 30 years and at the University of Maryland for 15 years.
Joan Lapinski, his wife of 55 years, survives him, along with sons Tony and Donald Lapinski, daughter Kim Lapinski, brothers Raymond and Ronald Lapinski, sisters Eileen Sigler, Jacki Caldwell and Dawn Schafer, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services at Connelly Funeral Home preceded burial at Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery.{/reg}
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December 20, 2012, 4:56 pm
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Longtime Dundalk resident Josephine G. Karbonik died Nov. 25 at Gilchrist Hospice Care of emphyzsema. She was 85.
{reg}Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., she moved to Dundalk in 1946 when she married Nicholas L. Karbonik, who survives her.
“She was a great mother and grandmother,” a loved one recalled.
Sons Nicholas D. and Michael J. Karbonik, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive her.
Siblings Frank, Michael,
Louis, Jenny, Vera, Mary and Vincent preceded her in death.
Services were held at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home, with burial at Gardens of Faith Memorial Gardens.{/reg}
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December 26, 2012, 7:21 am
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Edgemere resident Irene Mavronis died Dec. 6 at her home on Jarsey Avenue. She was 70.
{reg}The daughter of the late Angelo and Veronica Loizos grew up in Baltimore. She moved to West Inverness when she married George Mavronis, who survives her.
“She and George stressed the importance of education, good citizenship and family values to their children,” a loved one recalled. The couple coached soccer together.
She loved to cook and was well known for her Greek cuisine. She also enjoyed ceramics, taking ocean cruises and playing slots.
She was a longtime member of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, where services were held.
Sons Stephen and Angelo Mavronis, daughters Despina Papavasilakis and Nicole Kazakos, sister Rosella Clark and eight children, who knew her as “Yia Yia,” also survive her.
Interment was at St. Demetrios Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 2504 Cub Hill Road, Baltimore, MD 21234.{/reg}
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December 26, 2012, 10:29 am
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Southern Avenue resident Dorothy P. Berry died of natural causes at Stella Maris Hospice Care on Dec. 19. She was 81.
{reg}Born in Bristol, Va., she belonged to the Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation in Graceland Park.
She was an award-winning artist and a seamstress.
Survivors include sons Rocky and Martin Berry, daughters Sandra Donovan, Nancy Cruz, Barbara Gattus and Sue Singleton, brother Robert Sweeney, sister Margaret Cheat-hem, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Charles H. Berry, her husband of 56 years, preceded her in death.
Services were held at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home, with interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.{/reg}
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December 26, 2012, 1:36 pm
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A memorial service for Stanley W. Rodgers Jr. will be held Saturday, Jan. 5, at 1 p.m. at St. Rita Roman Catholic Church, 2907 Dunleer Road.
{reg}The Watersedge native died Dec. 15 at Gilchrist Hospice Care of lymphoma. He was 59 and lived on Hornell Street.
Family and friends also knew him as “Stan,” “Billy” and the “governor of Watersedge.”
Wife Linda Rodgers, sons Billy, Jon and Matt, brother Michael and sister Terri survive him.{/reg}
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December 26, 2012, 4:44 pm
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Longtime Dundalk resident Betty A. Rodeheaver died Dec. 5 at her home on Yorkway. She was 84.
{reg}Born in Roanoke, Va., she worked as a press operator at Continental Can Company, where she retired.
She enjoyed watching wrestling and soap operas, as well as spending time with her many grandchildren.
Children Joann Hall, Kathy Kendall and Linda Makin also survive her.
Burial at Oak Lawn Cemetery followed services at Bradley-Ashton Funeral Home.{/reg}
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December 26, 2012, 7:52 pm
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Former Anglesea Street resident Jennie M. Arias died Dec. 13 at Gilchrist Hospice Care. She was 98 and lived in Eastwood.
{reg}The daughter of the late Michael and Catherine Karpa was born in Cementon, Pa. She attended Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church.
“She was loved by everybody,” a family member said.
Sons David, Raymond and John Arias, daughters Juanita Negrete and Gloria Ogle and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren survive her.
Husband David Arias and son Louis Perze also predeceased her.
Services at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home preceded burial at Oak Lawn Cemetery.{/reg}
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December 26, 2012, 10:59 pm
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Quentin Road resident Betty S. Fares died Dec. 18 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was 68.
{reg}She was born in Beckley, W.Va., the daughter of the late William J. and Goldie E. Wickline.
Sons Anthony V. and Richard D. Fares Sr., daughters Patricia E. Fares and Sue E. Hall, siblings Gerald Wickline, Patricia Williams and Carol Williams, 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren survive her.
Husband Albert Fares Sr. preceded her in death.
Interment at Holly Hill Memorial Gardens followed services at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home.{/reg}
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A service for Alma D. Thomas will be held Saturday, Dec. 15, at 1 p.m. at Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, 7401 German Hill Road. 
Services for Minnie M. Evans will be held Thursday, Dec. 13, at 11 a.m. at North Point Baptist Church, 4201 North Point Blvd., where she was a charter member. 
Dundalk resident William J. Spurlock died Oct. 15 of natural causes. He was 86. 
Viewing for James W. Brockwell Jr. will be held on Thursday, Dec. 13, from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home, 7922 Wise Ave., followed by services on Friday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m.
Longtime Ormand Road resident and community activist Janet B. Wood died Nov. 29. She was 74. 
Former Ewald Avenue resident Elzie C. Martin Jr. died Nov. 17 of natural causes. He was 82 and lived in Martinsburg, W.Va. Family and friends knew him as “Sonny.” He had lived in West Inverness for 30 years.
Longtime Dundalk resident Carroll L. McCluskey died Dec. 6 after a short illness at his home in Eastwood, where he lived for 59 years. He was 82. 
Edgemere native Elizabeth J. Foulke died Dec. 5 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center of a blood infection and kidney failure. She was 83. 
Lifelong Dundalk resident James Clubb died Dec. 10 at FutureCare North Point from respiratory failure. He was 59. 
St. Claire Lane resident Alice J. Lee died Dec. 8, with family and friends at her side. She was 83. 
Longtime Edgemere resident and avid gardener Percy L. Palmer died Dec. 3 in the home he built on River Drive Road, where he had lived for 56 years. He was 88.
Former Dundalk resident Elizabeth A. Swayne died on Dec. 13 at her home in Essex of liver disease. She was 73 and lived on Jeannette Avenue for 33 years. 
Charlesmont resident Anthony Lapinski died Nov. 30 at his home of mesothelioma. He was 74. 
Longtime Dundalk resident Josephine G. Karbonik died Nov. 25 at Gilchrist Hospice Care of emphyzsema. She was 85.
