Friday, May 24, 2013
Patch collects a listing of those recently deceased with local connections.
Jessie Estelle Hardey Clark, 91, a longtime resident of Annapolis, died May 16 at Sinai Hospital. (Legacy.com) Donald P. Buhrer "Don," 89, died May 20 at Ginger Cove in Annapolis. (John M. Taylor Funeral Home) James Thomas Howard Sr. "Tom", 79, of Annapolis, died May 19 of natural causes. (John M. Taylor Funeral Home) Anna Marie Asher "ReRe", 85, a lifelong resident of Annapolis, died May 18 at her residence. (John M. Taylor Funeral Home)
Friday, May 17, 2013
Patch collects a listing of those recently deceased with local connections.
Arlene D. Deck, 94, a four-year resident of Ginger Cove in Annapolis and formerly a 22-year resident of Heritage Harbor, died May 13 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Annapolis. (Legacy.com) Doris Stant Justice, 70, of Annapolis and formerly of Crisfield, died May 13 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Justice served as the clerk for property tax and assessment division for Anne Arundel County for 30 years. (Legacy.com) Gertrude “Trudy” Speck Whittaker, 95, died May 13 surrounded by family and friends. Whittaker was married to Lyman “Whit” Whittaker, former administrator of the facility now known as Anne Arundel Medical Center. Trudy Whittaker was among the founders of the Eucharistic and hospital …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Patch collects a list of those who have recently passed away.
Robert "Robbie" Lewis Alton Jr., 64, of Annapolis, died May 7 at Swords Creek, VA. Robbie was a participant in the Special Olympics. He enjoyed bowling, music, dancing, football, baseball, NASCAR, and spending time with family. (From John M. Taylor Funeral Home) Judith "Judy" Cluverius, 75, of Annapolis died May 5 from heart failure. Cluverius traveled with the U.S. Navy and ultimately lived throughout the Middle East with the foreign service where, as the wife of a diplomat, she was well-respected for her own diplomatic social skills. (From John M. Taylor Funeral Home) Raymond G. “Ray” Ramirez, 83, of Annapolis, passed away following a lengthy illness at Anne Arundel Medical Center on Wednesday, May 8, surrounded by his family. (From …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Patch collects a list of those who have recently passed away.
Richard "Dick" Craig Applegate, 87, a resident of Annapolis for 44 years, and formerly of South Orange, NJ, died April 24 at home. (From John Taylor Funeral Home) Gloria Hershey, 87, was born on February 4, 1926 and died Friday, April 26, 2013. She was a resident of Annapolis at the time of her passing. (From John Taylor Funeral Home) William "Bill" Howard Nalley 75, of Annapolis, died at The University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore on April 27, surrounded by his family. (From John Taylor Funeral Home) Evelyn "Sis" Epstein Smith, 86, a lifelong resident of Annapolis, died April 28 in Annapolis. She was a tour guide at the U.S. Naval Academy for over 20 years. (From John Taylor Funeral Home) Michael D. Kipp, 51, of Annapolis, was …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Patch collects a listing of recent, local obituaries.
To read the full obituary, click on the name of each listing. Donald Gordon Barger Sr., 89, of Annapolis, died April 16 surrounded by his family. (From The Capital-Gazette) Gladys Armentrout Mason Collison, 73, of Annapolis, died April 20 after suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). (From The Capital-Gazette) Virginia Watson Earnshaw, 102, of Annapolis, died April 20 at her residence. (From John M. Taylor Funeral Home)
Monday, April 22, 2013
A career firefighter with the city died recently after a battle with cancer.
The city's fire chief from 2005 until his retirement in 2010 passed away Wednesday from cancer. He had served in the Annapolis Fire Department for more than 40 years. When Jerry Smith, 69, retired in 2010, he was the fourth career fire chief in the city. But he had served several positions within the department before becoming chief, including working as a firefighter, EMT, shift commander and deputy chief of emergency services. He also served as assistant state fire marshal for a time. "Always concerned about the well being of those he led, Jerry was known as a firefighters' Chief," according to Smith's obituary. Even Smith's education was tied intrinsically to Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. He was a 1961 graduate of Annapolis High …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Patch collects a listing of recent, local obituaries.
To read the full obituary, click on the name of each listing. H. Eugene "Gene" John, 95, of Annapolis and previously of Severna Park and Ten Hills, died April 13 at home. (From John M. Taylor Funeral Home) Eleanore Kiehne Lazenby, 87, of Annapolis, a long time Round Bay resident, died on April 10 of natural causes. (From John M. Taylor Funeral Home) George A. Winner, 93, of Annapolis, died April 11, a day before his 94th birthday. Winner joined the Navy during World War II, and eventually settled down with his family in Winchester on the Severn in 1963. Willis (Bill) Bilderback, 72, of Annapolis and previously of Arnold for 31 years, died of respiratory failure April 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Orlando Ridout, known for his passion for Annapolis history, died at the age of 59.
An influential historian and Annapolis native, known as a "living landmark," passed away on April 6. Orlando Ridout, known for his writings on the architectural stylings of the Chesapeake Bay region, died at the age of 59 from complications of pancreatic cancer. Ridout led restoration efforts across the city of Annapolis and was named a "living landmark" after achieving numerous historical awards. Ridout's full obituary follows, courtesy of John M. Taylor Funeral Home. Orlando Ridout V passed away on April 6, 2013 from complications of pancreatic cancer. A lifelong Annapolis resident, he was born on October 13, 1953, the son of Orlando Ridout IV and Elisabeth Lawton Ridout. His experiences as a youth among the houses and landscapes of the …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
A father and son passed away within two days of each other.
To read the full obituary, click on the name of each listing. Joseph W. Alton, Jr., 94, a resident of Eastport for nearly 70 years, died March 29. (From John M. Taylor Funeral Home) Joseph W. Alton, III, 64 died peacefully in his home in Annapolis on March 27, 2013. (From John M. Taylor Funeral Home) Gale Onza Cole, 82, a 33-year resident of Breezewood, PA and formerly of Annapolis, died peacefully March 29. (From John M. Taylor Funeral Home)
Thursday, March 28, 2013
A list of those with local connections who have recently passed.
Mary Boak, 91, a resident of Annapolis, died March 26. (From John M. Taylor Funeral Home) Margaret E. Lynch, 83, of Annapolis, died March 25 at her home in the presence of her family. (From John M. Taylor Funeral Home) Dawn J. Jennings, 47, of Arnold, died March 21 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. (From John M. Taylor Funeral Home) Francis "Frank" Bryson, 79, of Grasonville, died March 18 in Annapolis. Bryson worked as an engineer on transistor systems for the Apollos pace programs. (From John M. Taylor Funeral Home) Charlotte Brooks Lindsley, 66, of Annapolis, died March 16 from a long-standing respiratory illness resulting from radiation treatment she received at age 18, which saved her life at the time. (From John M. Taylor Funeral Home)
Heather Macintosh
9:10 am on Thursday, April 11, 2013
I am so sorry to hear that! Orlando was one of our champions in saving the Downtown Annapolis playground for future generations of neighborhood and school children. What a loss. My sympathies to his family and friends. more ›