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Stacey Del Bene, city school teacher

By Jacques Kelly , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:42:49 GMT

She had taught at Govans Elementary for more than 15 years

Stacey K. Del Bene, a Baltimore City elementary school teacher, died of breast cancer Sunday at her Reisterstown home. She was 51.

Alan Mark Silbergeld, consumer advocate

By Jacques Kelly , The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:38:57 GMT

Consumer Union attorney pursued a lively interest in music, food and wine

Alan Mark Silbergeld, a retired Consumer Union attorney and consumer advocate who was an aficionado of vocal music, died Friday of complications from lymphoma at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Homeland resident was 72.

Harry Craig 'Frog' Snyder, firefighter

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:43:00 GMT

He was also a model railroad buff

Harry Craig "Frog" Snyder, a retired Baltimore County firefighter who was also a model railroad buff, died Feb. 8 at his Upperco home. He was 59.

Bridget K. Healy, student

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:16:00 GMT

She was a member of George Mason's Special Olympics team

Bridget K. Healy, a second-year George Mason University student who had also been a member of the Special Olympics team at the university, died Thursday of a pulmonary thromboembolism at St. Joseph Medical Center.

Abbey Victor Kovens, travel agent

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:49:00 GMT

He set a record flying around the world and later aided Soviet dissidents

Abbey Victor Kovens, a Baltimore travel agent who during the 1970s circled the world in record time, earning him a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records, died Wednesday of complications from heart disease at his Owings Mills home.

John G. Steinkraus, financial manager

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:48:00 GMT

He had worked for Naval Air Systems Command

John G. "Gil" Steinkraus, a retired financial manager and golfer, died Feb. 7 of cancer at Tate Chesapeake Hospice House in Linthicum.

Adeline Ogier Bracken, athlete and mother

By Jamie Smith Hopkins , The Baltimore Sun — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:31:00 GMT

Baltimore native who raised family of 10 was 96

Adeline Ogier Bracken, a multi-talented athlete who earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics when few women attended college and went on to raise 10 children, died Tuesday of heart failure at Mercy Ridge Retirement Community in Timonium. She was 96.

Katharine S. Lenfestey, homemaker

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:09:00 GMT

She was an avid gardener

Katharine S. Lenfestey, a homemaker and avid gardener, died Feb. 6 from complications of a stroke at Keswick Multi-Care Center.

Whitney Houston dies at 48; pop titan

By Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The singer is found unresponsive at the Beverly Hilton hours before Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy Awards party. Once a ruler of the pop charts, Houston had seen addiction take a toll on her success.

Whitney Houston, a willowy church singer with a towering voice who became a titan of the pop charts in the 1980s and 1990s but then saw much of her success crumble away amid the fumes of addiction and reckless ego, has died. She was 48.

Elinora Bowdoin Bolton, French teacher

By Jacques Kelly , The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:12:00 GMT

Teacher at University of Maryland and Catholic University was celebrated 1940s tennis player

Elinora Bowdoin Bolton, a former French teacher who had been a celebrated 1940s women's tennis player, died of heart failure in her sleep Tuesday at the Keswick Multicare Center. The former Howard County resident was 93.

Annette C. Goodell, businesswoman

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:03:00 GMT

She was a certified tax consultant

Annette C. Goodell, a certified tax consultant who was vice president of Broad Spectrum Optics LLC, died Feb. 2 of colon cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson.

Robert A. Roesner, teacher and Major League umpire

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:03:00 GMT

Had also been a scout for the Milwaukee Brewers and officiated at games at Memorial Stadium and Camden Yards

Robert A. Roesner, a former Baltimore County public school educator and coach who went on to become a replacement Major League Baseball umpire during two strikes in 1978 and 1979 strike, died Monday of heart failure at Imperial Gardens nursing home in Naples, Fla.

Marjorie C. Ordun, homemaker

By Jacques Kelly , The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:31:00 GMT

She was also a volunteer

Marjorie Catherine Ordun, a homemaker and volunteer, died of complications from dementia Jan. 27 at Kline Hospice House in Frederick. She was 89 and had lived in Severna Park and Towson.

Earl C. "Sonny" Kammerer, businessman

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:35:00 GMT

He had owned two Aberdeen restaurants

Earl C. "Sonny" Kammerer, who owned two restaurants in Aberdeen and later worked for Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, died Saturday of complications from diabetes and pneumonia at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.

Bernard "Bernie" Harper, city police major

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:29:00 GMT

Veteran police officer who rose from patrolman to district commander was known for public relations expertise

Bernard "Bernie" Harper, a retired decorated Baltimore Police Department major who had commanded the Northwestern District, died Saturday of cancer at his Northeast Baltimore home.

Margaret M. Ekin, homemaker

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:06:00 GMT

She had worked as a bookkeeper

Margaret Miller Ekin, a homemaker and bookkeeper who had lived in Catonsville, died Feb. 2 of heart failure at Austell Presbyterian Village in Austell, Ga.

John B. 'Jack' Owens, boat builder

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:36:00 GMT

He handled finances for Annapolis custom boat-building company that had been established by his father in the 1920s

John B. "Jack" Owens, who had been a principal in the family-owned Owens Yacht Co., the legendary Annapolis boat builder, and later established a real estate firm, died Saturday of heart failure at his Naples, Fla., home.

Helen Cruse, nurse

By Jacques Kelly , The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:28:00 GMT

She had worked at nursing home and hospitals

Helen Cruse, a retired nurse, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease Jan. 31 at the Summit Park Nursing Home. The Gwynn Oak resident was 88.

Harry L. Rosenzweig, McDaniel math professor

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:45:00 GMT

Popular professor's specialties were topology, set theory and logic

Harry L. Rosenzweig, an influential mathematics professor who had been chairman of the math department at McDaniel College, died Friday of pancreatic cancer at his Westminster home.

Anne M. Simmons, homemaker

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:58:00 GMT

She was an active member of the Women's League of Voters

Anne M. Simmons, a homemaker, educator and artist, died Wednesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center of complications from a fall.

Francis N. Craig

By Jacques Kelly , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Retired Edgewood Arsenal scientist studied the effects of a poison gas surprise attack on military personnel

Francis N. Craig, a retired Edgewood Arsenal scientist, died of respiratory failure Thursday at the Broadmead Retirement Community in Cockeysville. He was 100 and had previously lived in the Loreley section of Baltimore County near White Marsh.

Claire M. O'Meara, educator

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:09:32 GMT

She was active in her Timonium church

Claire Margaret O'Meara, a retired educator who was active in her Timonium church, died Thursday from complications of pneumonia at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson.

Carey Howell Taylor, manager

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:16:46 GMT

He had worked at Bethlehem Steel

Carey Howell Taylor, a retired Bethlehem Steel Corp. manager, died Jan. 27 of pneumonia at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was 84.

The Rev. E. Joseph Cote

By Jacques Kelly , The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:13:00 GMT

Former pastor of Pikesville's St. Charles parish was known for his sermons based on a life of Scriptural studies

The Rev. Earl Joseph John Cote, the retired pastor of a Pikesville Roman Catholic church, died of cardiac arrest Jan. 27 at St. Joseph Medical Center. He was stricken while driving on Putty Hill Road as he headed to say daily Mass for the School Sisters of Notre Dame. He was 68.

Marvin T. Haw III, administrator

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:04:04 GMT

He had worked for heavy equipment and trucking companies

Marvin T. Haw III, who had held administrative positions with several heavy equipment and trucking companies, died Jan. 26 of a heart attack at his Timonium home.