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Guy Stark
Guy Francis Stark, 88, a 36-year resident of Annapolis, died June 3, 2002 at Anne Arundel Medical Center as the result of a stroke.
Born in Fullerton in Baltimore County, on March 11, 1914, Mr. Stark was the second child of Frank and Gertrude Stark. He was probably the oldest member of the Gibson Island Club.
A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, he also attended Harvard Business School. As a professional engineer, he headed his own firm for 15 years. After retiring from private industry, Mr. Stark joined the U.S. Foreign Service. He was chief industrial development advisor in China and Indochina and served in Australia, Asia, Europe, and Africa. He also served as U.S. representative to the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and Africa.
After his retirement from the Foreign Service in 1965, he established an international consulting firm in Washington, D.C., working on projects in Third World and developing countries.
He was a member of the National Society of Engineers, the University Club of Washington, the Johns Hopkins Club and the Gibson Island Club. He was a member of St. Matthew's Catholic Cathedral in Washington.
He is survived by his sister, Gertrude Murphy of Florida.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Charles Stark.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway. A funeral Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Overlea. Burial will be in Moreland cemetery in Baltimore.
James Larkins
The Rev. James Wilbur "Butch" Larkins Sr., 65, a lifelong resident of Annapolis and church pastor, died of cancer May 30, 2002 at the Heritage Harbour Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Born in Parole, the Rev. Larkins attended Parole Elementary School and graduated from the former Wiley Bates High School. He also attended the Living Word Bible College and School of Ministry and the National Bible College.
He joined King's Apostle Holiness Church in Chesapeake Beach in 1960 and served as a deacon, choir director and Sunday school superintendnent before taking the position as pastor. He also was a presiding elder for the 3rd Episcopal Diocese of the King's Apostle Holiness Churches.
He held a variety of jobs during his career beginning with the Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Annapolis. He worked for a time as a longshoreman at the Port of Baltimore, and from 1962 to 1993 with the former Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. and then until 1998 with Verizon as a lineman, installer, repairman and technician. After his retirement from the telephone company, he worked for Ray Sears and Sons Contractors.
He received an award of merit for attendance from the Bell Atlantic Telephone Co.
He served in the Army from 1959 to 1962.
His hobbies were doing home maintenance projects and listening to gospel music.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie Herbert Larkins; one son, James Wilbur Larkins Jr. of Smyrna, Ga.; three brothers, Leslie Larkins of Annapolis, John Larkins of Glen Burnie, and Joseph Larkins of California; two sisters, Berneice Larkins Wilson of Annapolis, and Veronica Larkins Elder of Atlanta, Ga.; and two grandchildren.
A Christian wake will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Holy Temple Cathedral, 703 Bestgate Road, where the funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Maryland Veterans cemetery in Crownsville. Arrangements are by Reese and Sons Mortuary.
Melvin Moran
Melvin George "Reds" Moran Sr., 72, a recent resident of Harrington, Del., and previously of Annapolis, died of cancer June 2, 2002 at Memorial Hospital in Easton after a short illness.
Mr. Moran was born in Baltimore on Aug. 4, 1929, and attended Annapolis High School. He married
Geraldine Thomason Moran on Sept. 30, 1956.
He was employed as an electrician at the Naval Academy until his recent retirement.
He served in the Maryland National Guard and was an active member of Annapolis Elks Lodge 622.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Melvin Moran Jr. of Stevensville, Lawrence Edward Moran of the home and Michael Luttrel of Baltimore; his daughter, Debbie Hobbs of Texas; one sister, Mary Clark of Baltimore; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Hardesty Funeral Home, 12 Ridgely Ave., where services will be at noon Wednesday. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery.
James Thrower
James L. Thrower, 58, died of cancer June 1, 2002 at his home in Chester.
The son of James Calvin and Iva Lee Noriss Thrower, Mr. Thrower was born in Smithfield, N.C., on Oct. 28, 1943. He graduated from Cleveland High School in Garner, N.C. On Aug. 28, 1960, he married
Sylvia Estelle Johnson of Garner.
Mr. Thrower started his career in the newspaper industry at the former Raleigh Times in Raleigh, N.C. In 1966, he moved to El Cerrito, Calif., to work for the San Francisco Chronicle. Subsequently, he returned to the East Coast and worked for Merkle Press in Washington, D.C.
Most of his 31-year career was spent at The Washington Post where he was employed as the mailroom foreman in the College Park office.
Mr. Thrower was a member of the Communications Workers of America Union Local 29 and the First Baptist Church of Kent Island.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Gregory L.Thrower of Ridgely, Gary S. Thrower of Greensboro in Caroline County and Stephen D. Thrower of Centreville; his parents of Clayton, N.C.; two sisters, Janice Benson of Clayton and Judy Allen of Fayetteville, N.C; and seven grandchildren. His brother, Randy Joe Thrower, died in 1978.
Visitation is from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, 106 Shamrock Road in Chester. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church of Kent Island. Burial will follow at the Stevensville cemetery in Stevensville.
Saul Kushner
Saul Steven Kushner, 79, a resident of Severn since 1963, died June 9, 2002 at North Arundel Hospital in Glen Burnie after a long illness.
Mr. Kushner was born in Utica, N.Y. and was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, receiving a bachelor's and master's degrees in physics.
He served in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific as an electronics technician aboard the USS Yokes and was awarded a Purple Heart.
After the war, he was employed by the University of Michigan Institute of Science and Technology as a physicist. Later, he moved to the former Westinghouse Corp., now part of Northrop Grumann, as an engineer, retiring in 1985.
Mr. Kushner's work involved various research and development projects in the field of acoustics in which he was an expert.
He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Glen Burnie, and was active in the Parent Teachers Association, the YMCA Indian Guides program and Meals on Wheels.
He enjoyed traveling in the United States and abroad and was an avid gardener.
Surviving are his wife, Alice Lauxtermann Kushner; two sons, Jeffery Kushner of Severna Park and Larry Kushner of Bel Air; three daughters, Janice Kushner of Severn, Monica Keen of Crownsville, and Harriet Jill Gallagher of Finksburg; his brother, Harry Kushner of Cleveland, Ohio and 11 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Fink Funeral Home, 426 Crain Highway in Glen Burnie. A Rosary service will be held at 6:30 p.m.
A Mass of Christian burial will be offered at noon tomorrow at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard, Glen Burnie. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Holy Cross cemetery in Brooklyln.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Frances Academy, 501 E. Chase St., Baltimore, MD 21202.
Arthur Peltosalo
Arthur Everitt Peltosalo, 80, of Gibson Island, a retired General Electric Co. executive, died June 7, 2002 at his home after a long illness with prostate cancer.
Mr. Peltosalo was born in Hartford, Conn. the son of Finnish immigrants, the late Arthur Edward and Elsa Wallenius Peltosalo. He grew up in Springfield and Pittsfield, Mass., and graduated in 1943 as salutatorian of his class from Purdue University with a degree in electrical engineering.
During World War II, he served as an officer in the Army as a forward air controller for the field artillery. After his discharge, he went to work for GE as a junior engineer in Pittsfield.
At the same time, he began graduate engineering courses at Harvard and Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute. He held management positions with GE in New York and South Carolina and then was named a vice president and transferred to Paris, France.
He retired in 1979 as group executive in charge of one of the company's nine operating units after almost 34 years of service.
He was chairman of the board of Tesdata, Inc. in McLean, Va., and served as board member and officer of the Gibson Island Country School, Finlandia University in Hancock, Mich., St. Christopher's by the Sea Church, the Salolamppi Institute for Finniah language studies, and the Rotary Club.
He was a longtime member of the Gibson Island Club and Yacht Squadron and the Palmetto Club in Columbia, S.C.
He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Lavinia Lyles Peltosalo of Gibson Island; four sons, Arthur Eric Peltosalo of Annapolis, Charles George Peltosalo of Riva, Robert Emmet Seibels and Edwin Grenville Seibels of Columbia, S.C.; two daughters, Andrea Lynn Peltosalo of Portland, Ore. and Lavinia Seibels Dowling of Atlanta, Ga.; and six grandchildren.
His marriage to Diane Donovan ended in divorce.
Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m on Tuesday at St. Christopher's by the Sea Church on Gibson Island.
Arrangements were by Hardesty Funeral Home of Annapolis.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in his memory to the charity of your choice.
