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James Baldwin
James Edward "Jimmy" Baldwin, 75, of Annapolis, died July 26, 2002 at the Annapolis Nursing Home after an extended illness.
Mr. Baldwin, the son of the late John Henry and Lillie Baldwin, was born in Troy, N.C., on Feb. 23, 1927, and attended the Peabody School.
He was employed by Crownsville Hospital for 23 years and also worked as a taxi driver for Blue Star Cab service for 30 years.
He was a member of the Mount Olive A.M.E. Church of Annapolis. He enjoyed fishing, working on cars and yard sales.
Surviving are his wife of 10 years, Lilian Stansbury-Baldwin; one son, Amos Turner of Washington, D.C.; four daughters, Peggy Williams of Troy, Sheila Stewart of Annapolis and Andrea Benjamin and Cheryl Turner of Houston, Texas.; two brothers, Arwin and Harold Baldwin of North Carolina; three sisters, Cora Linder and Shirley Gerald of North Carolina and Dorothy Anderson of Annapolis; 31 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. tomorrow at Reese and Sons Mortuary, 821 West St.
A Christian wake will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday with the funeral service at 11 a.m. at Mount Olive A.M.E. Church, 2 Hicks Ave. Burial will follow at Bestgate Memorial Gardens.
J. Benedict-McManus
Jacquelyn Benedict-McManus, 57, of Pasadena, died of cancer July 27, 2002 at the Hospice at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore after a brief illness.
Mrs. Benedict-McManus was born Aug. 24, 1944, and raised in Baltimore.
She worked as a paralegal for several law firms and as a clerk for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
Most recently, she was a caregiver to her oldest son. She enjoyed taking care of people and spending time with her family.
Surviving are her husband, Charles A. McManus; two sons, Scott M. and Bryan D. Pullig of Glen Burnie; her daughter, Leslie M. Matthias of Millersville; her sister, Catherine Jane Potee of Odenton; and six grandchildren.
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 Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 689 Ritchie Highway, Severna Park. Burial will follow at Glen Haven cemetery in Glen Burnie.
James Coleman
James Francis Coleman, 63, a retired naval architect and marine engineer and 35-year resident of Annapolis, died July 27, 2002 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The cause of death was not immediately available.
Born in the Bronx, N.Y., Mr. Coleman was the son of Irish immigrants. A graduate of Manhattan College and the University of Michigan School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, he worked in ship design management and development for the Navy Department for 30 years. He began his career with Electric Boat Co. in Groton, Conn., as a systems designer.
An avid sailor and racer, he was on the Annapolis Yacht Club race committee and chairman of the Annapolis Yacht Club special events committee. He was past vice commodore of the Naval Academy Sailing Squadron.
Surviving are his wife of 39 years, Mary Kerr Coleman; two children, James D. Coleman of Atlanta, Ga., and Elizabeth A. Osborn of Rota, Spain; four grandchildren; and one sister, Eileen Del Guidice of Bradenton, Fla.
A memorial service will beheld at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Church Circle. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Annapolis Chorale in memory of Jim Coleman, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase St., Annapolis, MD 21401.
Marvin Demler
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Marvin Christian Demler, who had a 40-year career in the military, died July 26, 2002 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He was 92 and lived at the Ginger Cove retirement community.
Born in North Tonawanda, N.Y., Gen. Demler graduated from New York University's School of Aeronautics. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps in 1931 and earned his pilot's wings at Kelly Field, Texas.
He received an aeronautical engineering degree from New York University in 1934 and a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1941. He also took the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School in 1951. He received an honorary doctor of science degree from NYU in 1967.
During his career, Gen. Demler served primarily in research and development activities. Among them were development of the first American jet engine and the Silver Plate project for B-29 modifications and delivery of the first atomic bomb.
During 1945-1946, he served on Okinawa with the 316th Bomb Wing, flying B-29 aircraft which he had modified.
Promoted to brigadier general in 1953, he was vice commander of the Air Development Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. When named major general in 1958, he became deputy commander of the Air Research and Development Command at Andrews Air Force Base. Subsequently, he was appointed director of research and development for Headquarters U.S. Air Force.
He planned for the reorganization and staffing of eight labs in a new research and technology division in the Air Force Systems Command which he led from 1962 to 1967. That year he also served in Korea as senior member of the United Nations Command of the Military Armistice Commission. From 1967 to 1969 he commanded the Chanute Technical Training Center in Illinois. His final assignment before retirement was as special assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Arms Control, dealing primarily with the START treaties.
After retiring in 1971, he and his wife, Willena "Billie" Demler, moved to Annapolis Roads and in 1988 to Ginger Cove, where they were active in community affairs. Mrs. Demler died in 1999.
Surviving are two sons, James Carl Demler of Arlington, Ohio, and Roger Lee Demler of Sherborne, Mass.; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation is from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Taylor Funeral Home, 147 Duke of Gloucester St., where services will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 26. Burial will be in Arlington National cemetery at 3 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Friendship Endowment Fund, Ginger Cove, 4000 River Crescent Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Annie Ferruzza
Services for Annie R. Ferruzza, 78, of Edgewater, were held this morning at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Landover Hills. Burial was in Gate of Heaven cemetery in Silver Spring.
Mrs. Ferruzza died July 27, 2002 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The cause of death was not available.
She was born Jan. 29, 1924, in Leesburg, Va. She retired as a secretary from the Department of the Air Force.
Her husband, James J. Ferruzza, died in 1996.
Surviving are one son, Vince Ferruzza, and one daughter, Mary Speiden, both of Edgewater; a brother, George Rusk of Manassas, Va.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were by Rendon-Hale Funeral Home in Lanham. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Memorial Processing Center, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058, or to Anne Arundel County Chapter, American Parkinson Disease Association, P.O. Box 893, Severna Park, MD 21146.
Carmine Gerace
Carmine P. Gerace, 63, of Annapolis, a former top official of the federal Maritime Administration, died of cancer July 28, 2002 at his home after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Gerace was born March 12, 1939, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of the late Concetta and John Gerace. He attended New Utrecht High School, Brooklyn College, New York University and the John Cassavetes Theatre Workshop.
In his younger years, he worked as an actor. He played a policeman on one of the first color television broadcasts, the Kraft Mystery Theatre, in a live drama called "Cop Killer" in 1956.
He focused on a new career with the steamship transportation industry, spending several years in Calcutta, India, as director general of Southwest Asia for American Export Isbrandtsen Lines. In addition, he was deputy associate administrator for ports intermodal and environmental activities at the Maritime Administration, retiring in September 1998.
His interests included fishing, poetry, cooking and spending time with family.
He was married
for 33 years to Vera Jaroszenko Gerace. Also surviving are two children, Jennifer Gerace of Baltimore and Peter Gerace of Surf Side Beach, S.C.; two brothers, Albert Gerace of Staten Island, N.Y., and John Gerace of Yardley, Pa.
Visitation is from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway. A Mass of Christian burial will be said at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Andrew by the Bay Catholic Church, 701 College Parkway, near Cape St. Claire. Burial will be in Lakemont cemetery in Davidsonville.
