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Margaret K. Greenborn
Former North Point Village resident Margaret K. Greenborn (nee Schmitt) died May 26 at Franklin Square Hospital. She was 63 and a secretary in Baltimore County’s Office of Substance Abuse.
A resident of White Marsh since 1984, Mrs. Greenborn’s greatest joy in life was her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Charles R. Greenborn Sr., children Charles R. Greenborn Jr., Gayle M. Glasser and David M. Greenborn Sr., mother Margaret Charnasky, sister Laura Daugherty, five grandchildren and one great-grandson. She was predeceased by her father, Francis K. Schmitt, and a brother, Frank Chase.
The Rev. George Raduano of Eastern Assembly of God conducted services May 31 at Schimunek Funeral Home in Perry Hall. Interment followed at Gardens of Faith Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 43025, Baltimore, MD 21236-0025.
Marlyn G. Huffman
Marlyn Genevieve Huffman, 64, a longtime Gray Manor resident, died of cancer May 27 at Mercy Hospital.
Born and raised in Highlandtown, the former Marlyn Mugrage married Harold Huffman soon after graduating from high school.
Years ago, she worked at Beta Shoe Co. Later, as a working mother, she held positions at Hochschild Kohn department store in Eastpoint Mall, Jack and Jill nursery in Gray Manor and Heritage Nursing Center on German Hill Road.
She was a troop leader when her daughters were in Girl Scouting and a member of the Bobby Vinton fan club in the 1970s.
She loved flowers, gardening and canning and enjoyed making crafts and spending time with her grandchildren.
Mrs. Huffman attended Edgemere Church of God.
In addition to her husband of 47 years, she is survived by sons Harold David, Robert "Link" and David Eugene Huffman, daughters Kathy Wagner, Sandy Dietz and Amy Zablan, sister Regina Praglowski, 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services conducted by the Rev. Howard Hancock of Edgemere Church of God were held May 30 at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home. Interment followed at Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Walter J. Jachim
Retired longshoreman Walter Joseph Jachim, 75, died May 15 at his home in Gray Manor. He was a longshoreman for 41 years and was a member of Marine Carpenters Union Local 1335.
Mr. Jachim, whose life was centered on his faith, was instrumental in the building of three local churches, Eastern, Dundalk and Bethel Assemblies of God. A carpenter by trade, he actually worked on the construction of the three church buildings.
He raised and flew show pigeons since his childhood days in Baltimore. When he died, he owned more than 100 birds of many varieties.
He served in Okinawa during World War II as a corporal in the U.S. Army.
In addition to his wife of more than 50 years, Nora (nee Flannery), he is survived by sons John D. Jachim of Middle River and Ronald L. Jachim of Cherokee, N.C., one brother, three sisters, four grandchildren and one great-grandson.
The Rev. George Raduano of Eastern Assembly of God and the Rev. Nick Shanholtz of Dundalk Assembly of God conducted services May 19 at Eastern Assembly of God. Interment followed at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
Mitsuko Kearns
West Inverness resident Mitsuko "Judy" Kearns, 69, died May 23 after a brief illness.
Born in Sendai, Japan, the former Mitsuko Miyazawa married Francis J. Kearns in 1954. After they lived in Japan, then New York, her husband’s military career took them to U.S. Army posts in Germany and Hawaii, where she became a U.S. citizen in 1960. Fort Holabird was his last stationed post before retirement.
For the last five months she lived in Abingdon with her daughter, Janet Edwards, and her only grandchild, Christopher Michael Edwards.
She loved homemaking, gardening, shopping and cooking.
Other survivors are five sisters and two brothers. She was predeceased by her husband and a son, Michael Joseph Kearns.
Services conducted by the Rev. John B. Ward of Our Lady of Hope Church were held May 26 at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home. Interment followed at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery.
Stella H. Pazdzinski
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, June 2, for former Graceland Park resident Stella Helen Pazdzinski (nee Pawloski), 83, who died May 28 in Marietta, Ga.
The 10 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart of Mary Church will be followed by interment at Holy Redeemer Cemetery.
Born in Baltimore and raised in Taneytown, during her years in Graceland Park she belonged to Sacred Heart of Mary Church and was a member of its Polish Women’s Alliance.
After her husband died in 1994, she moved to Marietta, Ga., to live with her son, Frank Pazdzinski III, daughter-in-law Linda and their three children.
In Marietta, she joined St. Ann’s Catholic Church, and was a member of St. Ann’s Seniors Group. She also helped prepare food for a ministry to feed the homeless.
Years ago, she worked as an accountant for a Baltimore lithographing company.
Other survivors are daughter Pat Miller of Kennesaw, Ga., brother William Pawloski of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and two other grandchildren. Her husband, Frank Pazdzinski Jr., died in 1994.
Visitation at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home, 7922 Wise Ave., was scheduled for Wednesday, May 31, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday, June 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Margaretta M. Poole
Homemaker Margaretta M. Poole (nee Schaeffer), 69, died May 24 at Heritage Nursing Center.
Mrs. Poole lived on Cornwall Road and Sollers Point Road before moving to Heritage Nursing Center about two years ago.
An avid Elvis Presley fan, she liked car rides in the country, arranging flowers and spending time with her grandchildren. Through the years, she also helped raise several nieces.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Ervin E. "Gene" Poole, sons Sam Poole and Butch Schaeffer, daughters Debbie Staskowiak and Jeannie Rader, brother Melvin L. Schaeffer, sister Ruth Watts and nine grandchildren. She was predeceased by a sister and two brothers.
Services were held May 26 at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home. Interment followed at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Glen Burnie.
Edward L. W. Redemann
Longtime Bayside Drive resident Edward Lawrence William Redemann, 87, died May 16 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
Mr. Redemann, a tool and die maker at Continental Can Co. for 48 years, retired in 1971.
Mr. Redemann lived in East Baltimore before moving to Bayside Drive in 1945. His 1935 marriage to the former Edith Butler ended in divorce.
After his retirement, he enjoyed making wood furniture and toys for his family, including his 13 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Other survivors are sons Carol and Barry Redemann, daughters Janet Bateman and Midge Morrison, brother Marion Redemann and sisters Margaret Gorge and Gladys Waterfield. He was predeceased by six brothers and sisters.
Services were officiated by the Rev. Laura Gates of Lodge Forest United Methodist Church on May 20 at Connelly Funeral Home. Interment followed at Moreland Memorial Cemetery.
Contributions in his name may be made to the American Cancer Society, 43025, Baltimore, MD 21236 or the National Kidney Foundation, 1106 Kenilworth Drive, Towson, MD 21236-0025.
James B. Almond
Former Dundalk resident James B. Almond , 52, died of cancer July 25 at his home in Rosedale.
Mr. Almond was a truck driver for Guardian Moving and Storage for the last 30 years.
He had lived on Gray Haven and North Boundary roads before moving to Rosedale 10 years ago.
When he was 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, completing his high school education and becoming a paratrooper. For about 18 months, he was stationed in the Panama Canal.
Traveling and camping and fishing with his family were his favorite pastimes.
Mr. Almond leaves behind his wife, Thelma (nee Campbell), children James B. Almond Jr., Patricia Myers, Robert Campbell and Tracy Campbell, sisters Margaret Castle, Shirley Payne, Virginia Crane, Delores Jackson, Peggy Payne and Evelyn McGee and seven grandchildren. He also will be missed by many nieces and nephews and other family members. Daughter Tammy Beahm predeceased him.
Services were held July 28 at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home followed by burial at Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Heather W. Carroll
Heather Weimer Carroll, 36, died unexpectedly July 27 at her home on Ventnor Terrace.
A Dundalk resident since she was 5 years old, she enjoyed taking car rides with her son, Cory Weimer.
She also is survived by her mother, Lillian M. Weimer, brothers Harry, Kevin and Keith Weimer and Robert and Bruce Runk, sister Deborah Brubach, 17 nieces and nephews and many other family members. She also leaves behind husband William Carroll. Her father, Harry S. Weimer, predeceased her.
Services were conducted July 30 by the Rev. Jansen String of St. George's and St. Matthew's Episcopal Church at Hoffman-Skarda Funeral Home in Highlandtown.
James P. DeLoriers
A memorial service will be held Friday, Aug. 11, for James Phillip DeLoriers, 52, who died suddenly of a pulmonary embolism Aug. 5 at Johns Hopkins Bay-view Medical Center.
The service begins 8 p.m. at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home, 7922 Wise Ave., following visitation from 6 to 8 p.m.
A Patapsco High School graduate and a former member of Ironworkers Local 16, Mr. DeLoriers lived on Bayside Drive most of his life. He moved to Edgemere in 1987.
He was a U.S. Army veteran and had served as a helicopter mechanic in Vietnam.
Survivors are sons William C., Jeffrey J. and Derek C. DeLoriers, father and stepmother John P. and Jean DeLoriers, brothers John M. and George T. DeLoriers, sister Sharon DeLoriers and one granddaughter. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Janet V. Ruke, and his mother, Margaret Casey DeLoriers.
Lilly M. Hoxter
Lilly M. Hoxter (nee Kraska), a lifelong resident of Dundalk, died of cancer July 31 at Gilchrist Hospice Center. She was 61.
She worked at several stores in Eastpoint Mall before becoming a clerk for Drug City pharmacy.
She enjoyed spending time with her family and making crafts. She was known for her love of gardening and was extremely fond of Suzie, the pet Pekingese she called her "little buddy."
Survivors are her mother, Lillian Kraska, daughters Karen Hixenbaugh, Cheryl Bartko and Cynthia Bartholow and sister Nancy Belsinger. She also leaves behind her 99-year-old uncle, Fred Kraska, seven grandchildren and many other relatives.
Services on Aug. 3 at Connelly Funeral Home were officiated by the Rev. Alvin Newton of Christ Lutheran Church. Interment followed at Christ Lutheran Cemetery.
Eugene B. Lowry Jr.
Eugene B. Lowry Jr., 54, a 1963 Sparrows Point High School graduate, died of cancer Aug. 2 at his West Inverness home.
After traveling all over the world during his 20 years in the U.S. Navy, he became a truck driver and traveled across the United States.
As a petty office first class, he was aboard the maiden voyages of the USS Richmond K. Turner into Vietnam and the USS Kennedy into the Mediterranean.
He enjoyed fishing, camping and bowling.
Survivors are parents Mary and Eugene Lowry Sr., children Charles, Scott and Shawn Lowry and Cheryl McCormack, brother Robert Lowry and sister Sandy Biscotti.
Services were held Aug. 3 at Bradley-Ashton-Matthews Funeral Home.
George Metzger Sr.
Longtime Dundalk resident George "Jutty" Metz-ger Sr., 77, died of heart failure July 27 at home.
A retired Highways Department Supervisor, he worked for Baltimore County for 25 years.
He lived on Spruce Road for 50 years and was a member of Our Lady of Hope Church, where a Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated July 31.
During World War II, he served in Europe with the U.S. Army's 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron.
Survivors are his wife of 53 years, Dorothy (nee Ulrich), children George Metzger Jr., Katherine Saunders, Deborah Gerhardt, Denise Smith and Barbara Phillips, brothers Joseph and Charles Metz-ger, sisters Margaret Bremmer, Alice Besasky and Delores Peisinger. He also will be missed by nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mr. Metzger was buried at Holly Hill Memorial Gardens.
Richard B. Nodonly Sr.
Former Charlesmont resident Richard Bruce Nodonly Sr. died July 25 at age 66.
Born and raised in Old Dundalk, he graduated from Dundalk High School in 1952 and served in the U.S. Army for three years.
He started working at Western Electric Co. in 1957 and retired in 1984 when the Broening Highway plant closed down.
For many years, he enjoyed traveling to Skyline Drive for annual family vacations. He also loved gardening and took great pride in the vegetable patch he planted every year.
Mr. Nodonly and his wife lived in Charlesmont for 30 years before moving to Bel Air in 1989.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Ann (nee Coscia), and children Linda Stricklin, Charlotte Marriott, Richard Nodonly Jr., and David Nodonly, brother Douglas Nodonly, sister Pat Nodonly, stepsister Melinda Noah and six grandchildren. He was predeceased by grandson Ronald Marriott.
The Rev. Thomas Young of Patapsco United Metho-dist Church conducted services July 29 at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home. Interment followed at Gardens of Faith Cemetery.
