Karen Sue Ruby
Lifelong Plainfield Road resident Karen Sue Ruby died of a cerebral hemorrhage March 22, 2000 at Franklin Square Hospital. She was 49.
She was a cashier at Wal-Mart after working for many years at Sears and Ames.
In addition to her parents, Robert and Frances Ruby, she is survived by a sister, Sandra Linck of Gettysburg, and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
The Rev. William Wallace conducted a memorial service March 26 at First Lutheran Church of Gray Manor.
Delmas E. Simpson
Services will be held Friday, March 31, for Loganview Drive resident Delmas E. Simpson, 80, who died March 28, 2000 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
The service begins 10:30 a.m. at Connelly Funeral Home, 7110 Sollers Point Road. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery.
Mr. Simpson worked for Rheem Manufacturing Co. for 13 years and Gibraltar Homes for 19 years.
He served in the U.S. Army’s 14th Armored Division from 1942 to 1946.
Survivors are his wife, Joan (nee Caroff), sons Dale, Raymond and Brian Simpson, daughters Susan Bull and Celeste Wicker, brothers Russell and Richard Simpson, sisters Audrey Salsgiver and Dolores Ewing, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by brothers James, Walter and John W. Simpson.
Visitation at the funeral home was scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, March 29 and 30, from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Betty Stealey
Lifelong Dundalk resident Betty Dean Stealey (nee Worth) died March 15, 2000 at Stella Maris Hospice. She was 76.
She was a 1943 graduate of Sparrows Point High School and a member of its alumni association. During World War II, she was a civilian volunteer at Camp Holabird.
She and her husband lived in Logan Village since 1947. She was a member of Dundalk Unit 38 American Legion Auxiliary for about 30 years. She loved flea market shopping with her daughter-in-law, Sandy Stealey.
Survivors are children James and Deborah Stealey, brothers William and David Worth, sisters Doris Hedges and Mary Ravis and four grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband and a brother, Daniel Worth.
Graveside services were held March 17 at Gardens of Faith Cemetery.
Jennie L. Aus
Homemaker Jennie Luco Aus, 86, died Feb. 2, 2000 at Longview Nursing Home in Manchester, Md.
Mrs. Aus, who was born in Coatsville, Pa., and her husband, Edward A. Aus, moved to Penwood Terrace in 1938 and to Oakleigh Beach Road in 1980. Mr. Aus died in 1982.
She was a member of Lodge Forest United Methodist Church, IOOF Rebekah Lodge in Fort Howard and North Point Pleasure Club. She also enjoyed traveling and had recently visited Jamaica and Hawaii.
She is survived by children Edward R., Alfred, Robert and Frederick Aus, Celeste Lotz, Mary Healy, Frances Yates, Patricia Halphenstine and Susan Collins, 33 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. She also was predeceased by daughters Anna Durkin and Elsa Roger and a number of brothers and sisters.
Ethel L. Ethridge
Watersedge resident Ethel L. Ethridge (nee Hecker), 60, died at home Feb. 16, 2000 after a three-year struggle with cancer.
She retired with 20 years of service as a secretary for United Auto Workers Union Local 738.
She belonged to Dundalk United Methodist Church, where the Rev. Marvin Kline conducted services Feb. 19.
Other memberships included Dundalk American Legion Auxiliary Unit 38 and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 451.
In addition to her husband, William “Phil” Ethridge, she is survived by sons Mark and Joseph T. Letke Jr., daughters Kimberly Letke and Melodie (Billings) Ritz, sister Dorothy Blaha and three grandchildren. She was buried at Gardens of Faith Cemetery.
Eva M. Friesner
Longtime Edgemere resident Eva M. Friesner (nee Sakowski), 83, died of pneumonia and a stroke Feb. 12, 2000 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
Born in Detroit and raised in Edgemere, Mrs. Friesner worked in Bethlehem Steel’s assorting room until her retirement in 1970.
She was a talented seamstress and shared her love for sewing with family and friends. She enjoyed reading, knitting and spending time with her seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Other survivors are children Joan M. Ryan, Janet L. Duncan and Tereva E. Davis, brother Julius Sakowski and sisters Emilie DeWeese and Irene Batko. She was predeceased by husband Joseph M. Friesner, grandson Randy S. Duncan and brothers George and Norman Sakowski.
Services were held Feb. 16 at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home. Interment followed at Parkwood Cemetery.
Loretta Harding
Services will be held Thursday, March 9, for Loretta Harding (nee Sisler), who died of Alzheimer’s disease March 6, 2000 at Brightwood Nursing Home.
Mrs. Harding was 79 and lived in Inverness.
The service begins 11:30 a.m. at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home, 7922 Wise Ave. Burial follows at Gardens of Faith Cemetery.
Mrs. Harding belonged to Inverness Presbyterian Church and worked in the Bear Creek Elementary School cafeteria for about 20 years.
Predeceased in 1987 by her husband, Willard Harding, she is survived by daughters Mary Prevatt of Bel Air and Joan Cuzzart of Ellicott City, five brothers and four grandchildren.
Visitation at the funeral home was scheduled for Wednesday, March 8, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Raymond R. Johnston
Former Dundalk resident Raymond R. Johnston, 56, died Feb. 24 at his home in Bel Air.
Born in Cumberland, he was a teenager when his family moved to Dundalk. He married Sharon Roselle Hovermale in 1964.
Mr. Johnston worked as an engineering specialist for Sinai Hospital for 18 years and taught courses at Dundalk and Harford community colleges. He had earlier worked for Bethlehem Steel.
He loved photography and spending time with his family in Bedford, Pa., and at a vacation home in West Virginia.
In addition to his wife, survivors are mother Margaret Johnston, daughters Shelley Price, Ginger Rigney and Tresa Johnston, sisters Carol Gay and Doris Pettrone and two grandchildren.
Services on Feb. 26 were followed by interment at Bel Air Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association of Maryland, 212 S. Bond St., Bel Air, MD 21014 or Northern Chesapeake Hospice Foundation, 111 W. High St., Elkton, MD 21921.
