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Evelyn Duell
Services were held this afternoon for Evelyn Mary King Duell, 90, of Davidsonville and formerly of Lanham, at the Fort Lincoln Cemetery Mausoleum in Brentwood.
Mrs. Duell died of pneumonia and heart failure March 31, 2001 at Kris-Leigh Assisted Living in Davidsonville where she had been a resident for 2 years.
Born Feb. 25, 1911, in Baltimore, she lived and worked in Washington, D.C., for many years, first with the Hecht Co. and then for 25 years at the federal Immigration and Naturalization Service. She retired from the INS in the early 1970s.
In 1931 she was married to Richard Rieves Duell who died in 1998.
Mrs. Duell, affectionately known to family and friends as either "Sue" or "Mimi," loved to crochet and work in ceramics.
Surviving are her daughter, Patricia Harford of Annapolis; two granddaughters; and one great-granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to Kris-Leigh Assisted Living, 3913 Birdsville Road, Davidsonville, MD 21035.
Lydia Gentry
Lydia G. "Lee" Gentry, 95, a resident of Sherwood Forest since 1931, died of natural causes April 2, 2001 at the Spa Creek Center, Genesis ElderCare Network.
One of 11 children, Mrs. Gentry was born Feb. 25, 1906, in Baltimore, where she graduated from the Cathedral School and the Institute of Notre Dame.
She moved to Sherwood Forest as a bride and was a homemaker.
Mrs. Gentry was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Annapolis and enjoyed playing bridge and golf.
She was married in 1931 to Edward Hayden Gentry, who died in 1986.
Surviving are a daughter, Rose Machowiak of Sherwood Forest; a sister, Carolyn Jackson of Clearwater, Fla.; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was the mother of the late E. Hayden Gentry and Mary Margaret Clark.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Taylor Funeral Home, 147 Duke of Gloucester St. A Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 109 Duke of Gloucester St. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sherwood Forest Endowment Fund, Sherwood Forest, MD 21405.
Edward Ryznar
Edward Stanley "Eddie" Ryznar, 84, of Annapolis, died of leukemia March 25, 2001 at the Heritage Harbour Health and Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness.
Mr. Ryznar was born in Elizabeth. N.J. In 1944 he purchased a tavern with Charlie Miller in Highlands, N.J., and called it "Charlie and Eddie's." He remained in the business until the early 1950s when he became an electrician.
He retired from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 400.
He also lived in Barefoot Bay, Fla., and Toms River, N.J., before coming to Annapolis. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Highlands Rod and Gun Club. He was an avid fisherman.
Surviving are two sons, Edward G. "Jerry" Ryznar of Annapolis and Kenneth L. Ryznar of Rock Hall; one daughter, Rhonda M. Ryznar of Chapel Hill, N.C.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. April 21 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Seton Drive, Crofton.
Emma Williamson
Emma Margaret Williamson, 92, a resident of Severna Park, died March 31, 2001 at the Mariner Nursing Home in Glen Burnie after a long illness.
Mrs. Williamson, who was known to family and friends as "Emma Jean," was born in Browns Wood on Nov. 22, 1908. and attended Anne Arundel County public schools. She was employed at Anne Arundel Community College for 15 years.
As a member of Wayman Good Hope AME Church in Severna Park, Mrs. Williamson belonged to the Senior Choir and Flower Circle. She was also a foster parent.
She enjoyed sewing, crochet work and listening to gospel music.
Her husband, Robert Williamson, died in 1980.
Surviving are her son, Thomas Williamson of Severna Park; four daughters, Loretta Glenn, Lillian Henson and the Rev. Shirley White, all of Pasadena, and Edith Brown of Millersville; her sister, Lillian Day of Severna Park; 24 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow with the Christian wake at 11 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 11:30 a.m. at Wayman Good Hope AME Church, 100 Hoyle Lane in Severna Park. Burial will be at Carpenter Hill Cemetery in Severna Park.
Arrangements are by Reese and Sons Mortuary.
Carl Witte
Retired Army Col. Carl George Witte, 86, of Odenton, a highly decorated veteran of 30 years of military service, died unexpectedly of an aortic aneurysm March 23, 2001 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Col. Witte was born on April 18, 1914, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He studied at Rutgers University at Newark, N.J., as well as numerous military schools including the Cavalry School, the Armor School and an Army language school.
He served in the Army from 1939 to 1969, rising from private to full colonel. He served in numerous command and staff positions, including commander of the Combined Arms School, 7th Army Training Center, Vilsach, Germany.
He received the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge and numerous service and campaign medals.
After his retirement from the Army, he was a financial consultant.
Col. Witte was a member of Fort Meade Post Chapel, a perpetual member of the Military Order World Wars, a member of the Odenton Improvement Association, president of the Hammond Park Improvement Association, and a member of the Anne Arundel Planning and Zoning Board.
His interests included golf and financial matters. He was an advocate for the patriotic education of youth.
His wife of 59 years, Marion "Polly" White, died in 1998.
Survivors include two sons, retired Army Lt. Col. Carlton R. V. Witte of Chester County, Pa., and Charles A.V. Witte of Albuquerque, N.M.; one daughter, Lida M. H. Payne of Millersville; 10 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Hardesty Funeral Home, 851 Annapolis Road, Gambrills. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Main Post Chapel in Fort Meade. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery, with friends gathering at 10:30 a.m. at the Administration Building.
Donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the Patriotic Education Fund, Fort George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Order of World Wars, c/o Cecille Morse, 12604 Iveystone Lane, Laurel, MD 20708.
Grace Cook
Grace Dillon Cook, 94, died of natural causes April 4, 2001 at the Spa Creek Center, Genesis ElderCare Network, her residence for the past six years.
Mrs. Cook was born July 20, 1906, in Latrobe, Pa., daughter of Matthew Dillon and the former Mary Katherine Smith.
She graduated from a nursing school in Latrobe and at the start of World War II volunteered for the Army Nurse Corps, serving overseas in England and France. At the end of the war she was discharged as a captain.
She married William G. Cook in 1945, and moved to Los Angeles, Calif., where he worked for Pacific Bell. Mr. Cook is now deceased.
Mrs. Cook lived in the Los Angeles area for 50 years. She was active in the Immanuel Presbyterian Church there.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Elizabeth Dillon Stader and Eleanor Dillon Pitcairn; and one brother, Richard Thomas Dillon.
Surviving are a nephew, John F. Stader of Annapolis, and two nieces, Elizabeth Sweeney Taylor and Nancy Sweeney Perry, both of Pittsburgh, Pa.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Unity Chapel in Unity Township, Pa., with burial in Unity Cemetery. Arrangements are by Hartman-Graziano Funeral Home in Latrobe. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 3300 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010.
John Galicki
John Victor Galicki, 90, of Queenstown, died April 4, 2001 at the Heritage Harbour Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Annapolis.
Mr. Galicki was born April 16, 1910, son of Edward and Anna Galicki. He graduated from the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and then began a career at Western Electric Co. as a mechanical engineer.
He built trans-Atlantic telephone cable and retired as manager of Western Electric in Baltimore after 45 years of service.
He married Clara F. Bullen in July 1950. She died on Feb. 18, 1966.
Mr. Galicki enjoyed hunting and was a member of the Hunting Club in Rock Hall. He belonged to St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Overlea in Baltimore County.
Surviving are a son, Richard E. Galicki of Westminster, and a daughter, Denise G. Hunsucker of Queenstown.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, 106 Shamrock Road, Chester. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Chester. Burial will be in Holy Rosary Cemetery in Baltimore.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 114 Baptist St., Salisbury, MD 21801.
Alice Wallace
Alice Sonya "Sonie" Wallace, 79, of Eastport, died April 2, 2001 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Mrs. Wallace was born Nov. 1, 1921, in Annapolis, and graduated in 1938 from the former Wiley H. Bates High School. She worked for the Anne Arundel County Board of Education.
She was a lifetime member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church in Eastport and belonged to the Peerless Rennettes Social Club. Her interests included gardening, cooking, baking, reading and music.
She was married on Feb. 14, 1942, to James Allen Wallace.
Also surviving are one son, Claudius Wallace, and three daughters, Helen and Antoinette Wallace and Saundra Isaacs, all of Annapolis; 10 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. tomorrow at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 612 Second St., where a Christian wake will follow at 10:30 a.m. and funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Annapolis Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Reese and Sons Mortuary.
Nancy Wallace
Nancy Lee Wiebking Wallace, 56, a resident of Arnold for 27 years, died April 4, 2001 at her home after a long fight against breast cancer.
Mrs. Wallace was born April 7, 1944, in Baltimore and lived there and in Howard County. She was a court reporter working at the Howard County Circuit Court in Ellicott City.
She loved her cats and dogs.
Surviving are her husband, George Wallace; three daughters, Kathleen, Sharon and Deborah Wallace of Arnold; and two brothers, William Wieb-king of Howard County and Christopher Wiebking of Baltimore.
Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway, followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Gardens of Faith Cemetery in Baltimore.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 8424 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD 21108, or the American Cancer Society, Anne Arundel Center, 1041 Route 3 North, Gambrills, MD 21054.
Carl Baldwin
Carl Gibbons Baldwin, 80, of Friendship, died April 3, 2001 at the Calvert County Nursing Center in Prince Frederick. The cause of death was not available.
Mr. Baldwin was born July 24, 1920, in Forestville and attended Prince George's County public schools.
He grew up on the family farm in Forestville and moved to Friendship in the late 1980s.
He retired in 1995 as a projectionist at the American Film Institute at the Kennedy Center, where he worked for about 35 years.
Mr. Baldwin was a member of the Motion Pictures Machine Operators Union Local 224 and enjoyed farming.
Surviving are his wife, Mary M. Baldwin, whom he married in January 1946; four daughters, Kathy Baldwin of Urbana, Theresa Baldwin and Deborah Groves of Friendship and Patricia Mathias of Charlestown, W.Va.; one brother, Gabriel Baldwin of Annapolis; and nine grandchildren. He was the father of the late Michael and Dennis Baldwin.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Rausch Funeral Home, Mount Harmony Lane, Owings. Burial will be private.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Providence Center, 877 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., Severna Park, MD 21146.
Jane Cobb
Jane F. Cobb, 96, died March 25, 2001 at Ginger Cove Health Center of congestive heart failure after a short illness.
For the last 13 years she had lived in Annapolis at the Ginger Cove retirement community. Before that she lived in Stuart, Fla., for 18 years and in West Sand Lake, N.Y., for 40 years.
The former Jane F. Climer was born in Cincinnati on June 17, 1904. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1928 and married classmate William H. Cobb in 1928. He died in 1994.
After their marriage they moved to New York, settling on a 160-acre farm in West Sand Lake. During World War II Mrs. Cobb was left at home to take care of two boys and the farm, and to run the local school cafeteria.
In West Sand Lake she was active in promoting education, establishing a central system with a high school that offered the curriculum necessary to gain admission to college. During the 1960s and 1970s, she continued her interest in education by serving as president and director of legislative affairs of the New York state PTA.
Mrs. Cobb was active in the Sand Lake Presbyterian Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of West Sand Lake and the First Church in Albany, N.Y.
After her husband's retirement they moved to Florida, where she was president of the Stuart Garden Club and the Audubon Society and a founding member of the Peace Presbyterian Church.
In Annapolis she was active in affairs at Ginger Cove and the First Presbyterian Church of Annapolis and continued her interest in painting.
Surviving are two sons, Richard H. Cobb of Annapolis and Douglas A. Cobb of Great Falls, Va.; one brother, William Climer; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. June 18 at the First Presbyterian Church in Annapolis, 144 Conduit St. Inurnment will be at 3 p.m. at Arlington National Cemetery. Arrangements are by Taylor Funeral Home.
Contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 144 Conduit St., Annapolis, MD 21401, or the William Climer Cobb Scholarship Fund at the University of Cincinnati, the UC Foundation, 425 Oak St., Cincinnati, OH 45219.
Mr. and Mrs. Cobb established the scholarship fund at the university to aid students of liberal arts and engineering. It is in memory of their first son, who died as a result of a hospital accident shortly after his birth.
Thomas Breen Jr.
Thomas Carroll Breen Jr., 78, of Stevensville, a retired financial officer with International Bank of Washington, died of a heart attack April 9, 2001 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
A resident of the Washington area since 1962, Mr. Breen lived in Fairfax, Va., before moving to Kent Island.
Born in Great Neck, N.Y., on Nov. 11, 1922, he was the son of the late Thomas C. and Emilie Sutter Breen. He attended Dartmouth College until enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1942. While a crew member of the B-17 bomber, "Blackjack," he was shot down on Oct. 14, 1943, in what is known as the "Black Thursday" raid over Germany. He was liberated by Patton's 5th Army after two years as a prisoner of war in German-occupied France.
He graduated from Yale University and studied business law and accounting at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1953 he joined International Bank in New York and married Patricia Flood, who died in 1991.
After four years with the bank in Liberia, he returned to the states and settled in Washington in 1962. He retired in 1986, after serving as vice president and president of several of the bank's subsidiaries. Subsequently he was annuity manager of First Washington Insurance and an independent general insurance agent.
He enjoyed golf, sailing and taking an active part in Democratic politics. He was an avid wine collector and gourmet.
Surviving are his wife, Alice Lee Breen, whom he married in 1995; one son, Thomas C. Breen III of Fairfax; one daughter, Victoria L. Breen of Leesburg, Va.; a stepdaughter, Lisa Collins of Fairfax; and a grandson.
Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, 106 Shamrock Road, Chester. A Mass of Christian burial will be said at noon Tuesday at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Chester. Burial will be in Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association in care of Sheila Bateman, 501 Dutchman's Lane, Easton, MD 21601, or to the charity of choice.
Benjamin DiNunno
Benjamin J. DiNunno, 72, of Annapolis, died April 8, 2001 at the Hospice House at Linthicum after an illness of several years.
Born in Uniontown, Pa., Mr. DiNunno was a graduate of South Union High School in Uniontown.
He served in the Army from 1951 to 1953, stationed in the United States.
He was employed in an automobile factory in Bedford, Ohio, from 1956 to 1997. He moved to Annapolis in 1999 and lived at the Atria-Manresa Assisted Living Center.
The son of the late Severino and Concetta DiNunno, he is survived by one brother, Joseph DiNunno of Annapolis, nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. April 20 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Uniontown.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of the Chesapeake, 8424 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD 21108, or to the DiNunno Family Memorial Scholarship, Penn State Fayette Campus, P.O. Box 519, Uniontown, PA 15401.
