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Geraldine Grazioli
A memorial gathering will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. today at Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, for Geraldine "Gerrie" L. Grazioli.
A longtime resident of Annapolis, Mrs.Grazioli,, 82, died of lung cancer April 9, 2001 at her home after an illness of six months.
Born in Marion Heights, Pa., she attended the former Bloomsburg State Teachers College in Pennsylvania.
She worked for 40 years for the National Security Agency, retiring in 1996 as a senior management analyst.
She is a member of the Phoenix Society.
She is survived by a companion of 40 years, Carl Briggs; and two brothers, Daniel Wagner Jr. of Venice, Fla., and Calvin Wagner of Port Richey, Fla.
Services and burial will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of the Chesapeake, 8424 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD 21108.
Alexander Hunt
Alexander James "Alex" Hunt, 81, a resident of Annapolis, died April 10, 2001 at the Spa Creek Center, Genesis ElderCare Network in Annapolis after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Hunt was born in Brown Woods in Annapolis on March 7, 1920, and was a graduate of the School for the Blind in Overlea.
For more than 50 years he played the church organ for various local churches. He enjoyed singing and playing various musical instruments, including the guitar, piano, saxophone and harmonica.
"You name it and he could play it," said his sister-in-law Dorothy Hunt, of Annapolis.
He was a member of the Asbury Broadneck, Asbury Town Neck and Mount Calvary United Methodist churches.
He is survived by his brother, Leroy Hunt, and two sisters, Corine Johnson and Lenorise Johnson, all of Annapolis.
Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. tomorrow, with a Christian wake at 10:30 a.m., followed by the funeral service at 11:30 a.m. at Asbury Town Neck United Methodist Church, 429 Asbury Drive in Severna Park. Burial will follow at the Asbury Broadneck United Methodist Church Cemetery in Annapolis.
Arrangements are by Reese and Sons Mortuary.
Walter Lawson
Dr. Walter Edwin Lawson, 80, of Neeld Estate in Calvert Court and formerly of Bethesda, died of a heart attack April 8, 2001 at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick.
Born in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 25, 1920, Dr. Lawson never let a sudden loss of hearing at age 7 deter him from his love of life and passion for the water.
Known affectionately as "Doc," he was an Eagle Scout and a graduate of McKinley Technical High School and the Georgetown University Dental School. He practiced dentistry in Spring Valley area of northwest Washington for 50 years, retiring in 1997.
Dr. Lawson was a member of the National Dental Society, the Kiwanis, a hearing organization called WAGHO, the Columbia and Annapolis Yacht clubs and the Potomac River, Rhode River and Severn Sailing associations. He also belonged to the Maryland Waterman's Association.
An avid sailor, he was the Penguin national champion three times and and won the national championships for the Thistle and Mobjack classes as well. He placed second in the Mallory Cup, a national men's sailing competition, when he was in his 20s.
A fisherman and crabber, he generously passed out his garden produce and Chesapeake Bay crabs to patients, colleagues and friends.
Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Dorothy Deibel Lawson; three children, Sheri Ackerman of Neeld Estate, Judi McKay of Annapolis and Bill Lawson of Edgewater; and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 1250 Emmanuel Church Road, Huntingtown. Arrangements are by Rausch Funeral Home in Owings.
Clemmie Bragg
Clemmie Teen Bragg, 84, a resident of Annapolis for one year and previously of Prestwick, Ala., died of natural causes April 13, 2001 at her home after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Bragg, a homemaker, was born on March 24, 1917, in Walkerspring, Ala., and was educated in the Clark County Public School System.
A member of the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Leroy, Ala., she was the founder of the Pleasant Ridge youth choir and belonged to the senior choir. Singing was her favorite joy and she loved gospel music and children.
James Bragg, her husband of 34 years, died in 1970.
Surviving are two sons, Edward Bragg of Leroy and Albert A. Bragg of Wagarville, Ala.; four daughters, Frances Bragg of Glen Burnie, Rutha M. Parker and Phyllis Bragg of Annapolis and Teresa Lee of Enterprise, Ala.; two brothers, Gaston Sims of Washington, D.C., and John F. Sims of Baltimore; two sisters, Janice Bolton of San Jose, Calif., and Jewel Edwards of Baltimore; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Her daughter, Gwen B. Parrish, died in August 1999.
Funeral services will be held at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Saturday with burial in the church cemetery.
Arrangements are by Reese and Sons Morturary.
Lynette Iglehart
Lynette C. Iglehart, 50, of Annapolis, died April 12, 2001 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a brief illness.
Mrs. Iglehart was born on May 26, 1950, in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Annapolis High School. She attended the University of Denver and earned an associate degree in liberal arts with honors from Anne Arundel Community College.
She was married to Gordon B. Iglehart on Nov. 17, 1973, and resided in Annapolis. She worked as an administrative assistant to Barbara Gehring.
Mrs. Iglehart was an avid reader and member of St. Martin's Lutheran Church.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Theresa Elizabeth Rachel Iglehart of Annapolis; her mother, Theresa I. Dearborn of Annapolis; two sisters, Shelley Delehanty of Williamsburg, Va., and Denise Crane of Pasadena; and three stepsisters, Deborah Penn of Lake Orion, Mich., and Bonnie Reeder and Carol Marcellus, both of Annapolis.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Martin's Lutheran Church. Burial will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Martin's Lutheran Church, 1120 Spa Road, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Carl Morgan
Carl Ray Morgan, 44, a lifelong resident of Annapolis, died April 13, 2001 at the scene of an automobile accident on I-695 and Edmondson Avenue in Catonsville.
Mr. Morgan was born in Annapolis on Feb. 26, 1957, and was a 1975 graduate of Annapolis High School.
He was employed by Ticket Master and was manager of Irving Sports store in Annapolis Mall for several years.
He was known as a troubleshooter with computers and technician at setting up Karaoke equipment.
He enjoyed bowling, golf, music and was a fan of the Baltimore Ravens, Orioles and the Washington Capitals hockey team.
He is survived by his mother, May D. Morgan; his brother, Mark D. Morgan; and his sister, Gay L. Landis, all of Annapolis.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Taylor Funeral Home, 147 Duke of Gloucester St. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Burial will be in Cedar Bluff Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 1101 Bay Ridge Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401.
Elizabeth Ramlow
Elizabeth Nita "Bit" Dilley Ramlow, 79, a resident of Severna Park for 42 years, died of cancer April 13, 2001 at North Arundel Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Ramlow was born Oct. 20, 1921, in Johnson City, N.Y., and was raised and married in Binghamton, N.Y. She moved to Baltimore in 1946, settling in Severna Park in 1959.
She was a homemaker who also worked for the War Production Board, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Severn School.
She enjoyed tennis, sailing, playing bridge, painting and gardening as well as caring for her family.
Surviving are her husband, Roland E. Ramlow; one son, Roland E. Ramlow Jr. of Oxon Hill; one daughter, Betsy Lynn Ramlow of Severna Park; two brothers, Charles "Bud" Dilley Jr. of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Robert Dilley of North Carolina; and one grandson.
Services and burial are private. Arrangements are by Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home.
Homer Smith Jr.
Homer W. "Sonny" Smith Jr., 62, of Davidsonville and formerly of Temple Hills, died of cancer April 12, 2001 at his home.
Born July 16, 1938, in Birmingham, Ala., Mr. Smith graduated in 1956 from Anacostia High School and received an associate of arts degree from the University of Maryland.
He was the founder of H.D. Smith Co. Inc. and was involved in the local building industry for more than 40 years.
He was a longtime summer resident of Bethany Beach, Del., and member of Broadview Baptist Church in Temple Hills and Woodmore Country Club. He was an avid golfer and horse racing enthusiast.
Surviving are his wife of 43 years, Virginia "Ginger" Sanford Smith; two sons, Dale K. Smith of Gambrills and Douglas W. Smith of Huntingtown; one daughter, Deborah L. Whitaker of White Plains; his parents, Clifford C. and Margaret F. Weisenberg of Florida; one sister, Joan C. Walton of Prince Frederick; and seven grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Broadview Baptist Church, 5757 Temple Hill Road, Temple Hills. Burial will be private. Arrangements are by Kalas Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 4203, Annapolis, MD 21403.
Willis Somerville
Willis "Will" Elijah Somerville, 69, of Annapolis, died of a heart attack April 12, 2001 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Born July 5, 1931, in Baltimore, Mr. Somerville attended Anne Arundel County public schools and served in the Army. He worked for the City of Annapolis.
He enjoyed playing checkers and cards and helping people.
His first wife, Esther Somerville, died on June 12, 1991. He was married to Wanda Somerville on Jan. 2, 1996.
Also surviving are three sons, Shawn Wright of Bowie, Robert Jacobs of Annapolis and Raymond Porter of Baltimore; four daughters, Rosemaria and Sandra Somerville of Severn and Kathleen Somerville and Linda Jackson of Baltimore; two brothers, John Somerville of Severn and Charles Somerville of Severna Park; three sisters, Alverta Alexander and Mary Scott of Annapolis and Rosabelle Somerville of Glen Burnie; 16 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Reese and Sons Mortuary, 821 West St., where a Christian wake will be at 10:30 a.m. followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville.
Jonas Sumler
Jonas Roosevelt "Hoopsie" Sumler, 47, of Annapolis, died of throat cancer April 13, 2001 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Sumler was born Oct. 3, 1953, in Annapolis, and attended the former Stanton School. He worked for the Maryland Inn for 16 years and at O'Brien's oyster bar for five years.
He was baptized at St. Mary's Catholic Church and enjoyed music, people and playing cards.
The son of the late Jonas R. Sumler, he is survived by his mother, Mary E. Sumler; three brothers, Jeffrey Henderson, Michael Sumler and Darrell Parton; and three sisters, Sylvia Hill and Deborah and Joyce Sumler, all of Annapolis.
Visitation is from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow at Hardesty Furnal Home, 12 Ridgely Ave., where services will follow at 1 p.m. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the We Care Foundation, in care of the Stanton Center, 32 W. Washington St., Annapolis, MD 21401.
Martell Branch
Funeral services for Martell Lavell Branch, 14-year-old son of Duanita A. Jackson and Lawrence M. Branch of Annapolis, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Philip's Episcopal Church, 730 Bestgate Road.
Martell died April 12, 2001 at the Westfield Shoppingtown Annapolis where he had been playing arcade games.
Born March 3, 1987, in Annapolis and a former resident of Glen Burnie, he attended Tyler Heights, Richard Henry Lee and Annapolis Elementary schools. He was an eighth-grader at Severn River Middle School where he was in the band and played the flute.
He attended St. Philip's Episcopal Church and was a former member of the Youth Awareness Group and the Youth Gospel Choir. He also was a former Cub Scout.
His interests included playing video games, watching wrestling, listening to music, singing and spending time with his family.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by three brothers, Lawrence Branch III of Severn, Lawrence Branch IV of Annapolis and Malik Branch of Shady Side; two sisters, Onteria Branch of Atlanta, Ga., and LaTrece Branch of Annapolis; his grandparents, Joseph and Peggy Ann Hebron of Annapolis; and his great-grand-mother, Evelyn Hunt of Annapolis.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. tomorrow at Reese and Sons Mortuary, 821 West St. A Christian wake will be held 30 minutes before the service on Thursday at St. Philip's Church. Burial will follow in Annapolis Memorial Gardens.
Laura Brown
Laura Ventresca Brown, 85, a civic leader and arts activist, died of cancer April 15, 2001 at her Severna Park home.
Born Oct. 2, 1915, in Washington, D.C., Mrs. Brown graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana with a bachelor's degrees in romance languages and library science.
A lifelong student of music and art and a tireless supporter of the arts, she served in the early 1950s as membership chairman of the Women's Committee of the National Symphony Orchestra when she lived in Arlington, Va.
In 1957 she moved to Severna Park and became active in the Anne Arundel County Concert Association, serving as membership chairman. Aside from her volunteer work with the Anne Arundel Medical Center Auxiliary, she was director and member of the board of the Annapolis Cultural Education Center from 1970 to 1976 and on the board of the Anne Arundel Arts Association from 1968 to 1976.
She was featured in The Evening Capital in 1972 for her accomplishments and artistic goals for the community.
Mrs. Brown was appointed by the county executive to the first Anne Arundel County Commission on Culture and the Arts and was chairman in 1980-81. She also was a board member and vice president of the Maryland Committee for the Arts.
She was on the steering committee for Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts and its advisory committee, a member of the board of the Baltimore Museum of Art, a founder of the Ballet Theatre of Maryland and a board member of the Sumi-e Society of America and of Ikebana International.
Mrs. Brown received a Governor's Citation for Outstanding Volunteer Service to the Arts and a Volunteer Service Award from Maryland Hall. She was listed in "Who's Who in American Women" in 1975 and was called "a Maryland treasure" by Maryland's first lady Frances Hughes Glendening at an arts reception at the Governor's Mansion.
Surviving are her husband, George B. Brown, whom she married in 1938; three sons, David Alan Brown of Columbia, Donald Kent Brown of Churchton and Douglas Scott Brown of Dallas, Texas; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway, where services will be at 4 p.m. Burial will be private.
Charles Buchanan
Retired Navy Rear Adm. Charles Allen Buchanan, 96, winner of the Navy Cross for heroism during World War II and a former commandant of midshipmen at the Naval Academy, died of respiratory failure April 3, 2001 at the Ginger Cove Health Care Center in Annapolis.
Born Oct. 28, 1904, in Brookville, Ind., Adm. Buchanan was a graduate of the Naval Academy and was married to Kathleen Thompson of Coronado, Calif., who died in 1992. His 38-year Navy career took him and his family all over the world.
A veteran of both Pacific and Atlantic operations during World War II, he took part in landings in Sicily and Salerno, Italy, in the Mediterranean and the Marshall Islands and Guam in the Pacific.
He was commander of Destroyer Division 126 and Destroyer Squadron 63 and participated in the Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns for which he was awarded the Navy Cross.
In 1947, he was an aide to James V. Forrestal, the nation's first secretary of defense. After a tour of duty at the Naval War College, he served on the staff of the commander of Naval Forces in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, then commanded the USS Worcester.
From 1952 to 1954 he was commandant of midshipmen. He served as commander of Naval District 14 at Pearl Harbor, where he coordinated the completion and dedication of the USS Arizona-Pearl Harbor Memorial. He retired in 1964.
Also among his decorations were two awards of the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star with Gold Star and Combat "V" and the Silver Lifesaving Medal.
Surviving are four children, Mary Gale Buchanan of Annapolis, Charles Allen Buchanan Jr. of Lisbon, Portugal, John Goodwin Buchanan of Virginia Beach, Va., and Kathleen Buchanan-Lee of Potomac; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 12:45 p.m. April 30 at the Fort Myer Memorial Chapel, following by burial in Arlington National Cemetery. Arrangements are by Taylor Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Naval Academy Foundation, Athletic and Scholarship Programs, 25 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401, or the Ginger Cove Health Center Employee Appreciation Fund, 4000 River Crescent Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Henry Clark II
Henry Herbert "Hank" Clark II, 75, of Annapolis, died of cancer April 14, 2001 at his home.
Born March 9, 1926, in Buffalo, N.Y., and raised in Old Hickory, Tenn., Mr. Clark was a 1944 graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H., and a 1950 graduate of Yale.
He served with the Army from 1945 to 1947 and from 1951 to 1953. He spent 45 years with E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Inc., working in Seaford, Del., Martinsville, Va., Wilmington, Del., Melbourne, Australia, and Taipei, Taiwan. He retired to Annapolis in 1995.
Surviving are his wife of 21 years, Victoria Maurer Clark. His first wife, Joan Piper Clark, died in 1964.
Also surviving are a brother, Cantwell Clark IV of Newark, Del.; three sons, Henry Clay Clark II of Shanghai, China, Thomas Piper Clark of Holliston, Mass., and Charles French Clark II of Alexandria, Va.; a daughter, Kristin Treado of Takoma Park; and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday at Taylor Funeral Home, 147 Duke of Gloucester St., where a memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Inurnment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 8424 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD 21108.
