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Wyatt Medicus
Wyatt Medicus, 83, of Severna Park, died Oct. 30, 2002 at his home.
Mr. Medicus was born Sept. 22, 1919, and educated in Baltimore. He took electrical engineering evening courses at Johns Hopkins University.
He was employed as an electrical estimator, who worked on the original Chesapeake Bay Bridge and on several upgrades afterwards. During and after World War II he held several civilian positions on federal government projects here and abroad.
He was a member of an electrical union and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Surviving are his daughters, Dorothy F. Rudik of Severna Park and Beth Kelly of Austin, Texas; his sons, T. Wyatt Medicus of Maryland and Richard G. Medicus of Baltimore; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Melvin Medicus of Maryland.
He was the father of the late David C. Medicus and the brother of the late George and Howard Medicus Jr. He was predeceased by a longtime companion, Patricia F. Moore.
A celebration of life will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Witzke Funeral Home of Catonsville, 1630 Edmondson Ave.
Memorial donations may be made to The Children's Home, 205 Bloomsbury Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228.
Joslin Morris
Harriet Melissa Joslin Fleron Morris, 92, of Severna Park and formerly of Fort Belvoir and Alexandria, Va., died of congestive heart failure Nov. 1, 2002 at the Severna Park Center, Genesis ElderCare Network.
Mrs. Morris was born in Trenton, N.J., and received degrees from the Parsons School of Design, Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute and L'Academie de Cuisine. She volunteered in the correspondence unit at The White House during the Reagan administration from 1981 to 1989.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church for more than 80 years and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was trained as an Ikebana flower arranger. A member of Mensa, she was an avid reader.
The widow of Army Maj. Gen. I. Sewell Morris, who died in 1975, she is survived by one son, Jay F. Morris of Sun City Center, Fla.; and two grandsons.
A funeral service will be at 9 a.m. Dec. 6 at the Fort Myer Chapel, with burial in Arlington National Cemetery. Arrangements are by Hardesty Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Region, 4700 Mount Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215-3200, or to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2701 Cameron Mills Road, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Megan Rafferty
Megan Lee "Meg" Rafferty, 29, of Crownsville, died Nov. 3, 2002 at the scene of injuries suffered in an automobile accident at Route 198 and Bald Eagle Road in Laurel.
Miss Rafferty was born Sept. 22, 1973, in Washington, D.C. She graduated from The Key School in 1991 and from The College of Wooster in Ohio, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1995. She continued her education with courses at Loyola College of Maryland and the University of Maryland.
She was a science teacher at Potomac High School in Oxon Hill.
Surviving are her parents, Cynthia L. and Patrick M. Rafferty of Crownsville; one brother, Shaun P. Rafferty of Crownsville; and her grandparents, Myrtle A. Reid of Glen Burnie and Theda Reid of Huntingtown.
A memorial gathering will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Hardesty Funeral Home, 851 Annapolis Road, Gambrills. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Potomac High School, 5211 Boydell Ave., Oxon Hill, MD 20745.
Adelaide Thompson
Adelaide Anna Thompson, 98, of Chester, died Nov. 4, 2002 at Corsica Hills Nursing Home in Centreville.
Born in Chester on June 4, 1904, Mrs. Thompson was the daughter of the late Joseph and Adelaide Timms Coleman. She graduated from the former Stevensville High School in 1921.
She taught school in Grasonville before her marriage to E. Earl Thompson, who is now deceased. She worked as a concessionaire on the former Matapeake Ferry System. After the building of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, she worked for the state Income Tax Division, retiring in 1976.
She was a member of the Kent Island United Methodist Church and the AARP.
Survivors include two sons, K. Wesley Thompson of Chester and Robert N. Thompson of Queenstown; one sister, Delma Buschman of Chester; 15 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.
She was the mother of the late Pearl M. Tyler and the sister of the late Ella Lewis, Edna Harris and Wesley, Ellison, Apsley, Purnell, Paul, Myrtle and Lydia Coleman.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, 106 Shamrock Road, Chester, where the funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will follow in Stevensville cemetery in Stevensville.
Elisabeth Wolfe
Elisabeth B. Wolfe, 86, of Annapolis and Upcountry in Maui, Hawaii, died Oct. 31, 2002 at Maui Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Wolfe was born Oct. 25, 1916, in Huntington, W.Va., the daughter of Ray Maxwell Bobbitt and Beatrice Wrenn Bobbitt. She graduated in 1937 from Vassar College.
She worked as a psychiatric social worker at the District of Columbia Psychiatric Institute.
Mrs. Wolfe was a founding member of the Unitarian Church of Arlington, Va. She loved her family and enjoyed reading, gardening, listening to music and her bridge and book clubs.
The widow of Air Force Col. Thomas W. Wolfe, she is survived by her brother, Dr. Jack Bobbitt of Newport News, Va.; three children, Dr. S. Anthony Wolfe of Miami, Fla., Timothy B. Wolfe of Haiku, Maui, and Ellen W. Brewerton of Olinda, Maui; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Private memorial services were held. Arrangements were by Ballard Family Mortuary in Kahului, Maui.
Earl Anderson Jr.
Earl Norman Anderson Jr., 82, a resident of the Linstead community in Severna Park for 55 years, died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, on March 4, 2006 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a four-year illness.
Born July 30, 1923, in Baltimore, Mr. Anderson was reared in Brooklyn and graduated from Southern High School and the University of Baltimore.
During World War II, he served in the Marine Corps from 1941 to 1944. He worked for the former Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. for more than 40 years.
He was a member of American Legion Post 175, a Severn School board member and a former coach and organizer for the Greater Severna Park Athletic Association's Green Hornets.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth Thelma Anderson; one son, Scott C. Anderson, and one brother, Melvin Anderson, both of Tampa, Fla.; and three granddaughters. He was the father of the late Steve R. Anderson.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church, 611 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., Severna Park. Burial is private. Arrangements are by Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the ALS Foundation, DC/MD/VA Chapter, 7507 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855. Online condolences can be made at www.barrancofuneralhome.com.
Ruth Kuhl
Retired Army Lt. Col. Ruth Greene Kuhl, 92, a resident of Crofton for 32 years and previously of Atlanta, Ga., died of heart failure March 5, 2006 at Crofton Convalescent Center.
Born June 4, 1913, in Cary, Ky., Lt. Col. Kuhl was the manager of the National School of Business in Middlesboro, Ky., from 1950 to 1952 and served in the Army from 1952 to 1972. She then worked for the Veterans Administration in Atlanta and in Washington, D.C., from 1972 to 1977.
She began her training at Fort Lee, Va., and was a signal center officer at the Joint Communication Agency at Fort Ritchie in Maryland. She was the commanding officer of a WAC Detachment at Fort Dix, N.J., and worked in recruitment in Tennessee and North Carolina.
She was the first female adjutant of a male training brigade, the 1st Engineer Training Brigade, at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri and served as chief of Women's Army Corps basic training at Fort McClellan in Alabama.
She was assigned as personnel staff officer at Third Army Headquarters in Fort McPherson, Ga. in 1969. She graduated from the WAC Recruiting Indoctrination Center course at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana and received a bachelor of science degree in 1966 from Drury College in Springfield, Mo. She completed the Adjutant General Officer Career correspondence course.
Lt. Col. Kuhl received the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the National Defense Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal.
A member of Grace Baptist Church in Bowie, she enjoyed gardening and cooking.
Surviving are her husband, George H. Kuhl, whom she married
June 29, 1957; two nieces; a great-niece; and three great-nephews.
Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Evans Funeral Home, 16000 Annapolis Road, Bowie. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Grace Baptist Church, 7210 Race Track Road, Bowie. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Ravenswood cemetery in Ravenswood, W.Va.
