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Mary T. Wahler On Thursday, July 26, 2007. The beloved wife of the late John B. Wahler; mother of Phillip A. and John B. Wahler, Karen W. (Clarence) Schumaker and the late Carl B. Wahler; sister of Edward, Ruble, William, Leland, George, Harold and Donnie Thompson, Katherine Lee Stewart, Julia Cohen, Brenda Crum and Patricia Gray. Family and friends are invited to Mary's Celebration of Life on Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8pm at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd. Oxon Hill, Md. Services will be held on Monday, July 30 at 11:00am at Oxon Hill United Methodist Church, 6400 Livingston Rd. Oxon Hill, Md. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery. Sign guest book at www.KalasFuneralHomes.com

(Age 84) Died of a serious infection on Thursday, July 26, 2007 in Dallas, TX. She is survived by two sons, Peter and Conrad Ornstein; three grandsons, Nicholas, Sebastian and Matthew. 

A resident of the DC area for almost 60 years, she arrived in Washington in the late '40's to take a secretarial job at the Pentagon with the U.S. Navy. She continued to work for the Navy until her marriage to Edward Ornstein in 1951. He died last February. They were married 55 years. 

After her marriage, she devoted her time to raising her two children. She loved animals and passed that love onto them. In many ways, she saw life through her young children's eyes, and took delight in making their days, especially holidays, special. 

Friends and relatives are invited to Ruth's Life Celebration at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, MD 20745 on Monday, September 10, 2007 at 12:15 pm. Inurnment Arlington National Cemetery at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer's Association,

Michael J. Driscoll, 86, of Annapolis, Maryland died July 26, 2007. Born of the 4th of July 1921 in Washington, D.C., he was the only son of the late Michael J. and Florence Barbee Driscoll. He was a World War II veteran serving in the Navy abroad the U.S.S. South Dakota. Mr. Driscoll returned from the war and worked for the Federal Government as an Office Administrator until his retirement. He was an accomplished pianist and performed at many night spots in the Annapolis area. He was a avid waterman and loved boating on the Chesapeake Bay with his beloved dog Dakota. He was predeceased in death by his five sisters; Anna Driscoll, Florence Driscoll, Margaret Driscoll Gerhart, Loretto Driscoll Cullinane, and Rita Driscoll Tarant. He leaves behind a niece, Constance A. Dean of Beltsville, Maryland, nephew Larry Denny, of Anaheim, California and many grand nieces and nephews. He will also be missed by his special friend and long time companion Gladys Hooks. Family and friends are invited to Mr. Driscoll's Life Celebration on Friday, August 3, 2007 from 3 to 6 P.M. at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home in Edgewater. A graveside sservice will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 1300 Bladensburg Road, Washington, D.C.

Bobbie K. Hawkins, 79, of Churchton and formerly of Edgewater, died July 24 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The cause of death is unavailable. 


Mrs. Hawkins was born May 7, 1928, in Star City, Ark. She was presently employed as a cashier at Deale Food Rite IGA. She retired in 1982 as a manager from Murray's Steaks in Annapolis. 


She was a member of the Elks and enjoyed bowling and following the Washington Redskins. 


Her husband, Edward A. Hawkins Sr., died Oct. 19, 1987. 


Surviving are three sons, Edward A. Hawkins Jr. of Baltimore, Greg Hill of Huntingtown and Jamie Peterson of Edgewater; two daughters, Deni Hawkins of Denver, Colo., and Judith Sollenberger of Edgewater; one brother, James Kimbrell of Florida; two sisters, Joanne Kimbrell of Little Rock, Ark., and Florine Kimbrell of Malvern, Ark.; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. 


A celebration of her life will be held from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Friday at Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, where a memorial service will follow. Burial will be in Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville. 


In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake 445 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401.

Marcelle Teresa Turner On Monday, July 23, 2007. The beloved wife of the late Bernard A. Turner; sister of Sr. Jeanne Mary Wathen, SCN, Francis Douglas, Stephen E. (Mary), Paul A. (Dorothy), Adrienne M. and the late Roderick L. Wathen. Relatives and friends are invited to Mrs. Turner's Life Clebration at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd. Oxon Hill, Md. on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday, July 28 at 10:30am at Holy Family Catholic Church, 2200 Callaway St. Hillcrest Heights, Md. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Sign guest book at www.KalasFuneralHomes.com

Marie C. Springmann. On Sunday, July 22, 2007. The beloved daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth Burke Springmann; sister of the late Theresa and Regina Springmann. Graveside services were held at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Arrangements by Kalas Funeral Home, Oxon Hill, MD.Sign guest book at www.KalasFuneralHomes.com

On Sunday, July 22, 2007, beloved husband of Matilde B. Cruz; father of Patricia (Ed) Ryan and Johnny (Terri) Cruz; grandfather of Anna (Andrew) Cruz Consor, Sean Ryan, Elena Cruz and Timothy Ryan; great-grandfather of Noah Consor. Relatives and friends are invited to Juan's Life Celebration on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 from 5:30-8:30pm at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home,P.A., 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, MD. where services will be held on Wednesday August 22, 2007 at 11:00 AM. Interment Arlington National Cemetery.

Elizabeth "Louise" Martin, 65, a seven-year resident of Shady Side, died of lung cancer July 20 at home after a four-month illness. 


Mrs. Martin was born March 1, 1942, in Rosehill, Va., and worked as a self-employed housekeeper. 


Her interests included gardening. 


Surviving are two sons, John Daniel Martin Jr. of Ohio and Daniel R. Martin of Shady Side; one daughter, Paula Lee Martin of Shady Side; one brother, Johnny Dale Nelson of Dumfries, Va.; two stepsisters, Betty Teats of Annapolis and Wanda Shwartz of North Carolina; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was the former spouse of John D. Martin, whom she married Jan. 15, 1962, and divorced March 16, 1981; and the daughter of the late Suzie Mae Baumgartner. 


Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road in Edgewater, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Burial will follow in Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church cemetery at 101 Owensville Road, West River. 


In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, 4240 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060 or Living Word Bible Church, 5300 Chalk Point Road, West River, MD 20778.

Robert Stefan Ryan On Friday, July 20, 2007. The beloved father of Danielle Welch and Diane Jameson and their children; Derek, Carson and Abigail; son of Theresia Ryan H and Jim Ryan; brother of Irene and David Ryan and Lisa Buswell; step-father of Wayne Sandross, Cherri Layton, Macon Kidd and their children; Wayne, Shanda, Jessie, Austin, Erik and Indiana. Family and friends are invited to Robert's Celebration of Life on Friday, July 27 from 12 noon until service time at 1:00pm at GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd. Oxon Hill, Md. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Sign guest book at www.KalasFuneralHomes.com

Mary Joanne Gludt, 70, a resident of Annapolis for more than four years and formerly of Washington, D.C., and Columbia, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease July 19 at the Spa Creek Center Genesis ElderCare Network after a brief illness. 


Born March 21, 1937, in Red Wing, Minn., and reared in Lake City, Minn., Miss Gludt was the oldest child born to the late Howard and Rectina Gludt. She graduated from Lake City High School in 1955, where she was a member of the National Honor Society and earned the William Patton Award. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., in 1959, where she received a W.T. Grant-endowed scholarship and minored in foreign languages, business and history. She was admitted to Pi Gamma Mu, a national honor society. She later earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1972 from the University of Minnesota Law School, and was admitted to the bar in Minnesota, Washington, D.C., and Maryland. She was also the first female attorney in Wabasha County, Minn. 


Miss Gludt began her career working for the late Sen. Eugene McCarthy, D-Minn., in July 1959, and later joined the State Department in 1964, serving both on the staff of the U.S. Embassy in Austria and in Washington. Subsequently, she rejoined Mr. McCarthy's staff, where she remained until the late 1960s. 


Later in her career, she worked for the former Department of Health, Education and Welfare, first in the Inspector General's Office and later with the Social Security Administration. In 1987, she graduated from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Executive Seminar Center in Kings Point, N.Y. At the time of her retirement, she was chief of the disabilities litigation branch. 


Her interests included golf, skiing, hiking, running and sailing. She enjoyed studying the Civil War and traveling to battlefield reenactments. 


She is survived by a longtime friend, David Bleil of Gambrills. She was the sister of the late John Gludt. 


Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Aug. 7 at the Lakewood Cemetery in Lake City, Minn.

Richard Henry "Dick" Lundsten, a resident of Annapolis for 12 years, died of colon cancer July 18 at home. 


Born May 14, 1928, in Jamestown, N.Y., Mr. Lundsten graduated from the University of Miami in Florida. 


Mr. Lundsten served in the Army and later worked at the Naval Ordinance Laboratory as a physicist for 28 years until his retirement in 1983. 


His interests included woodworking. 


Surviving are his wife, Virginia Lundsten, whom he married April 25, 1959; two sons, Richard H. Lundsten Jr. of Bowie and Donald D. Lundsten of Crownsville; and two granddaughters. He was the brother of the late Daniel Lundsten. 


Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. on July 28 at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road in Edgewater, where memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Burial is private. 


In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to a charity of one's choice.

Patricia Ruth Ligo(Mazurski) Passed away peacefully in Westlake, OH. On Tuesday, July 17, 2007. Beloved wife of the late Jack E. Ligo; beloved mother of Charlene Patricia Ligo; daughter of the late Henry Mazurski and Ruth E. Thorne; stepmother of Joseph Ligo, Judith Alexander, Joyce Stump and the late Jack Ligo; grandmother of Jennifer and Shawn. Friends may call at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd. Oxon Hill, Md. on Friday from 2-4 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday, July 21 at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, 5400 Henderson Way, Camp Springs, Md. at 10:00 a.m. Entombment Resurrection Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cleveland Alzheimer's Association P.O. Box 74924, Cleveland, OH. 44194-4924 www.kalasfuneralhomes.

On Monday, July 16, 2007; the beloved wife of the late Charles E.Cox; mother of Joan Ebert and Sylvia Gray. Graveside services and interment at Fairfax Memorial Park. Please sign the guest book.

It is with great sorrow that Phillips Foods and Seafood Restaurants announces the death of our company president, Mark W. Sneed. Mr. Sneed passed away the morning of July 16, 2007, at the age of 50, from a sudden heart attack at his home. 


A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Mr. Sneed was a thirty year veteran of the restaurant industry. He started his career at Phillips more than 20 years ago as Director of Training for Phillips Seafood Restaurants. After acting as general manager for Phillips Seafood in Washington D.C., he became Director of Operations for all Phillips restaurants. 





In 1996, he joined the helm of Phillips Foods, Inc. as its president. Mr. Sneed led the explosive growth of the company over the last 10 years. 





He was a member and past president of the Washington-Baltimore Chapter of the Young Presidents` Organization and an active member of the community. 





Mr. Sneed is survived by his wife Candace, daughters Savannah and Bailey and one son Davis Sneed. He is also survived by his mother Betty Brooks Sneed, one brother Eric Sneed and two sisters Mary Patterson and Debbie Hays. Relatives and friends are invited to Mark's Life Celebration at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD 21037 on Thursday and Friday, July 19th & 20th, 2007 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 10:30 am at Calvary United Methodist Church, 301 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, MD 21401. Interment Lakemont Memorial Gardens. Donations can be sent to Phillips Foods, Inc., c/o Mark Sneed Memorial Fund at 1215 E. Fort Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230. Please sign the guest book and visit: www.Phillipsseafood.com to learn more about Mark.

On Saturday, July 14, 2007.Relatives and Friends are invited to Oliva's Life Celebration at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, MD on Wednesday, July 18, from 5 to 9 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Thursday, July 19 at 11am at St. Columba Catholic Church, 7800 Livingston Rd., Oxon Hill, MD. Interment at St. Mary's Catholic Church-Piscataway Cemetery. Sign the guest book at: www.KalasFuneralHomes.com

On Saturday July 14, 2007 the beloved wife of the late Col. Henry Hession, Mother of Henry F.X., Anthony L., Kenneth P., Carl "Nick" and Timothy V. Hession, Lisa Johnson, Catherine Hawkins and Tanya Lebron. She is also survived by 17 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill Maryland on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM. Mass of christian burial will be offered on Thursday, July 19, at 1:30 P.M. from St. Columba Catholic Church, 7800 Livingston Rd., Oxon Hill, Maryland. Interment Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, August 6 at 2 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made to the Prince George's County Association for retarded Citizens.

On Friday, July 13, 2007, devoted sister of Pamela Wojtowicz, Wendy Peterson and Candice Woods; wife of the late Wibur Allen. Friends may visit from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 12 noon Thursday, July 19 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 515 Loch Haven Rd., Edgewater, MD. Interment to follow on Saturday at Lakeview Cemetery, Brockport, NY. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Human Society of Calvert County, PO Box 3505, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.

On Friday July 13, 2007, the beloved husband of Gwendolyn Terrell; father of Gloria and Jacqueline Terrell, Tawanna (Bruce) Terrell-Thomas and Camilla Fleming; brother of Mary Carroll; Albert, Edward and Juanita Terrell; grandfather of Donovan Hunter Jr.;Rufus Whittenburg Jr., Jerica Hunter and Krystle Key. He is also survived by his Mother-in-law Mary Wallace; brothers-in-law Paul (Priscilla) Wallace and Cornelius Wallace. Also survived by a host of other relatives and friends. Friends are invited to Jacob's Life Celebration on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 from 6 to 8 P.M. at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 6634 St. Barnabas Road, Oxon Hill, Maryland and on Thursday July 19, 2007 from 10:00 AM until time of services at 11:00 AM. Interment Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, Maryland.

Stanley Ray Ferguson passed away at his home in Harwood, MD. He was 67. 


Mr. Ferguson was born on May 12, 1940 in Princewick, West Virginia to Chippie White and Donzie L. Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson was the President and Co-Founder of the Ferguson Trenching Co. Inc. in Odenton, Maryland since 1966. He was a member of the Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Old South Country Club, The Elks, Utility Contractors of Anne Arundel County, National Republication Committee and was past President of Associated Builders and Contractors. His hobbies included farming, golf and breeding and raising Polled Herfords and he previously bred and raised quarter horses. Mr. Ferguson's first wife Doris V. Ferguson, whom he married December 15, 1962, passed away in March of 1994. Mr. Ferguson remarried on December 31, 2001 to Leigh A. Ferguson. 


Other survivors include his children, Jeffrey Ferguson of Lothian, MD, Cynthia Jimenez of Harwood, MD, Timothy Ferguson of Brackenridge, PA and his Step-Sons, Shane Clingerman and Josh Collins both of Harwood, MD. Two siblings, Steve Ferguson of Queenstown, MD and Rebecca Zutaut of Beckley, WV. He was also survived by 7 grandchildren. 


Family and friends are invited to Mr. Ferguson's Life Celebration on Friday, July 13, 2007 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, MD 21037. A funeral service will be offered on Saturday, July 14, 2007 at 11 A.M. at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 122 Bayard Road, Lothian, MD. Interment immediately following funeral service in the church cemetery. 


In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, South Atlantic Division, Inc., Attn: Memorial Gifts, 4240 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060 or the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Dr. Emily Cumming Hammond Wilson Walker, who spent her medical career taking care of south county patients from 1929 to 1982, died July 10 at Spa Creek Center Genesis HealthCare. She was 103. 


Dr. Walker was born July 8, 1904, at Redcliffe Plantation, in Beech Island, S.C., built in 1859 by her great-grandfather, James Henry Hammond, a former U.S. senator and governor of South Carolina at the time of the Civil War. 


She attended Mount St. Agnes School in Baltimore, St. Genevieve's School in Asheville, N.C., and Goucher College. She graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in 1927, the only woman in her class and the second to graduate from the school. 


After a year of internship at the Central Georgia Railroad Hospital in Savannah, Ga., she got a position in the clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. In July 1929 she was given a chance to establish a practice as a country doctor in Anne Arundel County. Due to initial reluctance of people to be seen by a female doctor, her first patient was a dog who had been hit by a car. 


In April 1932 she married John Fletcher Wilson and moved her medical office to their family farm in Lothian. In 1947 they purchased Obligation Farm, a historic property in Harwood which is still owned by the Wilson family. 


There were only two paved roads in south county at the time she began her practice, requiring her to make some calls on horseback. She charged $1 for an office visit and delivered babies at home for $15. 


Although initially denied admission to the staff of the hospital in Annapolis and to the county medical society, she became president of the society and chief of staff at the former Anne Arundel General Hospital in 1951. She was a pioneer in establishing clinics to treat syphilis and for pre-natal care. She is credited in diagnosing the first case of tick fever in Maryland. 


She was given a retirement party after 50 years of practice but continued working until 1982, retiring at the age of 78. 


Mr. Wilson died in 1952. In 1974 she married A.T. Walker whom she had known since she was 17. He died in 1988. 


Survivors include two sons, John F. Wilson Jr. and Christopher H. Wilson, both of the family farm in Harwood; one brother, Christopher Hammond of Savannah; one sister, Mary Bruceof Clemson, S.C.; and two grandchildren. 


Visitation will be at Obligation Farm from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday. A memorial Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 101 Owensville Road, West River. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Redcliffe Plantation. 


In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Anne Arundel Medical Center, Sajak Pavillion, Suite 240, 2001 Medical Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401 or the Shady Side Rural Heritage Society Inc., 1418 East West Shady Side Road, Shady Side, MD 20764.

On Tuesday, July 10, 2007; the beloved husband of Mercy Pineda; father of Cesar Francis and John Patrick Pineda; brother of Peter and Victora Pineda, Jr. Relatives and friends are invited to Mr. Pineda's life celebration at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, MD on Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burail will be offered on Monday, July 16, 2007 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 13401 Piscataway Rd., Clinton, MD. Interment church cemetery. Sign guest book at: 


www.KalasFuneralHomes.com

On Monday July 9th, 2007, the beloved son of Warren and Brenda Jackson.He is also survived by a host of other relatives and friends. A viewing will be held on Monday July 16th from 10:00 A.M. Until time of services at 11:00 A.M. at Independent Baptist Church, 9255 Piscataway Rd., Clinton, Maryland. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery.

On Sunday, July 8, 2007, the beloved wife of Gary R. Barbour, mother of Erica Van Wagenen, Kelly Kotche, & Ron Barbour, sister of David Dowell, grandmother of Zack and Chase Kotche. Family and friends are invited to Linda's Life Celebration at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD on Thursday from 6 to 9pm, where services will be held on Friday, July 13 at 10:30am. Interment Lakemont Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society South Atlantic Division, Inc. Attn: Memorial Gifts - 4240 Park Place Court; Glen Allen, VA 23060 or online at www.cancer.org

On Saturday, July 7, 2007; the beloved husband of the late Midge Borror; father of Judith K. Ward; brother of Doris Jones and Anna Lou Evans; grandfather of Kimberly, Stephanie and Christina; dear friend of Paula Valentino. He is also survived by five great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. Mr. Borror was a member of the Navy band and was a member of an orchestra and a jazz band. He was also a Pearl Harbor survivor. Relatives and friends are invited to Mr. Borror's Life Celebration at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, MD on Thursday from 6 to 8 pm, where funeral services will be held on Friday, July 13 at 9:30 am. Interment Maryland Veterans Cemetery. Please view and sign the guest book at: www.KalasFuneralHomes.com

Obituaries

Mary Wahler

Ruth Ornstein

Michael Driscoll

Bobbie Hawkins

Marcelle Turner

Marie Springmann

Juan Cruz

Elizabeth Martin

Robert Ryan

Mary Gludt

Richard Lundsten

Patricia Ligo

Dessie Cox

Mark Sneed

Oliva Austria

June Hession

Karen Allen

Jacob Terrell

Stanley Ferguson

Emily Walker

Ceasr Pineda

Marcus Jackson

Linda Barbour

William Borror