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Dr. Henry V. "Harry" Chase
Dr. Henry V. "Harry" Chase, a retired internist who served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War, died June 9 of complications from Alzheimer's disease at Somerford Place, a Frederick assisted-living facility. He was 90. The son of Harry...
Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Health and Medical Professionals, Internists, Medical Specialization, Internal Medicine
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John S. "Bud" Linz, engineer
John S. "Bud" Linz, a retired engineer and World War II veteran, died Wednesday of pneumonia at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 90. The son of a grocer and a homemaker, John Sebastian Linz was born in Baltimore and raised in Highlandtown. After...Tags: Towson, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Timonium, Johns Hopkins University, Pneumonia
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Obama names former CRS head ambassador to the Vatican
President Barack Obama has nominated Ken Hackett, the humanitarian who served as president of Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services for 18 years, as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. The announcement, made Friday, means Hackett will become the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Vatican City, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Archdiocese of Baltimore, Peace Corps
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Joseph E. Emerson, attorney
Joseph E. Emerson, a lawyer who was the former deputy county attorney for Frederick County, died Wednesday from cancer at his Frederick home. He was 77. The son of Capt. Alexander L. Emerson, who was known as the "man with the maul" as head of the...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Howard County, Lawyers, University of Baltimore
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Religious freedom under threat at home
On Friday, Catholics throughout the United States will begin observing two weeks known as the Fortnight for Freedom. For a second consecutive year, the U.S. Catholic Church has set aside this time leading up to Independence Day to draw attention to the...
Tags: Social Services, William E. Lori, Fines, Church and State Relations, Francis I
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Seamstresses gather to create clothes for Oklahoma tornado victims
Soon after a massive tornado devastated Moore, Okla., last month, a Linthicum seamstress leaped into action, formulating a plan to help the victims. Kathy Furth began reaching out to thread-savvy friends from her parish and a local sewing organization...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Linthicum, Natural Disasters, Christianity
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Ever tailgated at a polo match? Here's a rare opportunity[Clarksville]
The eighth annual Ten Oaks Cup Polo Match will be held at the Lewis family farm, 6005 Ten Oaks Road, on Saturday, June 22. Gates open at noon. This is a fantastic event to benefit Our Daily Bread, a Catholic charity in Baltimore. This one event raises...Tags: Family, Breads, Music, Washington, DC, Festive Events
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Barbara Piper, Hopkins employee
Barbara "Babs" Piper, a former administrative assistant at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Wednesday of complications from acute bipolar disorder at her Rodgers Forge home. She was 63. Born Barbara Ann Jensen in Baltimore, she was...
Tags: Armed Forces, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC, Baltimore Orioles, Colleges and Universities
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Religious groups pushing for city stormwater fee reduction
The two Catholic parishes led by the Rev. Robert Wojtek could pay more than $6,000 in new city stormwater fees later this year — an amount equal to an entire Sunday collection at his Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Highlandtown. To Wojtek, that...
Tags: Howard County, William E. Lori, Dwayne Johnson, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Environmental Pollution
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2013 Harford Guide Senior Living
The Harford County Office on Aging and its Senior Activity Centers serve those age 60 and older, as well as their families and caregivers, through programs, services, activities and information designed to help seniors stay healthy, active and...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Christianity, Havre de Grace
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Oblate Sisters celebrate homecoming of a possible saint
From the prayer book she carried to the flower petals she kept pressed inside its pages, Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange has long been a vivid presence at the headquarters of the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the order of African-American Catholic nuns she...
Tags: Vatican City, William E. Lori, Christianity
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Dr. Vernon F. Ottenritter, dentist
Dr. Vernon F. Ottenritter, a retired Baltimore dentist and World War II veteran, died Monday at his Timonium home from complications of a fall. He was 87. Vernon Francis Ottenritter was born in Baltimore and raised on Springfield Avenue in the city's Pen...
Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, New York City, Jesus Christ, Hunt Valley, Colleges and Universities
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