Frederick N. Rasmussen

Dr. Alice L. Kempner, a former Baltimore County public schools educator who enjoyed opera and theater, dies

Alice L. Kempner, a former Baltimore County public schools principal who later became an assistant area superintendent, died Oct. 25 of heart failure at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Towson resident was 97.

James E. Watkins, dairy worker and deacon, dies

James E. Watkins, a retired dairy foreman and New Psalmist Baptist Church deacon, has died at age 85.

Dr. Timothy W. Robinson, a retired anesthesiologist, dies

Dr. Timothy W. Robinson, a retired anesthesiologist, has died at age 66.

Allan E. Starkey, longtime English teacher and opera fan, dies

Allan Starkey, a longtime English teacher and actor who was a devoted opera fan, has died at age 77.

Edward P. Nordberg Sr., a retired Baltimore County public schools counselor and beloved golf coach, dies

Edward P. Nordberg Sr., a retired Baltimore County counselor and beloved golf coach, has died at age 90.

Patricia C. Knepp, a retired teacher, dies

Patricia C. Knepp, a former teacher and Anglophile, has died at the age of 92.

Sarah L. “Sally” Gracie, educator-columnist, dies

Sarah L. Gracie, a retired Baltimore County public schools who taught English and journalism, has died at age 76.

Robert E. Hall, a financial portfolio manager with educational, cultural and medical philanthropic interests, dies

Robert E. Hall, a retired Brown Capital Management LLC portfolio manager and a philanthropist who gave to Johns Hopkins University, is dead at 86.

Elaine C. Deuber, Baltimore Colts fan and hostess, dies

Elaine C. Deuber, a devoted Baltimore Colts fan and homemaker, has died at age 89.

C. Peter ‘Buzz’ Beler, founder and co-owner of the Prime Rib, dies

Peter "Buzz" Beler, founder and co-owner of the Prime Rib, a Baltimore premier sumptuous dining destination, has died at age 90.

Janice L. Bowen, hospital executive, dies

Janice L. Bowen, former chief operating officer at Springfield State Hospital, has died at age 67.

Leonard B. “Lenny" Smith, co-founder of Lenny’s Delicatessen, dies

Leonard B. "Lenny" Smith, who made a career of selling corned beef and pastrami sandwiches at Lenny's deli in Owings Mills, has died at age 88.

Diane D. Cromwell, administrative assistant

Diane D. Cromwell, a retired administrative assistant who maintained an interest in politics, died Oct. 23 from Parkinson’s disease at her daughter’s Glyndon home. The former longtime Sparks resident was 81.

Ray Jenkins, former Evening Sun editorial page editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, dies

Ray Jenkins, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former Evening Sun editorial page editor, has died at age 89.

Roger B. Hayden, former Baltimore County executive and longtime county school board member, dies

Roger B. Hayden, former Baltimore County executive and longtime county school board member, has died at age 74.

Sylvia J. ‘Dee’ Ruppenthal, a retired registered nurse who was active in Glyndon community affairs, dies

Sylvia J. "Dee" Ruppenthal, a retired registered nurse active in Glyndon community affairs, has died at age 83.

Baltimore Mayor D’Alesandro was ‘haunted’ by Custer’s Last Stand. Here’s why.

The late, former Baltimore Mayor Thomas J. D'Alesandro III was quite the expert on the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Phyllis V. Cobb, retired housekeeper, dies

Phyllis V. Cobb, a retired housekeeper and faithful churchgoer, has died at age 100.

James R. ‘Dickie’ Harris, retired aquatics director for Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks, dies

James R. "Dickie" Harris, former aquatics director for the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks, has died at age 81.

Tuey M. Hom, immigrant and restaurant hostess, dies

The friendly and welcoming former Cathy Village Inn hostess who enjoyed spending time with her family, died Thursday from respiratory failure at her Lutherville home. She was 86.

Dr. Stephen A. Hirsch, retired psychiatrist, dies

Dr. Stephen A. Hirsch, a retired Baltimore psychiatrist who enjoyed the theater and sports, died Sept. 26 of complications from a stroke.

Joseph Libercci, longtime owner of Bolton Hill’s Park Avenue Pharmacy, dies

“He was generous, kind and calm, and wonderful to everyone," said Julian L. “Jack” Lapides, a Baltimore attorney and longtime former member of the House of Delegates. "He gave and gave to our community and never asked anything for himself. He was the epitome of what a community should be.”

Helen Jewel Gray, a Baltimore nurse practitioner, educator and hat collector, dies

Helen Jewel Gray, a nurse practitioner and educator, has died at age 92.

James E. Lane, veteran, electrician and contractor, dies

James E. Lane, an Air Force veteran who had been an electrician and home improvement contractor, has died at age 86.

Lawrence D. Benicewicz, retired educator who served as musical consultant to John Waters, dies

Lawrence D. Benicewicz, a retired educator and record collector extraordinaire who served as a musical consultant to filmmaker John Waters, died Oct. 10.

Mary P. ‘Pat’ McCusker, registered nurse, dies

Mary P. “Pat” McCusker, a retired registered nurse and volunteer, died Monday of complications from dementia at St. Joseph’s Nursing Home in Catonsville.

Julia W. ‘Judy’ Buchanan, medical book editor, dies

Julia W. ‘Judy’ Buchanan, a retired medical book editor who enjoyed gardening and attending the theater and symphony, has died at 81.

Jarvis T. Hughes, who built Liberty ships during World War II and helped restore S.S. John W. Brown, dies

Jarvis T. Hughes, who helped build Liberty ships during World War II and became a trouble-shooter for Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., has died at age 95.

Karen E. Shelton, Baltimore County’s first female African American police officer, dies

Karen E. Shelton, the first female African American Baltimore County police officer, has died at age 68.

William F. Gover, Bethlehem Steel electrician and farmer, dies

William F. Gover, a retired Bethlehem Steel Corp. worker and farmer, died Sunday from heart failure at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill. He was 91.

Reppard P. “Repp” Stone, retired teacher, musician and jazz composer, dies

Reppard P. "Repp” Stone, a distinguished teacher, musician and jazz composer whose arrangements were favored by such jazz greats as Ethel Ennis and Billy Eckstein, died Oct. 2 in his sleep at FutureCare Coldspring. The 60-year Morgan Park resident was 89.

Clyde R. ‘Dick’ Springer, assistant hospital superintendent, dies

Clyde R. "Dick" Springer, former assistant superintendent of Springfield State Hospital, has died at age 89.

Ann H. Sloane, bookkeeper and lover of classic movies, dies

Ann H. Sloane, a retired bookkeeper who had a deep appreciation and knowledge of classic Hollywood films, has died at age 68,

Frances B. Brune, a retired secretary, dies

Frances B. Brune, a retired secretary and inveterate sports fan, has died at age 99.

Dr. Douglas B. Murphy, former professor of cell biology at the Johns Hopkins Medical School, dies

Dr. Douglas B. Murphy, a former professor of cell biology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has died at age 74.

Elizabeth G. James, retired special education teacher, dies

Elizabeth G. James, a retired Baltimore County public schools educator, has did at age 97.

Agnes M. Lafferty, longtime tutor at Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church, dies

Agnes M. Lafferty, who tutored in the Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church elementary school tutoring program, has died at age 80.

As the Maryland Penitentiary faces demolition, a look back at a famous escape

The honor of being the only resident of the Maryland Penitentiary, some of which is slated for possible demolition, to ever dig his way to freedom goes to “Tunnel Joe” Holmes.

Dr. Thomas S. Monahan III, University of Maryland School of Medicine surgeon who worked with the needy, dies

Dr. Thomas S. Monahan III, an academic vascular surgeon at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, has died at the age of 44.

George R. Benson Jr., founder of Benson Motor Cars Ltd. and philanthropist, dies

George R. Benson Jr., founder of Benson Motor Cars Ltd. and trustee emeritus of McDaniel College, died Sept. 25 in Annapolis.

Marie T. “Terry” Swift, bookkeeper, dies

Marie T. "Terry" Smith, the longtime bookkeeper of Dawn's Office Supply, has died at age 89.

Robert J. Smith, wholesale meat company executive, dies

Robert J. Smith, president and owner of Henry W. Staph Inc., a wholesale meat company, has died at age 79.

Faith C. Hermann, a retired Baltimore County public schools principal who had been executive assistant to the superintendent of schools, dies

Faith C. Hermann, former executive assistant to the superintendent of Baltimore County public schools and later principal of Hereford Middle School, has died at age 70.

Dimitrios ‘Jimmy’ Avgerinos, chef and founder of the Acropolis restaurant in Greektown, dies

Dimitrios "Jimmy" Avegerinos, chef and founder of the Acropolis restaurant in Greektown, has died at age 73.

Barbree A.G. Henderson, homemaker-volunteer, dies

Barbree A. G. Henderson, a homemaker and volunteer who lived in Baltimore County, has died at age 87.

Jean S. Dyer, retired kindergarten teacher, dies

Jean S. Dyer, a retired kindergarten teacher and volunteer, has died at age 95.

Rev. Robert J. Fringo, a retired activist Methodist minister who led several Baltimore-area parishes, dies

The Rev. Robert J. Fringo, a retired Methodist minister who was the founder of Plumb Line, a Fells Point community outreach center, has died at age 91.

Mary E. Bur, former director of Maryland Lupus Foundation, dies

Mary E. Bur, a registered nurse who was later executive director of the Maryland Lupus Foundation, died Sept. 12.

Robert D. Conkwright, former Westinghouse Electric Corp. executive, dies

Robert D. Conkwright, a retired Westinghouse Electric Corp. executive and World War II veteran, has died at age 94.

Ruth E. Tropea, a Baltimore striptease artist who was known professionally as the ‘Queen of Quiver,’ dies

Ruth E. Tropea, a Baltimore ecdysiast who thrilled audiences as the "Queen of Quiver," died Sept. 9 in Columbia, Maryland.