Judson Councill

Draftsman

Judson Councill, a retired draftsman who chronicled his family's history, died Wednesday of coronary disease at Rainbow Hall, the Baptist Home of Maryland in Owings Mills where he had lived since 1986. He was 97.

He was born in Baltimore and reared in Warrenton, Va., where he graduated from high school in 1915.

He tried to enlist in the Navy during World War I and was rejected because he was underweight. He later was accepted )) and was in basic training in Newport News, Va., when the war ended in 1918.

He enrolled in the University of Richmond and later came to Baltimore to study at the Johns Hopkins University and the Maryland Institute, College of Art. He worked during the early 1920s for Carr-Lowery Co. and later for Crown, Cork and Seal Co., where he was a bottle designer.

In 1927, he joined David J. Carver, his brother-in-law, at Little-Jones Co., importers in New York, and was sent to Shanghai, Peking and Suchow, China, where he bought art objects, especially old porcelains. He also designed porcelains, which then were manufactured in Chien-te-Chen, the famous porcelain center of China, until the Japanese began bombing Chinese cities during the 1930s and the firm was forced to suspend its operations.

After World War II, he went to work for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in Baltimore where he designed and made maps. He retired in the early 1960s.

In retirement, he compiled "Hodges, Councill and Descendants," chronicling the history of his family, whose early members settled south of the James River in the early 17th century. He also wrote light verse and reminiscences of his days in China and of his youth in Warrenton.

A memorial service was planned for noon today at Woodbrook Baptist Church, 25 Stevenson Lane, Towson, where he was a member.

He is survived by two nieces, Margaret Carver Flowers of Baltimore and Ann Carver Asper of Gibson Island; and several grand-nephews and grand-nieces.

Memorial donations may be made to Woodbrook Baptist Church.

Genevieve Emerine

Retired teacher

Genevieve R. Emerine, a retired teacher, died March 15 of heart failure at the Glen Meadows Retirement Community in Glen Arm. She was 86 and had maintained a home for many years on the Magothy River.

She retired in 1968 after a 40-year career as a teacher and administrator for the Baltimore City school system.

She was a graduate of Towson State Normal School, now Towson State University, and earned a master's degree from Columbia University. She took additional courses at the Johns Hopkins University.

A memorial service was set for 2 p.m. today in the chapel at Glen Meadows, 11630 Glen Arm Road.

She is survived by a sister, Evelyn Diven of Westminster.

Memorial donations may be made to the Baltimore County Humane Society, 160 Nicodemus Road, Reisterstown 21136.

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Clara Mercaldo

Clothing firm worker

Clara Mercaldo, who had worked in her husband's clothing manufacturing company and was active in church and other groups, died Wednesday of pneumonia at Mercy Medical Center. She was 97 and lived in Hamilton in Northeast Baltimore.

She was born Clara Mainolfi near Naples, Italy, where she was educated. She came to Baltimore with her family in 1914.

A short while later she married Frank Mercaldo who had followed her to this country. She worked for a time at his firm, Three M Clothes, which made men's clothing. Mr. Mercaldo died in 1964.

Mrs. Mercaldo had been president of the Regina Ellen Lodge of the Order of the Sons of Italy and a member of the St. Elizabeth's Guild and of auxiliaries of the Knights of Columbus and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

A Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 9 a.m. today at St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, Harford Road and Pelham Avenue.

Mrs. Mercaldo is survived by a son, Clement R. Mercaldo of Towson; a daughter, Tina Martin of Baltimore; a sister, Blanche Scaramazzo of Bel Air; a brother, Joseph Mainolfi of Baltimore; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Katharine E. Wood

Homemaker

Katharine E. Wood, a homemaker and former Roland Park resident, died March 31 of heart failure at Broward Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She was 97.

She was born Katharine Etter in Harrisburg, Pa., and was a 1913 graduate of the Harrisburg Academy.

In 1918, she married William M. Wood, the son of Rufus Wood, one of the founders of the Maryland Steel Co. plant at Sparrows Point, which became the Pennsylvania Steel Co. until it was purchased by Bethlehem Steel Corp.

The Woods lived on Cloverhill Road in Roland Park for many years.

After the death of Mr. Wood, a stockbroker, in 1967, Mrs. Wood returned to Harrisburg, then moved to Florida in 1985.

L A memorial service was planned for today in Fort Lauderdale.

She is survived by a son, William M. Wood Jr. of Baltimore; two daughters, Nancy W. Lee of Wilmington, Del., and Lucy W. Moses of Fort Lauderdale; nine grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.

Robert B. Rendle

Laboratory technician

Robert B. Rendle, a laboratory technician, died Wednesday of a brain hemorrhage at Francis Scott Key Medical Center. He was 28.

The Calvert Street resident had been employed for the last two years at Molecular Tool Co., where he did genetic research. From 1988 to 1992, he was a laboratory technician at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

He was born in the Hamilton section of Northeast Baltimore and was a 1983 graduate of the Polytechnic Institute. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Maryland College Park in 1987.

At the time of his death, he was studying for a master's degree in business at the Johns Hopkins University.

Services were planned for 10:30 a.m. today at Leonard J. Ruck Funeral Home, 5303 Harford Road, Baltimore.

He is survived by his parents, Gerald and Hazel Rendle of Salisbury; and a brother, Ronald Rendle of Baltimore.

Alphonse S. David

Drugstore manager

Alphonse Stanley David, who was a pharmacist and drugstore manager in Baltimore and Easton, died Tuesday of pulmonary edema at Memorial Hospital in Easton. He was 87.

Known as Doc, he retired in 1973 as pharmacist and manager of the Read's drugstore in Easton, where he had lived since 1938. He worked at Read's stores in Baltimore after graduating in 1925 from the University of Maryland pharmacy school.

A native of Dixon City, Pa., he was reared in Baltimore and was a 1923 graduate of City College.

Mr. David is survived by his wife of 66 years, the former Margaret Gorsuch; a son, Dr. Stephen Thomas David of Evansville, Ind.; a daughter, Margaret Ann Reeder of Milwaukee; a brother, Joseph J. David of Philadelphia; a sister, Wanda M. David of Baltimore; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services were held yesterday

Ella Anita Todd

Worked with prosthetics

Ella Anita Todd, who had worked for local prosthetics firms for 37 years, died March 24 at a hospital in Deland, Fla., after an apparent heart attack. She was 78 and had moved to Deland from Sunset Beach 14 years ago.

She retired in 1977 from Dankmeyer, Inc., and had worked for J. E. Hanger, Inc.

She was born Ella Anita Simpson in Baltimore and was educated in public schools. Her husband, Alfred Lewis Todd, who was a hTC city firefighter, died in 1949.

She is survived by a son, Warren A. Todd of Deland; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaughter.

Services were held yesterday .

Adrian C. Theriault

Seagram's attorney

Adrian Charles Theriault, a retired staff attorney for a distillery, drowned March 31 at the age of 78 while swimming near Marathon, Fla. He maintained a Baltimore area home and often made long visits to a sister in Marathon.

Born in Cicero, Ill., Mr. Theriault was a graduate of the University of Chicago and its law school and practiced law in Chicago before World War II.

During the war, he served in the Army in the Counter Intelligence Corps.

After the war, he worked for Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, first in St. Louis, then in the Baltimore area.

Mr. Theriault is survived by a brother, Leon Theriault of Orlando, Fla.; two sisters, Kathryn Hart of Marathon and Dolores Mann of Key Colony Beach, Fla.; and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews.

A memorial service was held yesterday.

Everett D. Coffman

Machinist, farmer

Everett D. Coffman, a retired machinist and a former dairy farmer, died Monday at Long View Nursing Home in Manchester of complications of a stroke. The Timonium resident was 95.

He retired in 1967 after working for Black & Decker US Inc. for 25 years. For 10 years before that, he managed Hill House Farm, a dairy farm in Timonium.

Born in Troutville, Va., he was a graduate of Fincastle (Va.) High School and worked on a family farm before coming to Maryland in 1928 and, for a time, operating his farm near Johnsville in Frederick County.

His wife, the former Ruth Franklin, died in 1961.

Mr. Coffman is survived by a son, Ray E. Coffman of Hampstead; a daughter, A. Louise Rouleau of Cockeysville; two sisters, Blanche Davis of Troutville and Vera Cahoon of Fincastle; three grandsons; and two great-granddaughters.

Services were held Thursday.

John A. Rodda

FMC executive

John A. Rodda, a retired executive of FMC Corp., died April 1 at Union Memorial Hospital after an apparent heart attack. He was 89 and lived in the Ambassador Apartments.

He retired in 1970 as assistant to the president and office manager in Washington for FMC.

He began working for FMC in New York City where he had held management posts with other chemical companies after World War II.

Born in Zion City, Ill., he attended school in Lancaster, Pa., and then in Baltimore where he graduated from City College and attended the Johns Hopkins University. He completed an advanced management program at Harvard University.

He began working in his father's business in Baltimore, the Headley Chocolate Co., later he worked for McCormick & Co.

In 1940, he became a sales manager for General Chemical Co. and three years later began working for the Chemical Division of the War

Production Board.

During retirement, he briefly published a newsletter, Rodda's Topical Trends, and remained in Washington until 1980.

His wife, the former Grace Latch, died in 1977.

He is survived by several nieces and nephews.

Services were held Tuesday.

Louis Pabst Poulton

Assistant general counsel

Louis Pabst Poulton, retired assistant general counsel of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, died Feb. 25 of complications of emphysema. He was 69 and had lived in Severna Park since 1958.

He retired in 1978 after 25 years with the union in Washington.

Born in Baltimore, he was a 1942 graduate of City College. After serving in the Army in the Pacific during World War II, he graduated from the University of Maryland and its law school.

He is survived by his wife of 36 years, the former Audrey Manning; four sons, Dr. Scott Poulton of Columbia, Mark Poulton of Severna Park, Dr. James Poulton and John Poulton, both of Baltimore; and six grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made to Anne Arundel County Pets on Wheels, 101 Crain Highway, Glen Burnie 21061.

Services were held Feb. 28.