Fred L.C. Stapf, 52, president of the Henry W. Stapf meat business founded by his father, died Sunday after a heart attack at his home in Timonium. A memorial service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, 6500 York Road.
Mr. Stapf is survived by his wife, the former Karen Friedman; two daughters, Debra Berman of Los Angeles and Beth Michelson of Novi, Mich.; three sisters, Gail S. Smith of Murray Hill in Baltimore County, Carole S. Kohler of Salisbury and Kathryn S. Gaertner of Towson; and a granddaughter.
Deninse D. Hall Cheeks, 31, a customer service representative for Federal Express, died Saturday of undetermined causes after being stricken at a restaurant in Columbia. Services are set for 7:30 tonight at Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 3459 Park Heights Ave.
The Baltimore native was a 1981 graduate of Merganthaler Vocational-Technical High School. She was married to Darrell A. Cheeks in 1982, and the couple lived abroad while Mr. Cheeks completed several tours of duty with the Army. He currently works for the state.
Also surviving are two sons, Darrell A. Cheeks Jr. and Donovan M. Cheeks, both of Baltimore; her parents, Johnnie and Lois Hall of Baltimore; and five brothers, Dr. Johnnie "Bobby" Hall, an Army colonel stationed at Hampton, Va., and Fleetwood Hall, Ronald H. Hall, Garry Hall and Herman Hall, all of Baltimore.
Burton W. Elburn, 63, a Johns Hopkins University supervisor of housekeeping, died Sunday of pancreatitis at Union Memorial Hospital. Services were planned for 2 p.m. today at the Heathenbein Funeral Home in Rock Hall.
Mr. Elburn, a Remington native, went to work for the university in 1973 and lived on the Homewood campus.
His 1976 marriage to Joan Hill ended in divorce. He is survived by a daughter, Holly Elburn of Tolchester; two brothers, William Elburn and Robert Elburn, both of Baltimore; three sisters, Janet Lambert of Baltimore, Vola Klag of Overlea, and Ella Elways of Edgemere; and several nephews and nieces.
Margaretta C. Whiting, 91, who taught music appreciation, piano and Bible at the Garrison Forest School from 1929 until her retirement in 1966, died July 26 from complications after surgery Northwest Medical Center.
A memorial service for Miss Whiting, who donated her body to the Maryland Anatomy Board, is planned for 2 p.m. Nov. 29 at Grace Episcopal Church in Berryville, Va. She had no close survivors.