Angelo Janouris Sr.
Collector
Angelo M. Janouris Sr., a retired steel worker who collected art and antiques and restored vintage Thunderbirds and Corvettes, died Tuesday of cancer at his home in Glen Arm. He was 54.
The Wheeling, W.Va., native, who was reared in East Baltimore, retired in 1989 as a crane mechanic at Bethlehem Steel Corp.'s Sparrows Point plant where he had worked for 30 years.
He had long been interested in art, according to his wife, Charlotte Eliopoulos, who said he began painting and sculpting while in his teens. He gave his works to family members and friends.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he and his wife operated Janouris Antiques in the Antique Row section of Howard Street in downtown Baltimore. Later, he operated out of his home.
Mr. Janouris was especially interested in sculpture, impressionist art and music boxes. But his collection also included Black American memorabilia and antique toys.
A memorial service was set for 11 a.m. today at the Evans Funeral Chapel, 8800 Harford Road, Parkville.
Other survivors include a daughter, Tina Janouris of Joppatowne; a son, Angelo M. Janouris Jr. of Bel Air; two brothers, Gus and George Janouris, both of Baltimore; and a granddaughter.
Murtha Brown Felter
Active in Quaker affairs
Murtha Brown Felter, a homemaker who was active in Quaker affairs, died at Broadmead, the Cockeysville retirement community, on Nov. 24 of complications from a stroke. She was 89.
She had been a member of the Park Avenue Friends Meeting since 1936 and was active for many years on committees at Friends School, which her children attended.
The native of Richmond, Va., moved with her family to Baltimore in 1925. She attended Westhampton College of the University of Richmond.
She was manager of the file department at the Western Electric Co. in Canton and later was personnel manager of the Maryland Casualty Insurance Co. on 41st Street.
In 1936, she married Haines B. Felter and they were among the first couples to move into Broadmead when it opened in 1979.
A memorial service was set for 2 p.m. today 10 at Broadmead, 13801 York Road.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, J. E. B. Felter of Baltimore and David H. Felter of Media, Pa.; two daughters, Meredith B. Felter and Catherine P. Felter, both of Baltimore; three sisters, Ethel Brown of Broadmead, Irene Ford of Salisbury and Irma Brown of Purcellville, Va.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the Baltimore Friends School Scholarship Fund, 5114 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21210.
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Edna Mae Gillis
Community activist
Edna Mae Gillis, who had been active in community groups, died Thursday of cancer at her home in St. Margarets. She was 86 and had lived in the Annapolis area for 37 years.
The former Edna Mae Armstrong was a Baltimore native and a member of the Howard Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and Bethel 22 of the International Order of Job's Daughters. During World War II, she was volunteer with the Red Cross and with Girl Scout Troop 113 in Halethorpe.
Services were to be held at 1 p.m. today at Barranco & Sons Funeral Home, Ritchie Highway and Robinson Road, Severna Park.
Her husband, Gilbert J. Gillis Sr., died in 1974; a son, Gilbert J. Gillis Jr., died in 1987, and another son, Harry Gillis, died in 1989. She is survived by a daughter, Patricia Carol Itter of Pasadena; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
William R. Phillips
Accountant
William R. Phillips, a retired accountant who had worked for contracting firms in the Baltimore area and lived for many years in Fort Howard, died Wednesday of cancer at his home in Bloomfield, Iowa, where he had lived for a year. He was 66.
A native of Norton, Va., he graduated from Sparrows Point High School and served in the Army during the Korean War.
Services were set for today in Bloomfield.
Survivors include a brother, James Edward Phillips of Cambridge, Ohio; and two sisters, Margaret Lee of Hanover, Pa., and Mary Ann Van Skike of Bloomfield.
Marie K. O'Connor
Federal worker
Marie Kapraun O'Connor, a retired government worker, died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at Frederick Villa Nursing Center in Catonsville. She was 84.
The Gardenville resident was a clerical worker for 30 years for the federal government in Baltimore. She retired in 1976.
Born and reared in West Baltimore, she attended parochial schools.
A Mass of Christian burial was to be offered at 9 a.m. today at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, 4420 Frankford Ave., Baltimore.
Her husband, John O'Connor, died in 1976. She is survived by a brother, Edward D. Kapraun Sr. of Catonsville; and several nephews and nieces.