Carl W. Drees
Retired furrier
Carl W. Drees, a retired furrier, died Wednesday of congestive heart failure at the Summit Nursing Home in Catonsville. He was 94 and lived in the Ten Hills section of Baltimore.
He had repaired, altered and designed furs since opening his first shop, Drees' Furs, in 1946 on Charles Street near the Belvedere Hotel. In 1951, he moved to Edmondson Avenue, where he continued working until two years ago.
Earlier, he had been a furrier at Hutzler's Howard Street store from 1936 to 1946.
He was born and reared in Oldenburg, Germany, where he received his education in a vocational school. He emigrated to the United States in 1927, settling in Trenton, N.J., where his brother lived. After working for the Campbell Soup Co. in Camden, N.J., he went to work for a boutique in Philadelphia, where he learned the fur business.
"He made a fur coat for Queen Marie of Romania when she visited the U.S. in 1930," said his wife of 47 years, the former Ruth Wetzel. "He said that she was a lovely lady who knew what she wanted, but he was surprised that she bought a fur coat in Philadelphia, since she was so close to Russia and their excellent furs. He was always amazed by that."
During World War II, he was a Civil Defense air raid warden.
A memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday at Second English Lutheran Church, 5010 Briarclift Road, Baltimore.
Other survivors include a daughter, Barbara Anne Sorgelo of Baltimore; and a granddaughter.
Joseph H. Cashen
Pastor
The Rev. Joseph Henry Cashen, retired pastor of the Falls Road African Methodist Episcopal Church, died Thursday of cancer at Sinai Hospital. He was 87 and lived in Northwest Baltimore.
He retired in 1981 as pastor of the church he had served for 32 years. Earlier, he was assigned to Wayman AME Church in Pigtown for 15 years after beginning his work as a minister at Bethel AME Church in Church Hill, Queen Anne's County.
At Wayman, he was known for visiting all of the homes in the community on New Year's Day. He also frequently donated food from his own home to needy families.
For many years, he had been treasurer of the Ministers' Alliance of the Baltimore-Washington Conference of AME Church.
Born in Alexandria, Va., he was reared there and in New York City before coming to Baltimore, where he graduated from Douglass High School.
In addition to his pastoral duties, he worked for the United States Printing and Lithographing Co. for 44 years, retiring in 1973.
Services were to be held at 7 p.m. today at Allen AME Church, 1130 W. Lexington St., Baltimore.
His wife of 59 years, the former Marie L. Taylor, died in 1984. He is survived by three daughters, Hilda Cashen Thomas, Phyllis Cashen Ward and Doris Cashen Baker, all of Baltimore; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson.
William Leonard Jr.
Worked for Army
William A. Leonard Jr., a retired Army civilian employee, died Sunday of cancer at the home of a daughter in Damascus . He was 83 and had lived for many years in Ednor Gardens.
He retired in 1973 as a staff administrative aide at the Army Reserve Command at Fort Meade. He had begun working as a civilian for the Army in 1940 and also had worked at the Ordnance Depot.
His civilian service was interrupted from 1943 and 1946, while he served in the Army and was stationed for a time in Germany.
For many years, he set up a Christmas garden in his basement.
Born in Baltimore, he was a graduate of St. Martin's High School and was a member of the Notre Dame Council of the Knights of Columbus.
A Mass of the Resurrection was to be offered at 9 a.m. today at Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, 8501 Loch Raven Blvd., Baynesville.
His wife, the former Dorothy Finke, died in 1992. He is survived by a son, William G. Leonard of White Hall; three daughters, Patricia Reese of Catonsville, Kate O'Neill of Damascus and Dorothy Leonard of Chase; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Frances C. Warfield
Owned coin shop
Frances Creaghan Warfield, owner of a Baltimore coin shop, died Saturday of lung failure at St. Joseph Medical Center. The Homewood resident was 78.
She owned Mason-Dixon Coin Exchange Ltd. on Saratoga Street. Her husband, Thomas P. Warfield, who founded the business in 1959, was vice president of Warfield-Dorsey Insurance Co. He died in 1969.
Mrs. Warfield was born in Towson and earned a bachelor's degree in 1937 from Notre Dame College. For many years, she was a buyer for the Hutzler's department store on Howard Street.
She was a communicant of SS. Philip and James Roman Catholic Church, 2801 N. Charles St., where a memorial Mass will be offered at 11 a.m. tomorrow.
She is survived by two daughters, Mary T. Warfield of Baltimore and Frances W. Parrac of Silver Spring; and two granddaughters.
Memorial donations may be made to Notre Dame College, 4701 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21210; or to the American Lung Association, 1840 York Road, Timonium 21093.
George P. Burkhardt, 75, a retired marine electrician and Pasadena resident, died Jan. 25 of a stroke at North Arundel Hospital.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, the former Marian G. Waldecker; two sons, George A. Burkhardt of Eldersburg and Gary M. Burkhardt of Essex; two daughters, Nancy L. Mullan of Davidsonville and Debra J. Nees of Severna Park; three brothers, Donald, William and Robert Burkhardt, all of Baltimore; two sisters, Mildred Zoll of Towson and Edna Calimer of Baltimore; and 11 grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Resurrection Lutheran Church, 601 Hammonds Lane, Baltimore 21225, where services were held Jan. 28.
Chester Jakubiak, 85, a retired foreman of longshoremen for the Cottman Co., died Jan. 26 of kidney failure at St. Joseph Medical Center. The native of Poland, who retired 23 years ago, lived with a daughter in Towson.
A Mass of Christian burial was offered Jan. 30. His wife, the former Helen Gos, died in 1983. He is survived by three daughters, Bernadine Janiski of Towson, Elizabeth Taylor of Aberdeen and Helen Cesenaro of Overlea; three sons, Edward Jakubiak of Perry Hall, Chester Jakubiak of Rosedale and Daniel Jakubiak of Bel Air; a sister, Sophia Izdebski of Parkville; 29 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren.