John A. Chase
Tavern owner
John A. Chase, a retired East Baltimore tavern owner, died Thursday of heart and kidney failure at Meridian Healthcare Center at Franklin Woods. He was 97.
Mr. Chase had lived in Edgemere after residing in Perry Hall for many years.
He retired in 1960 as the owner of Snug's Tavern on Pratt Street, the last of several taverns he had operated. They were called Snug Harbor or a variation of that name, which celebrated their nearness to the Inner Harbor.
A native of Baltimore who was reared here and in Vilnius, Lithuania, he was a partner in a Baltimore tailor shop at 19 and a riveter in a shipyard during World War I.
He was a member of the Santa Maria Council of the Knights of Columbus.
A Mass of Christian burial was to be offered at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 8420 Belair Road, Fullerton.
He is survived by his wife, the former Josephine M. Romeo; a daughter, Ann Taylorson of Essex; a son, John T. Chase of Fullerton; a sister, Ann Brewer of Baltimore; a brother, Vincent Charnasky of Towson; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Ronald L. Peterson
Teacher, coach
Ronald L. Peterson, a retired teacher and recreation coach, died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack at his Towson residence. He was 63.
He retired in 1989 from the Baltimore public schools, where he held many posts in the Division of Physical Facilities. Earlier, he was vice principal of Polytechnic Institute.
He started working for the school system in 1956 after beginning his career in 1954 as a history teacher at Parkville High School.
Reared on Ellerslie Avenue in Waverly, he was a 1949 graduate of Poly and earned a bachelor's degree from the then-Towson State Teacher's College in 1953. He earned a master's degree in education at Loyola College.
He coached football and basketball for the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks and was active in scouting.
He had been president of the Towson State Alumni Association and received its Distinguished Alumni Award in 1994. He was area coordinator and an advisory board member of Phi Delta Kappa fraternity.
A memorial service was to be held at 1 p.m. today at the Ruck Towson Funeral Home, 1050 York Road.
Survivors include his wife of 39 years, the former Patricia Robbins; three sons, Mark Douglas Peterson of Tempe, Ariz., David J. Peterson of Woodholme and Darryl Scott Peterson of Bel Air; a sister, Joyce Peterson of Waverly; and three grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice of Baltimore, 6701 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21204.
Carl W. Leimbach
Registrar of wills
Carl W. Leimbach, a retired Baltimore County registrar of wills, died Wednesday of cancer at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 67 and lived in Baldwin.
He retired in 1989 after 10 years as registrar of wills. Before then, he worked for the R. H. Bozman Refrigeration Co., beginning in 1970.
From the late 1940s until 1969, he worked for his father, who had established William Leimbach Vinegar Manufacturers on Grundy Street in Baltimore. The firm bottled vinegar and cider, and packed pickles, sauerkraut and maraschino cherries for Eagle Brands and the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. grocery store chain.
Because of his father's business, he acquired the nickname "Pickles."
He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Canton, where he taught Sunday school and was active in scouting. He was also a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Sweet Air.
He was a member of Patapsco Masonic Lodge No. 183 and of the Boumi Temple Drum Corps for 40 years. He also transported handicapped children to the Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children in Philadelphia for treatment and volunteered at the Salvation Army's annual Christmas toy shop.
Born and reared in Highlandtown, he was a 1946 graduate of City College and attended the Johns Hopkins University.
Services were to be held at 11 a.m. today at St. John's Lutheran Church, 3911 Sweet Air Road, Phoenix.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, the former Luella Cooper; a son, William Leimbach II, and a daughter, Karen Ann Leimbach, both of Abingdon; and a granddaughter.
Memorial donations may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, Phoenix 21131; H.E.L.P., P.O. Box 800, Phoenix 21131; or Boumi Hospital Transportation Fund, 4900 N. Charles St., Baltimore 21210.
Russell L. Baim, 71, a native of Baltimore who was a mechanic in Waterbury, Conn., for many years, died Monday of pneumonia at a hospital in Edgewater, Fla., where he had lived since 1986.
Services were to be held at noon today at the Cedar Hill Cemetery Mausoleum, 5829 Ritchie Highway in Brooklyn Park.
He is survived by his wife, the former Mary Doris Leduc; five sons, Russell L. Baim Jr. of Southington, Conn., Joseph Michael Baim of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., David Baim of Waterbury, Mark Baim of Oakville, Conn., and Todd Baim of Edgewater; a daughter, Mary Baim of Waterbury; two brothers, William Baim of Lansdowne and Augustus Baim of Baltimore; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.