Donald Louis Hook, 82, plumbing contractor and county inspector
Donald Louis Hook, a retired Howard County plumbing inspector and former owner of a plumbing and heating company, died Wednesday from complications of pneumonia at St. Agnes HealthCare. He was 82 and had recently moved to Charlestown Community in Catonsville.
The former Catonsville and Columbia resident was a plumbing inspector from 1967 to 1978.
In 1946, Mr. Hook and his father established Hook's Plumbing and Heating Co. in Catonsville, which he operated until 1967.
Born in Elkridge, he was a 1935 graduate of McDonogh School. During World War II, he worked at Glenn L. Martin Co., an aircraft manufacturer, in Middle River.
Mr. Hook was a member of the Men's Club at St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, the Catonsville Lions Club and the Plumbing and Heating Contractor's Association.
A Mass of Christian burial was offered yesterday.
He is survived by his wife, the former Myra Vonderlehr; three daughters, Joan Dubbs, Lynn Kapfer and Diane Emrich, all of Ellicott City; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Elmore S. Hargest, 74, brewery administrator
Elmore S. Hargest, a retired brewery administrator, died Friday of cancer at his West Ocean City home. He was 74.
Mr. Hargest was a checker for 25 years in the office of the now-closed National Brewing Co. in East Baltimore. He retired in 1978. The former Baltimorean moved to West Ocean City several years ago and also maintained a winter home in Ormond Beach, Fla.
He was born in Waverly and attended city schools. During World War II, he served in the Army as a combat engineer in Europe.
He was a member of Sinepuxent American Legion Post No. 166 in Ocean City and, in Florida, was a member of the Moose, Elks, Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Burbage Funeral Home, 108 William St., Berlin.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, the former Mary Satterfield; and a sister, Marjorie Gouker of Cockeysville.
James D. Neafsey, 60, plastics expert, consultant
James D. Neafsey, a retired chemist, died Thursday of cancer at his Millersville home. He was 60.
A plastics extrusion and fiber expert, Mr. Neafsey had worked as a production manager for Chevron Corp. for many years until it closed in 1983. In recent years, he had been a consultant to the chemical industry.
He was a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Born in Woodside, N.Y., he earned a degree in chemistry from Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y., in 1964. He served in the Army from 1956 to 1958.
He was a communicant at Our Lady of the Fields Roman Catholic Church, 1069 Cecil Ave., Millersville, where a Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 11 a.m. today .
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, the former Beth Sheahan; two sons, Michael F. Neafsey of Stevensville and Timothy S. Neafsey of Millersville; his mother, Mary B. Neafsey of Storrs, Conn.; two brothers, John B. Neafsey of South Norwalk, Conn., and Joseph Neafsey of Stafford Springs, Conn.; and two grandchildren.
Pub Date: 3/16/99