Obituaries

Helen M. Langrall, a homemaker and community volunteer, died Feb. 10 at Gilchrist Center Towson of complications from a fall. The Pickersgill retirement community resident was 96.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 19, 2020

Vernon “Tim” Conway, a retired Baltimore City Liquor Board official who had been active in Baltimore’s early Civil Rights Movement, died of complications of Parkinson’s disease Feb. 5 at Gilchrist Hospice Towson.

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 19, 2020

Coleman Tutt, a master Pikesville plumber and owner since 1982 of C. Tutt Plumbing & Heating on July 1, 1982, died Feb. 11 in Hampden. He was 73.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 18, 2020

Stephen Joseph Ponzillo, III, a retired Baltimore County schools principal and a past grand master of the Masons of Maryland, died of cancer Monday at his Cockeysville home. He was 73.

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 18, 2020

Louis M. Sardella, who held patents in the corrugated-box industry, has died at age 73.

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 17, 2020

Agnes M. Jackson, a retired registered nurse who raised a family of nine children, died Friday, February 14, FEB14 from of heart failure at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. The former longtime Hamilton resident was 89.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 17, 2020

Patti M. Amsel, who had a 45-year career in social work and psychotherapy, has died at age 69.

By Yvonne Wenger

Feb 16, 2020

Sherod M. Cooper, a University of Maryland English professor whose volunteerism on the Liberty ship S.S. John W. Brown resulted in a book chronicling its wartime voyages, has died at age 92.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 15, 2020

Anne Evans, an experienced fundraiser for McDonough School and other institutions, has died at age 84.

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 14, 2020

Walter D. Kone, a retired Baltimore public schools educator and World War II veteran, has died at age 93.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 13, 2020

Sister Mary Annella Martin, who formerly headed the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, died of heart failure Feb. 6 at Mercy Springwell, her community’s retirement home in Mount Washington. She was 90.

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 12, 2020

Julius C. Pinkney, a retired postal official and genealogist whose research showcased his family’s role in a 19th century segregation case, has died. The Windsor Mills resident was 93.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 11, 2020

Caroline A. Dann, a retired law firm administrator, died last Wednesday at Stella Maris Hospice of complications from vascular disease. The Timonium resident was 91.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 11, 2020

Bettie J. Howard, a retired registered nurse, has died at age 93.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 10, 2020

Monsignor John Lloyd Elbert Aiken, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Glyndon for 32 years, has died at age 75.

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 10, 2020

John C. Davis, a nationally recognized information security expert, has died at age 80.

By Colin Campbell

Feb 9, 2020

Jeanne O. Schlossberg created Bubbie Jeanne’s Brisket Magic All Purpose Cooking Sauce in the kitchen of her Northwest Baltimore home

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 7, 2020

George Van Buskirk served as the state of Maryland's European director of economic development.

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 7, 2020

Ledonia A. Kimball, a retired Baltimore public schools educator and active member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, has died at age 77.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 6, 2020

John R. Latham Sr., founder of East Coast Cooling Towers, has died at age 88.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 6, 2020

Maria Luisa Thomas, a community volunteer recalled for her fashion sense and musical style, died of complications from flu and pneumonia Jan. 28 at Seasons Hospice at Sinai Hospital. The Greenspring Valley resident was 86.

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 5, 2020

Frances McCargo Johnson, a retired Maryland Transit Administration bus driver, died Jan. 27 at Sinai Hospital. She was 78.

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 5, 2020

Regina K. “Betty” Schultz, a retired registered nurse, died Jan. 30 at Gilchrist Center in Towson of complications from a stroke. The Parkville resident was 96.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 5, 2020

Mrs. Zappacosta, who was known as Delia, was an active member of the Tollgate community association where she played a role in the creation of Tollgate Wyndham Preserve, a 7-acre green space for residents and schoolchildren.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 4, 2020

Ms. Pietila, who was also among the founders of the Women of Color Quilters Network, made quilts that showed moments from African-American life.

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 4, 2020

Marie Bandiere, a retired Commercial Credit Corp. officer and community volunteer, died of heart disease Jan. 2 at Stella Maris Hospice. The former North Baltimore resident was 97.

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 3, 2020

Barbara H. McCord, a founder of The Coordinating Center in Anne Arundel County, has died at age 75.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 3, 2020

Richard Furst, a longtime risk-management analyst, has died a month shy of his 75th birthday.

By Colin Campbell

Feb 2, 2020