obituaries

Joseph Francis Flinn, a production manager at trade show exhibition businesses, died of cancer complications Nov. 1 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, R.I. The former Baldwin and Parkville resident was 57.

Dr. Billy D. Davis, a retired dentist who cared for hsi West Baltimore patients for more than 50 years, died Nov. 5 from a heart attack at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Bare Hills resident was 87.

Gurney L. Leatherwood, a retired CSX telecommunications worker an Air Force veteran, died Thursday from lung cancer at his Ellicott City home. He was 84.

Christopher Guy, a former longtime Baltimore Sun reporter, editor and Eastern Shore bureau chief, died Friday from complications of dementia at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onacock, Va. The Easton resident was 65.

Olan E. "Bud" Hitt Sr., a retired Bethlehem Steel worker who was a skilled carpenter, died Sunday from cancer at Seasons Hospice at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. He was 82.

Phyllis J. Scharp, a retired registered nurse who was an active churchwoman, died Tuesday from Alzheimer's disease at Oak Crest Village in Parkville. She was 91.

Trained as a city planner, Christopher W. Kapp changed careers and renovated homes in Federal Hill and a school in Mount Vernon.

Edna M. Rosenberg, a centenarian and a former insurance company public relations director, died Oct. 24 in her sleep at her Pikesville home. She was 106.

Vernon A Turner, a career Baltimore County public school educator who enjoyed coaching an after school sports program for disadvantaged kids, died Tuesday from a heart attack at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. The Dundalk resident was 71.

Phyllis W. Rice, a World War II Navy veteran whose career as a volunteer at Greater Baltimore Medical Center spanned more than four decades, died Sunday from coronary artery disease at the Blakehurst Retirement Community in Towson. She was 93.

Marion F. "Dick" Moore, owner of White House Farm Supply that served farmers for nearly half a century, died Sunday of a massive hemorrhage at York Hospital in York, Pa., one day short off celebrating his 102nd birthday.

Rashod Ollison, an award-winning feature writer and music critic for The Virginian-Pilot and formerly of The Baltimore Sun, died Wednesday at age 41 of

Joseph Davies Tydings, the last Harford County resident to serve in the United States Senate, a confidante of John and Robert Kennedy and a lifelong independent voice for progressive Democrats, died Monday from cancer in Washington, D.C. He was 90.

Joseph D. Tydings, a Maryland lawyer and “Kennedy man” who followed his adoptive father’s footsteps into the U.S. Senate, died Monday of cancer in Washington surrounded by family. He was 90.

Rufus M.G. Williams, a retired Baltimore businessman and pilot, died Sunday from heart failure at his Butler home. He was 87.

Philip N. Powell, a retired mechanical engineer and an active Episcopal churchman, died Saturday in his sleep at his Ruxton home. He was 88.

Stephen Thomas Longley, a long-time commercial photographer in Baltimore, has died.

The Harford County Public School system and the athletics department were saddened again this week with the untimely passing of Paul Perkovich, a teacher, coach and Athletic Director at C. Milton Wright High School. ‘Perk’, who died Sunday, was 53.

Frederick J. Lengsfeld, who worked for half a century for Esskay and served in World War II, died Sunday from oral cancer at College Manor nursing home in Lutherville. He was 92.

Michael H. "Mike" Bowler, a veteran Baltimore Sun reporter and editor who later was appointed to the Baltimore County Board of Education, died Monday from pancreatic cancer at his Catonsville home. He was 77.

Dr. Gary K. Gold, a retired dentist who co-invented a battery-powered tooth polisher and had a private practice in Laurel for nearly 40 years, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Neuroscience Critical Care Unit on Aug. 22, his wife said. He was 80.

Banker headed the old Central Saving Bank and worked to modernize the 1854 institution once located on Charles Street

Former Orioles pitcher Billy O’Dell, Most Valuable Player of the 1958 All-Star Game in Baltimore, died Wednesday of complications from Parkinson’s disease.

Charlotte M. Perry, a retired city educator who was aactive in the affairs of Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, died Sept. 5 from congestive heart failure at Miami Jewish Health Systems in Miami, Fla. She was 94.

Robert W. Janssen, a retired Chessie System railroader, public transportation aficionado and volunteer firefighter, died Saturday from cardiovascular disease at his Carney home. He was 93.

Robert P. Boner, a retired professor of mathematics whose career at McDaniel College spanned nearly four decades, died Thursday from pancreatic cancer at Carroll Hospice's Dove House. He was 77.

Tiffany N. Jones, a Lexington Market cake decorator, was abducted Aug. 21 and killed the next day, police said. She was 29.

Roland E. “Fish” Powell, who had been mayor of Ocean City for more than a decade during which the resort transitioned into a year-round community, died Wednesday from cancer at Oyster Harbor, his West Ocean City home.

A Baltimore native and onetime NCAA sprint champion, Bragg died of cardiac arrest Aug. 25 at a hospital near his residence in Southern California. He was 87.

Kenneth A. Augustin, a retired industrial engineer and businessman, died Friday from cancer at his Columbia home. He was 88.

Sister Mary Michelle Carroll, who was the first principal of Mercy High School, died Thursday of complications from old age at Mercy Convent in Savannah, Ga. She was 96.

Margaret E. Lovejoy, who was a steady and active presence throughout the ministry of her husband, the Rev. John A. Lovejoy, has died at age 91.

Thomas P. McGrath Sr., a retired Stoneleigh insurance agent and Army veteran, died Wednesday from respiratory failure at Brightview Towson Senior Living. The Phoenix, Baltimore County resident, was 87.

Harvey B. Weeks Jr., a retired Noxell Corp. purchasing agent who earlier worked for McCormick & Co., died Sunday from gall bladder cancer at his Glen Arm home. He was 91.

George B. McCeney, a longtime Baltimore County public schools social studies teacher and accomplished bluegrass musician, died Saturday from Parkinson's disease at his Timonium home. He was 79.

Dr. Raymundo S. Magno, a longtime Dundalk family physician who cared for generations of families, died Thursday from kidney disease at a daughter's Rehoboth Beach, Del., home. The Towson resident was 83.

Earle N. Knott, a retired National Security Agency cryptographer and world traveler, died Saturday from penumonia at Harmony Hall Hospice in Columbia. He was 89.

Donald J. Blair, founder of BAI engineering who earlier was a professor of engineering at the University of Maryland, died Thursday from congestive heart failure at Gilchrist Center Towson. He was 82.

Deborah Ann Limmer, 60, a cardiac intensive care nurse at Sinai Hospital, died Monday when she was struck by a vehicle while walking with her granddaughter, Delaney Marie “Laney” Gaddis, near her home in Timonium. Both were killed.

Alexius O. Bishop, a retired state administrator and decorated Vietnam War veteran, died Tuesday from colon cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The North Roland Park resident was 77.

Dr. Savas Tsakiris, a Dundalk dentist who was a co-owner of the Boulevard Diner, died Saturday from pancreatic cancer at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. The Hunt Valley resident was 66.

A tea room in Havre de Grace will donate a quarter of the proceeds from its weekend sales to the family of Nathan Flynn, a 34-year-old Howard County firefighter from Havre de Grace who died in a Clarksville fire on Monday morning.

Nancy A. Whitehurst, a former office manager who loved spending time at the beach, died Monday from cancer at her Towson home. She was 80.

Jacqueline N. Schreiber, a retired assistant bank manager and artist, died Sunday from pneumonia at The Resorts at Chester River Corp., a Chestertown nursing facility. She was 85.

Alfred W. Barry Jr., former Mack Trucks sales manager and world War II veteran, died in his sleep Friday at at Stella Maris Hospice. He was 94.

Sue E. Dalsemer, former Baltimore Museum of Art docent and world traveler, died Saturday from Alzheimers disease at her New York City residence. she was 87.

Glenn Martin McNatt, a longtime Baltimore Sun editorial writer and arts columnist who adored James Brown and Bach, died Friday of lung cancer. He was 69.

Charles B. Chilcoat Jr., a retired insurance executive and golfer, died Wednesday in his sleep at Stella Maris Hospice. He was 96.

Harry M. Will, a mechanical engineer and consultant who brought his expertise to hospitals, education and religious facilities as well as industrial and commercial buildings, died Tuesday of multiple myeloma at Talbot Hospice in Easton. He was 86.

Cardrienne Perrin Griffin, a longtime educator and civil rights activist who cofounded the service-driven organization Women Behind the Community, died of a stroke at age 84.