Frederick N. Rasmussen
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Jayne G. Karsten, educator, ‘Duffy girl’ dancer and avid Chesapeake Bay sailor, dies
Jayne G. Karsten, a veteran educator, dancer and avid Chesapeake Bay sailor, died Feb. 9 at her Annapolis home. She was 98. → Read More
Robert M. Fleming, MBNA executive who once worked at Pan Am and sassily celebrated St. Patrick’s Day, dies
Robert M. Fleming, a retired MBNA executive who loved celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, died Feb. 10 of sepsis at Mercy Ridge, a retirement community in Lutherville. He was 85. → Read More
William R. Smanko, aeronautical engineer and vice president at Westinghouse Electric, dies
William R. Smanko, an aeronautical engineer and vice president at Westinghouse Electric Corp. died Feb. 8 from dysphagia at the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson. He was 94. → Read More
Baltimore’s former Mayfair Theatre to be redeveloped as residential and commercial venue
The revitalization of Baltimore's Howard Street continues with plans for a six-story, mixed-used building that will incorporate what remains of the Mayfair Theatre. → Read More
Henry R. ‘Harry’ Lord, former Maryland deputy attorney general active in civic and cultural affairs, dies
Henry R. “Harry” Lord, a retired lawyer with wide-ranging interests, died Monday of cardiac arrest at his Reisterstown home. The former Bolton Hill resident was 84. → Read More
Richard K. ‘Dick’ Dods, retired executive and member of the Maryland Senior Citizens Hall of Fame, dies
Richard K. “Dick” Dods, a retired Koppers Co. executive who was elected to the Maryland Senior Hall of Fame, has died. The Timonium resident was 88. → Read More
Dr. George J. ‘Jack’ Phillips, retired Towson orthodontist and amateur theater performer, dies
Dr. George J. “Jack” Phillips, a retired orthodontist who enjoyed performing in amateur theater productions, died of undetermined causes Jan. 24 at his Towson home. He was 90. → Read More
Matthew D.P. Herzberg, founding member of the Breath of God Lutheran Church and ax throwing enthusiast, dies
Matthew D.P. Herzberg, a founding member of the Breath of God Lutheran Church who was also an ax-throwing enthusiast, died of cancer Jan. 20 at his Highlandtown home. He was 38. → Read More
James I. Houck, former managing editor of The Baltimore Sun, dies
James I. Houck, former managing editor of The Baltimore Sun who later became managing editor of the Times-Delta/Advance Register in California’s Central Valley, died Dec. 13 from heart failure at Westmark Care Center in Visalia, California. The former Ellicott City resident was 81. → Read More
Arthur H. ‘Art’ Landerman Jr., commercial illustrator and dance band co-founder, dies
Arthur H. “Art” Landerman Jr., an illustrator who founded Art Landerman Art and a musician, died Dec. 18 at Shock Trauma after a car accident near his Sykesville home. He was 70. → Read More
Retro: Proposals for building a crosstown subway date back to the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904
Baltimore has wrestled with transit woes and how to move people quickly and efficiently for more than a century. → Read More
David M. Cunningham, a veteran Baltimore City Hall employee, dies
David M. Cunningham, a veteran Baltimore City Hall hand who was chief fiscal officer for the city’s Department of General Services for more than two decades, died Jan. 1. He was 71. → Read More
The Rev. Guy P. Hawtin, the colorful longtime rector of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Mays Chapel, dies
The Rev. Guy P. Hawtin, the colorful and charismatic longtime rector of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church who led the Mays Chapel parish for nearly four decades, died Sunday at his Glen Arm home. He was 80. → Read More
Claude I. England, a champion U.S. Professional Tennis Association player and an esteemed coach, dies
Claude I. England, a champion tennis player and esteemed coach, died from complications of a stroke Nov. 7 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. → Read More
Walter F. ‘Wally’ Roche Jr., a dogged career investigative reporter, dies
Walter F. “Wally” Roche Jr., a Sun investigative reporter whose work led to the removal of a Maryland legislator, died Nov. 25 at Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia. → Read More
Mary McC. Thomas, a homemaker and longtime active member of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Women’s Board, dies
Mary McC. Thomas, a homemaker and longtime active member of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Women’s Board, died Oct. 31 in Lutherville. The former Ruxton resident was 95. → Read More
Caroline F. Donaghy, an artist, culinary enthusiast and co-founder of Charm City Roller Girls, dies
Caroline F. Donaghy, a vivacious and talented woman who had careers in the art, culinary, wine and animal care worlds and was a co-founder of Charm City Roller Girls, died Nov. 16 in Mount Vernon. She was 44. → Read More
Anne C. Desmarais, former director of the Northwood-Appold United Methodist Church Nursery School, dies
Anne C. Desmarais, a longtime director and teacher at Northwood-Appold United Methodist Church, died of complications from sepsis Oct. 23. → Read More
Marian E. ‘Mandy’ Goetze, an educator and businessperson who was active in civic and community affairs, dies
Marian E. “Mandy” Goetze, who was an educator, a businessperson and an advocate for women, died Oct. 12 at her home in Towson’s Glen Ellen neighborhood. → Read More
One dead in Belair-Edison house fire, officials say
Officials are investigating a Belair-Edison house fire. → Read More