Obituaries - baltimoresun.com

Earl C. "Sonny" Kammerer, businessman

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 17:35:18 EST

He had owned two Aberdeen restaurants

Earl C. "Sonny" Kammerer, who owned two restaurants in Aberdeen and later worked for Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, died Saturday of complications from diabetes and pneumonia at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.

Bernard "Bernie" Harper, city police major

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 17:29:39 EST

Veteran police officer who rose from patrolman to district commander was known for public relations expertise

Bernard "Bernie" Harper, a retired decorated Baltimore Police Department major who had commanded the Northwestern District, died Saturday of cancer at his Northeast Baltimore home.

Margaret M. Ekin, homemaker

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:06:06 EST

She had worked as a bookkeeper

Margaret Miller Ekin, a homemaker and bookkeeper who had lived in Catonsville, died Feb. 2 of heart failure at Austell Presbyterian Village in Austell, Ga.

Helen Cruse, nurse

By Jacques Kelly , The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:28:00 EST

She had worked at nursing home and hospitals

Helen Cruse, a retired nurse, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease Jan. 31 at the Summit Park Nursing Home. The Gwynn Oak resident was 88.

John B. 'Jack' Owens, boat builder

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 18:36:22 EST

He handled finances for Annapolis custom boat-building company that had been established by his father in the 1920s

John B. "Jack" Owens, who had been a principal in the family-owned Owens Yacht Co., the legendary Annapolis boat builder, and later established a real estate firm, died Saturday of heart failure at his Naples, Fla., home.

Anne M. Simmons, homemaker

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:58:00 EST

She was an active member of the Women's League of Voters

Anne M. Simmons, a homemaker, educator and artist, died Wednesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center of complications from a fall.

Harry L. Rosenzweig, McDaniel math professor

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:45:06 EST

Popular professor's specialties were topology, set theory and logic

Harry L. Rosenzweig, an influential mathematics professor who had been chairman of the math department at McDaniel College, died Friday of pancreatic cancer at his Westminster home.

The Rev. E. Joseph Cote

By Jacques Kelly , The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 4 Feb 2012 15:13:43 EST

Former pastor of Pikesville's St. Charles parish was known for his sermons based on a life of Scriptural studies

The Rev. Earl Joseph John Cote, the retired pastor of a Pikesville Roman Catholic church, died of cardiac arrest Jan. 27 at St. Joseph Medical Center. He was stricken while driving on Putty Hill Road as he headed to say daily Mass for the School Sisters of Notre Dame. He was 68.

Francis N. Craig

By Jacques Kelly , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

Retired Edgewood Arsenal scientist studied the effects of a poison gas surprise attack on military personnel

Francis N. Craig, a retired Edgewood Arsenal scientist, died of respiratory failure Thursday at the Broadmead Retirement Community in Cockeysville. He was 100 and had previously lived in the Loreley section of Baltimore County near White Marsh.

Robert H. Schuh, pro golfer

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun — Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:15:50 EST

He owned Pleasant Valley and was the winner of many New England and Mid-Atlantic tournaments

Robert H. Schuh, a golf pro who owned and operated Pleasant Valley Golf Course in Stewartstown, Pa., died Sunday of heart failure at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium.