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THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2013 THE BALTIMORE SUN 15 DEATH LODGE NOTICES HARDESTER, Edward E. Peacefully on June 23, 2013 ED- KIMMITT, veronica W. On June 26, 2013, VERONICA MSkt WARD E. HARDESTER, aged 01 EH uqc tho holnoH hnchanH WINKEL KIMMITT, died at home surrounded by family and friends after a courageous battle with ALS, she is the beloved mother of the late Gertrude Hardester (nee Goeller); the devoted father a of Thomas J. Kimmitt, IV and his wife Alison Melissa linthicum and her husband Robert and Me-linda K.

O'Malley and her husband Peter, loving grandmother of Marley Tommy, Timmy Katy Lauren, Bridget, Robby, Clare, Norah and Cormac, dear sister 4 of Catherine and her husband Howard Beaver, Edward, Jr. and his wife Patricia, Jeffrey and his Afctf wife Mary and the late Michael WF and nis widow Kathleen; the cherished grandfather of 12 grandchildren and great-grand-father of 11; he was also survived by his siblings Emma Roesch, Harry Hardester and Robert Hardester and preceeded in death by five sisters and four brothers. Ed retired from the American Shade Company in 1987. He served as Grand Knight of Madonna Council and State Deputy for the Knights of Columbus. Ed was a little league championship manager in 1960.

He also pitched for the Knights of Columbus Softball team. Relatives and friends may call at the family owned and operated AMBROSE FUNERAL HOME OF LANS-DOWN 2719 Hammonds Ferry Rd, on Sunday, June 30, 2013, from 3-5 and 7-9 PM, where funeral services will be held Monday, July 1, 2013, 10 AM. Interment to immediately follow services in the Meadowridge Memorial Park, Elkridge. At the family's request donations may be directed to Gilcrest Hospice Care 11311 Mccormick Rd, suite 350 Hunt Valley, MD 21031. Please send condolences to: www.ambrosefuneralhomes.com HAYDEN, Mary Anna C.

On June 24, 2013, MARY ANNA CHRISTINE HAYDEN (nee SCHOCK); beloved wife of Thomas John Hayden, cherished daughter of John and Barbara Schock, devoted mother of Thomas John Hayden, Jr. and Jennifer Christine Hayden, dear sister of Barbara Marjorie Schock, Tracey Lee Schock and her husband Gregory and John Ronald Schock, Jr. and his wife Deneen, loving grandmother of Terry, Lanae and Caelyn, cherished godmother of Alan, Tony, Skyler and Lelah. Relatives and friends may gather at Schimunek Funeral Home of Bel Air, 610 W. MacPhail Bel Air, MD 21014, on Friday 3-5 and 7-9 PM.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 1 1 AM at the Funeral Home. Interment Holly Hill Cemetery. Donations may be made in Mary Anna's name to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312. Online tributes may be left at AMY DAVISBALTIMORE SUN PHOTO of Kathleen League, former wife of Thomas J.

Kimmitt, III and the beloved companion of Charles F. Costello. Family and friends may gather at LILLY ZEILER INC. FUNERAL HOME, 1901 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21231 on Saturday from 1-3 PM 5-7 PM ONLY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday at 11 AM in St.

Patrick's Church (Broadway Bank St.) Interment to follow in the Linthicum Family Cemetery, online condolences may be directed to: www.lillyandzeilerfuneralhome.com MASTERS, Gloria On June 24, 2013 GLORIA MASTERS (nee D'AMBRO- SIO), beloved wife of 63 years of James Masters; devoted mother of Lynda Chaney and her husband Jim, LeeAnn Masters, Leslee Masters, and Lauren Niemiec and her husband Brian; loving grandmother of Jimmy Chaney and his wife Jenny Georgeann Hayes and her husband Paul, David Niemiec, and Molly Niemiec; loving great-grandmother of Izzy Jake, and Matthew Chaney; dear sister of Gilda Grande, Helen Aiken, and the late Mary D'Ambrosio, Charles D'Ambrosio, and Michael D'Ambrosio. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at Schimunek Funeral Home of Bel Air Inc. 610 W. MacPhail Rd.

(at Rt. 24) on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. A funeral service will be held on Friday at 1 1 AM at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds Post Chapel. Interment will follow at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.

Online tributes may be left at www.schimunekfuneralhomes.com. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi, who said over the weekend that he was satisfied with the city's progress against crime, has been reassigned. Mayor frustrated by recent spate of shootings MIDDLETON, Rev. Charles On June 20, 2013, REV. CHARLES MIDDLETON; beloved husband of Joyce Middleton.

On Friday, friends may call VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 8728 Liberty Road (Randallstown) from 4-8 PM. On Saturday, Rev. Middleton will lie instate at Concord Baptist Church, 5204 Liberty Heights Ave. (21207), where the family will receive friends from 9-10 AM with services to follow.

Inquiries to (410) 655-0015. "We can't bring in the National Guard We can't make this a war zone." Councilwoman Rochelle "Rikki" Spector R1KDA11SIOWK HISSEY, Joseph M. On June 25, 2013, Joseph Michael Hissey of Baltimore, beloved husband of Dorothy Lane Hissey, devoted father of Cathy Geiman and her husband John, JoAnne Hissey, Terri Jester and her husband Earl, Michael Hissey and his companion llene Lieberman, and Colleen Castro; and loving brother of Eleanor Forrest; also survived by seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served in WWII.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 10 am at Haight Funeral Home Chapel, 6416 Sykesville Sykesville. Interment in Lorraine Park Cemetery, Baltimore. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 2-4 and 6-8pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Red Cross, (please memo: in memory of Joseph Hissey), 4800 Mt. Hope Baltimore, MD 21215, or the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Glen Allen, VA 23060.

See www.haightfuneralhome.com HUNTER, JR, James James "Jim" C. Hunter, Jr. affectionately known as passed on to our Lord on February 10, 2013. A Memorial Service will be held at 4 PM on Saturday, June 29 at Bethel Presbyterian Church, 4135 Norrisville Whitehall, MD. Please visit to view full obituary and for online condolences to the family.

CRIME, Frompctgel saging" about the shootings had been "terrible." He said he had temporarily reassigned spokesman Anthony Guglielmi, who drew criticism for saying during the weekend violence that the city was generally satisfied with crime reductions. Rawlings-Blake, who had given limited comments on the wave of shootings while out of town at a conference, lamented the "terrible display of ugly and senseless violence." "There's a mix of emotions it's angry, it's frustrated, it's extreme sadness, particularly when we look at the fact that it's not outside invaders killing members of our community. It's us killing us," Rawlings-Blake said. "It sickens me that too many of our residents feel unsafe in our neighborhoods, even inside their own homes." At a special meeting Wednesday evening, members of the City Council's public safety committee expressed skepticism about Batts' approach of increasing patrol officers. "We can't bring in the National Guard," Councilwoman Rochelle "Rikld" Spector said.

"We can't make this a war zone." Anthony McCarthy, a radio show host and political consultant who worked in Mayor Sheila Dixon's administration, said city officials underestimated the public's response to the crimes and need to do more than work on messaging. "I think the public has been fed a steady diet of 'declining violence, best it's been in and now we've been slapped in the face with reality," McCarthy said. "Because we have this impression that the citizens of our city are apathetic about politics and policy and what's going on, I think a lot of elected officials, including our mayor, believe you can just offer tepid reassurances that you're on the case, and people are going to take it at face value." Homicides in Baltimore dropped to a three-decade low in 201L But at 112 killings not halfway through 2013, they are now on track to increase for the second consecutive year. Some recent incidents have been particularly brazen. At 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, a group of men holding T-shirts over their faces opened fire on a man holding a baby in the 900 block of McCulloh just off Martin Luther King Boulevard. The man, who was hit by the gunfire, fled with the child in his arms to the University of Maryland Medical Center's midtown campus. A woman was also struck in the incident Batts, who was named commissioner last fall, said he has "made it very clear to my staff, to our organization that we will respond and respond assertively." "You don't understand what my outrage is about these circumstances," Batts said. Maj. Dennis Smith, commander of the unit that investigates shootings, robberies and serious assaults, said detectives were working shooting cases nonstop.

In an unusual move, detectives are being added to foot patrols, which have been ordered to develop information in hot spots. Smith said detectives have closed or are closing in on arrests in several cases. They arrested 23-year-old Ricky Fair of Baltimore on Wednesday over a Friday afternoon shooting in the 1600 block of Smallwood and had two in custody for one of Tuesday's shootings. Fair had no attorney listed in court records for this case. Batts said he had moved Guglielmi, the department's chief spokesman since December 2008, to an assignment in which he will work more closely with the community.

Guglielmi, whose salary was $99,000 last year, is not a sworn officer. Batts said the temporary move to the recently formed Community Partnership Division "will be good for him and good for us." Guglielmi declined to comment Batts said the agency is responding to the violence, but had difficulty conveying it over the weekend. He told the public safety NATOCE, Nancy Lee On June 24, 2013, NANCY LEE (nee WALTER) (McGOWAN) NATOCE died at the age of 81 in her home at the Bobcat Trail Villas in North Port, FL, where she had been a resident since 1998. She volunteered in her church, sorority, and community. Nancy is survived by her children, Kathi (David) Harshman, Peggy (Jim) Leonard, and Larry (Jeanette) McGowan, and by 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her first husband, William McGowan, and her second husband Joseph Natoce, parents Marion Walter and Esther Brown. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2013, at 11 AM at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Burial to follow at Restlawn Memorial Gardens in Port Charlotte, FL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Endowment Fund for the Church of the Good Shepherd, 401 Henry St, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. PENN, Leonard N.

On June 24, 2013, Leonard N. Penn, of Parkville; beloved husband of the late Catherine A. Penn; devoted father of Gail Jarvis and her husband Jim, Sandra Larter and her husband Kirk and Laura Bretall and her husband Eric; loving grandfather of Lisa and husband Bill, Alaina and husband Sean, Damien, Cameron, Erin and Brett; great grandfather of six. Family and friends will honor Leonard's life at the family owned Evans Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services Parkville, 8800 Harford Rd. on Thursday, 3-5 7-9 PM.

A funeral liturgy will be held 9:30 AM Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church- Fullerton. Interment St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery Fullerton. Memorial contributions in Leonard's name may be made to the American Heart Association.

Memory tributes may be sent to the family at www.evansfuneralchapel.com SPARE, Gladys C. On June 22, 2013 Gladys Catherine Spare (nee Woods); devoted mother of Barbara Rew and her husband Tom and Kathi Carpenter; dear grandmother of Lauren Carpenter and J. Jeremy Carpenter and his wife Tracey. Service and interment private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to SCALE, Snyder Center For Aphasia Life Enhancement, 5901 York Baltimore, MD, 21212.

www.ruckfuneralhomes.com STADLER, John B. On June 25, 2013, John B. Stadler, beloved husband of the late Doris Mae Stadler (nee Rausch); devoted father of Donna Marie Troncoso and her husband Arthur and Irene C. Stadler; loving grandfather of Robert J. Wells and his wife Karen and the late Jeffrey R.

Montes; great-grandfather of Reagan Mae Wells; dear friend of Laura Buchanan, Joseph Montes and Manny Trefill; also survived by three brothers, one sister and five cats. A funeral service will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, 7922 Wise Ave. on Saturday at 10 AM. Interment St. Stanislaus Cemetery.

Friends may call on Thursday and Friday from 3-5 and 7-9 PM. www.RuckFuneralHomes.com WHITMORE, Leah Dorothy LEAH DOROTHY WHITMORE, age 74, formerly of Pasadena, MD, and a resident of Somerford House, Hager-stown, passed into the arms of her Lord on Friday June 21, 2013. Born September 22, 1938 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Leo E. Chaillou and Evelyn Dixon Chaillou. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Marvin Whitmore.

They were married on June 29, 1957. Leah was a graduate of the Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School in Baltimore, MD. She was employed in previous years by Sax Tax Service and Westinghouse Defense Federal Credit Union. She is survived by a son Dennis E. Whitmore and wife Marcella of Clear Spring; a daughter Barbara Bradford of Baltimore; three grandchildren, Elizabeth Jane Whitmore, Joanna Lee Whitmore, and Jason Thomas Whitmore.

A celebration of her life will be held on Tuesday July 2, 2013 at 11AM at the Hilltop Christian Fellowship Church, 12624 Trinity Church Drive Clear Spring, MD. Rev. Dennis Whitmore will officiate. Burial will be in the Glen Haven Cemetery in Glen Burnie, MD at the convenience of the family. The family will receive friends at the Donald Edwin Thompson Funeral Home, Inc.

13607 National Pike, Clear Spring, on Monday evening July 1, 2013 from 5-8 PM. For the convenience of friends, you may visit the funeral home after noon. Memorial donations may be made to Hilltop Christian Fellowship P.O. BOX 346 Clear Spring, MD. 21722, or to Hospice of Washington County 747 Northern Ave.

Hagerstown, MD 21740. The Donald Edwin Thompson Funeral Home, inc. 13607 National Pike Clear Spring, MD, is honored and privileged to serve the family. ZEMEL, Ruth Lazernik On June 26, 2013, RUTH LAZERNIK ZEMEL (nee GANS); beloved wife of the late Louis Lazernik and Michael Zemel; beloved mother of Barry Lazernik, Leonard "Bob Bryan" Lazernik and Stanley Holzman; dear stepmother of Marty and Larry Zemel; devoted sister of the late Albert Gans; also survived by six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services and interment will be held at Bnai Reuben Cemetery Rosedale on Friday, June 28, at 1 1 AM.

Please omit flowers. Contributions in her memory may be sent to Rose of Sharon Equestrian School, 5630 Sharon Drive, Glen Arm, MD 21057. The family will be receiving at 1700 Reisterstown Road (Suburban House), Baltimore, MD 21208, Friday 1-3 PM only. Arrangements by SOL LEVINSON INC. JANISZEWSKI, Charles J.

On June 20, 2013, CHARLES J. JANISZEWSKI; devoted husband of Eleanora (nee Stevenson), loving father of Charlene A. Smelter and Michael D. Janiszewski and his significant other Rennie Gontarski, dear grandfather of Christopher J. Smelter and his fiance' Kristen Miller, loving brother of Frances Travers, Sr.

Loretta Janiszewski, F.S.S.J. and the late Stephen and John Janiszewski, Lillian Rinaldi and Sr. Regina Janiszewski, F.S.S.J. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the family owned Leonard J.

Ruck, Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road (at Echodale) Saturday, June 29 from AM. A graveside service will follow at St. Stanislaus Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to either The National Shrine of St.

Jude's Claretain Missionaries, 205 W. Monroe Chicago, IL 60606 or the Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 Attn: Gift Processing www.RuckFuneral Homes.com JEFFERS, Marcie D. On June 25, 2013, MARCIE D. JEFFERS (nee SAPPER-STEIN); beloved wife of Michael Jeffers; loving mother of Matthew Jeffers; devoted daughter of the late William and Shirley Sapperstein; devoted daughter-in-law of Herbert and Myra Jeffers; dear sister-in-law of Brian and Ellensue Levinson-Jeffers; dear aunt of Adam and Alyssa Jeffers Services at SOL LEVINSON 8900 Reis-terstown Road, at Mount Wilson Lane on Thursday, June 27, at 1 PM.

Interment Shaarei Zion Cemetery -Rosedale. Please omit flowers. Contributions in her memory may be sent to Hopewell Cancer Support, P.O. Box 755, Brooklandville, MD 21022 or Beth Tfiloh Congregation, 3300 Old Court Road, Baltimore, MD 21208. in mourning at 2804 Laurelwood Court, Baltimore, MD 21209, beginning at 12 PM.

sollevinson.com JEFFERS, Marcie The Beth Tfiloh Congregation deeply regrets the passing of our member, MARCIE JEFFERS, wife of Michael Jeffers and mother of Matthew Jeffers, and extends deepest sympathy to the family. JONES, Sandra Michelle Nicholas On June 22, 201 3, SANDRA M. NICHOLAS JONES. She is survived by a host of relatives and friends. The family will receive friends on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Transformation of Life Christian Center.located at Symone Center for Theatre Arts, 9633 Liberty RD (Suites Randallstown, MD 21133, where a memorial service will commence at 11:00 a.m.

Arrangements entrusted to THE FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, 4300 Wabash Avenue. committee Wednesday he would start making his command staff available for media interviews. "You've got to give confidence that we know what's going on," Batts said. "We can't be on every block. We're not going to stop every issue that takes place, but we're on top of it We're taking charge." Batts and his deputies said much of the shootings stemmed from gang turf wars and drug dealing.

One fight at a nightclub a couple of weeks ago led to six shootings later, they said. Some City Council members took the spike in violence personally. Warren Branch, who chairs the public safety committee, lives about ablock from the East Baltimore street where an 18-year-old woman was killed Saturday. Branch opened the meeting by saying he would have no patience for a "dog and pony show" with statistics showing crime was down. Councilman James Kraft questioned the Police Department's tactics.

After a spike in violence, police put on a show of force, but "where does that get us 90 days from now?" he asked. "It doesn't get to the heart of the issue." Other council members praised the use of patrols. "My residents have definitely noticed a change," after a spike in homicides in the Western District led police to step up their presence, Councilman Nick Mosby said. Tessa Hill-Aston, president of the Baltimore chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said police need to take the lead, but "all of us together have to be accountable for our neighborhoods." At McCulloh Homes, where the man carrying the baby was shot, residents said police would have to maintain a strong presence there to make a lasting difference. The area was quiet Wednesday.

Little girls combed the hair of mannequin heads on the front porch of one home while a landscaper trimmed trees around the homes' paved courtyard and concrete benches. But neighbors were still shaken up by the chaos. Sha'Naa Davis, 32, the mother of two girls and a boy, said she was at church with her children when the shooting started. "That's too close for comfort," she said. Davis said she wishes police would send more foot patrol officers into the low-rise complex to monitor the area and talk to residents.

"The only time they come through is when something is wrong," she said. "And then, when they come, no one wants to participate." She said the mayor needs to walk through McCulloh Homes and other neighborhoods to bolster confidence in public safety. Rawlings-Blake walked through downtown Baltimore this month in an effort to reassure visitors that that area was secure. "She needs to be out in the community, showing us it's safe," Davis said. Edith Green, 69, agreed.

Green, who said she has lived in McCulloh Homes for IS years, also wants to see the police there more frequently. She said she's seen officers walking around the complex just once this year. "They're waiting until something happens, and that's the worst to do," she said. "I thought Rawlings-Blake would be better than that. Wait until somebody gets killed and then make yourself visible?" Baltimore Sun reporter Carrie Wells contributed to this article.

jfentonbaltsun.com Send Condolences to KELLAR, Peggye Heisey On June 26, 2013, PEGGYE HEISEY KELLAR of Westminster, formerly of Owings Mills, beloved wife of the late of John Demmitt Kellar. Daughter of the late Paul McQuate and Martha Rawlings Heisey. Sister of Douglas Heisey. Also survived by three nephews; Richard M. Heisey and his wife Ann, Douglas R.

Heisey, Jr. and his wife Bonnie, Glenn W. Heisey and his husband John Flater. Service and interment will be private. Arrangements by Eline Funeral Home, Reisterstown.

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