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On August 29, 2005, ADA. Visitation at 2140 N. Fulton Ave. on Wednesday, 3 to 8 PM. The family will receive friends in the chapel on Thursday at 10 AM. Funeral at 10:30 AM.

A former Baltimore County highway worker has sued the county in federal court, alleging he was forced out of his job and subjected to unnecessary, intrusive medical exams. The lawsuit, filed this week in U.S. District Court, follows others that made similar allegations that the county has violated the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. The plaintiff, highway worker William A. Galanti, worked for the county from 1979 through September 2011, most recently performing road maintenance and improvements.

On December 10, 2007, ADA wife of the late Charlie Coleman. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue on Friday from 3 to 7 P.M., where the family will receive friends on Saturday at 11:30 A.M. Funeral services will follow at 12 noon.

As traffic whizzed by on West Street, Nancy Patterson and her service dog, Mahler, rolled smoothly past homes and car dealerships until a utility pole jutted from the center of the brand-new sidewalk. Patterson negotiated her wheelchair around the pole, wincing as she got close to the road, and kept rolling, too excited to pay the obstacle much mind. "I haven't been able to walk on West Street, ever, before today," Patterson said. "It's a huge freedom for people with disabilities.

On October 21, 2003 ADA BELCHERFriends may call at the FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 East North Avenue on Tuesday after 8 A.M. with family hour from 5 to 7 P.M. Family will receive friends at Eastern United Methodist Church, 1429 E. North Ave. on Wednesday at 11 A.M. Funeral Services to follow at 11:30 A.M. See www.marchfh.com

On June 10, 2007, ADA, beloved mother of Mary Jacobs, James and William Buie. Visitation at CALVIN B. SCRUGGS FUNERAL HOME, 1412 E. Preston St. on Monday, June 18th from 2:30 - 5 PM. Family will receive friends on Tuesday at St. Joseph Freewill Baptist Church, 1601 Rutland Ave. from 10-10:30 A.M. at which time funeral service will begin. Interment Crownsville Veterans Cemetery.

On September 22, 2004 ADA (Duhan) beloved wife of the late Frank E. Herrlein. Also survived by several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the family owned HARTLEY MILLER-STELLA FUNERAL HOME CHTD., 7527 Harford Road on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. where services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. Interment in Oak Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the charity of your choice would be appreciated.

On April 15, 2003, ADA JOHNSON. Survived by eight brothers and sisters, Willie Johnson, George Johnson, Bernese Johnson, Lucille Bagley, Ruth Hill, Katherine Sykes, Samuel Johnson, Charles Johnson and other relatives and friends. Family and friends may call at Nutter Funeral Homes Inc., 2501 Gwynns Falls Parkway, 12 to 5 P.M. on Sunday, April 20, 2003 and 9 to 2 P.M. on Monday, April 21, 2003. Funeral Services will be held at Bethlehem Church of God, 3201 Garrison Boulevard. Wake at 6:30 P.M. and funeral to follow.

On June 22, 26, 2006, ADA TAFFETANI (nee Ciamberlini); beloved wife of the late Umberto Taffetani; loving mother of Louis Taffetani and his wife Angela and the late Giacomo Taffetani; dear sister of Augusta Ciamberlini and the late Antonio, Angelina, Rosa, Palimina, Fiorina and Eulalia Ciamberlini; mother-in-law of Deloris Taffetani; cherished grandmother of Lisa, Angela, Paolo, Bernie, Sebina, Jimmy, Carla and Ariana. Also survived by ten great-grandchildren. A Vigil service will be held at the family owned Leonard J. Ruck Inc., Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road (at Echodale)

On Saturday, November 5, 2005, ADA GARONZIK (nee Greenberg); beloved wife of the late Carl Garonzik; beloved mother of Brenda Edelson, of Santa Fe, NM, Leslie Giffords, of Great Neck, NY, Robert Garonzik, of Baltimore, MD and the late Marilyn Schlossberg; mother-in-law of Robert Edelson, Fred Giffords and Bonnie Garonzik; beloved sister of the late Jack A. Greenberg. Also survived by 8 loving grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral Services and interment private at the convenience of the family.

Ada Althea Gettier, a homemaker and former cashier, died Saturday of Alzheimer's disease at Bethania Home Care, a Westminster assisted-living facility. She was 90. Ada Althea Burke was born in Baltimore and raised in Ednor Gardens. She attended city public schools, leaving in the eighth grade to help support her family. She was married in 1941 to Donald Edward Stallings, a Cloverland Farms milkman who died in 1973. During the 1960s, Mrs. Gettier worked as a cashier at the Colts Lanes in Woodlawn, and from 1970 until 1980, she was a cashier at Social Security Administration headquarters in Woodlawn.

On December 30, 2009 ADA H. HOLLOWAY. On Monday, friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (WEST), 5151 Balto. Nat'l Pike from 4:00-8:00 p.m. On Tuesday, Mrs. Holloway will lie in state at Payne Memorial AME Church, 1714-16 Madison Avenue, where the family will receive friends from 10:30-11:00 a.m. with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-233-2400.

On October 5, 2009 Bessie Ada Gassaway, Friends may call on Thursday from 7 to 9 P.M. at the Haight Funeral Home & Chapel, 6416 Sykesville Road in Sykesville where a funeral service will be held on Friday at 11:00 A.M. Interment White Rock United Methodist.

On Friday, July 3, 2009 ADA MAE WILHELM, 80, of Parkton, beloved wife of the late Leonard L. "Bud" Wilhelm, loving mother of Ronald, Stephen and Dennis Wilhelm, dear sister of Albert W. Reese, Louise Smith and Mary Ellen Whitney. Also survived by eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends may call on Monday from 7 to 9 P.M. at Eline funeral Home, 934 South Main Street, Hampstead where a funeral service will be held 2 P.M. Tuesday, July 7th. Interment in Forest ridge Cemetery, Upperco.

ROBERT (Bob) SILMAN, 62 of York formerly of Baltimore died peacefully at Manor Care South Health Services, Bethany Hall, Friday, February 13, 2009 with his family at his side. He is survived by his wife Kathaleen (Klamer) Silman of 40 years and two children; Stephanie Pecha and Brian Silman. Also surviving are seven grandchildren; Garrett, Olivia, Hayley, Gunnar, Christopher, Matthew and Brianna; also a devoted aunt, Dorothy Hill. Mr. Silman was born October 18, 1946 in Baltimore, MD; he was the son of the late Charles and Ada (Reely)

Ada C. Veney, a retired Baltimore City Health Department superintendent who was a pioneering African-American nurse, died Sunday at Sinai Hospital of complications from a stroke. The Ashburton resident was 99. Born Ada Christiana Vessells in Richmond, Va., she moved to Baltimore as a child and lived on East 23rd Street. She was a 1927 graduate of Frederick Douglass High School and worked years later as an instructor in its home nursing courses. "From early childhood, her dream was to be helpful to those who needed her most," said daughter Charlene Oliver of Baltimore.

On November 7, 2004, ADA S. SMITH Friends may call at the family owned and MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 East North Avenue on Saturday, after 8 A.M., where the family will receive friends on Monday at 11:30 A.M., where services will follow at 12 P.M. See www.marchfh.com

On September 21, 2008, ADA C. VENEY; cherished mother of Charlene Oliver and Mary Johnson; also survived by four grandchildren and other loving relatives and friends. Viewing at the JOSEPH L. RUSS FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 2222-26 W. North Avenue, on Thursday from 3 to 8 p.m., with the family greeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wake at Trinity Baptist Church, 1601 Druid Hill Avenue, on Friday from 10 to 10:30 a.m. when funeral service will begin. Interment at Arbutus Memorial Park.

On March 24, 2008, ADA MAE HARRISON, mother of Katrina, Antoineya (Lunch). Viewing will be held Thursday, March 27 from 3 to 7 P.M. at the WILLIAM C. BROWN COMMUNITY FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 1206 W. North Ave., where funeral services will also be held on Friday. 11:00 A.M. Wake, 11:30 Funeral. Interment Mt. Zion Cemetery.