Adele

On July 17, 2004, ADELE STRAUSS, beloved wife of Albert Strauss, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died peacefully at the Gilchrist Center. Services private.

We're surprised Megan Auman had the time to chat with us. After all, she's not only a jewelry designer and metalsmith, but an educator and entrepreneur (yes, we feel like slackers, too). Auman, 30, began her eponymous jewelry line after graduate school in 2006, and her work, found at meganauman.com , is sold at more than 60 stores. And she's helping to shape the next generation of designers. In 2009, she created Designing an MBA at designinganmba.com, focusing on business thinking for designers.

On November 20, 2005, MISS ADELE. Beloved daughter of the late Rosina T. and Harry E. Kemper. Memorial services will be held in Old St. Paul's Church, 233 N. Charles St. in January 2006. Inquiries may be directed to the Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, Inc. 410-377-8300.

Welcome to the Adele show. Just as she dominated radio this past year, Adele will likely walk away with a handful of shiny gramophones on Sunday night (8 p.m., WJZ/CBS). But this is show business - there are no guarantees (except that host LL Cool J will make us cringe at least 12 times). There will be performances, of course - Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Nicki Minaj and even Adele, taking a stage for the first time since vocal cord surgery. And then there are the awards. Check out our breakdown of the four major categories, including predictions on who should and will win. Album of the Year Adele, "21" Foo Fighters, "Wasting Light" Lady Gaga,"Born This Way" Bruno Mars, "Doo-Wops & Holligans" Rihanna, "Loud" Will win: Adele, "21" Should win: How did Kanye West get shut out from this category?

On February 17, 2004, ADELE BROOKS (nee Klawans); beloved wife of the late Manuel Brooks; beloved mother of Gary Brooks of Marietta, GA and Martin Brooks of Avon, CT; devoted mother-in-law of Debbi Brooks and Leslie Brooks; devoted sister of the late Lenore Lieberman; loving grandmother of Samantha and Chelsey Brooks. Services at SOL LEVINSON AND BROS INC., 8900 Reisterstown Rd. at Mt. Wilson Lane, on Thursday, February 19 at 9 A.M. Interment Mikro Kodesh Beth Israel Congregation Cemetery, 6700 Bowleys Lane.

On March 9, 2004, ADELE GOLD(nee Strauss) beloved wife of Arnold Gold, devoted mother of Ronald Gold of Malibu, CA, and dear mother-in-law of Barbara Gold, devoted sister of Nathan and Lillian Strauss of Baltimore, MD, loving grandmother of Anthony Gold and Kevin and Sandra Gold, loving great-grandmother of Molly and Daniel Gold. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS, 8900 Reisterstown Road at Mt. Wilson Lane on Thursday, March 11, at 10 A.M. Interment at Har Sinai Congregation Cemetery, Garrison Forest Road.

On Sunday, February 1, 2004, ADELE DANIELS (nee Benbayan), beloved wife of Milton D. Daniels, loving mother of William Daniels of Baltimore, MD, Lynne Zvirman of Pittsburgh, PA., dear mother-in-law of Ronald Zvirman, devoted sister of Esther Berlin of East Hampton, Long Island, Lydia Suede of Aventura, FL. Loving grandmother of Jonathan Daniels and David Zvirman, loving greatgrandmother of Ivana, Dante, John Paul and Nicholas Daniels Services at SOL...

Voicing disappointment over Grammy nominations is similar to complaining to your friends at recess that your 70-year-old teacher just "doesn't get it. " In other words, it's pointless, other than feeling slightly better that you made the injustice known to people who can't do a thing about it. And yet ... here we are. Last night on CBS' overblown "Grammy Awards Nomination Special" (hosted by "NCIS: Los Angeles" star LL Cool J, of course),...

Voicing disappointment over Grammy nominations is similar to complaining to your friends at recess that your 70-year-old teacher just "doesn't get it. " In other words, it's pointless, other than feeling slightly better that you made the injustice known to people who can't do a thing about it. And yet ... here we are. Last night on CBS' overblown "Grammy Awards Nomination Special" (hosted by "NCIS: Los Angeles" star LL Cool J, of course),...

Adele, Lady Gaga , and Mumford & Sons have the highest-selling albums of the year, according to Nielsen SoundScan, which released mid-year sales figures Wednesday. The three artists also have the top three digital albums from January through July 3, the period the new data covers. But the highlight of the report is that album sales are up for the first time since 2004. It's a small, 3.6 percent increase over the same period last year, but it's a bump nonetheless for an industry desperately looking for good news wherever it can find 'em.  Adele's "21" has sold 2.5 units; Gaga's "Born this Way" sold 1.5 and Mumford & Sons' "Sigh No More" has moved 982,000 unites.

In this house of variegated Butler stone and stained pine, the eye is constantly drawn beyond each room's floor-to-ceiling windows and out among the trees and sky. The effect evokes the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, and with good reason. It was designed and built in the mid-1960s by architect — and Wright protege — Robert Fryer. His wife, Dr. Adele Fryer, lived there with him from 1980 until his death in 1995. In 2000, she married William Gammon, a certified financial planner with Ameriprise.

Adele "Essie" Zukerberg, a retired personnel manager and community volunteer, died of pulmonary hypertension Nov. 20 at Gilchrist Hospice Care. She was 85 and lived in Pikesville. Born Adele Zacansky in Baltimore, she grew up on Ruxton Avenue and was a 1941 Western High School graduate. After raising her family, Mrs. Zukerberg became personnel manager at the Hecht Co. department store in Reisterstown Road Plaza. She also administered studies for the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and was the co-owner of a Falls Road shop, the Valley Vogues.

When 147 cyclists converged on Harford Community College on a recent Saturday, Adele Snowman was waiting to check them in for the Bike4BreastCancer fund-raiser. Her work with the organization and as a manager of the event suggests one of the ways her life has changed since her diagnosis, treatment and recovery from breast cancer . "Things will change, as far as how you perceive things," said Snowman, 62, of Upperco, who was treated 16 years ago and has been free of cancer ever since.

On November 24, 2009 ADELE H. (nee Benjes) beloved wife of the late Ernest A. Stenzel; devoted mother of Diane Stenzel Oliphant and Richard Stenzel; devoted grandmother of Erin and Jacklyn Stenzel, David and Katherin Oliphant; devoted great-grandmother of Destiney Lusco. Funeral Services will be held at the Lassahn Funeral Home, Inc., 7401 Belair Road on Monday at 11 a.m. Interment Parkwood Cemetery. Friends may call on Saturday and Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.