Aunt

On December 28, 2007, LEORA L.; aunt of Randolph A. "Randy" and Karen Edrington; great-aunt of Ryan and Katherine Edrington; predeceased by brother Atlee Randolph Edrington. Services Sunday, 2 P.M. at Myers- Durboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis St., Westminster. Interment In Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery, Finksburg. Friends may call Saturday 7-9 P.M. and Sunday 1 P.M. until time of service at the funeral home.

On June 25, 2007, MINERVA M. FAULCONER beloved aunt of Robert Valentine, Betty Helmick and Virginia Deer, dear great aunt to several great nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, June 27 from 3 to 5 and 7 to till 9 P.M., at Fink Funeral Home, P.A., 426 Crain Highway South at 5th Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD, where services will be held Thursday at 11 A.M. Interment Loudon Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD, 21401.

Aunt Hattie's Place Inc. is a Baltimore home for young boys in foster care. Eight of those "SuperKids," as they are called, entertained, enlightened and impressed those attending the organization's second annual Hearts of Love Recognition Affair at the Forum.The honorees -- "aunts and uncles" who give their time, effort and money to help these youngsters -- included Harlow Fullwood, president of the Fullwood Foundation; Dr. Gretta Burnett, the "first lady" of Coppin State College; Stephen Neal, a vice president of Giant Food Inc.; Jacqueline Truesdel, a manager for BGE; and the Rev. Anthony Dorsey.

I probably should have bowed out when the guy told me his aunt was Ethel Merman. I probably should haved laughed sardonically and said: "Look, pal, Ethel Merman was a large legend with a voice as big as Broadway. If she knew you were invoking her name to mooch a few bucks off some sucker in Baltimore, she'd rise from the dead and run you out of town."Alas, there's no business like this guilt business, and I just couldn't bring myself to tell the guy to kiss off.Aside from the dubious reference to a dead American vocalist, his story sounded pretty good.

This is the final weekend to catch Center Stage's playfully adventurous production of "Travels With My Aunt." Adapted by Giles Havergal from Graham Greene's 1969 novel, the play features four actors in business suits playing two dozen roles - male, female and canine - as they enact the story of a meek, retired British bank clerk who becomes entangled in the international affairs of his eccentric Aunt Augusta.Tonight's curtain is early, 7 p.m., to allow theatergoers to take advantage of the theater's Expresso Cafe, held on the mezzanine after the performance and featuring live acoustic music by local duo Gunther Watson.

Center Stage will co-produce August Wilson's early play, "Jitney," next winter with the playwright in residence, artistic director Irene Lewis said yesterday in announcing the theater's 1998-1999 season."

'Travels With My Aunt'When Center Stage opens its 35th season with the whimsical comedy "Travels With My Aunt," you'll be able to witness the story of a man whose greatest excitement has been cultivating dahlias until his aunt shows up and he finds himself caught up in a journey of self-discovery and international intrigue. Four actors wearing suits and bowler hats portray the two dozen roles. Previews start tomorrow. The show officially opens Oct. 1 and runs through Oct. 25 in the Pearlstone Theater, 700 N. Calvert St. Hours are 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, with selected weekend matinees.

The family of a 19-year-old Gambrills man who was fatally shot Thursday night after an argument outside a Millersville bar is trying to raise money for his burial, his aunt said yesterday.Jeffrey Watson was shot outside Gus' Getaway on Veterans Highway after being chased by a man he and some friends had argued with at another bar, county police said.Shot once in the torso, Watson was pronounced dead a short time later at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.Police were searching yesterday for Nathan Genorris Brown III, 25, of the first block of Nancy Ave. in Millersville, who has been charged in an arrest warrant with first-degree murder and assault with intent to murder.

My sister-in-law (unmarried, 40s, childless) announced prior to her niece's birth that she wanted nothing to do with the child. She said she had a rotten childhood and therefore steers clear of children. When our daughter is old enough to notice the cold shoulder treatment, how do we handle it with her?S.L., Atlanta, Ga.Simply accept the wishes of your sister-in-law, try not to let your feelings be bruised and don't be surprised if she turns out to be your child's most doting aunt."Children sometimes have a way of working their way into the hardest of hearts," says reader Suzy Jameson of Kent, Ohio.

After receiving several requests that her aunt, Nova Bell, file income tax returns, Elaine Forte wrote a letter to the Internal Revenue Service to explain something: Aunt Nova is no longer paying taxes; she is deceased. But that did not stop the IRS. They are tough up there in Philadelphia.Soon came another letter, again addressed to Aunt Nova on Glennor Road in North Baltimore and asking her to "please send a copy of death certificate and also a copy of the return you filed."Though Elaine believes she finally cleared the matter up, the IRS still sends an occasional letter to Aunt Nova.

On October 13, 2009, BARBARA L., loving daughter of the late Opal and Frank Sydney Draper; dear sister of Kenneth P. Draper Sr. and his wife Marylou, Frank Gregory Draper and Wesley Wayne Draper; beloved aunt of Kimberlee A. Hyde and her husband Patrick, Kenneth A. Ottey Jr. and his wife Amanda and the late Kenneth P. Draper Jr. and special great aunt of Taylor Anne Hyde. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Schimunek Funeral Home of Belair Inc., 610 W. MacPhail Road (at route 24)

On October 2, 2009, MARGARET A. HOLCOMB (nee Burg), dearest wife of the late William M. Holcomb, beloved sister of Jane Burg and the late Leona "Sis" Burg, James "Buddy" Burg, Thomas "Pat" Druery, and Patricia "Patsy" Lenivy, loving sister in law of Pete Lenivy, loving aunt of Diane Vanderburg and Marian Camp, dear great aunt of Louis and Jay Camp and Gary Vanderburg, loving great great aunt of Deziree, Louis C., Jr., James and Roselyn Camp. Also survived by other loving relatives and friends.

On August 28, 2009, Clora Joy Nixdorf Wellein and his wife Joan; great aunt of Diana Lynne Wellein, William B. Wellein and his wife Julie; great-great aunt of William H. Wellein II. Also survived by many friends. A graveside service will be held 1:30 PM Tuesday at Moreland Memorial Park. Memory tributes may be sent to the family at www.evansfuneralchapel.com.

Annie's Ghosts Hyperion Books, 416 pages, $24.99. A nnie's Ghosts is an exhaustively researched, often moving testament to the ties that bind families together - including connections we aren't even aware existed. The author, Steve Luxenberg, is an associate editor at The Washington Post who has supervised two Pulitzer Prize-winning projects. A former Sun editor, he brought more than three decades of investigative reporting experience to his quest for information about the crippled and institutionalized aunt he never met. Annie Cohen was born with a leg that was bent and couldn't be straightened out, and when she was a teenager, the limb was amputated.

On May 2, 2009, MARGARET T., beloved daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa Rebetsky; devoted aunt of Dolores M. Welsh, Teresa Poligardo, Stephen Rebetsky Jr., Leo M. Rebetsky and Roger J. Rebetsky; dear sister in law of Anna J. Rebetsky; devoted great aunt of Claudia Wineke, Donna Gibson, Paul King, and Robert J. Beacham. Friends may call at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue on Thursday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Christian Prayer service will be held on Friday at 10 A.M. at the funeral home.

On April 20, 2009, PHYLLIS LEE DELOSIER, beloved daughter of the late Phillip and Catherine Delosier, devoted sister of Phillip G. Delosier, loving aunt of Michelle Delosier, Phillip Delosier, Jr., Rachel Morgan, Christy Delosier, great aunt of Andrew, Phillip, Samantha, Lindsey, Olivia, Trevor and Sean. A memorial service will be held at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 1100 Philadelphia Rd, Joppa, MD 21085 on Saturday at 3 P.M. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association, Baltimore MD Office, 800 Wyman Park Drive, Suite 110, Baltimore, MD 21211.

Q: My late aunt left me some shares. What must I do to put them in my name? When can I sell them? - M.S., via the Internet A: Almost every state offers transfer-on-death securities registration that lets an individual name someone to inherit his or her stocks, bonds or brokerage accounts without probate. Registration is with the brokerage house while the beneficiary is alive. "If transfer-on-death is not set up ahead of time, it is more complicated," said Molly Balunck, certified financial planner and vice president with Spero-Smith Investment Advisors in Cleveland.

On the night of Jan. 28, Robert L. Bragg drove his car around Dundalk with two of his teenage friends, looking for someone - anyone - to beat up, a prosecutor said yesterday. Yesterday, Bragg pleaded guilty to second-degree assault, conspiracy to commit second-degree assault and accessory to murder after the fact in the death of Joshua Gibson, 16, of Dundalk. Prosecutors say Gibson was randomly selected for a beating and was killed when one of his assailants pulled a gun and shot him in the face and back.

On July 11, 2008, BARBARA J. (nee Haller) beloved wife of the late Benny L. Fields, devoted mother of Nancy Fields and her fiance Ray Byer, loving sister of Nancy L. Wakefoose, aunt of Danny, Karen, David and the late Steve, great aunt of Sarah, Joel, Nicholas and Jessi. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 12P.M. at St. Michael the Archangel Church. Visiting from the Lassahn Funeral Home Inc., (Overlea) 7401 Belair Road on Sunday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9P.M. Christian Wake Service Sunday at 3P.M.

On May 2, 2008, VADUS ASHLEY CHILDS, aunt of Ellen P. and her husband Warren L. Smink, great aunt of Laurie and her husband Richard Feustle and R. Scott and Leeanne Eckenrode and great great aunt of Kyle and Jayne Eckenrode and devoted friends Rebecca and Bill Stephenson. Memorial Service will be held on Monday June 2, 2008 at 1PM at the Heartlands Retirement Home, Ellicott City, MD.