Balog

MARY (Lizanic) BALOG, 88, beloved wife of 69 years to Andrew J. Balog died March 19, 2006. Also survived by sons: Bernard (Mary Beth) Balog, Lutherville, MD; Raymond (Elisha) Balog, Johnstown, PA; and daughter: Sister Barbara Ann Balog CSJ, Baden, PA; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; brother Joseph Boulder, CA; sister Helen Schrott, Johnstown, PA. Arrangements by Gabauer Funeral Home, Inc. 724-728-2456, a memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be directed to Sisters of St. Joseph, 1020 State Street, Baden, PA 15005.

On September 13, 2008 THE HONORABLE JUDGE EDWARD A. DeWATERS, JR. after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his beloved and devoted wife Winifred A. (nee Dippel); beloved and devoted son Edward A. DeWaters, III and daughter Cynthia June Balog and her husband Jason E. Balog; loving grandfather of Nathan Edward Balog and Noah Benjamin Balog; dear brother-in-law of Martin J. Dippel and his wife Celia, and Arthur V. Dippel and his wife Donna. Leaving behind a host of relatives and friends.

On Tuesday, July 4, 2006 ANDREW J. BALOG, JR., 94, Wexford, formely of St. Petersburg, FL and Johnstown, PA. Andrew was born May 1, 1912 in Johnstown to the late Andrew and Anna (Rusenko) Balog. He was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, May (Lizanic) Balog on March 19, 2006. Surviving are sons: Bernard (Mary Beth) Balog, Lutherville, MD; Raymond (Elisha) Balog, Johnstown, PA' and daughter Sister Barbara Ann Balog CSJ, Baden, PA; seven grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Gabauer Funeral Home, Inc, 724-728-2456, a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Dr. William H. Gaffney Jr., a retired Northeast Baltimore dentist, died of cancer complications Saturday at Franklin Square Hospital. The Rosedale resident was 83. Born in Baltimore and raised in Southwest Baltimore, he was a 1940 graduate of Calvert Hall College High School. During World War II, he served in the Navy as a radio operator. He sailed on the Queen Mary on Christmas Eve in 1943 and was in the third wave to land on Omaha Beach. While in England, he befriended Ernest Hemingway, who was a war correspondent there, family members said.

On June 30, 2004, JOSEPH GREGORY BALOG, beloved husband of Deborah R. Balog (nee Little); loving father of Joseph P. Balog and Charles M. Balog; dear brother of Michael Balog and Richard Balog, died at home in Lutherville at the age of 50. Joseph, the cherished son of Michael A. and Viola Balog (nee Wisniski), of Parkville, was born on March 30, 1954, graduated from Calvert Hall College and attended Loyola College as an Accounting major. Joe volunteered as an usher at St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church in Hamilton, where his two sons attended grade school and were also altar servers.

On April 28, 2003, ELIZABETH (nee Balog) "Betty" of Elkridge; beloved wife of the late William Louis Becker; devoted father of Betsy Jane Becker and William Randolph Becker; cherished sister of Irene, Audrey, Elaine, Mike, Anne, John, Pauline, and the late Mary and Albert; loving grandmother of Skip, Bradley, Erin and Katie. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the GARY L. KAUFMAN FUNERAL HOME AT MEADOWRIDGE MEMORIAL PARK, INC. 7250 Washington Blvd., Elkridge (exit 6 off of Route 100)

Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke has reinstated Public Works Director George G. Balog after forcing him to take a paid leave of absence last month when he was arrested in a city car on drunken driving charges.Mr. Balog, 51, one of the mayor's key Cabinet members, returned to his $75,000-a-year post Monday, after a monthlong stay in a residential alcohol treatment facility."I'm aware that Mr. Balog participated in a residential program to help him with his problem, and it seems to have been very successful," Mr. Schmoke said yesterday.

City Public Works Director George G. Balog, who flubbed two chances to recite the alphabet last December when he was stopped for drunken driving, was given probation yesterday in Baltimore County District Court."

GEORGE G. BALOG is not the first or last bureaucrat whose bullying was tolerated because he produced results. But his 12-year reign of vindictiveness over Baltimore's public works department makes his punishment by a federal jury well-justified. Yet the finding against Mr. Balog and a top aide should be read in the narrow context of the case. They indeed "maliciously, wantonly and oppressively" retaliated against underlings who complained about contract irregularities. But a variety of allegations of corruption -- which the U.S. attorney and FBI are investigating -- remain unproven and may never result in prosecution.

Public Works Director George G. Balog told City Council members yesterday that he would do a better job removing snow from the city's streets and vowed to save money by computerizing billing and reducing managerial staff.Mr. Balog appeared before a council committee seeking reappointment as chief of one of the city's largest departments for a third four-year term.During the low-key hearing, Mr. Balog was questioned about the city's Quarantine Road Sanitary Landfill, where a contract for work at a runoff pond cost more than budgeted and prompted fears of contaminated ground water.

On Tuesday, July 4, 2006 ANDREW J. BALOG, JR., 94, Wexford, formely of St. Petersburg, FL and Johnstown, PA. Andrew was born May 1, 1912 in Johnstown to the late Andrew and Anna (Rusenko) Balog. He was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, May (Lizanic) Balog on March 19, 2006. Surviving are sons: Bernard (Mary Beth) Balog, Lutherville, MD; Raymond (Elisha) Balog, Johnstown, PA' and daughter Sister Barbara Ann Balog CSJ, Baden, PA; seven grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Gabauer Funeral Home, Inc, 724-728-2456, a memorial service will be held at a later date.

On March 24, 2006, PAUL A. KRAL; beloved son of the late John Paul Kral and the late Elizabeth Helen Kral (nee Bicho); devoted father of Victor E. Kral, Patrick A. Kral and his wife Marilyn; loving grandfather of Melissa, Allison and Melanie Kral; dear brother of John Kral and Marie Balog. Friends may call at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue, on Wednesday from 10 A.M. to 12 Noon, the funeral hour. Interment private.

MARY (Lizanic) BALOG, 88, beloved wife of 69 years to Andrew J. Balog died March 19, 2006. Also survived by sons: Bernard (Mary Beth) Balog, Lutherville, MD; Raymond (Elisha) Balog, Johnstown, PA; and daughter: Sister Barbara Ann Balog CSJ, Baden, PA; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; brother Joseph Boulder, CA; sister Helen Schrott, Johnstown, PA. Arrangements by Gabauer Funeral Home, Inc. 724-728-2456, a memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be directed to Sisters of St. Joseph, 1020 State Street, Baden, PA 15005.

On August 30, 2005, ELMER RICHARD YANNUZZI; beloved husband of the late Nancy G. Yannuzzi (nee Prestianni); devoted father of Teresa Rose Brocato and her husband Dominic; loving grandfather of Tina Marie Balog, Paula Beaudet and her husband John; great grand father of Blake Balog, Kyle and Alexandria Beaudet; dear brother of Martin, Carl and William Yannuzzi; brother-in-law of Michael Prestianni and his wife Clare. Friends may call at the family owned Leonard J. Ruck, Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road (at Echodale)

On August 4, 2005, HELEN ELIZABETH CHEELSMAN, beloved wife of Joseph E. Cheelsman, devoted mother of Nancy Leyko and husband J. Nicholas, Betty Anne Balog, cherished grandmother of Elizabeth L. Milarcik, James T. Milarcik, Richard T. Balog, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth, James Leyko, and Aimee Terry, dear sister of Andrew Timo. Friends may call at the family owned Evans Chapel of Memories - Parkville on Sunday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM. A funeral liturgy will be held 10:30 AM Monday at St. Ursula's Catholic Church, Harford Road, Parkville.

Dan RodricksDOUG BALOG'S story - and he's sticking to it - is that he was fired because his dad did a doodle, and his brother scanned the doodle and e-mailed the doodle, and the doodle ended up on Balog's computer at work. A computer technician discovered the doodle and reported the doodle to Balog's boss - and perhaps even a higher authority - and Balog's boss fired him. The doodle wasn't pornographic. It wasn't racist. It wasn't sexist. It was, if anything, an attempt at geopolitical humor.

Baltimore taxpayers face paying another $327,500 as a result of the recent federal court award against former city Public Works Director George G. Balog. A federal judge awarded the money in legal fees and expenses yesterday to Howard J. Schulman, the Baltimore attorney who successfully sued Balog and the city on behalf of two former public works managers. An eight-member federal jury awarded Jeanne Robinson and David Marc a combined $192,000 in damages last month after determining that Balog retaliated against them for criticizing a city landfill repair project.

It's not always hard to say goodbye. Just ask former Baltimore public works director George G. Balog or Daniel P. Henson III, the city's former housing commissioner. Balog's final check from the city, which will be cut tomorrow, will be in the amount of $141,894 for unused vacation, personal and sick leave -- $22,000 more than his annual salary. Henson, who left government on Dec. 7, got an extra bump of $43,228 for his unused vacation, personal and sick days. The payouts raised the ire of the new mayor and prompted his administration to issue an order to prevent such large payments to retiring city officials in the future.

On June 30, 2004, JOSEPH GREGORY BALOG, beloved husband of Deborah R. Balog (nee Little); loving father of Joseph P. Balog and Charles M. Balog; dear brother of Michael Balog and Richard Balog, died at home in Lutherville at the age of 50. Joseph, the cherished son of Michael A. and Viola Balog (nee Wisniski), of Parkville, was born on March 30, 1954, graduated from Calvert Hall College and attended Loyola College as an Accounting major. Joe volunteered as an usher at St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church in Hamilton, where his two sons attended grade school and were also altar servers.

On April 28, 2003, ELIZABETH (nee Balog) "Betty" of Elkridge; beloved wife of the late William Louis Becker; devoted father of Betsy Jane Becker and William Randolph Becker; cherished sister of Irene, Audrey, Elaine, Mike, Anne, John, Pauline, and the late Mary and Albert; loving grandmother of Skip, Bradley, Erin and Katie. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the GARY L. KAUFMAN FUNERAL HOME AT MEADOWRIDGE MEMORIAL PARK, INC. 7250 Washington Blvd., Elkridge (exit 6 off of Route 100)