Blackburn

On April 29, 2003, FRANK BLACKBURN; beloved husband of the late Dorothy Blackburn (nee Zeilinski); devoted father of Deborah Hoffa, Raymond Blackburn, Donald Blackburn, and the late Linda Parson and Jesse Waterfield; loving brother of Elmer, Dutch, Phillip, Rosie, Sarah, Annabelle and the late Ethel; loving grandfather of seven and great-grandfather of three. Friends may call at the CVACH/ROSEDALE FUNERAL HOME, 1211 Chesaco Avenue on Friday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services and Interment private.

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On November 10, 2004, WILLIE (BILL); BLACKBURN; beloved husband of Dorothy Blackburn (nee Vaughan); loving father of William E. Blackburn, Linda Fotheringill, Timothy V. and Scott T. Blackburn; devoted grandfather of David K., Kristen M. and Chad M. Blackburn, Kelly C. White, Tami L. Elswick and Megan M. Jones; Great-grandfather of Kai, Hayley, Emma, Caden, Caroline, Andrew and Corey. Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A), Friday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M., where a funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 A.M. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.

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Services for Clifton Moore Blackburn Jr., a Port Deposit town councilman and retired welder, will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Patterson Funeral Home, Perryville.Mr. Blackburn, who was 76, died Wednesday of heart failure at his home in Port Deposit, where he was born and raised.Mr. Blackburn retired from the Wiley Manufacturing Co. in 1980, after working as a welder for 36 years.In 1936, he graduated from the Jacob Tome Institute in Port Deposit.During World War II, he served in the Army.A member of the town council since 1983, he also was a member of the Port Deposit Historic Commission.

On February 25, 2005, HUNTER F. BLACKBURN, JR.; beloved husband of Dorothy M. Blackburn (nee North); devoted father of Robert L. North Jr., Linda C. Myers, Mildred L. Boler (nee Kurylo), and the late Hunter F. Blackburn, III, and Glen O. Blackburn; loving grandfather of sixteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and dear brother of five sisters and one brother. He was a member of Local 37. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the SCHIMUNEK FUNERAL OF BEL AIR, INC., 610 W. Mac Phail Road (at Route 24)

Jacob Lee Blackburn, a plumber and Westminster resident, was electrocuted July 9 while working on a renovation project on South Madeira Street in Butchers Hill. He was 23. He was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was pronounced dead, said his father, George B. Blackburn of Westminster. Mr. Blackburn, who was a plumbing foreman and about to receive his journeyman plumbing license, had been employed since 2004 by Atlantic Mechanical. Earlier, he had worked for Masters Inc. in Gaithersburg.

Willie E. "Bill" Blackburn, a decorated merchant marine veteran and a longtime manager for Firestone Tire, died Wednesday from complications after surgery for an aneurysm. He was 81 and lived in Carney. During World War II, Mr. Blackburn was a lieutenant aboard a Liberty ship that carried supplies on the dangerous "Murmansk Run," between Britain and Russia, braving polar ice, storms and submarines to support Russia's efforts in the war against Germany. For his efforts, Mr. Blackburn received the Russian Medal from the Soviet government, which might have failed in its defense against Hitler's armies if it hadn't been for the American aid shipped to the port of Murmansk.

Audrey Blackburn Schell, a self-made businesswoman and avid figure skater who graced the off-Broadway stages of New York when she was young, died of lung cancer at her Baltimore County home Friday. She was 73. Born Audrey Blackburn and raised in the Hamilton section of Baltimore, she graduated from Friends School and earned her bachelor's degree in theater at the Women's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro, N.C., in 1949. After moving to New York, she joined several theater groups, performed in off-Broadway and summer stock productions, and once appeared in a television show with the young Frank Sinatra before taking a job as an advertising copywriter.

On January 1, 2004, BULAH MARIE FLORA; beloved wife of William D. Flora; dear sister of Bill Blackburn and the late Vernon Blackburn; loving aunt of Linda Fotheringill, Billy, Tim, Scott, Doug and Bruce Blackburn. Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A), Sunday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M., where a funeral service will be held Monday at 11 A.M. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.

As talented as Brian Matusz is, the Orioles fully expected the 23-year-old rookie pitcher would have days like Sunday, when he was knocked around by the Minnesota Twins for six earned runs in 3 2/3 innings. They also carried the reasonable expectation that the lineup would hit enough to keep the Orioles in most games and take pressure off some of their young starters. In the Orioles' 6-0 loss to the Twins before a sellout crowd of 38,641 on Sunday at Target Field, Matusz authored his first poor outing of 2010.

Discoveries by Nobel laureate Carol W. Greider and her colleagues have led to advances toward potential cures or treatments for certain types of cancer, and for a growing list of diseases rooted in malfunctions of the DNA-protecting enzyme, called telomerase, that she discovered. In cancer, the overproduction of telomerase enables tumor cells to maintain unchecked reproduction, and researchers are trying to inhibit the telomerase as a way to shut down the tumor and allow it to die. One experiment involves a potential vaccine to battle runaway cell division in metastatic breast cancer.

JOHN A. BLACKBURN, 67 University of Virginia dean of admissions John A. Blackburn, the University of Virginia's dean of admissions since 1985, died Tuesday of cancer at his home in Charlottesville, Va. He had planned to retire in June. Mr. Blackburn pushed for U.Va. to boost its financial aid and abolish its early-decision admissions policy, which he believed gave an unfair advantage to students who could afford to commit to attending without first seeing a financial aid offer. He traveled extensively to promote the AccessUVa financial-aid program for students from lower-income backgrounds.

Sun Twins, 1:35 p.m., MASN Starters: Twins' Nick Blackburn (10-8, 3.67) vs. Radhames Liz (5-5, 7.75) Liz is 1-1 with a 5.56 ERA in two career starts against the Twins. He made his major league debut against them last season, allowing five earned runs in six innings. He also faced the Twins in his 2008 debut, surrendering two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings to get the victory. Blackburn, who has allowed two earned runs in three consecutive starts, has never faced the Orioles. JEFF ZREBIEC Tue @Blue Jays, 7:07 p.m., MASN2 Starters: Chris Waters (2-3, 5.73)

Jacob Lee Blackburn, a plumber and Westminster resident, was electrocuted July 9 while working on a renovation project on South Madeira Street in Butchers Hill. He was 23. He was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was pronounced dead, said his father, George B. Blackburn of Westminster. Mr. Blackburn, who was a plumbing foreman and about to receive his journeyman plumbing license, had been employed since 2004 by Atlantic Mechanical. Earlier, he had worked for Masters Inc. in Gaithersburg.

When Tony Blackburn decided to take off a year as C. Milton Wright baseball coach to spend more time with his family, he turned the reins over to assistant Joe Stetka. Under Stetka, the Mustangs did not miss a beat. He led them to the Class 4A state final for the third time since 2004 with just three returning starters. "Coach Blackburn is coming back, but I have enjoyed this and I've said all along, it's been his ship and I'm just steering it for him," Stetka said. Stetka guided the Mustangs to a 19-5 record and No. 3 ranking.

The Maryland Department of the Environment is seeking an injunction against a Mayberry man accused of diverting his septic waste -- which had overflowed into a neighbor's yard -- through an agricultural drain and onto an adjoining vacant lot.The state agency filed the request last week in Carroll County Circuit Court against Rusling Blackburn and Mayberry Associates, developers of Runnymede Summit subdivision. Blackburn lives at 2828 Mayberry Road, on a lot in the subdivision.Blackburn, an official with Mayberry Associates, said Tuesday he could not comment because he had not seen the MDE complaint.