Buffington

On March 28, 2005, VIRGINIA S. (nee Stormfeltz), beloved wife of the late John E. Bopp, Jr., devoted mother of Jo-Ann R. Gover and her husband, Roland, Darlene B. Hicks, and her husband, David, loving grandmother of Ronald Gover and his wife, Diana, Timothy, Jason and Joshua Gover, dear great-grandmother of Ronald Gover, Jr., Timothy Gover, Jr., and Nicholas Gover, step-daughter of Mildred D. Stormfeltz, sister of Betty Buffington and Geraldine Miller....

On April 24, 2006, DONALD H. MAISEL; beloved husband of Marie E. Maisel; loving father of Dennis Maisel; step-father of Ronald Bessling and Deborah Buffington; dear brother of Beverly Hoerl. Also survived by five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and cousins. Relatives and friends may call at the family owned, AMBROSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 1328 Sulphur Spring Road, Arbutus, on Wednesday, from 7 to 9 P.M. and Thursday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where a service will be held on Friday, at the funeral hour of 10 A.M. Interment to follow at Loudon Park Cemetery.

Baltimore County police have identified the Carroll County man who was found in a burning car in Upperco last week. John David Metcalf, 48, of the 4600 block of Buffington Lane in Taneytown was found March 12 after county police and fire responded to reports of a vehicle fire in the 4600 block of Black Road. He was dead at the scene. After an investigation, police determined that the engine in Metcalf's vehicle caught fire when he stopped in the parking lot of Grace United Methodist Church in the 4600 block of Black Rock Road.

POLICE* Taneytown: A resident of the 4600 block Buffington Road told state police someone entered his house and stole $2,500 Monday. There was no forced entry, according to police.FIRE* New Windsor: Firefighters from the New Windsor station responded to a fire in a pile of trash at Routes 31 and 75 at 3:56 p.m. yesterday. They were out for 13 minutes.New Windsor, Winfield and Westminster were dispatched to a shed fire in the 1800 block of Bowersox Road at 9:44 a.m. yesterday. Units were out for 57 minutes.

On March 18, 2005, EDWARD L. KEYSER, SR. of Glen Burnie, beloved husband of Marion F. Keyser (nee Buffington); devoted father of Edward L. Keyser, Jr. and Frances Andrews; loving brother of Alma Miller, Charles Keyser and Oliver Lowman; caring grandfather of three and great-grandfather of three. He is predeceased by two brothers and two sisters. The family will receive visitors at the family owned Singleton Funeral Home, 1 Second Avenue S.W. (at Crain Highway), Glen Burnie, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. on Monday.

25 Years Ago* The Maryland State Department has made available $875,000 for the construction of a new Vocational-Technical Center for Carroll County. -- Democratic Advocate, July 18, 1968.50 Years Ago* The last house-to-house tin can canvass has been set for Tuesday, Aug. 10. The government needs these cans for strategic war materials. All housewives are asked to wash their cans carefully so there is no particle of food in them, remove the paper, cut out the tops and bottoms, flatten the cylinder and place in containers to be ready for this canvass.

Erma White SebraWorked for bankErma White Sebra, 80, died Friday at Baltimore County General Hospital. She worked for Mercantile Bank and Trust Co. for more than 30 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Ernest Sebra, and sister, Mary Louise Harmon. She is survived by a niece, Joan A. Dankert of Sykesville; three great-nieces and nephews and one great-great-nephew.Richard E. MoserFrederick Co. farmerNEW MIDWAYRichard E. Moser, 60, who owned and operated the family farm in Frederick County, died Saturday at Washington Hospital Center in the District of Columbia.

If you have a raspy voice and a runny nose today, relax. The flu season has not arrived ahead of schedule.What you probably are suffering from is para-influenza or a rhinovirus or an enterovirus, which somewhat mimic symptoms of the real flu, or influenza, but don't pack the same wallop.While the copycat ailments can be uncomfortable and something of a nuisance for a few days , unlike influenza, they simply don't develop into pneumonia, which in many cases leads to death, experts say.Still, North Americans could be in for a repeat of the 1989-90 influenza season when 50,000 people died of flu-related illnesses, warn specialists at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and the federal Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta.

A federal judge has declined for the second time to cite two assistant Baltimore County attorneys for criminal contempt for hiding evidence from plaintiffs in a 1987 civil case against county police.In an order dated last Friday, Judge Joseph C. Howard held the two attorneys, John A. Austin and James G. Beach 3rd, in civil contempt of court and fined them $7,500 each for violating a court order.But the judge, without comment, rejected criminal contempt citations recommended last month by court-appointed special prosecutor W. Neil Eggleston.

Workers at Lehigh Portland Cement Co. flashed the thumbs-up sign to each other late Thursday afternoon when they learned they would be represented by a new union."