Elizabeth

Elizabeth M. Crassweller and Kristopher A. Weaver were married in Havre de Grace on June 2, 2007. Nitin Jagdish officiated. The bride is the daughter of Maj. USA Ret. Mark and Elizabeth Crassweller of Elkridge, Maryland. The parents of the groom are Shirley and Jim Grattan of Knoxville, Maryland, and Allen and Jennifer Weaver of Council Bluffs, Iowa. The bride was escorted by her mother and father. Gina Fidazzo, friend of the bride, was the best woman and Young Hwang, friend of the groom, was best man. The ceremony and the reception were held at the Vandiver Inn in Havre de Grace.

Elizabeth A. Hajek, a homemaker and former Violetville resident, died Friday from complications of pneumonia at Summit Park Health and Rehabilitation Center in Catonsville. She was 87. The former Elizabeth Agatha Tribbe was born in Baltimore and raised on Wilkens Avenue. She attended St. Benedict's School until the eighth grade, when she left to work in a nearby book bindery. She was married in 1951 to Charles M. Hajek, a postal worker. He died in 1995. Mrs. Hajek was an enthusiastic duckpin bowler for many years, and she liked going to the movies.

On June 22, 2007, ELIZABETH DARGAN beloved wife of Ernest Dargan, mother of LaTonya Dargan and step-mother of Dorothy Dargan. Family will receive friends on Wednesday, June 27 at Joseph L. Russ Funeral Home, P.A., 2222 W. North Ave. from 3 to 8 P.M. Funeral Services will be at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1000 W. Saratoga St. Thursday, June 28, Wake at 10:30, Service to follow. Interment will be at Arbutus Memorial Park Cemetery.

Elizabeth Schueler, a homemaker who lived in Baltimore, died Feb. 8 in a Houston medical facility of complications from dementia. The former Guilford resident was 88. Born Elizabeth Joann White in Williamsport, Pa., she grew up on Baltimore's Gittings Avenue and was a 1937 Mount Saint Agnes High School graduate. She earned a bachelor's degree from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. In 1942, she married William D. "Bally" Schueler, a WBAL-radio salesman, who later bought AM radio stations throughout the Southwest, where the couple moved years ago. She was a former member of St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church in Govans.

Elizabeth Y. Deisroth, a retired steel company secretary, died Friday of complications from old age at the Oak Crest retirement community in Parkville, where she had lived for 10 years. She was 93. Born Elizabeth Young in Philadelphia and raised in Bustleton, Pa., she received a commercial education at a business school. She married Jack Deisroth, a Canton Railroad freight conductor, in 1945 and moved to Dundalk and later to Overlea. They moved to Rock Hall in the mid-1970s. Her husband died in 1994, and she moved from Rock Hall in 1997 to Parkville.

Elizabeth P. Grove, a musician and homemaker who formerly worked in real estate sales, died of heart failure Friday at Top Gallant, her Cockeysville home. She was 71. Elizabeth Patterson Martien was born in Baltimore and raised in the Hampton section of Baltimore County. She was a 1953 graduate of Roland Park Country School, where she was president of the Athletic Association and played field hockey. She attended Hollins College and the Sorbonne. She was married in 1955 to Alain Khoundadze and lived in Paris until her divorce in 1968, when she returned to Baltimore.

"THE HARDEST PART of this year happened when the yearbooks came in on Thursday, and we started passing them around for signing," said Elizabeth Kurrle, a graduating senior at Francis Scott Key High School."I wasn't prepared for it. Every other year, I've written something in my friends' yearbooks like, `Have a good summer, see you next fall,' " she said. "Now I'm writing to people I may never see again after graduation. I don't know what to say."Elizabeth probably hasn't always been at such a loss for words.

Gail Ladd has been turning the family's Westminster farm into a Christmas wonderland for as far back as her children can remember.But Christmas at Banbury Cross (named when Gail kept horses on the property) has never meant bright lights and gaudy ornaments. Gail takes a much softer touch with her holiday palette, relying instead on the best elements of both nature and the season. Live greens, real fruit, multiple Nativity sets and Christmas trees of all sizes are staples of her holiday decor.

Lutes and flutes. Ladies fair gamboling in fields. Men in puffy shirts.Such is the Gloriana depicted in "Elizabeth," Shekhar Kapur's vapid re-telling of the story of Elizabeth I's ascension to the English throne.Little more than a series of delicious-looking tableaux, "Elizabeth" leaves film-goers with the impression that the time period represented -- the years immediately after Elizabeth assumed the throne in 1558, when the 25-year-old queen foiled foreign armies, envious relatives and palace intrigue to secure her rule -- must have been a fascinating chapter in history.

Catherine Marshall is surrounded by a gaggle of preschoolers who demand her affections. Not a single child will leave her side before sneaking a hug or stealing a kiss.Marshall's day has just begun. By the time the day is done, the principal of the Southeast Baltimore Catholic Academy's St. Elizabeth of Hungary Campus will have lavished her attentions on an untold number of students, helped others with their classwork and found a few lost jackets on the playground.Over the past year, there have been many changes at St. Elizabeth.

Mrs. Lovelace A memorial service was held on Friday September 25, 2009 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, SC.

On September 15, 2009, ELIZABETH MARGARET KOERBER, of Riviera Beach, age 78 ; beloved wife of Joseph Anthony Koerber; loving mother to sons, Steven, Rodney, and the late Kerry; devoted sister to Catherine Willey, Francis, David and Wayne Weber. Interment private.

On September 15, 2009, ELIZABETH GRANT-PRIVETTE, devoted wife of William Privette. Beloved mother of Jean Young Gillis and mother-in-law of Anthony W. Gillis, Sr. Friends may visit the: FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue, on Friday after 1 pm, where the family will receive friends on Saturday at 11:30 am followed by funeral service at 12 pm.

For last week's Top 10 at baltimoresun.com/diningatlarge, guest poster John Lindner came up with a Labor Day gift for me: the Top 10 Reasons We Dine Out. I thought it was interesting where "because we're hungry" falls (hint: It's not the No. 1 reason), and he's probably right. Here's John: 1 Someone else cooks for you, serves you, and does the dishes. 2 Experience tastes you can't get at home 3 Opportunity to use more than one fork during a single meal 4 Good excuse to dress up 5 Great way to experience different cultures 6 Excellent blog conversation (argument, melee)

EMMITSBURG -- Like hundreds of other runners and walkers, Elizabeth DiNunzio pounded out her exercise miles at danger's edge - local roadsides near the campus of Mount St. Mary's, where vehicles and people often come within inches of each other. In April, a pickup truck crossed into DiNunzio's safety zone along Old Emmitsburg Road, striking and killing the 22-year-old Spanish major as she trained for the Pittsburgh Marathon. Police say she followed all the rules: running without headphones, facing traffic and staying as far from traffic as possible on a road with no paved shoulder.

On July 23, 2009, ELIZABETH HINTON. Friends may call at the family owned and operated Howell Funeral Home on Wednesday, July 29th, from 3 to 7 P.M. at 4600 Liberty Heights Avenue. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 30th, at New Miracle Christian Community Church, 4802 Liberty Heights Avenue. Wake 10 A.M. Funeral service beginning at 10:30. Interment, Crownsville Veteran Cemetery.

On July 5, 2009, ELIZABETH A. ELBECK. Viewing will be held on Thursday from 3-7 p.m. at the WILLIAM C. BROWN COMMUNITY FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 1206 W. North Avenue. Family will receive friends on Friday, 10 a.m. at St. Bernadine's Catholic Church, 3812 Edmondson Avenue, with Funeral Mass to follow at 10:30 a.m. Interment Garrison Forest Veteran's Cemetery, Tuesday, July 14, 11:30 a.m. www.williamcbrownfh.com

On July 2, 2009, Elizabeth Lou Drasal A funeral service will be held at the CONNELLY FUNERAL HOME OF ESSEX, 300 Mace Avenue on Monday at 7:30pm. Visiting hours Monday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9pm. Interment private.

On June 25, 2009 ELIZABETH PAGE. On Tuesday friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 5151 Balto. Nat'l Pike from 5:00-8:00 p.m. On Wednesday, Mrs. Page will lie in state at Greater Hope C.O.G.I.C. 314 N. Gilmore Street, where the family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-233-2400.

Elizabeth B. Green, a retired secretary and office manager, died May 4 of pneumonia at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. She was 83. Elizabeth Belknap was born in Baltimore and raised on Beechdale Road in Roland Park. She was a 1944 graduate of Garrison Forest School. Mrs. Green was employed as secretary and office manager for the Boy Scouts of America in Baltimore for 26 years. She retired in the early 1990s. She was an active communicant of St. David's Episcopal Church where she had been a member of the Altar Guild and choir mother for the Boys' Choir.