Ellen

On August 6, 2007, ELLEN M. WARD (nee Weppler). Beloved wife of the late John S. Ward; devoted mother of Mary Ellen Ensor; grandmother of Sue Ensor Todhunter and William W. Ensor, Jr.; great-grandmother of James P. Ensor and Thomas M. Ensor. Funeral services will be held at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A), on Thursday at 11 A.M. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call Wednesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Gilchrist Center, 555 W. Towsontown Blvd.

On Thursday, July 12, 2007, ELLEN (nee Bodine), beloved wife of the late Charles Walter, devoted mother of Rebecca Johnson, Louise Morgan and the late Ellen Wingate, sister of the late A. Aubrey Bodine and Seeber Bodine, loving grandmother of Willow Wingate, Jeremy Marsh and Anne Johnson. Memorial Service on Thursday, July 19, 12.30 P.M., at Loring Byers Funeral Directors, Inc., 8728 Liberty Road, 21113. (2 miles west of beltway exit 18). Interment Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Maryland Historic Society.

When Ellen Sauerbrey developed an interest in politics, she didn't have to look far for a mentor. He was sitting on the other side of the dinner table.It was the early 1960s, and her husband, Wilmer, liked to talk about the world that was changing at lightning speed. He gave her books on history and economics. Together, they read economist Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" and Sen. Barry M. Goldwater's "The Conscience of a Conservative."By the time the young couple danced at Spiro T. Agnew's gubernatorial ball, she shared virtually all her husband'sconservative views.

Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. That much we know. But what about the special evil that lurks at the heart of happy families?Such is the central premise of "One True Thing," Carl Franklin's sympathetic if by-the-numbers adaptation of the Anna Quindlen novel. An unremarkable story of family dysfunction, catharsis and healing, "One True Thing" is dragged from a fatal pool of treacle by Meryl Streep and Renee Zellweger, both of whom turn in brave, unsentimental performances.As a mainstream domestic melodrama, "One True Thing" takes material usually reserved for the Lifetime channel and network movies of the week and gives it a slightly more sophisticated gloss; when tears are shed -- and they will be shed -- at least filmgoers won't hate themselves in the morning.

THIS YEAR'S repackaging of Ellen R. Sauerbrey for governor leaves voters with a difficult question to answer: Should the Republican's revised positions on issues be taken seriously, or is it a political con?Has she truly rethought the complexities of governing? Or is she cynically re-casting her words to get elected?After her loss in 1994, Ms. Sauerbrey took a long look at what went wrong. She was advised to embrace less hard-edged conservative positions that might draw independent-minded Democrats to her side.

In a gesture tantamount to endorsement, Democratic Harford County Executive Eileen M. Rehrmann will take Republican gubernatorial candidate Ellen R. Sauerbrey on a tour of her county's high-tech training centers next week.Though Rehrmann is not expected to officially endorse Sauerbrey, her public helping hand all but adds her name to a list of well-known Democrats who have decided to back Sauerbrey over their party's incumbent governor, Parris N. Glendening.Former Lt. Gov. Melvin A. Steinberg was the first big-name Democrat to make an official endorsement of Sauerbrey -- and former Glendening administration economic development chief, James A. Brady, is expected to do so soon.

For nearly four years, Republican Ellen R. Sauerbrey has worked relentlessly toward a rematch with Gov. Parris N. Glendening. The only thing standing in her way is a quietly competent county executive named Charles I. Ecker.Ecker and Sauerbrey face off Sept. 15 in the Republican primary. Pollsters and pundits expect her to win by a wide margin, but Ecker is determined to offer GOP voters a choice.In political shorthand, Ecker, 69 and finishing his second term as Howard County executive, is the moderate in the race.

Realizing it's as important to preserve history as to chronicle it, The History Channel is working with the Smithsonian Institution to raise awareness about the deteriorating condition of the Star-Spangled Banner.The cable channel is putting together a one-hour documentary on the flag, which flew over Baltimore's Fort McHenry and inspired Francis Scott Key to write what would become the National Anthem. The program is scheduled to air sometime this fall.And the channel is developing education materials to be used in schools nationwide.

NEW YORK -- Anne Heche had no problems answering questions -- about anything.Chatty, vivacious and funny, the 27-year-old actress talked frankly about her romantic relationship with comedian Ellen DeGeneres, her disapproving religious family and her very hot career, including her latest work, "Wag the Dog."It was the journalists who were a little tongue-tied.After all, it's unusual for a Hollywood star to address his or her sexuality without being coy, calculating or closeted."You know what's so funny?"

"I really enjoyed 'The Jellybean Principal' by Catherine McMorrow. It is about three kids named Jim, Ellen and Judy and a principal who has a big bowl of jelly beans on his desk. In the story someone was stuck in the freezer and Jim, Ellen and Judy have to get him out. Who was in the freezer?"- Derek CooperLeith Walk Elementary"I like the book 'Meet Addy: An American Girl,' by Connie Porter because I learned a lot about the period of time when slavery was legal. Addy is afraid of getting separated from her family.

On June 2, 2009, Ellen Jones Visiting at the E.F. Lassahn Funeral Home, P.A., 11750 Belair Road (Kingsville) on Thursday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11:00 am. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to Cowenton United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund.

On March 5, 2009, EUGENE E., husband of Ellen Davis James. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue on Tuesday after 8 A.M where the family will receive friends on Wednesday at 11:30 A.M. Funeral services will follow at 12 noon.

Ellen M. Sodaro, a homemaker who assisted in the operation of Ocean City apartments she co-owned, died of a heart attack Saturday at St. Joseph Medical Center. The Towson resident was 94. Born Ellen DeVincentiis in Kansas City, Mo., she moved to Baltimore in 1915 and attended Pimlico Elementary School. She was a 1933 graduate of Western High School and received a degree in fashion design from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She worked in her father's Charles Street tailoring studio while studying piano at the Peabody Conservatory.

ARTHUR WOOWARD, age 84, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2007. He was born May 17, 1923 in Grindstone, PA to the late Ebenezer and Ellen (McClelland) Woodward. Art was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, and a mining engineer for the IRS for many years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Art is survived by his loving wife, Ruth Woodward; sons, Gary (Sharon) Woodward, and Dale Woodward; 4 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; and 4 sisters.

On August 6, 2007, ELLEN M. WARD (nee Weppler). Beloved wife of the late John S. Ward; devoted mother of Mary Ellen Ensor; grandmother of Sue Ensor Todhunter and William W. Ensor, Jr.; great-grandmother of James P. Ensor and Thomas M. Ensor. Funeral services will be held at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A), on Thursday at 11 A.M. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call Wednesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Gilchrist Center, 555 W. Towsontown Blvd.

On Thursday, July 12, 2007, ELLEN (nee Bodine), beloved wife of the late Charles Walter, devoted mother of Rebecca Johnson, Louise Morgan and the late Ellen Wingate, sister of the late A. Aubrey Bodine and Seeber Bodine, loving grandmother of Willow Wingate, Jeremy Marsh and Anne Johnson. Memorial Service on Thursday, July 19, 12.30 P.M., at Loring Byers Funeral Directors, Inc., 8728 Liberty Road, 21113. (2 miles west of beltway exit 18). Interment Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Maryland Historic Society.

On Thursday, July 12, 2007, ELLEN (nee Bodine), beloved wife of the late Charles Walter, devoted mother of Rebecca Johnson, Louise Morgan and the late Ellen Wingate, sister of the late A. Aubrey Bodine and Seeber Bodine, loving grandmother of Willow Wingate, Jeremy Marsh and Anne Johnson. Memorial Service on Thursday, July 19, 12.30 P.M., at Loring Byers Funeral Directors, Inc., 8728 Liberty Road, 21113. (2 miles west of beltway exit 18). Interment Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Maryland Historic Society.

The Big Turnoff By Ellen Currey-Wilson Algonquin Books / 352 pages / $23.95 Reading Ellen Currey-Wilson's The Big Turnoff, a memoir about raising a television-free child in a media-soaked world, is a little like attending a 12-step meeting, only the drug of choice is television. There's the requisite story of the addiction, how it is overcome by great effort - in this case, in order to spare the next generation - followed by a tale of the happy recovered life that ensues. "One of the things I have always liked best about television is that it keeps me from thinking about or feeling anything unpleasant," the author confesses of her lifetime crutch.

On February 15, 2007, ROBERT VINCENT DOWLING; beloved husband of Ellen Jane Dowling; devoted father of Ellen J. Richardson and her husband William, and Kathleen A. Hartman and her husband David; loving grandfather of Holly R. Beck and Lisa M. Hartman. A Funeral Service will be held at the famly owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue on Monday at 11AM. Interment Oak Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call on Sunday from 3-5 and 7-9PM.

On December 9, 2006, ELLEN F. NEHMSMANN (nee Fotia) devoted wife of Jack A. Nehmsmann, beloved sister of Joseph Fotia Jr, and wife May and Antoinette Ladzinski and husband Mike, loving sister-in-law of Robert Nehmsmann and his wife Susan, and Jay Nehmsmann and his wife Chris, dear daughter of Lotta and the late Joseph Fotia Sr, dear daughter-in-law of John and Bette Nehmsmann, also survived by 5 nieces, 1 great niece and 1 great nephew. Relatives and friends are invited to call SCHIMUNEK FUNERAL HOME INC., 9705 Belair Rd, (Forge Rd)