Engel

On February 7, 2005, ALLAN ENGEL, 75, of York, PA, husband of the late Edith (nee Haber) Engel. He is survived by Mark O. Engel and Deborah A. Engel, son and daughter-in-law, of Owings Mills, MD, and Steven L. Engel, son, of St. Petersburg, FL, and Susan Schneider, sister, of Brazil. Funeral services and burial will be private. The Geiple Funeral Home, Inc. 53 Main Street, Glen Rock, PA. (717) 235-6822 is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 924 N Colonial Avenue, York, PA. 17403 or to the National Kidney Foundation, 1107 Kenilworth Drive Suite 202, Towson, MD 21204-2136.

Pamela Furness Engel, an Anne Arundel County biology teacher and teaching adviser, died of pancreatic cancer May 16 at Baltimore-Washington Medical Center. She was 58 and lived in Linthicum. Born Pamela Furness in Baltimore and raised in Catonsville and Columbia, she was a 1971 Atholton High School graduate. She earned a degree in biology at what is now McDaniel College and had a second degree in education at the Notre Dame of Maryland University, as well as a master's degree in biology from Towson University.

BEATRICE AMANDA (nee Mc Gee) ENGEL, 98, long-time resident of Baltimore, MD., and for the past twelve years of Valparaiso, IN passed away Sunday, August 8, 2004. Beatrice was an active member of the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore. Born November 8, 1905 to Archibald Mc Gee and Ida (Shipley) Mc Gee, of Carroll County, MD, she was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, John August Engel, Jr., and by her sister Gladys Chrest and brother Jesse Mc Gee. Beloved mother of John Ronald Engel and his wife Joan Gibb Engel, grandmother of John Mark Engeland Kirsten Helene Engel and their spouses Isabel Kentengian and Scott Saleska, and great-grandmother of Alexanderand Michael Engel.

Pam Engel tried something new with her biology students last year at Glen Burnie High School. Instead of talking about how diseases and traits are passed on through family members, she teamed up with a doctor to help students create their own family trees. Students had to list three generations and include medical conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, along with causes of death. Then they had to act as genetics counselors and predict which conditions might be passed on in their families.

On June 19, 2006, MARION M. ENGEL beloved wife of the late Paul W. Engel, devoted mother of Patrick W. Engel, Deanna M. Campbell, Joyce M. Frank, Gwendolynn M. Irwin and Jacqueline M. Orth, dear sister of Clarence W. Sherman. Also survived by seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home, P.A. 333 S. Parke Street, Aberdeen, MD on Thursday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M., where funeral services will be held on Friday, at 10 A.M. Interment, Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, PA, Friday at 1:00 P.M.

On March 16, 2004, Joseph F. Engel (age 91) formerly of Huntington, NY and Sarasota, Fl, died peacefully in Silver Spring, MD. He is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Jeannette C. (Ginny) Engel (nee Gross). He was the devoted father of Joanne Engel Lansing of Rockville, Susan M. Engel, MHSH of Towson, and Stephen J. Engel of East Northport, NY; and grandfather of Joseph, Kiersten and Allison. His daughter by adoption Danielle Murphy, MHSH, daughter-in-law Karin, son-in-law Laurence, numerous nieces and nephews, brothers and sisters-in-law, and other extended members also survive him. Mr. Engel was at one time a vaudeville entertainer, and was also an aeronautical engineer for Grumman Aerospace of Bethpage, NY. At 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 21, the Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Church of the Annunciation, 5212 Mc Cormick Ave., Rosedale, MD 21206.

On Sunday evening, February 1, 2004, ANITA ENGEL KOCH, 73, of Springfield, Ohio, died in her home after a heroic 9M-l year battle with cancer. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 7, 1930 the daughter of William and Anna (Stroeh) Engel. She graduated from Baltimore City Schools, attended Towson Teacher's College for three years and later became a nursery school teacher. She married Harry Koch on August 4, 1951 and had 53 years of very happy marriage. They lived in England and Mexico for six wonderful years.

John Luther Engel, a retired Baltimore businessman and former Towson resident, died from diabetes complications July 14 in Bradenton, Fla., where he had lived since 1993. He was 86. Mr. Engel was born and raised on his family's Hebbville farm and attended Baltimore County public schools. During World War II, he served with the Army in Iceland as a supply sergeant. A 1955 graduate of the University of Baltimore Law School, Mr. Engel worked for a small law firm and later for First Federated Life Insurance Co. In the 1970s, he established and operated Engel's Warehouse of Paint, and after closing the business in the 1980s established Engel's Trucking Co. in Ellicott City, which operated locally.

Leonard Otto Engel was a 15-year-old newsboy when he answered an advertisement for a job as "assistant to the receiving clerk" at Provident Savings Bank. It was the beginning of a career of half a century in which he rose to become the bank's president.Mr. Engel, who was 93, died in his sleep May 16 at Manor Care Ruxton nursing home. He was a former resident of Towson and Cockeysville.His daughter, Jayne E. Barko of Baldwin, told how Mr. Engel sought his first position at Provident in 1920: "He was wearing knickers when he applied to Charles Duke, the bank's president.

Henry C. Engel Jr., who became Maryland's first public defender when he took the position in Harford County in 1966, died Friday of pneumonia in Bel Air. He was 71. Mr. Engel was born in Staten Island, N.Y. When he was a young boy, he began dreaming of being a lawyer, said his wife, Ethel Burkins Engel. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., and attended the University of Maryland School of Law, where he graduated in 1956. While he was studying law, he met his future wife, who was living in Towson and teaching elementary school.

Done." Andrew Engel has spent nearly 12 years in college, working gradually, steadily for the chance to utter that word. The moment came last week, when the University of Maryland, Baltimore County senior completed his final course requirements for a degree. Graduation, scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at 1st Mariner Arena, was still a week away, yet as Engel walked across the campus of emerald grass and boxy buildings, he allowed the joy of accomplishment to consume him. That way, the moment would be permanently etched in his long-term memory, instead of becoming a feeling he knew he had experienced but could not recall.

Carrie Engel has been seeing green for more than 30 years. No, she's not jealous or rich, but Engel is the envy of Baltimore's gardening cognoscenti. Known as Valley View Farms' "gardening guru," Engel, 51, started at the Cockeysville enterprise in 1972. Since then, she's appeared frequently on TV and often gives lectures at garden forums. Engel, who grew up in northern Baltimore County and lives in Phoenix, says gardening can be easy, but it takes time. "There's a learning curve," she says.

On July 19, 2006, ALBERTA FRANCES (nee Lewis), beloved wife of the late Frank H. Woodburn; devoted mother of Craig L. and Keith L. Woodburn and Cheryl F. Engel; loving grandmother of Chad, Derek, Shelly, and Kimberly Woodburn and Todd and Frank Haynie and Kirk Engel; great-grandmother of Zack Haynie and Kolby and Skylar Engel. Alberta was past Royal Matron of JT Ambrose Order of the Amaranth and past Matron of the Eastern Star. Friends may call at the family owned ECKHARDT FUNERAL CHAPEL, P.A., 3296 Charmil Drive, Manchester, Friday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services, Saturday, 10 A.M. Interment in Loudon Park Cemetery.

On June 19, 2006, MARION M. ENGEL beloved wife of the late Paul W. Engel, devoted mother of Patrick W. Engel, Deanna M. Campbell, Joyce M. Frank, Gwendolynn M. Irwin and Jacqueline M. Orth, dear sister of Clarence W. Sherman. Also survived by seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home, P.A. 333 S. Parke Street, Aberdeen, MD on Thursday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M., where funeral services will be held on Friday, at 10 A.M. Interment, Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, PA, Friday at 1:00 P.M.

Whether he's looking down a basketball court or a soccer field, Old Mill senior Andrew Engel sees the game in a way a spectator cannot. He sees the cuts his teammates are making before they make them. He notices the defense's strengths and, especially, its weaknesses. He understands the small things that make a play develop. "His vision on the court is unbelievable," Old Mill basketball coach Greg Smith said. "He's one of the most knowledgeable basketball players I've known since I've been here.

Neither team had been playing well lately when No. 7 Old Mill visited bitter neighborhood rival Glen Burnie last night. However, there's a big difference between the teams. Old Mill has been winning despite its spotty play and Glen Burnie has not, and that trend continued as the Patriots rolled to a 70-41 victory. "Right now we're working on playing four-quarter basketball," said Old Mill senior point guard Andrew Engel, who had a stellar all-around game, as did 6-foot-6 senior forward Derek Harris.

Henry C. Engel Jr., who made legal history 27 years ago when he was appointed Harford's first public defender, is retiring at the end of September to "make room for new blood."Mr. Engel, 61, who also was the first public defender in Maryland, was sworn in on July 1, 1966, after the General Assembly created the position to provide legal counsel for the poor. The bill was introduced by the late Del. C. Stanley Blair, a Harford Republican.The Harford County system served as a model for both Frederick and Montgomery counties, and in 1971, five years after the office was created, Maryland developed a statewide system.

Field hockey season may only be three days old, but North Carroll already looks like a team to be reckoned with. The No. 14-ranked Panthers scored three goals in the opening 14 minutes and were dominating in a 4-0 victory over No. 11 Francis Scott Key yesterday in a Carroll County league game in Hampstead. Senior forward Melanie Slessinger had two goals and an assist and junior forward Lisa Engel added three assists for North Carroll (2-0, 1-0 county), which opened with a 7-1 rout of Catoctin.

BOYS SPORT SOCCER Andrew Engel, Old Mill STATS -- Engel is one of the senior leaders on the No. 13 Patriots (10-4), who are contending for a playoff berth in the Class 4A East region. An All-County junior midfielder on the Patriots' state finalist team last year, Engel has five goals and seven assists this season. SIDELINES -- In addition to soccer, Engel, 6 feet 1, is the point guard on the Patriots' basketball team that was 24-4 last season and advanced to the Class 4A state final.

John Luther Engel, a retired Baltimore businessman and former Towson resident, died from diabetes complications July 14 in Bradenton, Fla., where he had lived since 1993. He was 86. Mr. Engel was born and raised on his family's Hebbville farm and attended Baltimore County public schools. During World War II, he served with the Army in Iceland as a supply sergeant. A 1955 graduate of the University of Baltimore Law School, Mr. Engel worked for a small law firm and later for First Federated Life Insurance Co. In the 1970s, he established and operated Engel's Warehouse of Paint, and after closing the business in the 1980s established Engel's Trucking Co. in Ellicott City, which operated locally.