Enoch

On October 20, 2007, CHARLOTTE ENOCH, loving mother of Gloria Pelkowski. She is also survived by four sisters, Helen Johnson, Florence Parker, Blanche Johnson and Naomi Byrd, two grandchildren, Regina Butler and Ronald McKenzie, son-in-law, Dennis Pelkowski and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Tuesday after 12 noon, where family will receive friends on Wednesday at 11 A.M., followed by funeral service at 11:30 A.M.

Carolyn Marie Hauck, a retired Enoch Pratt Free Library staff member who encouraged patrons to explore films and the arts, died of dementia complications at the Pickersgill Retirement Community. The longtime Mount Vernon resident was 89. Born in Anderson, Ohio, she was the daughter of Carroll E. and Marie Hauck. She earned a bachelor's degree in art from Miami University in Miami, Ohio, and had a master's degree in library science from Western Reserve University. She moved to Baltimore in 1954 and joined the central Pratt Library.

On February 15, 2009, CHARLES ENOCH, devoted husband to Mabel M. Brownson. Friends may visit the family-owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Friday after 12 noon, where the family will receive friends on Saturday 9 AM followed by funeral service at 9:30.

As old photographs of local jazz musicians flashed on a screen, those gathered in the Pennsylvania Avenue branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Druid Heights on Monday night shouted out names or furrowed their brows, racking their memories for old acquaintances and friends. About 50 people gathered for local historian Thomas Saunders' program "Revisiting Pennsylvania Avenue: A Trip Down Memory Lane" at the library branch and long-standing community landmark, which just completed a three-month renovation.

ENOCH ROBINSON COOK, JR., was born on October 5, 1921, in Glenwood County, Maryland. the oldest of Enoch, Sr., and Gladys Cook's nine children. He was always the perfect gentleman, a devoted husband and father. His career was long and varied: a Army Chef, a demotion expert, draftsman, radio/TV repairman and for 37 years a U.S. Postal mechanic. Enoch completed the eight grade which was the limit to Blacks in education in Howard County at the time. Prior to Enoch's marriage to Salonia B. Waters for 64 years and 10 months Enoch enlisted in the C-C's (Civilian Conservation Corp.

On August 14, 2008 Enoch "Skip" Lewis Harlan, Jr. Friends may call at ELINE FUNERAL HOME, 11824 Reisterstown Road (at Franklin Blvd.), on Monday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. Services will be held at Northwest Baptist Church on Tuesday at 10 A.M.: www.ElineFuneralHome.com

On October 28, 2003, DAVID ENOCH FEDDER beloved husband of Arleen Cohen Fedder (nee Kerman) loving father of Marka Danielle Fedder of Charleston, SC, Tamara Beth Fedder of Baltimore, and Adam Garey Fedder of Baltimore, dear stepfather of Cheryl Caplan and Mark Cohen, adored brother of Felice Fedder of New York, NY, loving grandfather of Meredith Sprague, Tomas Rogers, Zachary Caplan, Jesse Caplan, Morgan Caplan and Sarah Cohen. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS INC., 8900 Reisterstown Road at Mt. Wilson Lane on Thursday, October 30, at 11 A.M. Interment Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery, Berrymans Lane.

Friends may call on Wednesday from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. at the family owned BRADLEY ASHTON FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 2134 Willow Spring Road at the corner of Dundalk Avenue where services will be held at 7 p.m. Interment on Thursday at 10:45 a.m. in Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery.

Theirs was a nation ravaged by war. But after defeat, the Japanese were eager to rebuild, inspired in part by an unlikely couple: Dagwood and Blondie. The cartoon makes an appearance in New Beginnings: Japan in the Immediate Postwar Years, 1945 -- 1949. The exhibition, on display at Central Enoch Pratt Free Library through Dec. 29, uses vibrant illustrations, photographs and thoughtful commentary to show how the process of democratizing an ancient nation went hand in hand with introducing its citizenry to modern American culture.

On August 7, 2005, REGINA ELIZABETH FOX; daughter of the late Enoch J. and Matilda Mc Cullough Fox; sister of the late Irene Fox. A Prayer Service will be held Thursday, 10 A.M. at the family owned Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home Inc., 6500 York Road (at Overbrook). Interment Mt. Maria Cemetery, Towson.

If you're a regular attendee at the author appearances at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, you've seen a fair share of geniuses. Junot Diaz and Dinaw Mengestu -- who today received "genius" grants from the MacArthur Foundation -- have appeared in recent years at the Pratt. Diaz entertained a packed auditorium at the 2009 CityLit Festival, and it was gratifying to see so many young faces in the crowd, eager to hear his words. He is best known for " The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," and more recently released " This Is How You Lose Her . " Mengestu, who lives in Washington, appeared at the Pratt in October, 2010, as Gregg Wilhelm of the CityLit Project reminded me. Mengestu's novel, " The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears," was among the books considered by the One Maryland One Book program as it looked for a work that outlined the immigrant experience.

Fans of Stieg Larsson's Millenium trilogy will get a closer look at the late author Wednesday, when long-time companion Eva Gabrielsson appears at the Enoch Pratt Free Library to discuss her book "There Are Things I Want You to Know. " The book is part-memoir, part-polemic against Swedish inheritance laws, which denied her a part of the fortune generated by "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and Larsson's other books. Though Stieg and Eva lived together for decades -- and shared the trials of sustaining the muck-raking magazine Expo, including death threats from fascist groups -- she was not legally an heir.

If you didn't get a chance to attend the recent Black and White Party, a fund-raiser for the Enoch Pratt Free Library, you can get a taste of the event at this Baltimore Sun photo gallery. The event, whose theme was "Evening in Paris," was organized by the Pratt Contemporaries, a group of young professional who support the library.  Here's another Pratt event worth attending: this Saturday's Booklovers' Breakfast with Michael Eric Dyson. It will be held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, 700 Aliceanna St., from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

The Canton branch of Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Free Library will close at the end of January for a two-year renovation project. The renovation of the 126-year-old library will include a new meeting room, furniture and circulation desk, additional computers and enhancements for wheelchair accessibility. Additional improvements will also be made to the exterior of the historic building. The library closes beginning Jan. 30.

Three days remain to return overdue library materials to Enoch Pratt Free Library branches without paying fines. The library's "Amnesty Week" runs through Saturday. Fines are being forgiven this week in order to encourage library patrons to register or renew their library cards in September, Library Card Sign-up Month. Normally, the maximum fine on adult or young adult cards is $6 an item. On children's cards the maximum fine is $3 an item. Fine forgiveness does not apply to e-readers, laptops, and materials lent by other library systems.

With summer vacation in full swing, thoughts of warm weather fun, sleeping in and spending time with friends tend to top most kids' to-do lists. For too many youngsters, however, one essential activity is missing: retaining much of what they learned during the previous school year. While society tends to stress academic achievement from August to June, there is a reality we all must face — that summer months play a crucial role in the continuing education of our youth. Otherwise, much of what they learned during the previous school year gets lost.

STEWART SYLVESTER COOK SR., passed into eternal life on Sunday, October 26, 2003 at North Arundel Hospital. He was the son of The late Enoch and Gladys Cook. Stewart was married to Shirley Burgess. Stewart leaves four sons, Stewart Jr., Cornell, Grayling and Kevin, and daughter Jenne, one devoted daughter- in-law, Deborah Cook, 10 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, brothers Enoch II, Bernard and Allen, sisters Romaine Estep, Sarah Cook and Diane Jackson, four sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law and a host of nieces and nephews.

Performance dates for "Sweet Chariot" at the Enoch Pratt Central Library were incorrect in some editions of yesterday's paper. The correct dates and times are 8 tonight and tomorrow. There is a reception with the playwright and the director at 7 tonight, and a reception with the actress after tomorrow's performance.The Sun regrets the error.

On January 8, 2010 ENOCH. Visitation 2140 North Fulton Avenue Wednesday 4 to 8 P.M. Family will receive friends Thursday at First Tabernacle, 1606 Ashland Avenue 10:30 A.M. funeral to follow at 11:00 A.M.

Standing O's current production of "Mr. Marmalade" is the edgiest and most complex in its two-year history. Founder and artistic director Ron Giddings offers audiences this black comedy, which enters unknown theatrical territory to provide an entertaining and disturbing evening. In 2004, at age 25, playwright Noah Haidle premiered his savage comedy in Los Angeles exploring how irresponsible parenting can damage children. In his director's notes, Giddings recalls seeing the play in 2005 when it ran off-Broadway at the Roundabout Theatre.