Gardiner

On June 21, 2004, WILLIAM MICHAEL "BILL", beloved husband of Joan Gardiner, devoted father of Stephanie and Will Gardiner, dear brother of Jean Biscoe, Michael Ferguson and Richard Gardiner. Relatives and friends may gather at MILLER-DIPPEL FUNERAL HOME, INC., 6415 Belair Road on Thursday only 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services and Interment private. Contributions may be made in the name of Bill to The Heart Association, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, Va. 23058.

A 20-year-old man was taken to a local hospital in grave condition Tuesday evening after an incident at Pier One on Old Philadelphia Road in Aberdeen, Harford County fire officials said. It was unclear how the incident occurred, but it was originally reported as an accident involving a piece of machinery, according to Rich Gardiner, spokesman for the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association. The accident may have been secondary, however, he said. Gardiner did not have additional information available around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

On March 1, 2004, RUSSELL L. GARDINER, SR., beloved husband of Marion J. Gardiner (nee Amato), devoted father of Linda Doak and her husband, Tim, Russell L. Gardiner, Jr. and his wife, Melissa, loving grandfather of Kristen Donarum, Lauren Doak, Jaden and Jillian Gardiner, great grandfather of Paige and Quinn, dear brother of George S. Gardiner and the late Louise Mullaney. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Schimunek Funeral Home of Bel Air, Inc., 610 W. Macphail Road (at Rt 24)

When Baltimore's Gardiners furniture lost a Super Bowl bet with its customers, forced to give away $600,000 in furniture because the Ravens' Jacoby Jones returned a kick return for a touchdown, the store owners couldn't have been happier. Because they didn't have to pay up. Their insurance company did. And now Odds On Promotions president Mark Gilmartin isn't exactly doing the Ray Lewis dance. "It's always good to have winners in our industry," he told Insider Wednesday.

On Saturday April 5, 2003. Beloved wife of the late Francis E. Gardiner, Sr., mother of Ethel Frye of Frederick, MD., Francis E. "Skip" Gardiner Jr., of Edgewater, MD., Cecelia Orme of Preston, MD. and Noel Gardiner of Davidsonville, MD., sister of Charles Burch of St. Ingloes, MD. and Kenneth and Patrick Burch of Silver Spring, MD. Also survived by thirteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 2973 Solomons ISland Rd., Edgewater, MD on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Thursday April 10 at 11 A.M. at Our LAdy of Sorrows Catholic Church, West River, Md. Interment church cemetery, In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the scholarship fund, in her name, at the Ruritan Educational Grant Fund, Ruritan Foundation, P.O. Box 261, Davidsonville, MD., 21035.

S. K. DAVID GARDINER, 66 of Salisbury, died Thursday, March 9, 2006 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Stanislaus Kostka and Crezentia Mullaney Gardiner. Mr. Gardiner was a 39 year employee of the Maryland State hospital system, most recently serving as Financial Agents Operations Chief. He was the great-grandson of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Sandra Louise Gardiner of Salisbury; four children: three grandchildren; and a sister Anita Staiti.

On March 14, 2003, M. CELESTE (nee Prinz); beloved wife of the late Eugene T. Gardiner, Jr.; devoted mother of Mary Faith Gardiner-Ferretto and her husband Marc Ferretto; devoted step-grandmother of Jessica Ferretto and Lisa Ferretto. She is also survived by cousins and loving friends. Friends may call at the Leonard J. Ruck, Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road (at Echodale), on Sunday, from 7 to 9 P.M., and on Monday, from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral Services will be held at Govans Presbyterian Church, on Tuesday, at 11 A.M. Interment New Cathedral Cemetery.

George S. Gardiner, founder of a chain of Baltimore area furniture stores, died of heart failure Thursday at Oak Crest Village in Parkville, where he had lived since 1995. The former Towson resident was 91. Mr. Gardiner was born and raised in Baltimore and graduated in 1932 from Polytechnic Institute. He became a licensed electrician and during World War II was deferred from serving in the military because of a severe heart condition. In 1942, he established an appliance repair business on Polk Street in Northeast Baltimore.

Marcella Lorraine Gardiner, an amateur actress and director in local and regional theaters, died Friday of complications from a stroke at Windsor Ridge Nursing Home in Woodlawn. She was 70 and had lived at the home for the past eight years.As a divorced mother of three, she was a rate clerk for the Chessie System railroad in Baltimore for 20 years and retired in 1986.But her interest lay in the theater, beginning in 1959 with a supporting role in "Monique" with the Vagabond Players in Baltimore, followed by "The Reluctant Debutante" with the Chesapeake Players of Pasadena.

EMMITSBURG -- Freshman forward Megan Gardiner scored a game-high 30 points to lead Mount St. Mary's to a 75-56 victory over Long Island in a Northeast Conference women's tournament quarterfinal last night at Knott Arena.The Mountaineers, two wins away from a third straight trip to the NCAA tournament, face Monmouth tomorrow at home in the semifinals.Gardiner scored 16 in the first half as the Mountaineers (20-7, 15-3) opened a 41-27 lead, ending the half with a 6-0 run.In the second half, the Blackbirds (11-16, 7-11)

Gardiners Furniture might be eating its Super Bowl bet but couldn't be happier about it. Gary Mullaney, co-owner of the Baltimore chain, said Monday that his phone has been ringing off the hook and reporters have been clamoring for interviews since an improbable offer came true. Gardiners told customers all furniture bought between Jan. 31 and 3 p.m. on the day of the game would be free if the Baltimore Ravens returned a kick for a touchdown during Sunday evening's Super Bowl . And then Jacoby Jones returned a kickoff 108 yards for a touchdown to open the second half, forcing the store to give away $600,000 in furnishings.

The owners of a local furniture company that declared free goods if the Ravens returned a kick for a touchdown at the start of the game or just after halftime found themselves having to make good after Jacoby Jones did just that. Gardiners Furniture, a Baltimore company, offered customers the throwdown, saying if such a kick return happened, all furniture bought between Jan. 31 and 3 p.m. on game day would be free. And then Jones opened the second half with a 108-yard kick return.

In the grand scheme of themes, we have more than enough recordings of Beethoven symphonies. But there always seems to be room for one more. I would gladly clear a spot on an overstuffed CD shelf for a version of Beethoven's Fifth and Seventh symphonies recently released on the Soli Deo Gloria label, recorded live at Carnegie Hall by New York's classical station radio WQXR. This disc captures the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique and its conductor, John Eliot Gardiner, at a white-hot peak of expressive fervor.

Joseph Michael Gardiner, a retired owner of a mechanical contracting business who was a World War II combat veteran, died of diabetic complications March 28 at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Fla. He was 84 and lived in Taneytown. Born in Baltimore and raised in Riviera Beach, he attended St. Rose of Lima School and the Jacobsville Elementary School in Pasadena. He left Glen Burnie High School at 16 to work at the Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard to help support the family.

On April 19, 2008, Richard Knight Gardiner, Visitation Saturday, April 26, 2008 from 10 A.M. to 11 A.M. in the Brinsfield Life Celebration Chapel, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Memorial Service will be conducted at 11 A.M. in the Life Celebration Chapel. Interment will follow in St. Aloysius Catholic Church Cemetery, Leonardtown, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House, c/o HOSPICE of St. Mary's, Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 or Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Two police officers were treated for smoke inhalation after helping rescue people from an apartment house in downtown Aberdeen early yesterday, state and Harford County fire officials said. Close to a dozen people escaped the fire without injury, but a pet dog died in the fire, the officials said. A passer-by reported the fire at 15 S. Rogers St. shortly before 5 a.m. Two Aberdeen police officers - Sgt. Albert Severn, 47, and Patrolman First Class Christopher Reiber, 30 - arrived before firefighters, and began rescue efforts, said Rich Gardiner, chief spokesman for the Harford County Fire Department, and Joseph Zurolo, a deputy state fire marshal.

NEW YORK -- Walking toward the locker room at halftime, Mount St. Mary's looked nothing like the Northeast Conference women's tournament top seed. The dazed look was the result of losing most of a 15-point lead after Central Connecticut hit four three-pointers in the final 84 seconds."

POLICE LOG* Priest Bridge Business Park: Someone stole $5,000 worth of construction equipment Friday morning from Gardiner and Gardiner Contracting in the 2100 block of Baldwin Ave.