Gardner

On January 28, 2005, CHARLES F. GARDNER of Severn, beloved husband of Carol Hunter Gardner, loving father of Chris Gardner and Elizabeth A. Jacobson Gardner, dear brother of Ronnie and Mick Gardner. He is also survived by three grandchildren and 15 loving nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brothers Al and Doug Gardner and his sister Helen Brown. Visistation at Barranco & Sons Funeral Home, Ritchie Highway at Robinson Road, Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services will be at the above funeral home on Wednesday at 10 A.M. Interment will follow at Maryland Veteran Cemetery, Crownsville.

Women's lacrosse Gavin, Gardner, Cahill, Benner sign with STX Baltimore-based lacrosse equipment maker STX announced today that it has signed nine new members to Team STX, the first-ever elite post-collegiate women's team: Grace Gavin (Loyola, St.Paul's), Julie Gardner (Severna Park), Dana Cahill (Mercy), Lauren Benner (Severn), Maggie Tamasitis , Clayton Crum , Mary Flowers , Cacki Helmer and Brittany Brigandi . STX announced the signing of Josie Owen (Severn)

Aisling Gardner and Nick Fernandez were married on May 16, 2009 at St. Anne's Episcopal Parish in Annapolis, MD. Parents of the bride are Maureen Grace Gardner and Thomas Gardner. The groom is the son of JoAnne Zawitoski Fernandez and the late Guy Fernandez. The bride and groom are both graduates of the University of Maryland, College Park. The couple now resides in Richland, WA.

The Baltimore entertainment attorney who represented White House state dinner crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi and "The Wire" actress Felicia "Snoop" Pearson was disbarred Monday after the state's highest court found he had, among other things, overbilled clients and misused money given to him as a retainer. The Court of Appeals upheld an earlier ruling that Paul W. Gardner II had violated official standards of conduct for lawyers, and he was ordered to pay court costs. The court ruled Gardner improperly paid his office manager for legal work, though she was not an attorney, and improperly filed a nonimmigrant work visa application, resulting in its being denied.

On February 2, 2007, EVELYN GARDNER departed this life. Viewing at Estep Funeral Home, Thursday, February 8, 2007, from 12 P.M. to 7:45 P.M. On Friday 9, Wake 10:30 to 11 A.M., Funeral service 11 A.M., at Payne Memorial AME Church, 1714 Madison Avenue. Interment Arbutus Cemetery.

On March 15, 2003. On Friday, friends may call at the Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Service, 5151 Balto., Natl' Pike(Rt. 40), from 3 to 8 P.M. On Saturday, Mrs. Robin Gardner will lie-in-state at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church, 1612 Saratoga St., where the family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 A.M. with service to follow. Inquiries to 410-233-2400.

On November 28, 2004, GARDNERRUSSELL; beloved husband of the late Helene Russell; loving father of Craig and Kent Russell. Services private. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be directed in Mr. Gardner's name to: Gilchrist Center, 6601 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21204 and/or The American Cancer Society P.O. Box 43025 Baltimore, MD 21236-0025. Arrangements-Lemmon Funeral Home (410-252-6000).

Naji Hibbert   has never been to Gardner-Webb, and he didn't know much about the small Division I school in Boiling Springs, N.C., until a few weeks ago. But despite his relative lack of familiarity with the university, Hibbert quickly discovered that Gardner-Webb was a “good fit academically and on the floor.” Hibbert, an East Baltimore native who played three years at Texas A&M, announced his intentions to transfer to the Big South school...

Martha Gardner takes the maternal approach to teaching. She ushers in every new school year "with butterflies of anticipation" as she welcomes her newest students into her family. After 32 years in the classroom, that family has grown very large. "If you are part of my life, you are family," she says to those students about to join her in a yearlong adventure. "I am excited to see their faces on the first day. These smiling, uncertain people don't know it yet, but they have just met the newest member of their family — me. " Those sentiments helped earn Gardner recognition as the Anne Arundel County Teacher of the Year.

Lee Gardner, editor of Baltimore's City Paper, is leaving the alt-weekly to become a senior editor of the Washington-based Chronicle of Higher Education. Gardner, 47, said 17 years at the City Paper — including 10 as the editor — was simply enough time to be in one place. "When I got here, I figured I would stay about two years," he said. "Well, here I am. " Gardner, who studied English at the University of Tennessee and Towson University, began his tenure at City Paper as its music editor.

Pat Gardner, a quilt artist, teacher and lecturer, died Oct. 12 at Maryland Shock Trauma Center as the result of a fall she suffered Oct. 12. The Edenwald Retirement Community resident was 83. Born Patricia M. Zug in Reading, Pa., and raised in Richland, Pa., she earned a bachelor's degree in home economics education at Juniata College. She moved to Baltimore in 1951 and began her quilting career in the early 1970s, when she developed an interest in Baltimore and Pennsylvania antique quilts and other textiles.

Since the late '90s, Mates of State have been a staple of the indie rock world. The husband-and-wife duo consists of Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner, who combine keyboard, drums and vocals to create energetic harmonies. Over the past 14 years, the Lawrence, Kan. natives have released seven albums and played with bands such as Jimmy Eat World and Death Cab for Cutie. On Tuesday their travels will take them to The Ottobar , where they will perform songs from their most recent album "Mountaintops.

SMITHFIELD, N.C. — This used to be tobacco country. Still is, but the demand for tobacco is down, the demand for soybeans and sweet potatoes is up, and the farmers have adjusted accordingly. This is not a land of pretense. On the highway leading into town, a small green sign celebrates a hometown star. The star is not Ava Gardner — the Hollywood glamour girl who was born nearby and was buried here, the legendary actress and onetime wife of Frank Sinatra. The star is a guy who made it to the major leagues and hit .230.

• METS: Three-time All-Star 2B Luis Castillo was released despite being owed $6 million this season. Castillo, 35, averaged only 105 games in three full seasons with the Mets and hit .235 last year. … RF Carlos Beltran received a cortisone shot in his left knee in response to lingering discomfort. He has played in only one spring training game, at DH.   • DODGERS: 3B Casey Blake might start the season on the disabled list after hurting his back last weekend trying to beat out a bunt.

Former neighbors of a man on trial in the death of his wife five years ago testified Thursday that they saw the defendant ripping down fliers reporting her disappearance from utility poles around their Rosedale neighborhood a few days after the woman had disappeared. Jennifer T. Zimmerman told a Baltimore County Circuit Court jury that she looked out her window one day in March 2005 and noticed the defendant, Dennis J. Tetso, removing fliers that been affixed to a pole as part of the effort to locate Tetso's wife, Tracey L. Gardner, who had been reported missing after failing to show up as planned at a Motley Crue concert in Washington.