Gibson Island

Robert S. Cochran Sr., 90, regional manager for GERobert S. Cochran Sr., a retired regional manager for General Electric Supply Corp., died Thursday of heart failure at his Gibson Island home. He was 90.He joined General Electric in 1929 and retired in 1965 as manager of the Baltimore-Washington region.During World War II, he was an Army staff officer in Washington and participated in the 1943 invasion of Salerno. After the war, he remained active in the Army Reserve and retired as a colonel.

William G. Kouwenhoven, 73, airline consultantWilliam Gerrit Kouwenhoven, a retired airline management consultant and skilled yachtsman, died Saturday of lung cancer at his Roland Park residence. He was 73.From 1951 until he retired in 1988, he was a management consultant to numerous air carriers, including Pan American World Airways, American Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines System and British Airways.He raced sailboats on the Chesapeake Bay and Long Island Sound and in the Newport-to-Bermuda race.

Marjorie S.B. Cadwalader: In an obituary in yesterday's editions of The Sun, the time of the memorial service for Marjorie S. B. Cadwalader was incorrectly reported. The service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at St. Christopher-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church on Gibson Island. The Sun regrets the error.Pub Date: 5/13/98

Thomas Benton Baker, 63, National Guard generalBrig. Gen. Thomas Benton Baker, retired assistant adjutant general of the Maryland Army National Guard, collapsed Saturday near his Stevensville home and died at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. He was 63.He retired in 1997, ending a 40-year military career, during which he rose from private to general, the last eight as assistant adjutant general. He was commissioned a second lieutenant after graduating from officer candidate school in 1960 and was transferred to the Maryland Army National Guard in 1976.

Two recent reports of people being bitten by foxes near the North Linthicum Light Rail Station have prompted the county's Animal Control and Health departments to issue a warning to commuters and area residents to stay away from foxes and report any sightings or bites.While raccoons make up the majority of rabies cases, foxes, bats and skunks have also been found to carry the virus. Animal control officials advise people not to try to help or trap injured animals, suggesting they instead call 410-222-6690.

Marian M. Melville, 99, gardener, designed homeMarian M. Melville, an avid gardener who designed her Gibson Island home, died Tuesday of heart failure at the Keswick Multi-Care Center. She was 99.A former resident of the Marylander Apartments, Mrs. Melville decided in 1957 to have a home of her own design constructed on Gibson Island.She spent the next 40 years in the home, then moved to Keswick last year. She was an avid gardener and was a member of the Gibson Island Club.The former Marian Maytham was born and raised in Buffalo, N.Y.While attending the Penn Hall School for Girls in Chambersburg, Pa., she met Thomas Woods Melville at a school dance.

Marjorie S.B. Cadwalader: In an obituary in yesterday's editions of The Sun, the time of the memorial service for Marjorie S. B. Cadwalader was incorrectly reported. The service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at St. Christopher-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church on Gibson Island. The Sun regrets the error.Marjorie S. B. Cadwalader, 75, active on Gibson IslandMarjorie Stewart Bagley Cadwalader, a volunteer and an active member of the Gibson Island community, where she lived for 42 years, died May 4 from complications of a stroke at North Arundel Hospital.

The young boat builders have let their attention wander from the 1-by-12 planks and the plywood before them, and as a result, Mr. Pete's "magic sauce," a gooey marshmallow cream caulk known to the boat-building world as 3M's Marine Sealant, is all over the place."

Shirley T. Corvese, 65, professional pianistShirley T. Corvese, a former Baltimore resident and self-taught pianist who played in several bands, died of cancer Monday in Chatsworth, Calif., where she moved last year. She was 65.She was born Shirley Tarleton in Pennsylvania and raised in East Baltimore. She taught herself to play the piano when she was 9.At 16, she was performing professionally with bands in local bars and clubs. She was an accompanist for a female singer, and they toured many East Coast cities.

50 years agoThe $667,000 bridge over Spa Creek, linking Annapolis and Eastport, will be opened to traffic tomorrow, announced Walter Hopkins, bridge engineer of the State Road Commission. -- The Sun, July 8, 1947.A southerly wind at times half a gale made racing from Gibson Island to Poplar Island a long day. Sponsored by the Gibson Island Yacht Squadron, the Class B winner was the Naval Academy yawl, "Restless," nosing out "Elda" of Gibson Island. -- The Sun, July 28, 1947.Pub Date: 7/27/97

Perhaps a herd of goats will help Gibson Islanders solve a mystery that was created when an ancient tulip poplar that blew over six years ago during Tropical Storm Isabel revealed several handmade bricks in its extensively tangled root ball. Earlier this year, a Gibson Islander out for a stroll with his dog was greeted with a present of a handmade brick when his dog exited the thick underbrush. A quick glance and the passer-by realized that it wasn't a typical run-of-the-mill Home Depot brick; it turns out it harks back to the 18th century.

Doris B. Smith, a homemaker and former physical education teacher, died Thursday of complications from dementia at the Broadmead retirement community in Cockeysville. She was 100. Doris Buker was born and raised in Winchester, Mass., and attended Radcliffe College. She later earned a bachelor's degree in English from Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College, in 1961. Mrs. Smith met her future husband, S. Yeardley Smith, at Love Point while both were sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. They married in 1933.

Robert McLean III, a retired commercial real estate broker and Gibson Island resident, died of pulmonary failure Nov. 11 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. The longtime Gibson Island resident was 80. Mr. McLean was born in Baltimore and raised on Park Avenue in Bolton Hill. He was a 1946 graduate of Gilman School. He earned a bachelor's degree in politics, history and economics from Yale University in 1950 and earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Pennsylvania in 1969.

Judith R. Clemson, a garden lover with a knack for making colorful arrangements and growing orchids, died of bladder cancer June 21 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. She was 78. Mrs. Clemson was an alumna of Girls' Latin School in Baltimore and the Maryland College for Women in Lutherville, where she studied education. For several years after her college graduation, she taught preschool to disabled children, some of whom had been blinded after birth because of a shortage of oxygen in their incubators.

Elizabeth P. Geare, a former school business manager and World War II veteran, died of lung cancer Friday at the Broadmead retirement community in Cockeysville. The former Gibson Island resident was 84. Elizabeth Walker Englar was born in Baltimore and raised in the city's Guilford neighborhood and Gibson Island in Anne Arundel County. She was a 1941 graduate of Bryn Mawr School and attended Smith College in Northampton, Mass. In 1943, she enlisted in the WAVES ( Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service)

Elizabeth R. Knapp, a homemaker and gardener, died of cancer Jan. 7 at Oak Crest Village retirement community in Parkville. She was 89. Elizabeth Reckord was born in Bel Air and graduated from Bel Air High School. The former Roland Park and Gibson Island resident had worked as a volunteer coordinator at Union Memorial Hospital for many years. She was an avid golfer and enjoyed needlepoint. She also liked growing a variety of daffodils and was an active member of the Daffodil Society of Maryland.

Jean A. Ault, a homemaker and longtime Gibson Island resident, died of breast cancer Sunday at her home. She was 84. The former Jean Hall Abbott was born in Elmira, N.Y., and raised in Western Springs, Ill., and LaGrange, Ill. She earned a bachelor's degree in human ecology in 1944 from Cornell University. She was married in 1944 to Jesse Louis Ault, a Western Electric Corp. manager at the old Point Breeze plant who died in 1985. Mrs. Ault had been an avid sailor, enjoying the Maine waters and Chesapeake Bay. She played golf until she was 84 and regularly beat her children at the sport.

On January 7, 2007, JEAN ABBOTT AULT of Gibson Island, MD; beloved wife of the late Jesse Louis Ault; devoted mother of Jane A. Ault, Jesse Louis Ault, Jr., Jeffrey Farnum Ault and James Winfield Ault. Also survived by five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held on Gibson Island at St. Christopher's by the Sea on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 12 noon. Family will receive friends at the residence immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 200 East Joppa Road, Suite 407, Towson, MD 21286.

On January 7, 2007, JEAN ABBOTT AULT of Gibson Island, MD; beloved wife of the late Jessie Louis Ault; devoted mother of Jane A. Ault, Jessie Louis Ault, Jr., Jeffrey Farnum and James Winfield Ault. Also survived by five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held on Gibson Island at St. Christopher's by the Sea on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 12 noon. Family will receive friends at the residence immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 200 East Joppa Road, Suite 407, Towson, MD 21286.

GEORGE S. BLOME, JR. who was called Geo by family and friends, died in his sleep in Sarasota, FL on November 27, 2006. A native of Baltimore, MD, Geo graduated from Polytechnic High School in 1941, where he played Varsity Lacross and was a swimmer. Before graduating from Johns Hopkins in 1947, Geo enlisted in WWII Navy Program at Cornell U. He spent 18 months on minesweepers in Japan. Recalled to active duty in the Korean War was Lt. Commander-Naval Reserve, Geo worked for the Supervisor of Shipbuilding in NYC and Baltimore.