Grandchildren

A snowball stand's success depends on two key things: hot weather and lots of hard work, say Baltimore-area purveyors of the summer treat. Add those ingredients to the crushed ice and syrup concoction that has long been a regional favorite, and summertime entrepreneurs say they can make a decent living during the season's warmest weeks. "A lot of people think it's easy to start it," said Margo Torsell, who along with family members runs a three-year-old stand on Liberty Road in Randallstown.

Mary Esther R. "Essie" Feldmann, a retired registered nurse and pioneering Rodgers Forge resident, died Sunday of complications from dementia at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. Earlier this month, family and friends gathered to celebrate Mrs. Feldmann's 103rd birthday. She was born Jan. 13, 1910, in Baltimore. The daughter of a carriage maker and a homemaker, Mary Esther Roche was raised in Mount Washington. After graduating from Mount St. Agnes High School in 1929, she earned her nursing degree from the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in 1932.

A little more than a week ago, little children filled the yard of the Northeast Baltimore home with playthings and laughter. Neighbors of the Denwood Avenue rowhouse recalled happy, friendly and smiling kids under the eye of an ever-watchful grandmother. Now their bikes and toys lie in a charred heap by the concrete front porch. Debris fills the yard from the deadly fire that claimed the lives of four children and the woman the Worrell family called Mama Nancy. Family members and an estimated 1,000 mourners paid final tribute Thursday to Nancy Worrell, the 55-year-old at the heart of a family that included her husband of 27 years, 14 children, 60 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A little more than a week ago, little children filled the yard of the Northeast Baltimore home with playthings and laughter. Neighbors of the Denwood Avenue rowhouse recalled happy, friendly and smiling kids under the eye of an ever-watchful grandmother. Now their bikes and toys lie in a charred heap by the concrete front porch. Debris fills the yard from the deadly fire that claimed the lives of four children and the woman the Worrell family called Mama Nancy. Family members and an estimated 1,000 mourners paid final tribute Thursday to Nancy Worrell, the 55-year-old at the heart of a family that included her husband of 27 years, 14 children, 60 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Fager, on October 7, 2003, Doris T., of Fenwick Island, formerly of Baltimore, beloved wife of the late W. William Fager; mother of John W. Fager & Raymond W. Fager, sister of Harry Forthuber, Thelma Purcell & Ray Forthuber; 6 grandchildren, a step-grandchild & 5 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at Ullrich Funeral Home, Berlin, on Thursday from 10:00 AM to Noon, when a service will be conducted. Friends may also call at Ruck-Towson Funeral Home, 1050 York Rd. at Beltway Exit 26A, on Friday from Noon to 2:00 PM. Srvice will be conducted at 2:00 PM, prior to entombment at Moreland Memorial Park.

Angle, Donald H. On February 5, 2003 DONALD HUGH ANGLE, of Elkridge, beloved husband of Dorothy Angle (nee Nagengast); devoted father of Sharon M. Cotter, Donna L. Wildberger, Bryan D. Angle and Nancy S. Brown. He is also survived by nine grandchildren, three step grandchildren, and one step great-grandchild. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the GARY L. KAUFMAN FUNERAL HOME at MEADOWRIDGE MEMORIAL PARK INC., 7250 Washington Boulevard, Elkridge (exit 6 off Route 100), on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., and where funeral services will be held in the Vermillion Chapel on Saturday, February 8, at 9 A.M. Interment Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.

On January 17, 2007 KATHERINE M. (nee Livolsi), beloved wife of the late Pietro Michael Sorrentino, devoted mother of Joseph A. Sorrentino, Pietro M. Sorrentino, Jr., Rudolph Sorrentino, Rosemary A. Bongiorno and the late Carmen J. Sorrentino. Loving mother-in-law of Victor Bongiorno, Marie, Anna, Muriel and Therese Sorrentino, dear sister of Angela Minacapelli, John Livolsi and the late Mary Bruno, Rose Spedalire, Angelo and Phillip Livolsi. Also survived by ten grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Ruth A. White UpdikeRetired Baltimore teacherRuth A. White Updike, a retired Baltimore public school teacher, died Monday at St. Agnes Hospital from complications of a stroke. She was 83.Mrs. Updike had been a resident of Charlestown Retirement Community since 1993. Earlier, she lived in Ellicott City.She retired in 1976 from Marie Garnett Farring Elementary School after a 24-year career in the city school system.Born and raised in Elgood, W.Va., she attended schools there and moved to the Brooklyn section of the city in 1953, residing there until 1973.

These obituaries were provided by area funeral homes. If informationabout someone in your family who has passed away hasn't been published, please call Amy Miller or Mary Gail Hare at 876-8771, 857-0550 or 1-800-829-8000, Ext. 6595; you also may FAX your information to us at 876-0233.Dennis R. Brooks, 49, died April 13 at his home. He was the son of Bernice S. Brooks and the late Robert S. Brooks. He wasthe husband of Carol Gist Brooks. He had worked for the State Highway Administration as a project engineer and was a member of the Maryland Steam and Historical Society.

I'm a grandparent raising my grandchildren, and I need some suggestions and resources. Educators are always wanting to know the details on the children's background. These kids are hurt quite often by everyone with comments like, "Why aren't you living with your mom? Doesn't your mom want you?" I would appreciate any ideas.-- A grandmother inArlington Heights, Ill.Reader Anne Pierce's grandsons were 6 and 1 when she found them four years ago at a children's shelter soon after her %J daughter had abandoned them.

Margaret B. Tyler, a former Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. customer service representative, died Aug. 5 from complications of dementia at Cadia Rehabilitation in Millsboro, Del. She was 96. The former Margaret Beulah Knochel was born in Baltimore and raised in Highlandtown. She was a 1933 graduate of Eastern High School where she excelled in French, fencing and archery. She was married in 1939 to Oliver T. Tyler, an aeronautical engineer, who later became an executive with the old Glenn L. Martin Co. and the Boeing Co. He died in 1984.

As Jean Thomas helped her husband load furniture and boxes into a U-Haul truck parked outside their West Baltimore home Tuesday afternoon, she worried that she'd run out of time. She had lost a fight to stay in the rent-subsidized rowhouse on North Fremont Avenue where she and her husband, Sherman, had lived for seven years, recently with their daughter and four young grandchildren. Sheriff's deputies could arrive any minute to lock them out. The eviction deadline was Tuesday.

Mildred Attman, who was a co-founder with her husband of the Acme Paper & Supply Co. and later became a homemaker, died Thursday of heart failure at Sinai Hospital. The longtime Pikesville resident was 88. The daughter of a successful businessman and a homemaker, Mildred Cohen was born and raised in Essex, where her father owned a grocery store, bowling alley and the New Essex Theater. Her family lived above the theater. "Mom reminisced wistfully about falling to sleep as she could hear the music from the golden age of cinema below her," a son, Gary L. Attman of Pikesville, said in a eulogy for his mother.

Angela Tiburzi, who made men's suits for four decades, died of cancer April 25 at the Stella Maris Hospice. She was 86 and lived in Rosedale. Born Angela DiMarco in Baltimore and raised on Highlandtown's Eaton Street, she attended Our Lady of Pompei School. She met her future husband, Salvatore A. Tiburzi, later a Baltimore Police Department sergeant, as a child in the neighborhood where they both lived. They married shortly after World War II. The couple lived on Clinton Street in Highlandtown and later moved to Caradoc Drive in Rosedale.

At 68, Roy Hilton still enjoys fooling people. "They come up to me and think I'm an old basketball player. I like that," said Hilton, who, at 6-foot-6, was one of the tallest Baltimore Colts of his day. He fooled people in other ways, back then. The Colts' 15th round draft pick in 1965, Hilton surprised everyone by making the team at defensive end and lasting 11 years in the NFL. And in Baltimore's 16-13 victory in Super Bowl V, he surprised Dallas by roaring past its All-Pro tackle, Ralph Neely, and sacking Cowboys' quarterback Craig Morton twice before halftime.

Peter and Carol Zapf, of Edgewood, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this year with a renewal of vows in St. Lucia. They were married on Sept. 9, 1961 at St. Mildred Church in Baltimore. They are the parents of Jennifer (Tom) Mentzel of Bel Air and Jason (Shawn) Zapf of Bel Air and have five grandchildren.

MY SHOULDERS ache," observed my 50-something TC colleague one Monday morning. "I wonder if it's because I arm-walked the monkey bars at the playground with Jane on Saturday."

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, an informal, confidential support group for people bringing up their children's children, will meet tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church, 202 N. Main St., Mount Airy."

It wasn't until Jeanette Cole began feeling uncomfortable surrounded by countless antiques in her Federal Hill townhouse that she and her husband, William, decided to make a major change. While the move wasn't far — less than a mile south out on Locust Point — the brand-new townhouse in the Pulte development of McHenry Pointe would be a 180-degree turn for them. "I felt that I was being owned by things," Jeanette Cole says. And so the couple put the bulk of their antiques on the auction block and began a fresh start in 2006.

A 45-year-old man remained in good condition after he was shot in the right leg outside his Brooklyn home Tuesday, according to Baltimore Police. An officer met the victim at Harbor Hospital, who told her he had been playing with his grandchildren in the 4100 block of Audrey Avenue at 6:20 p.m. when the incident occurred, police said. The man's wife drove him to the hospital, police said. Text BUSINESS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun Business text alerts