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On July 31, 2005, GUSTAV AUGUST PLOGER; beloved husband of Elisabeth K. Ploger (nee Sebastian); devoted father of Hans J. Ploger, of Argentina, Karla E. Reinhardt, of Roswell, GA and Cristina V. Loizeaux; dear brother of Fritz Ploger, of Germany. Also survived by ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services and interment private.

On August 26, 2003, JAMES S., JR., beloved husband of the late Louise T. Keelty (nee Hayes); devoted father of Louise T. Keelty, Bernardine K. Wyatt, James Keelty, III, Kevin C. Keelty of Washington, DC, Brian M. Keelty, Michael J. Keelty, Maureen K. Suelau and Patrick J. Keelty of Snowmass, CO; brother of Lucette K. Costa and Joseph S. Keelty. Also survived by 19 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. A Vigil Service will be held at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A)

C. Dembinsky Jr.Athlete, deputy sheriffCharles "Bubby" Dembinsky Jr., a former semiprofessional baseball player and deputy sheriff, died of a heart attack Wednesday at the home of a daughter in Pasadena. He was 75 and lived in Baltimore's Westport neighborhood until December. A Baltimore native, he worked 12 years as a deputy city sheriff after retiring as a mold-maker at the Carr-Lowrey Glass Co.He was a lifelong baseball enthusiast, playing and managing through the early 1950s, according to a son Charles "Sonny" Dembinsky III of Baltimore.

WHEN THE YOUNGEST children at St. Joseph School in Fullerton checked out their first libraty books of the year Thursday, the man doing the stamping was a 70-year-old grandfather wearing a Mickey Mouse watch. For many of the kindergartners, dressed in gray and burgundy uniforms, it was a new experience. Some had yet, to grasp the concept of borrowing. "I think I'm going to buy this one," said one child as he surveyed an array of picture books along one wall of the Baltimore County school's library.

On August 16, 2003, GERTRUDE M. (nee Linthicum); devoted mother of James T., Michael P. and Steven R. Garrett, Sherry E. Haynes and Donna M. Duncan. Also survived by seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation Tuesday and Wednesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. at the Cvach-Rosedale Funeral Home, 1211 Chesaco Avenue. Funeral Service Thursday morning. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery.

On May 14, 2006, JO ANN B. KNUDSEN, of Ellicott City, MD; beloved wife of C. Stuart Knudsen; loving mother of three children, Jana, Christian and Robert. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held on Saturday May 20 at 11 A.M. at Catonsville United Methodist Church, 6 Melvin Avenue, Catonsville, MD. Interment private. Arrangements by STERLING-ASHTON-SCHWAB-WITZKE FUNERAL HOME OF CATONSVILLE, INC.

Allender Sr., Leroy Fairfax On January 19, 2003 LEROY FAIRFAX ALLENDER SR. (Reds) beloved husband of Mary Allender (nee Peraro) loving father of Leroy Jr., Harry, Donald, Jerry, Ronald and Samuel Allender, dear brother of Harry and Edgar Allender, adored brother-in-law of Dennis Peraro and Elizabeth Knox, devoted father-in-law of Kathy, Ann, Carrie and Colleen Allender, also survived by eighteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the HUBBARD FUNERAL HOME INC., 4107 Wilkens Ave., on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. where Services will be held on Wednesday at 10 A.M. at the funeral home.

George IvesLast Boer War veteranVANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The last survivor of the Boer War, who was believed to be Canada's oldest man, has died in British Columbia at the age of 111, his daughter said Wednesday.George Ives was lucid right up until Monday morning, when he succumbed to a flu virus, daughter Audrey Davidson said."He just turned and gave up. He just didn't have the strength to fight the virus," Ms. Davidson said in an interview from the Vancouver suburb of Aldergrove.Mr.

On February 26, 2006, WILBERT A. BUCKINGHAM, SR., beloved husband of Eda and the late Edith Buckingham. Loving father of Wilbert Buckingham, Jr., stepfather fo Anita and Walter. Also survived by eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Predeceased by two grandchildren. Friend may call at the Gonce Funeral Home, 4001 Ritchie Hwy, Brooklyn, MD on March 1st at 11 A.M. at which time a funeral service will be held. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.2006 GRACE W.; beloved mother of June Chapman and Robert Burkett.

Blanche Marie Dick, 93, grocery store cashier Blanche Marie Dick, a mother of seven and a former cashier and clerk at grocery stores in Gambrills from the 1940s to the 1960s, died of heart failure Friday at North Arundel Hospital. She was 93. Blanche Marie Brown was born in Martinsburg, W. Va., where she attended school through the ninth grade. She was married in 1929 to James Grantham Dick, who died in 1988. A Gambrills resident for 29 years, she previously resided in Woodwardville.