Kaminski

On May 10, 2004, MAE R. KAMINSKI, formerly of Baltimore. Survived by her husband, Joseph; son, Joseph Allan (Jacqueline) Kaminski; three daughters, Susan (Richard) Wilson, Joyce (John) Guiliani, and Kathleen (Richard) Towner; 10 grandchildren; 1 great-granddaughter; sister, Vera (Edward) Kaminski; nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in St. Catherine of Siena Church, Mendon, New York. Interment, Monday, May 17, 2004, 1 P.M. at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore. Those wishing may contribute to Wilmot Cancer Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York 14642 in memory of Mae Kaminski.

Joseph W. Kaminski, a retired filling station owner and centenarian who until recently was working five days a week as a bindery technician for Baltimore County's public schools, died of heart failure May 7 at Gilchrist Hospice Center. The longtime Rosedale resident was 100. On hitting the century mark last year, Mr. Kaminski said in an interview with The Catholic Review, "When I reach 125, I'll think about retiring - but not until then." His daughter, Deborah A. Smith, who lives in Perry Hall, said, "He would have turned 101 next month on June 16."

On February 24, 2008, EDWARD FRANCIS KAMINSKI SR., of Bel Air, MD. Beloved husband of Audrey Violet Teal Kaminski. Devoted father of Edward Francis Kaminski and wife Carole, Diana Bara and husband Brian and Allen Kaminski. Loving brother of Alfreda Stevenson and the late John, Frank and Richard Kaminski. Also survived by nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A service will be held in the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Bel Air, MD, on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 10 A.M. Interment will be private in Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery, Owings Mills, MD. Friends may call at the funeral home in Bel Air on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O.Box 572, Bel Air, MD, 21014.

On February 24, 2008, EDWARD FRANCIS KAMINSKI SR., of Bel Air, MD. Beloved husband of Audrey Violet Teal Kaminski. Devoted father of Edward Francis Kaminski and wife Carole, Diana Bara and husband Brian and Allen Kaminski. Loving brother of Alfreda Stevenson and the late John, Frank and Richard Kaminski. Also survived by nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A service will be held in the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Bel Air, MD, on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 10 A.M. Interment will be private in Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery, Owings Mills, MD. Friends may call at the funeral home in Bel Air on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O.Box 572, Bel Air, MD, 21014.

Washington Capitals rookie center Kevin Kaminski cleared waivers yesterday and was sent to the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League.Kaminski had been recalled from Portland on Jan. 13, but did not play in the Caps' first five games.Goalie Byron Dafoe, who is on loan to the Phoenix Roadrunners, was named International Hockey League Player of the Week. He allowed two goals in two games last week and is 23-11-5 with a 3.88 goals-against average.

Carroll County's Farm Queen was named first runner-up Sunday in the Maryland Farm Queen contest at the Maryland State Fair.Laura M. Kaminski, 19, of Manchester, said she will represent the Maryland FarmBureau at events during the year that the queen cannot attend.She also will be at the fair, which runs through Labor Day, to help hand out awards.Kelly Holland of Pocomoke, Worcester County, won the title after a two-day competition. She was crowned by the outgoing queen, Jenell Rinehart, 18, of Taneytown.

Stephen C. Kaminski, a Baltimore native and U.S. Department of Commerce employee, died Wednesday in the Balkan air crash that killed Commerce Secretary Ronald H. Brown and 33 others on a trade-building mission to Bosnia. Mr. Kaminski was 41.Mr. Kaminski was a counselor for commercial affairs assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Vienna, Austria, where his territory included the war-torn Balkan region."He was on the plane because he had the contacts," said his brother, Richard Kaminski of Baltimore.

Joseph W. Kaminski, a retired filling station owner and centenarian who until recently was working five days a week as a bindery technician for Baltimore County's public schools, died of heart failure May 7 at Gilchrist Hospice Center. The longtime Rosedale resident was 100. On hitting the century mark last year, Mr. Kaminski said in an interview with The Catholic Review, "When I reach 125, I'll think about retiring - but not until then." His daughter, Deborah A. Smith, who lives in Perry Hall, said, "He would have turned 101 next month on June 16."

WASHINGTON -- There is one man at the Pentagon that every defense contractor needs to know.His signature means contracts, jobs, performance incentives, revenue. Paul G. Kaminski has been the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisitions and Technology a little more than 2 1/2 years, authorizing the purchase of everything from jet fighters to radar systems.Yesterday was Kaminski's last day on the job. Defense Secretary William Cohen has named no replacement yet, so there's no way to know what changes a successor will bring to a position with great influence over how the nation's money is spent on weapons.

On October 10, 2007 GERALDINE J. (nee Kaminski) beloved daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Kaminski; devoted mother of William D. Butler III, loving ex-wife of William D. Butler, Jr. Also survived by numerous family and friends. The family will receive friends at the family owned LILLY & ZEILER INC. FUNERAL HOME, 1901 Eastern Avenue on Thursday from 2-9 p.m. with a Christian Wake Service at 3 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Leo's Church on Friday at 10 a.m. Interment in Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery.

It's a little after 2 on a hot Saturday afternoon when Carole Kaminski climbs on a bench in the square at South Broadway and Thames Street to announce that the Secrets of Fells Point Scavenger Hunt is about to begin. There are 11 of us gathered around her. Most of us have not been on a scavenger hunt since elementary school. Neither have we taken turns flailing blindfolded at a pinata or playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey since then, but we're here for one compelling reason: We have no social life.

On Thursday, March 2, 2006 MRS. VERA RUTKOW KAMINSKI, Past International Supreme Dean of Legal Sorority Iota Tau Tau, beloved wife of Edward Kaminski, beloved mother of Richard Kaminski, Vera Ellen Kaminski-Saxton and the late Stephen Kaminski, also survived by four grandchildren, Christina, Dvera, Elena and Ronald and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the LOUDON PARK FUNERAL HOME, 3620 Wilkens Ave., on Wednesday, March 8, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 9 at the funeral home.

On April 16, 2004, VERONICA BARCZAK (nee Kaminski); beloved wife of Norman E. Barczak; devoted mother of Stephanie Barczak; daughter of the late Victoria and Peter Kaminski; sister of Frederick Kaminski and the late Chester Kaminski; aunt of Zofia Crivellaro, Teresa Mueller, Victor, Peter and Freddie, Jr. A Vigil Service will be held at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A), on Monday at 3:45 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in Immaculate Conception Church, on Tuesday at 10 A.M. Interment The Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery.

On April 1, 2004, MARTHA P. (nee Kaminski), beloved wife of the late Charles Henry Fischbach, Sr.; loving mother of Charles, Jr., Joseph and Edward Fischbach; dear sister of Edward Kaminski, Joseph Kaminski, Jr., Marie Rohrbach. Also survived by four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the family owned MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 3204 Mountain Road (Pasadena) on Saturday and Sunday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM, where family and friends will gather on Monday at 11 AM and proceed to St. John the Evangelist Church (Severna Park)