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On January 14, 2006 KATHARINE (KATIE) EDWARDS PICEK; beloved wife of Charles R. Picek; beloved daughter of the late Lt. General Idwald Hubert Edwards USAF, Ret. and Katharine Beirman Edwards. A Memorial gathering and reception will be held at Oak Crest Village Garden Room, 8800 Walther Boulevard, Parkville, MD 21234 on Saturday, February 4 from 12 to 2 P.M. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to your favorite charity. Arrangements by Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc.

Katharine S. Lenfestey, a homemaker and avid gardener, died Feb. 6 from complications of a stroke at Keswick Multi-Care Center. The former Cedarcroft resident was 96. The former Katharine Schlemm was born in Brookline, Mass., and after the death of her parents, was raised by relatives in Duxbury, Mass. After earning a bachelor's degree in 1936 from Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., she studied in Germany. "She was an early feminist and adventurer. Her flying lessons were cut short by the onset of World War II," said her daughter, Marion W. Bernard, who lives in Waterville, Ohio.

KATHARINE MARGARETHA LEMMERT (nee Lotz), at Town and Country Manor, Santa Ana, CA, on August 23, 2004, of natural causes; born in Irvington, Baltimore, MD, June 20, 1901; married in 1928 to J. Vernon Lemmert, retired Secretary-Treasurer of Maryland Port Authority (deceased); served in Emmanuel Lutheran Ladies' Aid Society (Westview) and nearly 30 years Organist in the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (Irvington); moved to Santa Ana in 1982. She is survived by her only daughter, Ruth Katharine Duncan and her son-in-law, the Rev. J. Bruce Duncan, of Williamstown, MA. Memorial Service at Christ the King Episcopal Church, Woodlawn.

Katharine Scruggs says that since being elected the student member of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education in March she's fielded no comments from students about the quality of the county's education, no questions about her vision for the schools. As students, they have more immediate concerns. "Sometimes if I'm sitting in class a student will be like, 'Can you please make school lunch go faster?'" said Scruggs, 17, a rising senior at South River High School who is serving for this coming academic year.

Katharine Reilly Irr, a former teacher who had been active in church and other organizations, died yesterday at Keswick of complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 88.A Mass of Christian burial for Mrs. Irr, who lived in Homeland for many years, will be offered at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles St.Her husband, Henry P. Irr, first president of Baltimore Federal Savings and Loan Association, which later became Baltimore Federal Financial, died in 1981.

On August 20, 2004, KATHARINE GILLET MATTHEWS; beloved wife of the late William Wall Matthews, Jr.; loving mother of William Wall Matthews III and his wife Wendy; devoted grandmother of Jesse and Dylan Matthews. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at the Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church, corner of Mt. Royal and Lafayette, on Monday at 1 P.M. Interment Greenmount Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Memorials in Mrs. Matthews' name to the Corpus Christi Church, 110 W. Lafayette Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21207 would be appreciated.

Katharine B. Edwards, who helped families as a volunteer at Arlington National Cemetery, died Dec. 3 at St. Joseph Hospital after suffering a heart attack at her Cockeysville home.Mrs. Edwards, who was 94, had long been a resident of Arlington, Va., before joining her daughter in Cockeysville four years ago.She was one of the original Arlington Ladies, a group that attends funerals at the cemetery either to assist the families or to stand in for those unable to attend.She also did volunteer work at Air Force post chapels and in service organizations.

Katharine G. Matthews, a retired executive secretary and longtime Bolton Hill resident, died of complications from a stroke Aug. 20 at Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital. She was 83. She was born Katharine Gillet in Baltimore and lived in the 1400 block of Park Ave. and later the 1200 block of John St. from 1919 until 1999, when she moved to the Carlisle Apartments on University Parkway. She attended Bryn Mawr School and had been an executive secretary at Union Memorial Hospital for 16 years when she retired in 1993.

After critics flayed him for the swoony lyricism of "Ryan's Daughter," David Lean said he could have justified that film's picture-postcard love imagery by having a priest tell the heroine that she was "seeing the world through rose-colored glasses." And why not? A similar strategy had worked niftily for Lean before, in the elegant 1955 romance "Summertime," playing this weekend in a restored print at the Charles. In the opening scene, Lean depicts a single, 40ish woman, Jane Hudson ( Katharine Hepburn)

It's not uncommon for "American Idol" winners and finalists to sell countless albums after appearing on the show. But Katharine McPhee is one of a few "American Idol" contestants to break into film, TV and music alike. Besides releasing two albums, McPhee, 26, has appeared in "The House Bunny," "Community" and "CSI: NY." When she's not shooting the pilot for an NBC comedy called "The Pink House," McPhee is playing sporadic live shows — such as the Care For Kids Concert at Goucher College on Saturday.

Katharine Bissert Garber M-BM- A memorial service will be held at Granite Presbyterian Church, 10637 Old Court Road, Woodstock, Maryland at 1 P.M. on Friday September 18th.M-BM- In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association 1-800-342-2383. Arrangements entrusted to Maryland Cremation Services

On Friday, December 28, 2007, CARL JOSEPH AVARA, of Mechanicsburg, PA. Born January 12, 1941 in Baltimore, son of the late Simon and Angelina Diggerstein Avara. Husband of Tina L. Morelli Avara, father of Leigh Ann Fox of Portland, OR, Alessia Louise Avara at home. Preceded in death by first wife Kay Franklin Avara and brother Salvatore. Mass 10:30AM Thursday, St. Katharine Drexel Church, Mechanicsburg. Viewing 6 to 8PM Wednesday at Malpezzi Funeral Home, Mechanicsburg. For complete obit and to sign guest book visit www.malpezzifuneralhome.

Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn By William J. Mann William J. Mann devotes significant attention to Katharine Hepburn's rocky relationships with studios and with the press, revealing that the self-styled renegade wasn't above collaborating to shape her public image, and depicts her final decline into alcoholism and depression with sensitivity. This will surely be the definitive version of Hepburn's life for decades to come, as it is an outstanding example of painstaking research matched with splendid writing.