Lowman

On March 16, 2003, ELIZABETH LOWMAN of Ferndale, devoted wife of the late Milburn D. Lowman; beloved mother of Frank Brashewitz, William Lowman, Charles Lowman, Sharon Reynolds, Mary Emge, Thomas M. Lowman, Donald Lowman and the late Joseph F. Brashewitz and Carolyn Schuman. Loving great-grandmother of the late Joseph C. Brashewitz. Also survived by 31 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The family will receive visitors at the Singleton Funeral Home P.A. 1 Second Ave. S.W. (at Crain Highway)

The Tewaaraton Foundation, which will award the Tewaaraton Award to the nation's top lacrosse player after the conclusion of the NCAA tournament on Memorial Day, announced the addition of two players to the award's watch list, and one of the players is a Millersville native and Severna Park graduate. Senior goalkeeper Jeff Lowman of No. 11 St. John's is tied for 10th in Division I in saves per game (12.7) and ranks 12th in save percentage (.575) and 31st in goals-against average (10.05)

On Sunday March 30, 2003. LANDA R.; husband of the late Lorraine Lowman; father of Christie Mayer, Robert Lowman, Dawn Rogers and Kimberly Snead and also survived by four grandchildren; devoted friends and care givers Diane and Donald McCarty. Grave side services will be held on Wednesday, April 23 2:30 P.M. at Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville. Arrangements by Stallings Funeral Home, P.A.

Oliver F. "Ollie" Lowman Jr., a retired railroader and World War II veteran, died March 15 of multiple organ failure at Carroll Hospital Center. The Finksburg resident was 84. The son of a Baltimore police officer and a homemaker, Mr. Lowman was born and raised in Baltimore. Mr. Lowman dropped out of high school and enlisted in the Navy in 1943. He served in the Atlantic as a gunner aboard the light cruisers USS Philadelphia and USS Providence and the freighter SS Rhode Island.

On Monday, April 28, 2003, MARIE "Patty" LOWMAN, loving wife of the late Ralph Lowman of 16 years, beloved mother of Ralph Lowman and his wife Kimberly. Caring sister Jeanne Moreland, F. Xavier Spiegel and the late Augustine Spiegel. Devoted grandmother of Danielle Lowman, Nikki Lowman, Ryan Lowman and Briana Lowman, great-grandmother of Cheyenne Wolf. Remembered aunt of Susan Moreland and Timothy Moreland. The family will receive visitors at The Singleton Funeral Home, P.A., 1 Second Avenue S.W. (at Crain Hwy)

On March 23, 2006, HORACE M. LOWMAN, SR., of Easton, MD; beloved husband of the late Eleanor E. (nee Warfield) Lowman; devoted father Horace M. Lowman, Jr. and his wife Helena. Also survived by two grand-daughters, Loretta Lowman and Katrina Douglas and two great-grandchildren, Brianna Douglas and Trey Douglas. Mr. Lowman had served in the Baltimore Police Department for 32 years, until his retirement in 1973. A Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 11:30 A.M. at Prospect Cemetery, Mt. Airy, MD. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at 11 A.M. at Bishop Cummins Reformed Episcopal Church, Catonsville, MD. Memorial donations may be made to your local American Heart Association.

On Saturday November 5, 2005, RAYMOND JOSEPH LOWMAN of Baltimore; cherished husband of the late Mary Louise Lowman; devoted father of Patricia Gordon and Richard J. Lowman; loving grandfather of six and great-grandfather of seven. The family will receive visitors at the family owned Singleton Funeral Home, 1 Second Avenue SW (at Crain Hwy), Glen Burnie, from 1 to 2 P.M. on Tuesday. Interment immediately following at Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville. For further information, please visit www.singletonfuneralhome.

On November 8, 2009, RUBY ELIZABETH (nee Harris) LOWMAN, cherished daughter of the late Elizabeth D. (nee Crickmore) and Robert Harris, Sr., devoted mother of Carroll E. Cooke, Jr., and Deborah Cooke, admired sister of Velda Andreone, Jeannie Hoffman, Robert Harris, Jr., and George Harris, also survived by six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2009 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM with Funeral Services being held at 8:00 PM in the HUBBARD FUNERAL HOME, INC., 4107 Wilkens Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland.

On August 12, 2009, BRUCE ALBERT LOWMAN of Arnold, MD, beloved husband of the late Grace V. Lowman, loving father of Michael Lowman, devoted grandfather of two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Family and friends are invited to BARRANCO AND SONS, P.A. SEVERNA PARK FUNERAL HOME, Ritchie Hwy at Robinson Rd on Friday 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. Funeral Services will be held at Asbury United Methodist Church, Arnold, MD, 12 P.M. Saturday. Interment at Asbury United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Trustees overseeing Baltimore's troubled $1.5 billion police and fire pension system should hire an attorney and other experts to determine whether their past decisions have breached fiduciary responsibilities to retirees, fire union officials cautioned Tuesday. Speaking to the board, Thomas Lowman, an actuary hired by unions to examine pension finances, said: "The plan is severely underfunded. You have to believe that someone is going to ask how we got here." Trustees were "drawing a big bull's-eye" on themselves, Lowman said, by failing to ask the city to pay the full cost of pension obligations amid concern that the price was unaffordable.

On June 23, 2008 MARGARET C. McCLAIN (nee Spaniol), beloved mother of Louis McClain and the late Jessie Ann Lowman, devoted grandmother of Carol O'Malley, Louis and Michael McClain, and Richard and David Lowman, and great-grandmother of 16, dear aunt of Joseph G. Abey. Friends may call at Gonce Funeral Service, P.A., 4001 Ritchie Highway, on Wednesday from 3-5 and 7-9 P.M. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 A.M. Interment will be Holy Cross Cemetery.

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