Mary Our Queen

On May 2, 2007, W. THOMAS GISRIEL; beloved husband of Mary Helen Gisriel (nee Link); devoted father of Michael U. Gisriel and his wife Brenda, Thomas J. Gisriel and his wife, Anna Jeffers, Robert R. Gisriel and his wife, Karen Stabley and Dr. Deborah G. Bittar and her husband, George; dear brother of Mary Lou Hearn; loving grandfather of eight. Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26) on Saturday and Sunday, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen on Monday, at 11 AM. Interment private.

On May 2, 2007, W. THOMAS GISRIEL; beloved husband of Mary Helen Gisriel (nee Link); devoted father of Michael U. Gisriel and his wife Brenda, Thomas J. Gisriel and his wife, Anna Jeffers, Robert R. Gisriel and his wife, Karen Stabley and Dr. Deborah G. Bittar and her husband, George; dear brother of Mary Lou Hearn; loving grandfather of eight. Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26) on Saturday and Sunday, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen on Monday, at 11 AM. Interment private.

A story in Sunday's Arts & Society section misidentified the neighborhood of retiring organist-choirmaster Robert Twynham. Twynam and his wife, Eileen, live in the Reservoir Hill area of Baltimore.The Sun regrets the errors.For almost 40 years, Robert Twynham has fought the good fight for church music as organist-choirmaster of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.By "church music," the 67-year-old musician doesn't mean folk Masses or contemporary Christian rock, though he has accepted elements of both into the worship service.

Charles G. Mortale, a retired ceramic tile and terrazzo contractor who was known for his high-quality workmanship, died Friday at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care in Towson of complications from diabetes and renal failure. He was 78.After World War II, the Timonium resident joined Pete Profili & Co. Inc., a Baltimore commercial marble, ceramic tile and terrazzo flooring contractor.Mr. Mortale retired as co-owner, vice president and treasurer in 1986.The company was founded in 1934 and sold in 1992.

AS HE LAY ON his deathbed, J.S. Bach summed up his life's accomplishment in a few humble words: "I worked hard."The phrase could serve as epitaph for generations of dedicated church musicians who devoted their lives to realizing the biblical injunction, "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord."And so it is that the spirit of the indefatigable old master has been re-created in Baltimore in the form of two remarkable church-sponsored musical events. The first is today'sopening concert of the Cathedral Concert Series' 30th-anniversary season, presented by the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen on North Charles Street at 5: 30 this afternoon.

It once was the case that the great cathedrals were the musical -- as well as the intellectual -- centers of Europe. That has been an ideal that has always motivated Robert Twynham, who has been the director of music and organist at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen since 1961.For this Sunday's concert, Twynham has assembled an orchestra of 50 players and will conduct (with the cathedral's chorus) Bach's Cantata No. 150 ("Nach, dir, Herr, verlanget mich"). He will also conduct his own "Magnificat" and Samuel Barber's popular "Adagio for Strings."

What should be two fine (and free) piano recitals take place in houses of worship Sunday afternoon. The first features Mark Markham in a dazzling program in Dalsheimer Auditorium at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation. Markham is a virtuoso who is also a redoubtable vocal coach. Little wonder, then, that he will play music that demands a singing touch -- the 24 Preludes of Chopin, the "Harmonies du Soir" and the Fantasy on themes from Gounod's "Faust" by Liszt, Leonard Bernsten's "Touches" and Mozart's Fantasy in D minor.

ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH in Odenton has scheduled a weeklong series of events to mark the last sessions of RENEW, a three-year series of Bible studies, charitable work, prayer meetings and other activities throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore.St. Joseph's celebration begins Sunday with distribution of a parish information pamphlet and coffee and doughnuts in the church hall after the 9 a.m. and 10: 30 a.m. Masses.Cardinal William H. Keeler will preside at an evening prayer service at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore at 7: 30 p.m. Monday.

Because of a typographical error, a letter to the editor published yesterday contained an incorrect quotation from a homily at the Cathedral of Mary our Queen. It should have read, "the disciples gathered in a locked room 'for fear of the Jews.' "

John A. KozelskiHomebuilderJohn A. Kozelski, president of a real estate development and construction company, died Monday of cancer at his home in Towson. He was 39.He had been president since 1984 of Village Builders, which specialized in custom homes. Earlier, he had been a project manager for Shelley Construction Inc. and OAK/ADEC Inc., and a construction manager for Kidde Systems Inc.From 1977 to 1980, he was a construction manager for Henry A. Knott Co.He had been president of the Home Owners Warranty Council of Maryland, a board member of the Home Builders Association of Maryland, and vice president and board member of the association's Baltimore County chapter.

Ann R. Knott, a homemaker who was active in several organizations including the annual Flower Mart, died of complications from a stroke Tuesday at the Edenwald retirement community in Towson. She was 92. Ann Reed was born in Baltimore and raised on Park Avenue. She was a 1935 graduate of the Institute of Notre Dame, where during her senior year she taught English to Chinese men at Grace & St. Peter's Episcopal Church, family members said. In the late 1930s, she attended Strayer Business College, and during World War II was a secretary at Overseas Air Service in Oakland, Calif.

William F. White He requested that his body be donated to the State Anatomy Board. A Memorial Mass is scheduled for August 20 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.

On June 25, 2009, CARLETTE V., beloved wife of James Rivers, Jr. Friends may call at the CHATMAN-HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, 5240 Reisterstown Rd, Tuesday at 1 to 8 pm. (The family will be present 6 to 8pm). Funeral Services will be held at the Cathedral Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles St., Wednesday 10:30am. Mass will begin at 11 A.M. Interment Arbutus Memorial Park.

J. Paul Melanson, former chief financial officer and vice president of administration and finance at Loyola College, died May 22 of congestive heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The former longtime Homeland resident was 82. Mr. Melanson was born in Manchester, N.H., and was raised there and in Providence, R.I. During World War II, he enlisted in the Navy and served in the Pacific. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1949 from what is now St. Francis University in Loretto, Pa. He also held two master's degrees, one in higher-education administration from the University of Pittsburgh and a second in business administration from Loyola.

The Rev. Charles K. Riepe, former principal and president of the John Carroll School in Bel Air who had also been rector of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, died in his sleep Saturday at his Bel Air home. He was 75. Father Riepe was born in Baltimore and raised on Lake Avenue. He attended Gilman School and graduated in 1951 from the Cooperstown Academy in Cooperstown, N.Y. A former Episcopalian who converted to Roman Catholicism, Father Riepe began his religious studies at St. Charles College in Catonsville.

On January 25, 2009, GRAHAM BERNARD HARRISON, at the age of 15, beloved son of Michael Harrison and Patricia Ragusa Harrison. Friends may call at the Lady Chapel, Old St. Pauls Episcopal Church, Charles St., on Friday, January 30th, from 5:30-8:30 p.m., where a Requiem Mass will be held Saturday, January 31st, 10:00 a.m. A Funeral Mass will also be celebrated on Saturday, at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 1:30 p.m. Entombment will take place in Louisiana....

A funeral Mass for Jim McKay is scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore. A memorial tribute will begin 30 minutes before the service. WMAR will broadcast a news special, including funeral coverage, starting at 10:25 a.m.

On January 21, 2008 John "Jack" Seeger Kerns, Jr The family will receive friends in the Lemmon Funeral Home of Dulaney Valley, Inc. 10 W. Padonia Rd. (at York Road) Timonium, MD 21093 on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. A funeral mass will be celebrated in the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen on Friday, January 25 at 11:00 AM. Interment Druid Ridge Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in John's name to the Boys Latin Alumni Association, 822 W. Lake Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210.

Anita M. Golden, a homemaker and bridge player, died of pneumonia Jan. 10 at St. Joseph Medical Center. She celebrated her 98th birthday last month. Anita Marie Hartzell was born in Baltimore, a direct descendant of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. She was also the daughter of Harry O. Hartzell, who was vice president of traffic for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Raised in Roland Park, she was a 1928 graduate of Mount St. Agnes High School in Mount Washington and earned a bachelor's degree in English and foreign languages from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland in 1933.

On January 4, 2008, Ralph K. Rothwell, Jr., beloved husband of Michele "Micki" Rothwell (nee Komar); devoted father of Amanda Rothwell McConnon and her husband Paul, and Jacob Rothwell; loving son of Ralph K. Rothwell, Sr. and Mary V. Rothwell (nee Hartmann); dear brother of Gregory, Stephen and Mark Rothwell. Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26), on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral mass will be celebrated at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. Interment private.