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Suddenly, on February 5, 2004; RICHARD EVAN KROLL, beloved husband of the late Robin Ann Kroll (nee Enos); devoted step-father of David Enos; loving son of the late Henry and Catherine (nee Maccubbin) Kroll; dear brother of Sharyn Trent; uncle of Tammy Lazzaro and Todd Trent; great-uncle of Alexander Davis-Trent; nephew of Doris and Jake Nadolny; cousin of Elizabeth "Betty" Fletcher. Friends may call at the family owned Bruzdzinski Funeral Home, P.A, 1407 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex at Route 702 (Beltway Exit 36)

On September 10, 2003, ALFRED J. PETRUCCY, of Pasadena, MD; beloved husband of Margaret Petruccy (nee Nadolny); loving father of Alfred Petruccy and Doris Graeme; devoted grandfather of Sean Petruccy and Kimberly Forste; dear step father of Geraldine Aus. Also survived by five step grandchildren and six step great-grandchildren. Family and friends may call at BARRANCO AND SONS P.A. SEVERNA PARK FUNERAL HOME, Ritchie Highway at Robinson Road, on Friday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services will be held at the funeral home Saturday, 11:30 A.M. Interment Meadowridge Memorial Park, Elkridge, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.

On July 25, 2008 GERTRUDE ROSE (nee Kehl); beloved wife of the late John F. Rybarczyk, Sr.; devoted mother of Pat Nadolny, John F., Jr. and Gregory M. Rybarczyk; dear sister of Marie Tirocchi, Margaret Smedberg, Edward Kehl and the late Bertha Miller and John Kehl. Also survived by six grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, loving relatives and friends. Family and friends may call at the family owned LILLY & ZEILER INC FUNERAL HOME, 1901 Eastern Ave., on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Charles Borromeo Church on Tuesday at 10 A.M. Interment in the church's cemetery.

For the first time in several years, travelers in Western Maryland will have scheduled air service to Baltimore - a development business leaders say could be a boon for the western region. The state Board of Public Works approved a contract with a Portsmouth, N.H.-based airline yesterday to provide state-subsidized flights between Cumberland, Hagerstown and Baltimore-Washington International Airport. The deal means Western Marylanders will no longer have to drive two or more hours to Baltimore to catch flights out of BWI, which is known for cheap fares and easy access.

Ryan Corn started two rallies as the visiting No. 4 C. Milton Wright baseball team beat No. 5 Cardinal Gibbons, 7-6, Wednesday. With C.M. Wright (1-0) trailing 1-0, Corn singled to start a four-run rally in the fourth inning for a 4-1 lead. And in the sixth inning, he hit a line-drive single up the middle to score two runs and came home on a double by Andrew Gilley. No. 8 Bel Air 6, Patterson Mill 2: Winner Zach Nadolny went seven innings, gave up one run and two walks and struck out seven for the visiting Bobcats (1-0)

On October 25, 2005, HELENE T. BROKUS (nee Siemek), dearest wife of the late Melvin J. Brokus; devoted mother of Barbara M. Snowden and husband Wesley W., Frank J. Brokus and wife Barbara J., Helene P. Schaefer and husband Jerome D., James J. Brokus and wife Valerie, Melvin J. Brokus, Jr. and wife Margaret; loving sister of the late Cecilia Keber, Jean Pedrolini, Barbara Nadolny, John, Louis and James Siemek; dear sister-in-law of Mary Siemek and Vivian...

The Baltimore Catholic League has announced the establishment of the Baltimore Catholic League Hall of Fame to honor past players, coaches and administrators, beginning with the league's first year in 1971. Fans of the BCL can nominate candidates for the inaugural class of 15 inductees through Dec. 31 by going to www.baltimorecatholicleague.com. The BL currently consists of Archbishop Spalding, Calvert Hall, Cardinal Gibbons, Loyola Blakefield, Mount St. Joseph, St. Frances and St. Maria Goretti.

Ralph E. Ford Sr. was Baltimore harbor captainServices for Ralph E. Ford Sr., a Baltimore harbor captain known along the waterfront since the 1940s, will be held 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Crownsville Veterans Cemetery, 1080 Sunrise Beach Road in Anne Arundel County.Known to all who met him as "Captain Ralph," he died of heart failure early Monday in his home at the Baltimore Yacht Basin marina near the Hanover Street Bridge. He was 81.Born in the river town of Portsmouth, Ohio, Captain Ford moved to Baltimore before World War II and pursued his love of the water by joining the Coast Guard.

Thanks to a little book of light-blue coupons, 2 1/2 -year-old Drew Wehner of Overlea gets freshly picked corn with dinner and his mother, Christine, gets a break on her food bill.The Wehners are among 33,000 low-income Maryland families who use the government-funded coupons, which they can exchange for produce at farmers' markets throughout the state. Each household involved in the Women, Infants and Children program, known as WIC, is eligible, on a first-come, first-served basis, for a $20 book of vouchers -- which works out to $660,000 that participants can spend on fresh food.