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On January 18, 2006 NAN NELSON beloved wife of the late Roy L. Nelson; loving mother of Mark A. Nelson and the late Charles Nelson; cherished grandmother of Brian Nelson and dear great-grandmother of Kaden Nelson; caring sister of William C. Wiley and Laura M. Hetrick; many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the family owned Evans Chapel of Memories-Parkville on Sunday, January 22, 2006 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. where a funeral service will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.

Nan L. Vickers, a retired registered pediatric nurse and avid reader, died Wednesdayof respiratory failure at Oak Crest Village retirement community. She was 88. The daughter of a machinist and a homemaker, the former Nan Leimbach was born in Baltimore and raised on Berwick Avenue in Hamilton. After graduating from Seton High School in 1942, she earned her nursing degree in 1945 from the Union Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. Mrs. Vickers then joined the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps.

On October 13, 2004, NAN, of Sykesville, MD, formerly of Baltimore, MD, sister of James B. Yarnall, and the late D. Robert Yarnall, Jr. Also survived by three nieces Joan Yarnall Ma, Sara Yarnall Sanders, Kristina Yarnall Sibinga and two nephews James B. Yarnall, Jr. and Stephen G. Yarnall. Relatives and friends are invited to her Memorial Service Saturday, October 30, 2004, 11 A.M. at the Stony Run Friends Meeting House, 5116 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD (410-435-3773). Interment private.

At the start of "The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best," a New York musician loses his girlfriend and his day job, then botches a gig as a singing moose in a kindergarten class. In desperate straits, he partners with an eccentric motormouth performer who relies on kiddie instruments like kazoos. Along with a sassy female rock entrepreneur, they embark on a tour that ends with a battle of the bands in Los Angeles. With a slew of original songs and two lead characters who could take turns in an "I'm With Stupid" T-shirt, "The Brooklyn Brothers" aims for a blend of farce, music and heart.

On July 31, 2006, NAN B. DULAJ; beloved wife of the late John Dulaj; devoted mother of John E. Dulaj and Edward L. Edwards. Also survived by five sisters, two brothers, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A memorial service (Panikhida) will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc, 7922 Wise Avenue on Wednesday 8 P.M. Funeral services will be held in St. Andrews Orthodox Church on Thursday 9:30 A.M. Interment St. Andrews Orthodox Cemetery. Friends may call on Wednesday 3-5 and 7-9 P.M.

Nan Jane Kelly A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Friday May 9th at 10:30 A.M. in St. Michael Church, Mt. Airy MD. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Baltimore Animal Rescue Care Shelter, 301 Stockholm St. Baltimore, MD 21230 or St. Joseph's Catholic Church, PO Box 791, Richfield Springs, NY 13439. Funeral arrangements with J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, Richfield Springs, NY.

The cherry and nutmeg-striped headscarf hasn't been worn in 85 years, but it is as easy for Nan Agle to envision as if it still were tied to her "Mammy's" head. The kerchief is bold and lively and radiates spirit. Eliza's spirit. Eliza Ann Benson, a former slave, helped raise Nan and her two older sisters at the turn of the 20th century. Before that, she defied the era (1880s Baltimore) and the odds to become the court-appointed guardian of her former white owners' four orphaned children, including Agle's mother.

Nan Belsinger of Fallston On 2 acres of rolling land in Harford County, Nan Belsinger has created a parklike garden with life-size sculptures, meandering paths, benches and exotic plants. Oh, and yes, a pond for her turtles. You can read about her garden online at baltimoresun.com/gardener

Nan Duskin is upscale. Just how upscale?The Philadelphia-based retailer, which has one of its three stores in Cross Keys, sells $1,100 silk Chanel blouses and $2,400 Hermes pocketbooks so small that you'd be hard-pressed to fit a brush and comb inside.But don't feel intimidated, says Nan Duskin's new vice president and manager for Baltimore, Jane Ann Simpson."I want to change the perception that we are intimidating. We shouldn't be," says Ms. Simpson. "I don't want people to feel as if they have to dress to the nines to come in here.

An article in the Maryland section Tuesday incorrectly stated that there are no nonchain restaurants within walking distance of Baltimore's Union Square and Sowebo neighborhoods. Two that remain open are Glen & Nan's Beer Garden Cafe at 1101 Hollins St. and Sushi Cafe at 1120 Hollins St.The Sun regrets the errors.Pub Date: 10/23/98

N an Rosenthal loves to be creative with her style. In her work as an event coordinator and public relations consultant for nonprofit organizations, she must stay professional. The 72-year-old Pikesville resident looked stylishly put-together when we "Glimpsed" her at a holiday party thrown by Sascha Wolhandler and Steve Suser. "I usually wear something fun - a pin or some kind of accessory, something that brings some personality [to the outfit]. ... It makes me feel better, and it creates conversation, too."

Nan Jane Kelly A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Friday May 9th at 10:30 A.M. in St. Michael Church, Mt. Airy MD. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Baltimore Animal Rescue Care Shelter, 301 Stockholm St. Baltimore, MD 21230 or St. Joseph's Catholic Church, PO Box 791, Richfield Springs, NY 13439. Funeral arrangements with J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, Richfield Springs, NY.

Nan Belsinger of Fallston On 2 acres of rolling land in Harford County, Nan Belsinger has created a parklike garden with life-size sculptures, meandering paths, benches and exotic plants. Oh, and yes, a pond for her turtles. You can read about her garden online at baltimoresun.com/gardener

A lover of Asian art and design, Thompson turned an unattractive backyard patio into a Japanese-themed garden -- complete with a dry stream bed and a dog kennel that resembles a Japanese tea house. Read about her garden and see more pictures tomorrow at baltimoresun.com / gardener.

I watched the Rev. Al Sharpton last week doing lots of TV grandstanding at being America's conscience, just as he tried to be in the matter of Don Imus. I want to say, he's not my choice for this role. I'll listen to this big self-important windbag when he apologizes for helping Tawana Brawley put over her farce kidnap attack many years ago. (Sharpton has yet to admit he did anything wrong in backing a total liar and conniver while he pursued his own agenda.) So this most recent outing was in connection with Paris Hilton, who finally came to the senses we didn't even know she had. She did her mea culpa with Barbara Walters.

On July 31, 2006, NAN B. DULAJ; beloved wife of the late John Dulaj; devoted mother of John E. Dulaj and Edward L. Edwards. Also survived by five sisters, two brothers, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A memorial service (Panikhida) will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc, 7922 Wise Avenue on Wednesday 8 P.M. Funeral services will be held in St. Andrews Orthodox Church on Thursday 9:30 A.M. Interment St. Andrews Orthodox Cemetery. Friends may call on Wednesday 3-5 and 7-9 P.M.

Tipping the Velvet is something new for American television: a lesbian coming-of-age drama. And the medium is better for it. The three-night miniseries starting tonight on BBC America (not available on all cable systems) is superior to any made-for-TV movie or miniseries the networks offered during May sweeps. Outstanding writing and sure-handed direction not only bring new insight to a historical period remembered mostly through the haze of cliche, but also enrich our notion of appropriate literary heroes and heroines.

On December 19, 2004, ISAAC CURTIS RHEA; beloved husband of Nan (nee Lamb); devoted father of Brenda Lopez, Sherry Tomblin and Susanne Wallen; father-in-law of Dr. Hector Lopez, Ernest Tomblin and Dennis Wallen; loving "Pa" of Laura, Lisa and Lana Lopez, Theresa and Thomas Ramey and Ashley Susanne Rhea; dear great-grandfather of Chandler, Isaac Curtis and Noah Ramey. Private cremations arrangements by Bruzdzinski Funeral Home.

Nan Hayden Agle, an author whose numerous children's books included a series about the adventures of triplet boys and a story about a former slave, died Feb. 14 at Copper Ridge in Sykesville of complications from a fall. She was 100. She was born Anna Bradford Hayden on her family's Catonsville farm, Nancy's Fancy on Nunnery Lane - now part of the Academy Heights neighborhood. She was a 1923 graduate of Catonsville High School. In several autobiographical articles Mrs. Agle wrote for The Sun, she recalled an inspiring high school English teacher who "sits enthroned in the highest seat of memory.