Nicodemus

On April 11, 2009, MILDRED NICODEMUS (nee Wimpling); beloved wife of the late Lee Nicodemus; loving mother of Richard Nicodemus and Christine Stubbs; devoted mother-in-law of Ann Nicodemus and Rick Stubbs; cherished "Nan" of Katie, Christy Lee, Julie, Amy, and Doug; great-grandmother of nine great-grandchildren and also survived by many loving family members and friends. Relatives and friends may call at the family owned AMBROSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 1328 Sulphur Spring Road, Arbutus, on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where a Christian Wake Service will be held Tuesday, 8 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated Wednesday, 10 A.M. at the Church of the Ascension in Halethorpe.

When my cat Atticus died, I was a wreck. We got a call from a neighbor who found his little tabby body in the street. He'd been hit by a car. My husband (at the time) scooped him up and brought him home to the garage and left the cat there, as he had to fly off on a business trip. Long story short: A day later, I had an Episcopal priest in my backyard, giving my cat a send-off as we buried him (probably illegally). It made me feel a little better, standing with my friends, giving Atticus, a great feline, his due. At some point, I stopped continuously crying and shaking.

On May 30, 2004 CATHERINE MARIE NICODEMUS (nee Scheller), beloved wife of the late David Edward Nicodemus, Sr., devoted mother of David Edward Nicodemus, Jr. and his wife Teresa of Reading, PA and the late Margaret Gossman (nee Klocek), dear sister of James Scheller of Silver Spring, MD. Also survived by five grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Friends may call at the family owned Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, Inc., 6500 York Road (at Overbrook) on Thursday 7 to 9 P.M. and Friday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be offered Saturday 9:30 A.M. at St. Mary of the Assumption Church (Govans)

"I don't want to piddle in anyone's corn flakes," as my grandma Opal Starner used to say, her prelude to the main event. Folks at Baltimore's transportation department, put your hands over the bowls. I took a ride late last week to see your Nicodemus Bridge makeover. Nice idea, fine execution. But here comes the piddle: you ruined a half-century-old fishing spot for no good reason. The bridge over Liberty Reservoir at the Baltimore County-Carroll County line has been a great fishing spot since Howdy Doody was a 2-by-4.

On Wednesday, January 14, 2004, HOWARD C. NICODEMUS, husband of Mary Charlotte Kuhns Nicodemus, father of H. Courtney Nicodemus, Jr. of Frederick, Marjorie C. Loomis of Katy, TX, Ann L. Titherington of Dayton, Kathleen W. Johnson of Michigan, Elizabeth M. Mulcahy of Buckystown, Mary Field Nelson of Florida, Martha Jane Fair of Pocomoke, Marguerite E. Galloway of Taneytown, Laura G. James of Woodsboro and Charles K. Nicodemus of Catonsville. Grandfather of 20 and great-grandfather of four.

You can't find it on road maps, but in the far northwest corner of the state of Kansas lies the town of Nicodemus, population less than 75. It has been there longer than 100 years.Baltimore filmmaker John Bright Mann found the town, and became fascinated by its history, when he was teaching in the late 1980s at the University of Kansas.Now Maryland Public Television has found the story of Nicodemus an apt follow-up to a documentary about Abraham Lincoln's views on race.Thus "Nicodemus" can be seen on MPT (channels 22 and 67)

Fishing poles have hung from the sides of Nicodemus Bridge since Howdy Doody was a 2-by-4. The span across Liberty Reservoir is where countless parents learned to catch pan fish from their parents and then passed along that knowledge to their own youngsters. You didn't need a boat, didn't need a fancy rod and reel, didn't need all day. Someone even hung lights from the bridge to allow night fishing. No one ever said it was legal, but no one ever said it wasn't."They've been letting folks fish off the bridge for 35, 40, 50 years," said Doug Gies, owner of Old Reisterstown Bait and Tackle.

Howard Courtney Nicodemus, a retired Baltimore City employee and former dairy farmer, died Wednesday of apparent congestive heart failure at his home at Buckingham's Choice in Adamstown. He was 86 and had lived in Woodbine in Howard County until 2001, when he moved to the Frederick County retirement community. Born in New York City and known as "Howdy," Mr. Nicodemus spent his boyhood in Baltimore and graduated from Polytechnic Institute, where he played football and ran track. He was a member and a boy soprano in the choir at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church.

Let's welcome back an old fishing buddy. The Nicodemus Bridge, for decades one of the best places to wet a line in north Baltimore County, is open for business again. The span across Liberty Reservoir was taken out of circulation earlier this year by the city of Baltimore, which controls the water and surrounding land. There's plenty of "atta boys" to go around on this one. First, to Lefty Kreh, who called me one spring morning and, in that quiet way of his, laid out the problem. "You should do something," he concluded.

FIRE* Gamber: Gamber assisted Baltimore County on a Nicodemus Road house fire at 8:06 a.m. Wednesday.

A new bridge carrying Nicodemus Road over Liberty Reservoir between Baltimore and Carroll counties will open to traffic after almost two years of construction, the Baltimore Department of Transportation announced Wednesday. The department, which maintains the bridge because it falls within the city-owned reservoir system, said the concrete replacement bridge is scheduled to open to vehicles and pedestrians at 3 p.m. Friday. The new two-lane bridge is 552 feet long. The city began the $8.2 million replacement project in October 2009 with the demolition of the old bridge, built in 1952.

On May 10, 2009 Walter Melvin, JR. Friends may call on Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. at the ECKHARDT FUNERAL CHAPEL P.A., 11605 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills. Funeral Services will be held on Friday at 10:00 A.M. at the Covenant of Grace Presbyterian Church, 820 Nicodemus Road, Reisterstown. Rev. Dr. Herbert Ruby, III officiating. Interment in Lake View Memorial Park. For those desiring memorial donations may be made to: Alzheimers Association, 1850 York Road, Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093.

On April 11, 2009, MILDRED NICODEMUS (nee Wimpling); beloved wife of the late Lee Nicodemus; loving mother of Richard Nicodemus and Christine Stubbs; devoted mother-in-law of Ann Nicodemus and Rick Stubbs; cherished "Nan" of Katie, Christy Lee, Julie, Amy, and Doug; great-grandmother of nine great-grandchildren and also survived by many loving family members and friends. Relatives and friends may call at the family owned AMBROSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 1328 Sulphur Spring Road, Arbutus, on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where a Christian Wake Service will be held Tuesday, 8 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated Wednesday, 10 A.M. at the Church of the Ascension in Halethorpe.

On January 27, 2009, LEDA I. SWEET (nee Nicol) beloved wife of the late Franklin H. Sweet, Sr.; loving mother of Franklin H. Sweet, Jr., and his wife Kathleen A., Steven S. Sweet and his wife Kathleen J. and Kenneth D. Sweet, Sr., and his wife Barbara A.; devoted grandmother of Chris, Keith, Craig, Benjamin, Bradford, Stacie, Kellie and Kenneth, Jr., and great-grandmother of Lindsey and Ryan. Mrs. Sweet is also survived by her brother and sisters David Nicol, Thelma Koerber and Anita Vaughn.

On November 18, 2008, RAMON "Ray" BAIER; beloved husband of 44 years of Joyce Baier (nee Johns); loving brother of Dorothy King, Vicky Dotterweich and the late George Baier. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at the Connelly Funeral Home of Essex, 300 Mace Avenue, Thursday, 7:30 P.M. Visiting hours Thursday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Humane Society of Baltimore, 1601 Nicodemus Road or Maryland SPCA, 3300 Falls Road, Baltimore.

On September 8, 2008, JAMES MICHAEL MONROE SR.; beloved husband of Mary M. (nee Belt); loving father of James M. Monroe Jr. and his wife Lisa; cherished grandfather of Michael and Trevor Monroe. Also survived by dear brother Stephen Monroe. Friends may call at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue, Thursday and Friday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Rita's Catholic Church on Saturday 10 a.m. Interment private. In lieu of flowers please make donations in his name to the Humane Society of Baltimore County, 1601 Nicodemus Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136.

FireGamber: Firefighters from Winfield and Westminster assisted Gamber at 4: 30 p.m. Wednesday, responding to a house fire in the first block of E. Nicodemus Road. Units were out 25 minutes.Pub Date: 10/09/98

On May 16, 2008 BEATRICE A. CHUDZIK (nee Valachovic), beloved wife of the late John S. Chudzik and the late John O'Connell, devoted mother of Michael O'Connell and his wife Renu Susan O'Connell, and the late Carl O'Connell. Funeral Services will be held at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc. 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A) on Monday at 9:00 A.M. Interment Moreland Memorial Park. Friends may call on Sunday from 2-5 P.M. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in her name to the Humaine Society of Baltimore County, 1601 Nicodemus Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136

On December 8, 2007, REV. JAMES C. HAMPTON, of Laurel, MD. On Friday, friends may visit from 4-7PM at Nicodemus Baptist Church, 1300 W. Franklin St. On Saturday, family will receive friends at 10:30. Celebration 11AM. Services entrusted to HARI P. CLOSE FUNERAL SERVICE, P.A. 410-327-3100.