Nora

On July 23, 2006, NORA E. WAGNER; wife of the late Dr. John A. Wagner, Prof. Emeritus University of Maryland, School of Medicine; beloved mother of John A. Wagner, Jr., Katherine E. Wagner and Jean C. Kermath; grandmother of three and great-grandmother of three. Service will be held Friday, July 28 at 11 A.M. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chestertown, MD. www.fhnfuneralhome.com

GRANTHAM On January 12, 2009 NORA BELLE TAYLOR GRANTHAM beloved mother of Catherine Burton. On Sunday friends may call at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 423 S. James Street, Goldsboro, NC 27530 from 6-8 p.m. On Monday, the family will receive friends at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church from 10-11 a.m. with services to follow. Inquiries to 919-734-0621.

The opening of the musical "Nick and Nora," scheduled fo Dec. 25 at The Morris A. Mechanic Theatre, has been postponed, probably until February 26.A spokesman for the show's producers, capitalization has not been completed in time for the touring company to build sets for the December dates. The producers have not been able to completely finance the $5.6 million production, which is to begin its pre-Broadway tryout here. The musical, starring Barry Bostwick and Joanna Gleason as Dashiell Hammett's famous detective couple, is now scheduled to open on Broadway in April.

On September 26, 2005 NORA J. KOPEC beloved mother of Bernard T. Kopec and his wife Helen; dear grandmother of Teresa Thurmond, Cheryl Nahmias and Karen Kopec. Also survived by five great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the HUBBARD FUNERAL HOME, INC., 4107 Wilkens Avenue, on Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Interment Loudon Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Our Lady of Victory Building Fund, 4416 Wilkens Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21229.

On June 21, 2003, NORA C. (nee Strazzero) EQUALE; wife of the late N. Anthony Equale; dear mother of Anthony and Francis Equale; grandmother of Francis Equale, Jr. and Janine Schaffer; great-grandmother of Brittany. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Schimunek Funeral Home, Inc., 610 W. MacPhail Road (Rt. 24), on Monday from 6 to 9 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Gregory's Catholic Church, in Queens, NY, on Thursday. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, also located in NY.

On July 14, 2006, NORA M. (nee Magsamen); beloved wife of the late George A. Niles, Sr.; devoted mother of George A. Niles, Jr. and his wife Joan. Also survived by two grandchildren, Randy G. Niles and wife Linda and Patti K. Robel and husband Joseph and five great-grandchildren, Michelle and Amanda Weaver and Kelly, Randy and Scott Niles and many nieces and nephews. A Funeral Service will be held at the Lassahn Funeral Home, Inc., 7401 Belair Road, on Monday at 11 A.M. The family will receive friends Sunday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Interment Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery.

On January 28, 2007, NORA RAY GAITHER; devoted wife of the late William Leroy Gaither, Sr.; loving mother of Carolyn Anntoinette Ellis, Benita McDuffie-Smith, Theodosia Stephanie Myers, William Leroy Gaither, Jr. and Pamela Michele Gaither. She is also survived by one sister, one brother, eleven grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the JOSEPH L. RUSS FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 2222-26 W. North Avenue, on Monday from 3 to 8 P.M. Mrs. Gaither will lie instate at Sharon Baptist Church, Stricker and Presstman Street, where the family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 A.M., with services to follow.

"Nick & Nora" -- the musical that was on-again-off-again for the current Mechanic Theatre season -- will open the theater's fall season with an exclusive pre-Broadway engagement from Sept. 24 to Oct. 20.The funding problems that caused two delays this season have been resolved by a new team of producers -- Terry Allen Kramer, James M. Nederlander and Charlene Nederlander, in association with Daryl Roth.The $6 million budget is in place, and rehearsals are set to begin in New York July 29. After its Baltimore run, the show will open Nov. 17 at the Marriott Marquis Theatre in New York.

On January 15, 2004 NORA LEE of Westminster; beloved wife of the late Gilbert Theodore Perron; mother of Norma Perron, Linda Langdon, Sandy Rowe and the late Richard and Ronald Perron; mother-in-law of Ed Langdon and Danny Rowe; sister of Alvin Durham and Eleanor Trompen; grandmother of Heather and Holly Rowe. Also, survived by nieces and nephews. Funeral Services from the First United Presbyterian Church, 65 Washington Road, Westminster on Monday at 11 AM. Interment in Pipe Creek Cemetery.