Ridgeway

On August 14, 2003 MR. JEROME RIDGEWAY, SR., beloved husband of Mrs. DeShirl Ridgeway. On Friday, friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENE Funeral Service EAST, 4905 York Road, from 3 to 8 P.M. On Saturday, Mr. Ridgeway will lie in state at Sharon Baptist Church, 1373 North Stricker Street, where the family will receive friends from 9 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-433-7500.

Bobby Stone had such a zest for competition that it seemed appropriate to hold the ninth annual Ridgeway Elementary School Invitational in his honor this year. Every time he crossed a finish line in previous years of the Special Olympics-like event, he threw his arms straight up in the air as though had won, whether or not he had. "He just had fun," said his father, Bob Stone Sr. of Odenton. "He was winning no matter what." Bobby, who graduated from the school in Severn last year, died in September of a lung infection.

On December 15, 2003 HARRY B., JR.; loving son fo the late Harry B., Sr. and Leona Ridgeway; dear brother of Mrs. Hazel Webb, Mrs. Donna Nelson, Edmund Ridgeway and the late Melvin Ridgeway, Audrey "Sis" Turner, Jacqueline Ouilette and Thomas Ridgeway; uncle of James E. Turner and his family. Also survived by many loving nieces, nephews and other family members. Friends are invited to call at the family owned and operated McCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 130 E. Fort Ave., (S. Baltimore)

On April 8, 2008, loving mother of one son Jerome Ridgeway, Jr.; two daughters Dawn and Stacy Ridgeway; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a host of loving relatives and friends. Ms. Ridgeway was a graduate of Dunbar High Class of 1954. On Tuesday, friends may call at Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Services (EAST), 4905 York Road where the family will receive friends from 4:00-8:00 p.m. On Wednesday, services will be held at St. Paul Baptist Church, 3101 The Alameda, where the family will receive friends from 10:30-11:00 a.m. with services to follow.

On April 8, 2008, loving mother of one son Jerome Ridgeway, Jr.; two daughters Dawn and Stacy Ridgeway; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a host of loving relatives and friends. Ms. Ridgeway was a graduate of Dunbar High Class of 1954. On Tuesday, friends may call at Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Services (EAST), 4905 York Road where the family will receive friends from 4:00-8:00 p.m. On Wednesday, services will be held at St. Paul Baptist Church, 3101 The Alameda, where the family will receive friends from 10:30-11:00 a.m. with services to follow.

On June 9, 2006, KENNETH PAUL; beloved husband of Mary Elizabeth Ridgeway; devoted father of Wayne L. Ridgeway and his wife Phyllis, Linda A. Knapp and her husband Fred, Sheila M. Heim and her husband Ronny, Kenneth P. Ridgeway, Jr. and his wife Kathy, Arthur I. Ridgeway and his wife Mary Alice and Mary Ellen Hagins and her husband Brian. Also survived by 17 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the CONNELLY FUNERAL HOME OF DUNDALK, P.A., 7110 Sollers Point Road, on Tuesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday 11 A.M. Interment Holy Hill Memorial Gardens.

On August 1, 2005, WALTER E. JR., beloved husband of the late Louise W. Ridgeway. Devoted father of Michael Ann, Robert Dixon, Thomas Lynn and Walter E. Ridgeway, III. Loving grandfather of 10 and great grandfather of 8. Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service on Thursday at 11 AM in THE JOHNSON FUNERAL HOME, P.A. 8521 Loch Raven Blvd. (Beltway exit 29-B), Towson. Donations may be made in his memory to AMC Cancer Research 3112 Woolsey Dr.; Churchville, MD 21028.

Two weeks before the County Council is set to debate a bill to extend public water and sewer in west Anne Arundel, opening the door for more development, a community leader is calling for a moratorium on building in the crowded neighborhood of Ridgeway along Telegraph Road in Severn.Mike Shylanski, president of the Greater Severn Improvement Association, sent letters to County Executive Janet S. Owens, and County Councilmen Daniel E. Klosterman Jr. and Bill Burlison asking that the county consider turning away developers who want to build more homes in the intimate neighborhood.

H. Melvin Upton, a retired machinist at the old Western Electric Co. plant, died of a stroke Sunday at Memorial Hospital in Martinsville, Va. He was 78.Services for Mr. Upton were being held today at the Roselawn funeral establishment, Ridgeway, Va.A native of the Brooklyn area of Baltimore, he lived for many years in Dundalk.He married the former Edith Locklear in 1948.In addition to his wife, survivors include a daughter, Edith Elaine Upton of Greenbelt, and a son, James M. Upton of Baltimore.

A 28-year-old Columbia man was convicted yesterday on assault charges in the shooting of two people in a North Laurel mobile home last year.Darrin B. Ridgeway faced charges of attempted murder in the shooting in the first block of Cross St.Three shotgun blasts penetrated the mobile home and hit a man and woman while they slept. The shots missed three young girls sleeping in another bedroom.The man and woman were taken to a hospital, treated and released.Prosecutor I. Matthew Campbell said Ridgeway fired at the mobile home in retaliation for being assaulted by three men. Ridgeway believed that those three men often visited the mobile home.

On June 9, 2006, KENNETH PAUL; beloved husband of Mary Elizabeth Ridgeway; devoted father of Wayne L. Ridgeway and his wife Phyllis, Linda A. Knapp and her husband Fred, Sheila M. Heim and her husband Ronny, Kenneth P. Ridgeway, Jr. and his wife Kathy, Arthur I. Ridgeway and his wife Mary Alice and Mary Ellen Hagins and her husband Brian. Also survived by 17 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the CONNELLY FUNERAL HOME OF DUNDALK, P.A., 7110 Sollers Point Road, on Tuesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday 11 A.M. Interment Holy Hill Memorial Gardens.

On March 23, 2006, ROBIN J., of Elkridge. She is survived by her devoted husband Richard Karasiewski. She is also survived by her beloved kitty Sydney. She was a graduate of University of Maryland and worked for 18 years as a Forensic Chemist for the Drug Enforcement Agency in both Washington and Chicago. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the GARY L. KAUFMAN FUNERAL HOME AT MEADOWRIDGE MEMORIAL PARK, INC., 7250 Washington Boulevard, Elkridge (exit 6 off Route 100) on Sunday from 2 to 4 P.M., and on Monday from 10 to 11 A. M and to attend services 11 A. M in the Vermillion Chapel.

On August 1, 2005, WALTER E. JR., beloved husband of the late Louise W. Ridgeway. Devoted father of Michael Ann, Robert Dixon, Thomas Lynn and Walter E. Ridgeway, III. Loving grandfather of 10 and great grandfather of 8. Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service on Thursday at 11 AM in THE JOHNSON FUNERAL HOME, P.A. 8521 Loch Raven Blvd. (Beltway exit 29-B), Towson. Donations may be made in his memory to AMC Cancer Research 3112 Woolsey Dr.; Churchville, MD 21028.

On December 24, 2004, ELSA GRACE BINDER; wife of the late George Paul Binder; mother of Mary Flinton and the late Phyllis Clute; grandmother of Paul Edward Flinton and Matthew Joseph Flinton. Retired from Saratoga Springs Hospital in New York. Memorial Services will be held at WITZKE'S FUNERAL HOME OF CATONSVILLE INC., 1630 Edmondson Ave. ( 1 mile west of beltway exit 14) on Thursday, at 11 am. In lieu of flowers, make donations to Ridgeway Manor Nursing Home c/o Activities Dept., 5743 Edmondson Ave. Baltimore, MD 21228.

The table shows the percentage of 4th graders in Baltimore area schools who scored at advanced or proficient levels in reading and math tests last year under the Maryland School Assessment program. Anne Arundel School ..................Read ... Math County average 82.1 73.9 Annapolis ........... 65.5 75.8 Arnold ................. 94.2 97.1 Belle Grove ......... 78.1 65.7 Belvedere............. 92.5 92.6 Benfield ............... 90.5 92.1 Bodkin ................. 91.3 86.4 Broadneck .....

It's about time for a new school, say the parents, students and administrators at Ridgeway Elementary School in Severn.The parents, who plan to launch a lobbying effort tomorrow at the Board of Education's capital budget hearing, say the 39-year-old building on Evergreen Road has never been renovated.The bathrooms flood regularly, the electricity fails, floor tiles are laced with asbestos, the cafeteria doubles as a gymnasium and brown patches the size of pizzas have formed on the ceilings from a leaking roof.

FIRE* Mount Airy: Mount Airy responded for an electrical fire on Twin Arch Road at 9:47 a.m. Friday. Units were out for 48 minutes.Mount Airy assisted Frederick County for a vehicle fire on Moxley Street at 8:52 a.m. Friday. Units were out for 41 minutes.Mount Airy assisted Howard County for a vehicle fire on Interstate 70 at 8:39 a.m. Friday. Units were out for 13 minutes.Firefighters from Mount Airy responded for a house fire on Ridgeway Drive at 7:35 p.m. Thursday. They were out for 27 minutes.