Ruby

On June 1, 2004, RUBY BROWN. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC., 4300 Wabash Ave, on Monday after 9., where family will receive friends on Tuesday at 11:30, followed by funeral service at 12. See www.marchfh.com

Marlin & Ray, we hardly knew ye. The casual dining seafood chain restaurant that opened on Baltimore Pike in Bel Air in early October abruptly ceased operations Wednesday. The Bel Air Marlin & Ray's had company, as parent Ruby Tuesday, Inc., closed all 13 of the restaurants spread over an area that also included North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. A person who answered the phone at the Bel Air restaurant on Thursday afternoon confirmed that they had closed, but directed further inquires to the parent company's director of media relations.

On May 20, 2003, SHIRLEY L. RUBY;(nee Conolley); beloved wife of the late James Calvin Ruby; loving mother of Dale Vought, Nicholas Padiolonga, and James Martin; beloved sister of Carlisle Conolley, Sr., Gary Conolley and the late Walter Conolley, Sr.; devoted daughter of the late Earl S. and Edith V. Conolley. Survived by nine grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and friends. Friends are invited at the Burgee-Henss-Seitz Funeral Home, Inc., 3631 Falls Road, on Wednesday and Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services on Friday at 10 A.M. Interment in Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.

Elliott and Phyllis Ruby, of Aberdeen, announce the engagement of their daughter, Katelynn Nicole, to Brian Michael, son of Mike and Cathy Leftridge, also of Aberdeen. Both are 2006 graduates of Aberdeen High and 2010 graduates of Salisbury University. An Oct. 6 wedding is planned at Swan Harbor Farm.

On July 1, 2007, RUBY JEAN HOLLEY, beloved wife of Louis C. Holley, devoted mother of Louis C. Holley, II. She is also survived by her mother, Ruby Obie, one sister, Cassandra Obie-Williams, one daughter-in-law, Kia Holley, two grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. On Thursday, friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 4101 Edmondson Avenue from 3-8 P.M. On Friday, Ms. Holley will lie in state at Central Baptist Church, 2035 W. Baltimore Street, where the family will receive friends form 10-10:30 A.M., with services to follow.

On March 13, 2003, RUBY L. (nee Powell), beloved wife of the late Granville A. Nengel; devoted mother of Jimmy Ray, Donald Gene, and Henry Alvin Brown. Also survived by numerous grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the family owned McCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 130 East Fort Avenue, on Sunday, 3 to 6 P.M., where funeral services will be held on Monday at 12 noon. Interment Meadowridge Memorial Park Cemetery.

On April 13, 2003, RUBY MAE SMITH SHAUM (nee Clay) beloved wife of the late Frederick Smith and John Shaum, devoted mother of Janice Salzman, Louis Smith and the late Wayne Smith. She is also survived by five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Schimunek Funeral Home, Inc., 9705 Belair Road (Perry Hall) on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P. M with Remembrances being held during evening hours.

On October 2, 2003, RUBY (nee Young) CHUHRAN, of Columbia; beloved wife of the late Gilbert John Chuhran; devoted mother of Anne Long, Kathleen Chuhran and Patricia Hughes. Also survived by seven grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial wil be celebrated on Saturday, at 10:30 A. M at St. Louis Roman Catholic Church (Clarksville). Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Peaceful Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Center.

Ruby Friese Shubkagle, a retired Morgan State University educator whose teaching career spanned more than 50 years, died Nov. 3 in her sleep at College Manor in Lutherville. She was 97. Dr. Shubkagle was born and raised in Westminster, where she graduated from Westminster High School in 1931. She earned a degree from what was then the Towson State Normal School and earned a master's degree from the Johns Hopkins University. She earned another master's degree and her Ph.D.

On February 3, 2010 RUBY MAE HARPER loving mother of Gloria Brown, Gloria Harper, Kathy Harper, Mary Harper, Angela Lance, Otis and Freddie Harper. She is also survived by 7 grandchildren, 5 great-grand and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, 4300 Wabash Avenue on Wednesday after 9. Family will receive friends on Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church, 3911 Garrison Blvd. at 11 followed by funeral services at 11:30.

Ruby Elizabeth Truelove, The family will have a private burial in the Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium, Maryland. A Memorial service will be announced at a later date. Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive in Staunton is in charge of her arrangements. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.coffmanfuneralhome.net

HOWARD C. RUBY, passed away January 26, 2010, he was 83. Burial services will be held January 30, 2010 at Hafar Funeral Services, 1302 National Highway, LaVale, MD. 301-729-5000.

On November 8, 2009, RUBY ELIZABETH (nee Harris) LOWMAN, cherished daughter of the late Elizabeth D. (nee Crickmore) and Robert Harris, Sr., devoted mother of Carroll E. Cooke, Jr., and Deborah Cooke, admired sister of Velda Andreone, Jeannie Hoffman, Robert Harris, Jr., and George Harris, also survived by six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2009 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM with Funeral Services being held at 8:00 PM in the HUBBARD FUNERAL HOME, INC., 4107 Wilkens Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland.

Lois Ruby Kershaw, a homemaker active in her church as a nursing home volunteer, died of cancer Oct. 11 at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The Ruxton resident was 90. Born Lois Mae Ruby in Baltimore, she was a 1937 Western High School graduate. She also studied classical concert piano at the Peabody Conservatory of Music for six years. She met her future husband, Harvey Barnsley Kershaw Jr., while both were members at Roland Avenue Methodist Church. They married in 1943. "With her devoted support and encouragement, Mr. Kershaw went on to be president and chairman of the Provident Bank of Maryland," said her son, Judge Robert Barnsley Kershaw of Baltimore, who serves on the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.