Sacred Heart

On March 6, 2007, ESTHER GRACE, 96 years old, beloved wife of the late Anthony J. Rose, loving mother of Eileen E. Compton and mother-in-law of James Compton, grandmother of Donna Headley, Eileen Compton-Little, Patricia Ann Compton and Evelyn Compton Padham. Also survived by nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. Mrs. Rose was predeceased by two daughters, Jane and Patricia Gangi. She was one of eight children, all her siblings predeceased her. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday, March 10, 2007, at 11:30 A.M., from Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Glyndon, 65 Sacred Heart Lane.

On July 23, 2007, ROBERT W. Sr., beloved husband of Patricia (nee Pisani) Sampson, devoted father of Angela Sampson-Cone and her husband Edward, Dolores Reichart and her husband Wayne, Joanne Chelchowski and her husband William and the late Catherine King and Robert W. Sampson Jr., dear brother of Dolores Malat, Nancy Hinterberger and Antoinette DeLeo. Also survived by eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the family owned LILLY & ZEILER INC. FUNERAL HOME, 700 S. Conkling Street on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on Friday at 10 A.M. Interment Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery.

Esther L. McCauley, 78, Catholic school teacherEsther L. McCauley, a retired Catholic school teacher in Baltimore County, died Jan. 22 of heart failure at her home in State College, Pa., where she had lived for 13 years. The former Owings Mills resident was 78.A native of Lima, Peru, the former Esther Larranaga married Jack McCauley in 1946 and moved to the United States the same year. Mr. McCauley died in 1993.Mrs. McCauley taught kindergarten, first grade and second grade at Sacred Heart School in Glyndon from about 1960 until about 1980.

Mary Brooke Godine, 34, preschool educatorMary Brooke Godine, a former preschool educator, died of complications of a spinal cord tumor Monday at the home of her parents in Cockeysville. She was 34.Before being diagnosed in 1994 with an astrocytoma, or spinal cord tumor, Miss Godine was a preschool teacher at several local day-care centers. Three major operations, radiation and chemotherapy treatments left her a paraplegic with related complications.She attended the Shake-A-Leg Camp in Newport, R.I., which is renowned for its advanced physical therapy treatment for the disabled.

Anne Smith Cadigan, who was active in Roman Catholic church affairs, died of cancer of the spine Saturday at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care in Towson. She was 64 and lived in Ruxton.Mrs. Cadigan was the granddaughter of Alfred E. Smith, Democratic presidential nominee in 1928 and governor of New York for four terms.Born in Manhattan and raised in Rye, N.Y., she spent weekends as a child at Mr. Smith's residence on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan across from Central Park Zoo.He introduced her to such influential people as Cardinal Francis Spellman; James A. Farley, a power in the Democratic Party; and Robert Moses, the legendary public works director who permanently altered the face of Manhattan.

CUMBERLAND -- Before there were coal mines or trains or tourists, this Western Maryland city was just a fort, a mountain outpost built for war.Now Cumberland -- which has fought everything from French spies to fluoridated water -- has turned on itself. This week, the battle could make Cumberland one of the first communities in the nation to merge two hospitals, then blow them apart.Differences over religion are at the heart of this civil war. One of the hospitals, Sacred Heart, is Catholic, complete with nuns, crucifixes and prohibitions on abortion, birth control and euthanasia.

Howard Hall Green, 89, social workerHoward Hall Green, a former social worker in Baltimore and Howard County, died Tuesday of heart failure at Augsburg Lutheran Home of Maryland in Lochearn. The longtime Haywood Heights resident was 89.A Baltimore native, Mr. Green graduated from City College in 1925 and received his bachelor's degree from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va. He earned a master's degree in liberal arts from the Johns Hopkins University in the 1970s.He was president of the Improvement Association in Haywood Heights, which is near Randallstown, and belonged to the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association.

Monsignor Elmer Melville Taylor, the popular and compassionate pastor emeritus of the Roman Catholic Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Mount Washington, died of liver disease Monday at Long Crandon, a residence for elderly priests in Dulaney Valley. He was 82."He was probably the most popular priest in this diocese and beloved by the laity," Monsignor Robert Armstrong, rector of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, said yesterday."He was a good leader and a man who was open to the changes of the church.

Maryland Public Television promised in-depth analysis of issues affecting our lives, and that's exactly what it delivered with the premiere last night of "Newsnight Maryland."The topic of the show's main story was hospital mergers, and the bottom line for viewers was that knew you knew a lot more about how such mergers might affect your health care after an eight-minute report and a 10-minute discussion.In fact, you probably had enough information and context actually to reach an informed opinion on the matter.

Sitting atop opposing mountains in Cumberland, the city's two hospitals have been rivals for decades. Evenly matched in size and finances, they dueled in billboards. They tried to outdo each other in technology.But as with hospitals all over the country, Memorial Hospital, a historic community institution, and Sacred Heart, a Catholic hospital, have started to do what was once considered heresy -- merge. Board members cite declining revenues and numbers of hospital patients.Their actions have started a storm of controversy among Cumberland's residents, physicians and staff.

On October 13, 2009, HUBERT C. BROADWATER, beloved husband of the late Evelyn L. Broadwater, devoted father of Ronald L. Broadwater, loving grandfather of Rhonda B. Newbert and Jeffrey D. Broadwater, great-grandfather of Benjamin D. Newbert. A Graveside Service and Interment will be held at Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery on Friday at 1 P.M. www.ruckfuneralhomes.com

Nancy H. Lynch, a retired nursing assistant and homemaker, died Monday of ovarian cancer at her Eldersburg home. She was 74. Nancy Lee Hughes, the daughter of an estate farmer and homemaker, was born in Washington and moved in 1940 to Sunny Hill Farm near Glyndon. She was a 1953 graduate of Towson Catholic High School and earned an associate's degree from what was then Catonsville Community College in the early 1970s. Mrs. Lynch had worked as a nursing assistant for a dentist and later two physicians before retiring in the 1980s.

Brother Norbert A. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, from 10 to 11 A.M. at the Hubbard Funeral Home, Inc., 4107 Wilkens Avenue Baltimore, Md. Graveside services will follow at 11:30 A.M. at Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.

Michael Matthew McCormick Sr., A memorial service will be held 10:00 Al.M. Saturday, August 15, 2009 at Sacred Heart Church, 65 Sacred Heart Lane, Glyndon, Md 21071. Memorial contributions may be made to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation~www.cbf.org.

On June 14, 2009, MARY B. (nee Nehmsmann); beloved wife of the late Bernard Tatro; devoted mother of Bernard and wife Aline, Donna, Stephen and wife Margaret Tatro, Laura and husband Richard Chisolme, and Mary Beth Bogardy; dear sister of Carolyn, John, and Dorothy. Also survived by five grandchildren, Mary, Rich, Steve, Chris and Jaime; and six great- grandchildren, Cara, Lily, James, Zachary, Johnathan and Katelynn. Christian Wake Services at the family owned LILLY & ZEILER, INC. FUNERAL HOME, 1901 Eastern Avenue, on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, on Wednesday at10 a.m. Interment in Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery.

John L. Ritter Sr., a retired Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. engineering manager who was active in Scouting, died of complications from an infection May 27 at Northwest Hospital Center. The longtime Reisterstown resident was 81. Mr. Ritter was born in Baltimore and raised in Ten Hills. He was a 1948 graduate of Mount St. Joseph High School in Irvington. Mr. Ritter's career at C&P spanned 39 years as an engineering manager. He retired in 1991. He served with the 29th Infantry of the Maryland National Guard from 1948 to 1953, attaining the rank of master sergeant.

On April 29, 2009, DONALD HERMAN LAWRENCE, beloved husband of the late Leona Delores Lawrence; devoted father of Frank M. Lawrence, Sandra L. Tyler (nee Lawrence) and Martin D. Lawence. Also survived by eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Friends may call on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. at the family owned BRADLEY ASHTON FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 2134 Willow Spring Road a the corner of Dundalk Avenue where services will be held on Saturday at 10 A.M. Interment in Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery.

On April 29, 2009, MARIAN E. (nee Tunger), beloved wife of the late William J. Wachter, Sr.; devoted mother of Mary Kremer and her husband Jerry, William Wachter, Jr. and his wife Joanne; dear sister of Bertha Fillmore and her husband General W. D. Fillmore, Ret. Also survived by five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Family and friends may gather at the family owned LILLY & ZEILER, INC. FUNERAL HOME, 700 S. Conkling Street on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on Saturday at 10 A.M. Interment in Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery.

On April 23, 2009, PATRICIA E. BRUCHMAN; beloved mother of Bradley Bruchman, Douglas Bruchman, Thomas Bruchman, and Laura Bruchman Karls. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, her brother John Engel, and a host of other loving relatives and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, April 27th at 1 PM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 65 Sacred Heart Lane (Reisterstown, MD). Inquiries to VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN) (410)655-0015.

On April 14, 2009, LOIS JEANETTE ELLER; beloved wife of the late Irvin M. Eller, Sr.; loving mother Nancy A. Cusic, Michael A. Eller, Irvin M. "Herb" Eller, Jr., and Joseph P. Eller; cherished grandmother of eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild; devoted daughter of Evereane (nee Layne) and the late Vincent Garafalo; also survived by dear sister Pat Gambo. A Christian Wake Service will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue on Thursday at 7:30 P.M. Friends may call Thursday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church on Friday 12 noon.