Supervisor

Jeffrey H. Douglas, a former Caroline County Department of Public Works supervisor, died of heart failure Wednesday at Seasons Hospice in Northwest Hospital. The Baltimore resident was 59. Born and raised in Lutherville, Mr. Douglas was a 1972 graduate of Dulaney High School, where he was an outstanding lacrosse player and kicker for the varsity football team. He attended the Naval Academy and Salisbury University. He moved to the Eastern Shore in 1978 and had lived in Still Pond, Denton and Preston.

It's been a busy year so far for Audrey Dyer-Brown, collections supervisor at the city Department of Public Works. Her job duties have ballooned - and so has her paycheck. By early May, she'd already made 87 percent of her yearly salary, even though the year was just one-third over. Thanks to a whopping 538 hours of overtime in that span, she took in $22,280 above her regular pay, giving her gross income of $37,500 by May 8, according to figures provided by the city. Her regular salary for the entire year: $42,900.

Robert G. Jaharias, a retired Westinghouse Electric Corp. supervisor who enjoyed collecting and driving vintage automobiles, died Friday of heart failure at his Sykesville home. He was 83. Born in Frederick, Robert George Jaharias moved with his family in 1931 to Baltimore and several years later to Essex. While attending Kenwood High School, Mr. Jaharias began working at Westinghouse. After graduation in 1947, he joined the company full time, eventually being promoted to installation supervisor.

Robert G. Jaharias, a retired Westinghouse Electric Corp. supervisor who enjoyed collecting and driving vintage automobiles, died Friday of heart failure at his Sykesville home. He was 83. Born in Frederick, Robert George Jaharias moved with his family in 1931 to Baltimore and several years later to Essex. While attending Kenwood High School, Mr. Jaharias began working at Westinghouse. After graduation in 1947, he joined the company full time, eventually being promoted to installation supervisor.

Doris J. Roseborough, a retired Small Business Administration executive supervisor, died Nov. 15 of an aneurysm at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The longtime Ashburton resident was 73. The former Doris Richardson was born in Essex, N.C., and moved with her family to South Baltimore. After graduating from Carver Vocational-Technical High School in 1956, she earned a bachelor's degree in 1961 from Morgan State University. Mrs. Roseborough worked for the Small Business Administration in Washington as an executive supervisor for 31 years before retiring in the mid-1980s.

Lois G. Caplan, a retired library supervisor and film buff, died Dec. 25 of cancer at her Arnold home. She was 71. A daughter of dungaree manufacturers, the former Lois Gloria Simons was born and raised in Philadelphia, where she graduated in 1960 from North Philadelphia's Olney High School. After training as a laboratory technician, she worked at Philadelphia General Hospital. She married Ivan Lee Caplan in 1964, and they moved to Pikesville. Since 1979, they lived in Arnold.

Robert F. "Bob" Brettschneider, a retired American Telephone & Telegraph supervisor who was a former longtime Parkville resident, died Monday of lung cancer at Colonial Manor Nursing Home in York, Pa. He was 87. Born in Baltimore and raised on Franklintown Road, Robert Frederick Brettschneider was a 1943 graduate of Polytechnic Institute. He was a 1947 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. He joined AT&T Technologies, where he worked for 39 years as a supervisor until retiring in the late 1970s.

Margaret E. Faya, a retired medical records supervisor at Spring Grove Hospital Center, died June 21 of complications of an infection at Howard County General Hospital. The Columbia resident was 91. Born Mary Elizabeth Burkman in Baltimore, she grew up on North Rose Street in East Baltimore. In an autobiographical sketch, she recalled her childhood as the daughter of a father who worked in the seafood industry shucking oysters. Her mother sewed buttons on men's shirts at the Aetna shirt factory.

Walter S. "Bud" Fialkewicz, who had worked as an agent supervisor for the Drug Enforcement Administration, died Aug. 28 of a heart attack at a grandson's home in Coral Gables, Fla. He was 86 and lived in Silver Spring. The son of a baker and a homemaker, Walter Stanley Fialkewicz was born in Baltimore and raised on East Pratt Street in Highlandtown. He was a graduate of Patterson Park High School, and from 1944 to 1946 served as an Army Air Corps tail gunner. Mr. Fialkewicz remained in the Army Reserve, where he attained the rank of major.

Services for Glen Burnie resident Dolores Loretta Ares Fuller took place Friday at Singleton Funeral Home.Mrs. Fuller, 57, died Wednesday at North Arundel Hospital.A Glen Burnie resident since 1967, she was employed for 10 years with the state Income Tax Division, where she worked as a supervisor.Her interests included knitting, needlepoint and her grandchildren.She is survived by her former husband, Frederick V. Fuller of Elkridge; three sons, Paul D. Fuller, Brian S. and Timothy A. Fuller, all of Glen Burnie; a daughter, Bonnie Sue Fuller of Glen Burnie; twobrothers, Raymond Warner of Hunlock Creek, Pa., and Davis Ares of Rochester, N.Y.; a sister, Jessie Johnson of Richmond, Va.; and three grandchildren.

Brenda J. Clayburn, a founder and later president of the City Union of Baltimore who was also a longtime city Police Department supervisor, died Sunday of undetermined causes at her Northwest Baltimore home. She was 63. "She had recently been sick, and we are waiting the results of an autopsy," said her daughter, Shirley Y. Cooper, who lives in Baltimore. "I was very saddened to learn of the passing of Brenda Clayburn. Brenda was a strong advocate for the thousands of city employees she represented, and she cared deeply for their welfare," Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said in a statement Monday.

Lois G. Caplan, a retired library supervisor and film buff, died Dec. 25 of cancer at her Arnold home. She was 71. A daughter of dungaree manufacturers, the former Lois Gloria Simons was born and raised in Philadelphia, where she graduated in 1960 from North Philadelphia's Olney High School. After training as a laboratory technician, she worked at Philadelphia General Hospital. She married Ivan Lee Caplan in 1964, and they moved to Pikesville. Since 1979, they lived in Arnold.

Scott Butler is a busy man. A managing director at Northwestern Mutual Financial Network-Maryland, he oversees the Columbia, Frederick and Hagerstown branches. In addition to volunteering regularly at the Living Classrooms Foundation, for six years he coached both of his daughters' soccer teams, which meant he had to be on the field at 5:15 p.m. four days a week. How did he get away with that? He didn't have to: It's company policy. "We encourage our employees to do the exact same thing," Butler said.

Doris E. Davies, a retired Baltimore County kindergarten teacher and supervisor, died Oct. 28 of heart failure at the Charlestown retirement community in Catonsville. She was 96. Mrs. Davies also taught for years in Baltimore City and "loved young children," said her son, David Davies of Dallas. Born Doris Elaine Pramschufer in Baltimore on May 14, 1916, she grew up on Calumet Avenue in Frankford and graduated from Eastern High School in 1933. She earned a certificate in primary education from the Maryland State Teachers College at Towson in 1936.

Robert F. "Bob" Brettschneider, a retired American Telephone & Telegraph supervisor who was a former longtime Parkville resident, died Monday of lung cancer at Colonial Manor Nursing Home in York, Pa. He was 87. Born in Baltimore and raised on Franklintown Road, Robert Frederick Brettschneider was a 1943 graduate of Polytechnic Institute. He was a 1947 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. He joined AT&T Technologies, where he worked for 39 years as a supervisor until retiring in the late 1970s.

A supervisor at Baltimore's Register of Wills office tried to hide a felony conviction from his or her employer, according to a report by the office of legislative audits. The supervisor, who is not named, had been convicted of felony theft and was ordered to pay back more than $100,000. Acting legislative auditor Thomas J. Barnickel III said his team was tipped off that the person put false information on an employment application. "Unless we were tipped off on this, this wouldn't be something we would look for or typically find," he said.

Walter S. "Bud" Fialkewicz, who had worked as an agent supervisor for the Drug Enforcement Administration, died Aug. 28 of a heart attack at a grandson's home in Coral Gables, Fla. He was 86 and lived in Silver Spring. The son of a baker and a homemaker, Walter Stanley Fialkewicz was born in Baltimore and raised on East Pratt Street in Highlandtown. He was a graduate of Patterson Park High School, and from 1944 to 1946 served as an Army Air Corps tail gunner. Mr. Fialkewicz remained in the Army Reserve, where he attained the rank of major.

Sonya Reinhart, a longtime supervisor in the Social Security Administration's Office of Disability Operations who had been a child actress, died July 18 of a massive coronary at Sinai Hospital. The Owings Mills resident was 82. The daughter of a tailor and a homemaker, Sonya Benjamin was born in Baltimore and raised on North Avenue. When she was 3, Mrs. Reinhart, who could sing and dance, became a member of Uncle Jack's Kiddie Club, which performed at the Hippodrome Theatre.