Violet

On July 1, 2007, VIOLET MAY HALLER, beloved wife of the late Charles E. Haller Sr, loving mother of Geraldine Fisher and her late husband Dan Sr, Virginia Reuwer and her husband Bill, Violet May Vaughan and her husband Richard, the late Charles E. Haller Jr, and daughter-in-law Linda Haller, cherished "Maw" of numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren, dear sister of Evelyn Loney and other late siblings. Also survived by many loving family members and friends. Relatives and friends may call at the family owned, AMBROSE FUNERAL HOME OF LANSDOWNE, 2719 Hammonds Ferry Road, on Tuesday and Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. where funeral services will be held Friday at 11 A.M. Interment to immediately follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

On February 14, 2007 MRS. VIOLET. Visitation 2140 N. Fulton Avenue, Wednesday 3 to 6 P.M. Family will receive friends at John Wesley UM Church, 3202 W. North Avenue on Thursday 10 A.M. Funeral to follow at 10:30 A.M.

" 'The Boxcar Children' by Gertrude Chandler Warner is an extremely good book. It's the story of four independent orphans who live and hide in an abandoned boxcar because they think their grandfather is old and mean. Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny have many happy and funny times living in the boxcar until Violet gets sick. When they find their grandfather they get a surprise!"-- Jennifer Gaeng, Grade 3,Lutherville Laboratory"The story 'I Can Read With My Eyes Shut' by Dr. Seuss is mostly about the importance of reading.

Editor's note: Perfect Claude ruins Timothy's first days at school.Then he meets Violet and discovers he's not the only one having problems.Timothy's mother made him a brand-new sunsuit for the first day of school."

Erica Jacobs keeps a sacred space behind the fireplace of her Mount Washington home, a narrow room just wide enough for a small loom. On the loom, she weaves tallitot, striped Jewish prayer shawls described in the Book of Numbers.The spot isn't special to Jacobs just because she weaves the garments of her faith there. The very act of weaving is holy for her."I love the feel of fabric, and weaving helps center me; it's the one aspect of my life that's ordered and calm," says the 43-year-old classical violist.

I always felt fortunate that I was able to spend a lot of time with both my grandmothers while growing up.Trips to their house meant big bowls of ice cream, gifts, lots of attention and playing with beautiful old tea sets and other "old stuff."Little did I know then that these items had charm and were reminiscent of a time in my life I would one day cherish. Sometimes I wish I could go back and see the beautifully #F trimmed tea cups and saucers, the fine china plates and ornate silverware.

As the children's book field continues to grow to keep up with the baby boomers' own baby boomlet, more authors and illustrators with local connections are getting their work published by big-name houses. Here are a few of the newer picture-book titles:* Susan L. Roth's cut-paper collages lend themselves particularly well to Native American folk tales. Her layers of textures bring landscapes alive with mystery and magic. And she creates animals that have personality without making them obviously anthropomorphic: They can be clever and curious or dull and dim-witted without looking like cartoons with human features.

James Spitznas Jr.Ran surfacing firmsJames E. Spitznas Jr., who started athletic surfaces companies in New Jersey and in the Baltimore area, died Sept. 9 of brain cancer at his home in Delran, N.J. He was 60.In 1970, he started a New Jersey company, Surfacing Systems Inc., that built running tracks and similar facilities. Four years later, he became a partner in a Baltimore area branch of the business, Martin Surfacing Inc. Later, the two companies were combined, and he sold his interest, becoming a vice president of Martin in New Jersey.

JAZZ.Toni Morrison.Knopf.226 pages. $21. "Jazz" is a half-waking dream on a lumpy corncob mattress. Its voices shift, almost in a single sentence, from down-to-earth to intensely poetical. It alternately asserts, and transforms what it asserts. Each shift -- each page, virtually -- begins with a tangible jolt of discovery, and dissolves, making way for the next shift and dissolution. It can be difficult to follow, yet immensely exhilarating. We raft down Toni Morrison's white water, get mired when it sinks into passages that run too deep underground and float off when it breaks into the open.

New York-- Toni Morrison makes you believe in the story, and the power of the story, but most of all you believe in her story. You can feel it right away in the way she talks. She has a low voice that can sound downright seductive as it sweeps along a sentence. She has the cadences down just right, the inflections. Just as in her writings, she strings along thoughts and words, one after the other -- building on them to an often unexpected but powerful conclusion. All you need is a campfire and a group of listeners reduced to ineffectual silence.

In its second play of the season, Colonial Players delivers Richard Greenberg's "The Violet Hour," riveting, reflective theater that takes the audience into nostalgic and challenging territory. It is to my knowledge the first work performed in the area of the acclaimed contemporary playwright. He has written 27 plays, receiving numerous awards, including the Tony and Drama Desk, and is revered for his intellect and unpredictability. Set in 1919, "The Violet Hour" tells the story of a Princeton University-educated independent publisher launching his business and trying to decide which of two authors' books to publish - a friend's over-written work containing some brilliant writing, or that of his current love interest, a seductive African-American singer's honest autobiography.

On August 23, 2009 STEPHANIE. Visitation 2140 N. Fulton Avenue, Sunday 12 to 6 P.M. Family will receive friends Monday at the chapel 10:00 A.M. funeral to follow at 10:30 A.M.

On May 17, 2009 KATHERINE devoted sister of Violet Coleman and Roberta Tripps. She is also survived by one brother-in-law Richard Coleman and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives. Friends may call at the Gary P. March Funeral Home, 270 Fred Hilton Pass on Friday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Family will receive friends on Saturday from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. Funeral Services to follow. Interment Western Cemetery.

Mrs. Violet Odell Bland, Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Friday, April 17th in Quinn-Shalz, A Family Funeral Home. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, April 18th in St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church. In lieu of flowers, the family recommends donations may be made to St Paul's Outreach Missions, American Heart Association or American Diabetes Association. Please visit our online Tribute at www.quinn-shalz.com. Services under the care and direction of Quinn-Shalz, A Family Funeral Home, Jacksonville Beach.

On November 30, 2008, Violet Marie Wiegand Kurilla. Loving grand mother of Chuck, Tony, Walter, Stephen, Raymond, Bryan, Katie, and Jessica. Dear great- grandmother of Kristian, Jordan, Kayla, Justin, Megan, Alex, Erica, Carson and Trinity. Also survived by her two sisters and four brothers. Friends may call at the family owned Bruzdzinski Funeral Home, P.A., 1407 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex at Route 702 (beltway exit 36), on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral service on Wednesday at 11 A.M. Interment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens.

Jacob Lee Blackburn, a plumber and Westminster resident, was electrocuted July 9 while working on a renovation project on South Madeira Street in Butchers Hill. He was 23. He was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was pronounced dead, said his father, George B. Blackburn of Westminster. Mr. Blackburn, who was a plumbing foreman and about to receive his journeyman plumbing license, had been employed since 2004 by Atlantic Mechanical. Earlier, he had worked for Masters Inc. in Gaithersburg.

Ms. BETTY D. CHAVIS of Violet Avenue. On Monday, Family Hour at 11 A.M and Celebration at 11:30 A.M., in Howell Funeral Home, 4600 Liberty Heights Avenue. Service entrusted to HARI P. CLOSE FUNERAL SERVICE, P.A., 5126 Belair Road, (410) 327-3100.

On July 1, 2007, VIOLET MAY HALLER, beloved wife of the late Charles E. Haller Sr, loving mother of Geraldine Fisher and her late husband Dan Sr, Virginia Reuwer and her husband Bill, Violet May Vaughan and her husband Richard, the late Charles E. Haller Jr, and daughter-in-law Linda Haller, cherished "Maw" of numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren, dear sister of Evelyn Loney and other late siblings. Also survived by many loving family members and friends. Relatives and friends may call at the family owned, AMBROSE FUNERAL HOME OF LANSDOWNE, 2719 Hammonds Ferry Road, on Tuesday and Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. where funeral services will be held Friday at 11 A.M. Interment to immediately follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

On June 16, 2007, VIOLET MARY CURRY, beloved mother of Kathleen Curry, Thomas Curry, Timothy Curry, and the late Maureen Curry, dear sister of Patricia DeClue, Christine Mech, Kathleen Jones, Mary Jo Dickey, Bernadette Fossler and the late Norman A. Johnson, Jr., devoted grandmother of Connor and Morgan Curry. Friends may call at the STERLING-ASHTON-SCHWAB-WITZKE FUNERAL HOME OF CATONSVILLE, INC., 1630 Edmondson Ave. (1 mile west of beltway exit 14) on Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9pm. Mass of Christian Burial on Friday at 10am.

On May 5, 2007, MICHAEL PATRICK FLYNN; beloved son of John T. Flynn, Jr. and Jacqueline Haslup (nee Eikenberg); loving brother of Fred Flynn, Patricia Phillips, Catherine Jane Wegner, Victoria Erline and Judy Haslup; dear grandson of Violet Flynn; loving step-son of, Roy Haslup and the late Phyllis Flynn. Friends may call at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk Inc. 7922 Wise Avenue on Wednesday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, Thursday, 10 AM. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery.