Volunteer Services

On July 13, 2006, Wm. PALMER, beloved son of the late William and Dorothy Ludtke and devoted brother of Nick Ludtke, Katherine Taylor, Butch Ludtke, Myrtle Sauble and Audrey Knofski. Beloved uncle of to a host of nieces and nephews and also many dear friends. A Memomorial Service will be held at Grace United Church of Christ, 1404 S. Charles St. on Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 12 noon. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to VA MHCS For BRECC Hospice in memory of Wm. Palmer Ludtke, C/O Mary Bareikowski, Volunteer Services, 3900 Loch Raven Blvd.

Janet W. Flagle, a homemaker and volunteer, died of breast cancer Monday at Blakehurst Retirement Community in Towson. She was 78. She was born Janet Waters in Baltimore and raised in Roland Park. She was a 1945 graduate of Roland Park Country School and earned a degree in English literature from Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., in 1949. Mrs. Flagle, who lived for 35 years on Circle Road in Ruxton before moving to the retirement community five years ago, was director of volunteer services at Union Memorial Hospital from 1958 to 1965.

Concerned that volunteer fire support services are being stretched too thin, Harford County is looking to hire paid, part-time emergency medical responders to supplement its volunteer force. By next year, officials hope to establish a foundation that will contract paid emergency medical technicians, to be drawn from a pool as needed. The county's slow-growing volunteer force has suffered under the weight of an increasing call volume over the past 15 years, with most calls considered non-emergency.

Gordon "Pat" Alexander, a retired can company manager and longtime Greater Baltimore Medical Center volunteer, died of bone cancer Tuesday at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The Towson resident was 92. Mr. Alexander was born in Beith, Scotland, and when he was age 9 immigrated with his family to Penn Yan, N.Y., where he graduated from high school. He worked for Eastman Kodak Co. and Esso Standard Oil Co. before going to work in 1938 for Continental Can Co. in Rochester, N.Y. In 1960, he was transferred to Baltimore and at the time of his 1974 retirement was service manager for the company's Eastern District.

On June 14, 2005, BARRY THOMPSON; loving son of Janice and Paris Greene. He is also survived by his loving brother Aaron R. Greene and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at THE FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue, on Friday after 9. Family will receive friends on Saturday at the New All Saints Catholic Church, 4408 Liberty Heights at 10, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11. Interment in King Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Disabled Vets Veteran Admin.

Marianne Warehime, the first female president of Carroll County's firefighters and emergency medical services groups, turned the reins of power over to a third-generation firefighter at the Carroll County Volunteer Emergency Services Association's annual convention. E. Richard "Ricky" Baker Jr., following his father and great-uncle as president, vowed to continue the work started last year when the county's firefighters, EMS and fire chiefs voted to combine. "I want to continue the transition," said Baker of Mount Airy.

On January 19, 2005, ANNA PROUGH Mc DONALD, beloved wife of the late William D. Mc Donald, Sr.; devoted mother of William D. "Mack", Jr. and John D. Mc Donald and Sarah Fetterolf. Also survived by eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 10 A.M., Saturday, at Wesley Freedom United Methodist Church, Eldersburg. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Haight Funeral Home and Chapel (6416 Sykesville Road), Sykesville, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. on Friday.

On Monday, October 4, 2004 LOIS BOOK (nee Sicherman); beloved wife of the late Joseph Emanuel Book; beloved mother of Lyn Book Starr and Arthur Starr, Dr. Jonathan Book and Honey Strauss Book; loving grandma of Alan Joseph Book Starr, Jenn and Dan Book; sister of the late Leonard Sherwood. A Memorial Service will be held at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation in the Chapel, 7401 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, MD, (21208) on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at 1 P.M. Contributions in Lois's memory would be appreciated to Springfield Hospital Center, C/O/ Volunteer Services, 6655 Sykesville Rd., Sykesville, MD (21784)

HICKORY RIDGE resident Lee Mandelbaum, 72, says she has been volunteering since she was old enough to work. Maybe that's why she has logged more hours as a volunteer at Howard County General Hospital than anyone else. Mandelbaum works in the hospital medical library 700 to 800 hours a year. She also holds two paid positions at the hospital, working at the reception desk 12 hours a week and in the gift shop four hours a week. "I've always been looking for ways to help people," she said.

The Harford County Department of Community Services' Resource Coordination Team will present "A Bit of Best Practices for Managing Volunteer Service Programs" from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the second-floor conference room at the Harford County Administrative Office Building, 220 S. Main St., Bel Air. Sally Drumm, director of Volunteer Connection RSVP, will highlight the who, what, where and why of best practices, as well as strategies for recruitment,...