Wisner

On August 24, 2004, SHIRLEY M. WISNER (nee Pence) beloved wife of Joseph J. Wisner, devoted mother of Joyce W. Burgess and her husband Mark and Karen M. Hensberger and her husband Norman, loving grandmother of Jessica, Jennifer and Suzanne Burgess, Rachel and Jordan Hensberger. Also survived by three sisters, one brother and other relatives and friends. Catholic Burial Service will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue on Friday 11 A.M. Interment Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery.

Chesapeake born and bound to thee 'deed I am, I'm Chesapeake free Chesapeake born, Chesapeake Bay bred And when I'm gone, Chesapeake dead! "Chesapeake Born," Tom Wisner With the death this month of Tom Wisner, the colorful Chesapeake Bay folk singer, poet and storyteller whose work captured the spirit and beauty of the bay from Havre de Grace to Point Lookout, the nation's largest estuary lost one of its foremost advocates. At a recent gathering recalling Wisner's life at King's Landing Park in Calvert County, whose education center was named for him, eulogist Gov. Martin O'Malley spoke of his friendship with "The Bay Bard."

On July 22, 2006, NELSON JOSEPH; beloved husband of Shelby Wisner (nee Cox); son of W. Basil Wisner and the late Gladys Wisner (nee Haines); father of Shanda Llewellyn and husband Dave and David Nelson Wisner; brother of J. Basil Wisner and wife Liz; grandfather of Taylor and Katie Llewellyn. Funeral Services at ECKHARDT FUNERAL CHAPEL, P.A., 3296 Charmil Drive, Manchester, Tuesday 11 A.M. Interment in New Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call Monday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. If desired, donations may be made to the Church of the Open Door, Building Fund, 550 Baltimore Blvd.

When Tom Wisner sang or wrote about the Chesapeake Bay, a task he dedicated his life to doing, he always tried to capture the voice of the water and the sky, of the rocks and the trees, of the fish and the birds, of the gods of nature he believed still watched over it all. The Bard of the Chesapeake Bay, whose music was recorded by the Smithsonian Institution and used in a National Geographic documentary, died of lung cancer April 2 at the Burnett-Calvert...

On March 23, 2005 WILLIAM N. "BILL"; beloved husband of the late Jeannette M. Wisner (nee Elseroad); beloved father of Jeanne E. Rambow; grandfather of Ross Edward (wife Michelle) Fitch, III; great grandfather of Byron K. Fitch; brother of Dorothy Kessler and the late Martha Howard, Woodrow Wisner, Louise Wisner, Esther Poe, James Wisner and Helen Canoles. Services at the Eline Funeral Home, 934 South Main Street, Hampstead on Saturday at 11 A.M. Interment in Forest Cemetery. Friends may call Friday 7 to 9 P.M. at the funeral home.

On Wednesday, June 11, 2003, V. LOUISE WISNER (nee Yingling), of Westminster. Beloved wife of the late James A. Wisner, Sr,, beloved mother of James A. Wisner, Jr. and the late L. Elaine Isennock; Sister of Eugene, Carroll and Kenneth Yingling, Audrey Byrd and the late Betty Keeney. Loving grandmother of six and great-grandmother of three. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 10 A.M. at St. Johns Lutheran (Leisters) Church, 827 Leisters Church Road, Westminster. Interment will be be in Leisters Church Cemetery.

Services for James R. Wisner, who was retired from the grocery business in Owings Mills and Hereford, will be held at 10 a.m. today at the Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, 11605 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills.Mr. Wisner, who was 67, died Sunday at his home in Parkton after a heart attack.He began Wisner's Market, the first supermarket in the Owings Mills area, in the late 1940s. He founded and was the first treasurer of the Pleasant Hill Building and Loan Association, which was also the first in the area.

James R. Wisner, who was retired from the grocery business in Owings Mills and Hereford, died Sunday at his home in Parkton after a heart attack. He was 67.Services for Mr. Wisner were being held today at the Eckhardt funeral establishment, 11605 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills.He began Wisner's Market, the first supermarket in the Owings Mills area, in the late 1940s. He founded and was the first treasurer of the Pleasant Hill Building and Loan Association, which also was the first in the area.

Diane Lynn Wisner is supposed to go in front of a Carroll County judge this morning seeking bail.But, no matter what bail District Judge JoAnn Ellinghaus-Jones sets for Wisner's cocaine possession and distribution charges filed Friday, chances are the defendant won't be able to post it.Yesterday, Circuit Judge Francis M. Arnold sentenced the 33-year-old Littlestown Pike woman to two years in state prison on a possession and distribution conviction last...

David Wisner of Millers and Steve Rill of Westminster make up one of the more interesting teams in stock car racing. They started racing at the end of the 1994 season in the street stock class at Trail-Way Speedway.They share everything from the driving to the expenses.Wisner and Rill always have enjoyed watching races at local speedways. They also attend the Winston Cup races at Dover Downs International Speedway every year. They often thought about what it would be like to get behind the wheel.

On September 27, 2009, KENNETH D.; devoted husband of the late Stella R. (nee Gorman); beloved father of Tracy Lynn Wisner; loving brother of Betty, Ronnie, Bub, Peggy, Fred, Trish, Carol, Sue and the late Ed, Jan and Rich. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to call the SCHIMUNEK FUNERAL HOME INC., 9705 Belair Road (Forge Road) on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral services will be held at the Perry Hall United Methodist Church, 9515 Belair Road, on Saturday at 11 A.M. Interment at Gardens of Faith Cemetery.

On Tuesday, April 28, 2009, JOHN B. of Upperco; beloved husband of the late Dorothy Hunt Wisner; devoted father of Susan Wisner Burnette and Virginia Wisner Hoy; brother of W. Ralph Wisner, Sr. and Georgia H. Gardner; predeceased by brothers G. Herbert Wisner, Jr. and James Irving Wisner. Also survived by five grandchildren. Services Friday, 11:30 A.M. at Mt. Zion UMC, 3800 Black Rock Road, Upperco, MD 21155 with Rev. Jeffrey Jones officiating. Interment in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday and Thursday, 7 to 9 P.M. at the Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main Street, Hampstead, MD 21074.

Tom Wisner no longer performs for large crowds, just occasional visitors eager to learn what they can from the 78-year-old folk-singing environmentalist before the tumor in his lungs claims his life. His trademark white beard disappeared after chemotherapy. The treatment made his fingers so sensitive that he no longer plays guitar. For decades, Wisner has been known as the Bard of the Chesapeake Bay: a folk singer, artist, poet, historian and educator whose music celebrates the rivers and the bay. The Smithsonian Institution has recorded Wisner's work, and he was the recipient of the World Folk Music Association's 2002 John Denver Award.

Summer concert The Annapolis Maritime Museum will conclude its free Summertime Maritime Concert series today on the restored workboat Peg Wallace at Annapolis City Dock. Tom Wisner (above) will perform at noon and 7 p.m. 410-263-9446.

On March 23, 2005 WILLIAM N. "BILL"; beloved husband of the late Jeannette M. Wisner (nee Elseroad); beloved father of Jeanne E. Rambow; grandfather of Ross Edward (wife Michelle) Fitch, III; great grandfather of Byron K. Fitch; brother of Dorothy Kessler and the late Martha Howard, Woodrow Wisner, Louise Wisner, Esther Poe, James Wisner and Helen Canoles. Services at the Eline Funeral Home, 934 South Main Street, Hampstead on Saturday at 11 A.M. Interment in Forest Cemetery. Friends may call Friday 7 to 9 P.M. at the funeral home.