Woodbrook

The old, abandoned Acme Market building in Woodbrook, once a bustling part of the community, may soon undergo a face-lift and regain its vitality if a local businesswoman has her way.Nancy Schaffer, co-owner of Eddie's Super Markets of Roland Park and president of Roland Park-Victor's Market Inc., has purchased the nearly 17,000-square-foot building for an undisclosed amount from its previous owner, Giant Food Inc.The building in the 6200 block of N....

Last summer, when the paving trucks showed up, fans of the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad deservedly got a little nervous. The object of their veneration is a sliver of railroad track that bisects North Charles Street in the Woodbrook neighborhood of Baltimore County. Thousands of drivers who pass over the track every day probably have no idea what it was and where it went. It is left over from the days when the Ma & Pa zigzagged for 77.2 miles across the Maryland countryside from Baltimore to York, Pa. That track, which was left unpaved, is where a head-on collision shattered the tranquillity of a late-spring Saturday afternoon.

WHEN THE congregation of Eutaw Place Baptist Church moved from Bolton Hill to Baltimore County in 1969, members adopted a growth strategy that many churches followed at the time.They built a fellowship hall and education center that could double as a worship setting for the church, renamed Woodbrook Baptist, and deferred construction of the main sanctuary until they raised enough money to do the job right.Twenty-seven years later, they're still worshiping in the "temporary" hall -- but not for much longer.

Police are investigating two unrelated Thursday night shootings in Northwest Baltimore. The first occurred on the 2900 block of Violet Avenue in the Park Circle neighborhood. An officer responded just before 7 p.m. to an area hospital for a report of a shooting victim, and found a 43-year-old man being treated by hospital staff for a gunshot wound to the right upper thigh. At 7:30 last night, an officer responded to the 2200 block of Lynbrook Avenue, in the Parkview/Woodbrook neighborhood between Reisterstown Road and Druid Hill Avenue, and found a 26-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the right side of his head.

On May 16, 2004, ELIZABETH KELLY CHILDRESS; beloved wife of William Madison Childress; dear mother of Marilyn C. Vernon, Diane C. Mc Carter and the late Janet C. Powell; dear grandmother of William A. Vernon, Brooke Powell and Elizabeth and Brian Mc Carter. A Memorial service will be held on Thursday, 10 AM at Woodbrook Baptist Church, 25 Stevenson Lane. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Woodbrook Baptist Church. Arrangements by the family owned Mitchell-Wiedefeld, Inc.

On May 8, 2005, SALLY ANN VOREACOS (nee Cahill), beloved wife of Paul H. Voreacos, devoted mother of Susan Elliott, and David Voreacos and his wife Betsy, sister of Nancy Anderson. Also survived by three grandchildren, six nieces, and a nephew. There will be a Memorial Service on Saturday, May 14, at 11:30 A.M. at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Church, 6200 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21212. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Kidsake, Brown Memorial Woodbrook Church, 6200 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21212.

On February 11, 2005, MARGIE L., beloved wife of the late Palmer Gillenwater, devoted mother of Lanetta Lee Elliott. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, February 20, 3 P.M. at the Woodbrook Baptist Church, 25 Stevenson La. with a reception to follow in the fellowship hall. Interment private. Arrangements by Bradley-Ashton-Matthews Funeral Home Inc.

J.H. Mason Knox III:A memorial service for Dr. J.H. Mason Knox III, a retired surgeon and former Church Home and Hospital official who died Jan. 17 of complications from pneumonia, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church, 6200 N. Charles St.

On May 15, 2007, KATHARINE HARRIS vanHOGENDORP, of Blakehurst, Towson, MD, beloved wife of the late Frederik vanHogendorp. Beloved sister of the late Anne Harris Weiskittel, Charles David Harris and Carlton Danner Harris. Dear aunt of Anne Weiskittel Rienhoff, Harry Charles Weiskittel, III, Jayne Harris Murphy, The Reverend Judith Harris Proctor, Katharine Harris Reinke, Lucy Harris Sprecher, Carlton Mathaei Harris, Jr., and the late Suzanne Harris Hansroth and Charles David Harris, Jr. Loving grandmother of Leopoldine vanHogendorp Prosperetti of Baltimore, MD, Marianne vanHogendorp Crol and Gustaf vanHogendorp both of Holland.

Sister Madonna Cellante, a member of the Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart who had been a religious instructor and AIDS worker and held various positions in her order, died Aug. 26 of heart failure at The Villa, the assisted-living facility that her order shares with the Sisters of Mercy in the Woodbrook section of Baltimore County. She was 82. Born Cathleen Cellante in Canonsburg, Pa., she later settled in East Baltimore with her family. Sister Madonna once recounted that her neighbors were "Irish, Italian, Greek, Yugoslavs, Polish, German, Finnish and Spanish," and that her friends were "of all faiths.

Elinor O. Foster, a former savings and loan official and avid sports fan, died of pneumonia Sunday at Pickersgill Retirement Community in Towson. She was 84. Elinor O'Connor was born in Baltimore and raised in Forest Park. She was a 1942 graduate of Western High School and attended Goucher College. She worked for several years as a bank teller until resigning to raise her family. After her children were grown, she returned to work as a treasurer of Foster Enterprises, a book business owned by her husband.

THE COUNT Homicides since Jan. 1: 199 THE VICTIM One of two teenage boys shot about 11 p.m. Saturday while walking in the 2400 block of Woodbrook Ave. in West Baltimore died later at Maryland Shock Trauma Center. LAST YEAR: Baltimore had recorded 173 homicides as of Aug. 19, 2006. ONLINE: Details and locations of this year's city homicides at baltimoresun.com/homicidemap.

On May 15, 2007, KATHARINE HARRIS vanHOGENDORP, of Blakehurst, Towson, MD, beloved wife of the late Frederik vanHogendorp. Beloved sister of the late Anne Harris Weiskittel, Charles David Harris and Carlton Danner Harris. Dear aunt of Anne Weiskittel Rienhoff, Harry Charles Weiskittel, III, Jayne Harris Murphy, The Reverend Judith Harris Proctor, Katharine Harris Reinke, Lucy Harris Sprecher, Carlton Mathaei Harris, Jr., and the late Suzanne Harris Hansroth and Charles David Harris, Jr. Loving grandmother of Leopoldine vanHogendorp Prosperetti of Baltimore, MD, Marianne vanHogendorp Crol and Gustaf vanHogendorp both of Holland.

Thomas Earl Rosser, a Baltimore probate attorney whose interests included collecting stamps, coins, Oriental rugs and Asian art, died of heart failure Sept. 13 at his Roland Park home. He was 95. Mr. Rosser was born in Pittsburgh and was raised there and in Mount Washington. He was a 1928 graduate of Forest Park High School and earned his law degree from the University of Baltimore in 1930. "He was 20 and too young to be admitted to the Maryland Bar, and had to wait until he was 21 when he went to Annapolis to be sworn in on his 21st birthday," said his daughter, Christie Rosser Moseley of Ruxton.

On May 15, 2006 JOSEPHINE ELLA FISKE, beloved daughter of the late Edwin R. and Myrabel G. Fiske. Loving sister of the late Edwin G., Franklin H., Russell H. Fiske and Ellen M. Saunders. Dear aunt of Linda Fiske Wehrle of Niles, MI, Sally Fiske, Jane Fiske Hislop of Newington, NH, and Eric K. G. Fiske of Richmond, VA. Dear cousin of Carol Parmenter. She is also survived by many great nieces and great nephews. A memorial service will be held at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church, 6200 N. Charles St. on Sunday June 4 at 2:00 P.M.

On April 10, 2006, ROBERT HOOPER SMITH; beloved husband of Sita Smith (nee Kurkjian); devoted father of Harrison Hooper Smith, Lisa Kurkjian Cox and Nora Ralston Baker; cherished brother of Emily Dale Smith; loving grandfather of Benjamin, Joshua, Zachary Smith and Ryan and Lara Fortunee Cox. Friends may call at Family owned Henry W. Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home, 16924 York Road (Hereford/Monkton) on Thursday, April 13, from 7 to 9pm. A Funeral Service will be held at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church, 6200 N. Charles St. on Friday, at 11am.