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Burton Whaley
Burton Whaley, 70, of East New Market, died of congestive heart failure Aug. 16, 2002 at Dorchester General Hospital in Cambridge.
Mr. Whaley was born on Dec. 15, 1931 in Concord, Del., the son of the late Dorsey F. and Elsie Lessley Whaley. He attended Seaford (Del.) High School.
He was a veteran of the Coast Guard, serving from March 4, 1949, to Aug. 14, 1952, as a lighthouse keeper at Hoopers Island Light Station.
His working career included sign crafting, sign painting and sign making, a talent he discovered while in the Coast Guard painting signs. He branched out while employed by DuPont in Seaford and Kirwan's Body and Fender Shop in Cambridge. He was most known for Whaley's Sign Shop, the business he maintained for fifty years until the time of his death.
He was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Richardson Bible Class and the Methodist Men. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 91 and a former member of the Cambridge Elks Lodge 1272.
In his spare time he enjoyed being with his family, bowling, fishing, art and flying single engine aircrafts.
Preceeding him in death is a brother, Paul Whaley.
Surviving is his wife of almost 50 years, Gloria T. Whaley; two daughters, Mary Whaley Kaufmann of Salisbury and Robin Whaley Dulaney of Severna Park; one son, Air Force Technical Sgt. Burton Scotty Whaley of Felton, Del.; four brothers, James, Emory, Bobby and Billy Whaley, all of Seaford; two sisters, Eunice Townsend of Laurel, Del., and Betty Baldree of Cleveland, Tenn.; and three grandchildren.
Family and friends may call from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Curran-Bromwell Funeral Home, 308 High St., Cambridge. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 205 Maryland Ave., Cambridge. Burial will follow at the Maryland Veterans cemetery in Hurlock.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, in care of Shirley Kailianu, 8 Somerset Ave., Cambridge, MD 21613.
Richard Balch
Retired Navy Capt. Richard S. Balch, 84, of Fort Belvoir, Va., and formerly of Annapolis, died of prostate cancer Aug. 12, 2002 at his daughter's home in Stafford, Va.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Capt. Balch attended Georgetown University, graduating in 1940 from its School of Foreign Service. While an undergraduate studying in Europe, he witnessed the beginning of World War II when Germany attacked France. After graduation, he returned to Hawaii, enlisted in the Navy and was stationed at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked.
He served on the USS Allendale, seeing action in the Pacific at Saipan, Leyte Gulf and Okinawa, and was one of the first Americans to enter Hiroshima and see the atomic bomb devastation.
In 1949 while with the Seventh Fleet, he evacuated U.S. forces from Tsingtao as communist forces overtook China. During the Korean War he landed with U.S. amphibious forces at Inchon. In the 1950s he served on the USS Ranger, then the most modern aircraft carrier in the fleet.
During the Vietnam era, he headed defense logistics study teams, traveling throughout Asia. He retired from the Navy in 1971.
Among his many medals were the Gold Star, the Presidential Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and others related to Korea and China services.
After retiring he lived in Annapolis for 30 years. An avid sailor, he and his wife, Kathleen, sailed their 30-foot sloop, Lanikai, more than 25, 000 miles.
In addition to his wife of 56 years, he is survived by five children, Molly Nagoski of Stafford, Daniel Balch of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Michael Balch of Des Moines, Iowa, Matthew Balch of Miami Beach, Fla., and Laura Fahey of Charlotte, N.C.; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10:45 a.m. Oct. 4 at the Old Chapel at Fort Myer, Va., with burial in Arlington National Cemetery. Arrangements are by Advent Funeral and Cremation Services.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Prostate Cancer Fund of the Cancer Research Institute, 681 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10022.
John Ellis
John W. Ellis, 64, of Severn and formerly of St. Margarets, died of heart failure Aug. 16, 2002 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Known as "Wayne, " Mr. Ellis was born Sept. 23, 1937, in Washington, D.C. He was raised in Cheltenham and later moved to Annapolis, graduating from Annapolis High School in 1955.
He worked various jobs, with the most recent at the Texaco station on West Street He enjoyed hunting, fishing, auto racing and antiques.
Surviving are his wife, Rose M. Ellis, whom he married
Aug. 14, 1959; one brother, Philip A. Ellis of Panama City, Fla.; two daughters, Kimberly A. Schmidt of Upper Marlboro and Robin M. Ellis of Severn; and one granddaughter.
Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway, with services at 11 a.m. Burial will be private.
Judith Gagel
Judith K. Gagel, 60, formerly of Milford, Conn., died of cancer Aug. 17, 2002 at home in Arnold after a lengthy illness.
Born Sept. 4, 1941, in Louisville, Ky., Ms. Gagel graduated from the University of Louisville and took advanced study in marketing and management.
She was self-employed as creative marketing consultant and advertising director and founder and managing partner of The Uncommon Herb Catalog in Essex, Conn.
Her interests included sailing, herbal and natural remedies, gourmet cooking and creative design.
She is survived by her husband, Donald Rich; two sisters, Barbara Burch of Bowling Green, Ky. and Martha Metz of Tustin, Calif.; and two brothers, Jerry and Steve Gagel, both of Louisville.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Barnabas Catholic Church in Louisville and on Aug. 28 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Essex at a time to be announced. Arrangements are by Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home.
Contributions may be made to the Judith K. Gagel Scholarship Fund, in care of Western Kentucky University, One Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576.
James Suite Jr.
James Fulton Suite Jr., 82, who worked in the space program and with tests of the hydrogen weapon development program on the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific in the 1950s, died of cancer Aug. 18, 2002 at his home in Mayo.
Known as "Pop, " Mr. Suite was born Feb. 23, 1920, in Baltimore, graduated from Annapolis High School and attended Corcoran Preparatory School. During World War II he worked at the Navy gun factory in Washington. Later he joined the Naval Research Laboratory.
He worked in the lab's nucleonics division where he was involved in measurements for the hydrogen bomb tests conducted in the Pacific. He often worked in close proximity to the actual test sites.
Later he joined the Army Signal Engineering Agency where he worked on the deployment of air defense systems in the United States and overseas.
In 1961 he was assigned to the Manned Flight Operations Division at Goddard Space Flight Center where he coordinated the procurement of equipment for Mercury and Gemini space programs.
Subsequently he traveled extensively throughout the world with the construction and operation of the Apollo space program network of tracking sites.
In 1977 he retired from Goddard and moved from Mount Rainier to Mayo. He continued his association with the Mount Rainier Police Department where he had served as a police officer.
A life member of the National Rifle Association, he was a firearms instructor for the Anne Arundel County Police, and taught the Maryland Hunter Safety Program and a program for the Maryland State Police.
Mr. Suite was a licensed gunsmith and firearms dealer and a commercial fisherman. He was a longtime member and supporter of the Anne Arundel Radio Club. His call sign was W3AAE.
He was a founding member of the Cloverlea Boat Club and belonged to Westgate Masonic Lodge 220, the Civil Air Patrol, the 12th Precinct Pistol and Archery Club and the National Sheriffs Association.
Mr. Suite did the public announcing and communications for the annual Roedown races and July 4 events in Deale.
On Aug. 29, 1942, he was married
to Adeline P. Suite.
Also surviving are two sons, James L. Suite of Edgewater and Michael L. Suite of Lothian; two daughters, Patricia L. Murray and Pamela D. Capezio, both of Edgewater; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was the son of the late Eva C. and James F. Suite Sr.
Visitation is from 5 to 8 tonight at Hardesty Funeral Home, 905 Galesville Road, Galesville, where services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Burial will be in Lakemont Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Anne Arundel County Unit, 1041 Route 3 North, Gambrills, MD 21054, or the Friends of Jug Bay, Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, 1361 Wrighton Road, Lothian, MD 20711.
Trinity Anderson
Graveside services for Trinity Faith Anderson, daughter of Brian Edward and April Mae Anderson of Glen Burnie, were held yesterday at Hillcrest Cemetery.
Trinity was stillborn Aug. 18 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by a sister, Brianna Anderson of Glen Burnie; and her grandparents, M.C. and Andy Anderson of Edgewater, Lynda and Charles Stansbury and Thomas Jessup of Chesapeake Beach and Chip and Donna Susa of Annapolis.
Arrangements were by Taylor Funeral Home.
