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Morton Michaels
Morton "Bud" Michaels, 76, of Venice, Fla., and Ellicott City and a former resident of Davidsonville for 12 years, died March 10, 2006 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The cause of death was not available.
Born July 10, 1929, in Tulsa, Okla., and the son of the late William and Clara Michaels, Mr. Michaels attended Oklahoma State University and graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor's degree.
He was the owner of the Auto Salvage Center in Laurel for 30 years before his retirement.
His interests included boating.
Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Opal Michaels; one son, Mike Michaels of Pasadena; one daughter, Peggy Coleman of Ellicott City; and three grandchildren. He was the brother of the late Granville and Richard Michaels.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Kaufman Funeral Home, 7250 Washington Blvd., Elkridge, where the funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Vermillion Chapel at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Meadowridge Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions can be made to American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.
Helen Thomas
Helen Ephland Templeton Thomas, 91, a member of the second resident family of Linstead on the Severn in 1944, died March 9, 2006 after a brief illness at her residence at the Arleigh Burke Pavilion in McLean, Va.
Mrs. Thomas was born July 20, 1914, in Forsythe, Mont., to Russell J. Ephland, a state roads engineer raised in Missouri, and Emma Kron, a homesteader of Swedish descent from Minnesota. She was raised in Billings, Mont., and remembered the celebration at the end of World War I.
Mrs. Thomas attended Montana State University in Bozeman and studied at the Traphagen School of Design in New York City. She worked for Simplicity Patterns in New York's garment district in the 1930s.
She met James Eugene Templeton, a chemical engineer for Dupont, and would spend weekends at Greenport, Long Island, where his family had a summer home. They married
and moved to Linthicum, Severn Heights and then Linstead.
They had three sons, the late James E. Templeton, R. Cleave Templeton, now of Tasmania, and Dr. Richard K. Templeton of Linstead. Upon her husband's death, she ran their dry cleaning business in Brooklyn.
On 1952 she married
Dr. William Nathaniel Thomas Jr., who was the first fulltime radiologist in Anne Arundel County. Residing in Linstead for more than 30 years, they had a son, William N. Thomas III of Annapolis.
Known for her constant smile and spirited style, Mrs. Thomas was active in many civic organizations, hospital auxiliaries, Severn School, the YWCA and the League of Women Voters. She was an elder at Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church. In her 40s she became a licensed radiological technician and worked alongside her husband both locally and on six medical missions with Project Hope on board the hospital ship in Central and South America and Africa.
In retirement she traveled widely, camped, cruised by sail and attended international medical meetings. She continued her lifetime interests in clothing, art, reading and gardening, and was fond of daffodils. She also was active in charities, belonged to the Hemlock Society and enjoyed a good Old Fashioned.
In 1984 she moved to Vinson Hall in McLean.
In addition to her husband and sons, she is survived by six grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, three nieces and five nephews. The oldest of three children, she was the sister of the late Dr. Russell J. Ephland and Mildred Van Tamelen.
Inurnment in Arlington cemetery and a celebration of life will be held at later dates.
Keith Toleman
Keith Alfred Toleman, 48, of Annapolis and formerly of New Orleans and Los Angeles, died at home after a three-year illness from complications of alcoholism.
Mr. Toleman was born June 25, 1957, in Annapolis and graduated from Annapolis High School in 1975. He worked as a technical service specialist with international marine coating companies, including Jotsum Marine Coatings, the Valspar Corp. and Sigma Coatings USA and as a self-employed coatings inspector and consultant. His job took him to ports around the world including those in Spain, Greece, Southeast Asia and Korea.
He was a certified inspector and member of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers. He was frequently commended for superior performance and giving extra effort in his work.
His hobby was scuba diving.
He is survived by his mother, Lennis Toleman Titus of Solomons Island; one brother, Brent Toleman of Laurel; and two sisters, Susan Titus of Detroit, Mich., and Jeri Titus of Chicago.
He was the son of John Alfred Toleman Jr., who died in 2002, and the brother of John Toleman, who died in 1976.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to the Maryland Salem Children's Trust, 605 Salem Drive, Frostburg, MD 21532.
Donn Ainslie
C. Donn Ainslie, 81, of Mission Ridge in Billings, Mont., died March 13, 2006 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings.
A first generation American, Mr. Ainslie was born Dec. 30, 1924, and reared in Columbus, Ohio. After the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, he was drafted into the Army, served in World War II and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium.
He graduated from Lehigh University and worked in insurance. He was a member and past president of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, a national association of underwriters.
He was an active Scout leader for 17 years and raised three Eagle Scouts. An avid outdoors man, he hiked and camped with all three boys and probably had memorized the C&O; Canal from Washington, D.C., to Harpers Ferry, W.Va., his family said.
He sailed, played golf, canoed the lakes and rivers of Virginia and enjoyed being of service to others.
He and his wife of more than 50 years, Mary Jane Parker Ainslie, lived in Annapolis and sailed here from the early 1980s through the late 1990s. Mrs. Ainslie died in 2000.
Surviving are his sons, Bruce Ainslie of Charlotte, N.C., Scott Ainslie of Brattlesboro, Vt., and George Ainslie of Lavina, Mont.; seven grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Lillis Chapel at Mission Ridge, 3840 Rimrock Road, Billings. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity, 180 24th St. West, Billings, MT 59102.
Harry Breeden
Harry Newman Breeden, 76, a resident of Crofton for 21 years, died of natural causes March 15, 2006 at Crofton Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center after a two week illness.
Mr. Breeden was born Oct. 14, 1929, in Baltimore where he graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in 1949. He graduated from the University of New Haven in Connecticut with a degree in business administration and management.
His early career was in the private sector as he worked with I.B.M. and American Machine and Foundry. He then began a career with the federal government. He retired from the Department of Defense at the Pentagon in 1992 after suffering a brain aneurysm. The then Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney signed his retirement papers.
He received numerous awards for cost-saving achievements in his federal government career.
He served as a private in the Marine Corps during the Korean War and was honorably discharged with an excellent record and a certificate noting his good conduct.
Mr. Breeden was a member of the Living Church of God and past vice president of the Greater Bowie-Crofton Chapter of the National Association of Federal Employees. He also was a member of the American Legion Disney-Bell Post 66.
In his earlier years he was a championship bowler, a golfer and a yachtsman. In recent years he loved eating, cooking, traveling abroad and being with family, friends and his two cats.
Surviving are his wife, Jayne Dahms-Breenden, whom he married
Sept. 1, 1984; two stepsons, Robert E. and Richard A. Dahms of Bowie; a stepdaughter, Rebecca J. Dahms-Lioi of Catonsville; four grandchildren; and his longtime caregiver, Julie Dittman of Crofton.
Visitation is from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Evans Funeral Home, 16000 Annapolis Road, Bowie, where the funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will follow in Maryland Veterans cemetery in Crownsville.
Phillip Woolford
Phillip Avery Woolford, 84, of St. Inigoes in St. Mary's County and formerly of Arnold, died March 11, 2006 in Bayside Care Center in Lexington Park.
Born Aug. 20, 1921, in Cambridge, Mr. Woolford was the son of the late Phillip Benjamin and Madge Avery Woolford. He served in the Army from Aug. 11, 1942, until Dec. 3, 1945. He served in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. He moved to St. Mary's County in 1960 from Arnold.
Mr. Woolford was a waterman and enjoyed being on the water and spending time with his great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Woolford, on March 1, 2005, whom he married
on July 5, 1998, in Ridge.
Surviving are his children, Phillip L. Woolford of St. Inigoes, Michael G. Woolford of Panama City, Fla., and Kathy Woolford of Lexington Park; his siblings, Irma Smith of Crownsville, Mary Ann Whay of Pasadena, Elmore Woolford of Hurlock and Milburne and Danny Woolford, both of Annapolis; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Lucille Phelps and Leslie Tichman.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. March 25 at Hardesty Funeral Home, 905 Galesville Road, Galesville. Contributions may be made to a charity of your choice.
