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Frederick N. Rasmussen

Fred Rasmussen is one of The Sun's obituary reporters and have been writing them since the early 1990s. He attended Emerson College in Boston and wrote for Boston Magazine.

Dr. Celeste Woodward Applefeld, whose career as a pediatrician at Mercy Medical Center spanned nearly two decades, died of heart disease Aug. 26 at her home in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Dr. Celeste Woodward Applefeld, former Mercy pediatrician and medical educator, dies

September 8, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Dr. Celeste Woodward Applefeld, whose career as a pediatrician at Mercy Medical Center spanned nearly two decades, died of heart disease Aug. 26 at her home in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Glyndon L. 'Glyn' Bailey, a retired Chessie System executive whose career spanned four decades, died Aug. 22.

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Glyndon L. ‘Glyn’ Bailey, longtime Chessie System executive, dies

September 7, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Glyndon L. 'Glyn' Bailey, a retired Chessie System executive whose career spanned four decades, died Aug. 22.

Barbara L. Lems, a popular Dulaney High School science teacher, died of multiple organ failure Aug. 21 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium.

Barbara L. Lems, beloved Dulaney science teacher, dies

September 6, 2024 at 5:44 p.m.

Barbara L. Lems, a popular Dulaney High School science teacher, died of multiple organ failure Aug. 21 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium.

Frederic S. "Fritz" Briggs, a noted watercolorist, teacher and scion of the prominent Schuler family of Baltimore artists, died Aug. 19 at Keswick Multi-Care Center in Roland Park. He was 87.

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Frederic S. ‘Fritz’ Briggs, noted Baltimore watercolor artist and teacher, dies

September 1, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Frederic S. "Fritz" Briggs, a noted watercolorist, teacher and scion of the prominent Schuler family of Baltimore artists, died Aug. 19 at Keswick Multi-Care Center in Roland Park. He was...

Elizabeth R. "Betsey" Kahn, an educator, civic leader and docent at the Jewish Museum of Maryland, died Aug. 20 at Brightview Senior Assisted Living in Columbia. She was 98.

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Elizabeth R. ‘Betsey’ Kahn, educator and docent at the Jewish Museum of Maryland, dies

August 29, 2024 at 9:13 p.m.

Elizabeth R. "Betsey" Kahn, an educator, civic leader and docent at the Jewish Museum of Maryland, died Aug. 20 at Brightview Senior Assisted Living in Columbia. She was 98.

Mary Jane Blaustein, a former Hopkins psychiatric nurse and president of the Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation, died Aug. 17 at her Towson home. She was 92.

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Mary Jane Blaustein, psychiatric nurse and president of the Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation, dies

August 29, 2024 at 9:24 p.m.

Mary Jane Blaustein, a former Hopkins psychiatric nurse and president of the Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation, died Aug. 17 at her Towson home. She was 92.

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Dr. Celeste Woodward Applefeld, former Mercy pediatrician and medical educator, dies

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Glyndon L. ‘Glyn’ Bailey, longtime Chessie System executive, dies

Barbara L. Lems, beloved Dulaney science teacher, dies

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Frederic S. ‘Fritz’ Briggs, noted Baltimore watercolor artist and teacher, dies

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Elizabeth R. ‘Betsey’ Kahn, educator and docent at the Jewish Museum of Maryland, dies

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Mary Jane Blaustein, psychiatric nurse and president of the Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation, dies

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David M. Gillece, civic leader and real estate company president, dies

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Thomas ‘Goose’ Kaiser, larger-than-life owner of Baltimore bars, dies

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Ellen A. Gniazdowski, who taught ballet to generations of Baltimore students, dies

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John M. ‘Jack’ Jones, Baltimore attorney who helped James W. Rouse develop Columbia, dies