Martin O. Walter died in his Ellicott City home Aug. 18, 2008.

He was 78.

He is survived by six children: Michael Walter with spouse April, of Easton; Donna Beitler, of Baltimore; Mary Jo Jansen with Michael, of Halethorpe; Thomas Walter with Elizabeth, of Catonsville; Anthony Walter, of Westminster; and Kathleen Bonney, of Catonsville; 17 grandchildren; and a brother, William Walter.

Mr. Walter attended Calvert Hall College High School where he was a four-year starter on the varsity basketball team.

As "a lanky freshman," he was the team's starting center, according to the Calvert Hall's 1947 Cardinal and Gold yearbook.

The next season, as a sophomore, he averaged 16 points a game to lead the team in scoring.

In his junior year, the school's 1949 yearbook noted that Walter scored 541 points for a team-high 23 points per game as he led the Catholic champions to a 22-3 record.

As a senior, he averaged 18 points a game for the 21-3 Cardinals.

Mr. Walter spent his entire professional career with the Westinghouse Corp.

Joan Walter preceded her husband in death as did siblings Margaret Thompson and Philip Walter.

Relatives and friends paid their respects to Mr. Walter at the Sterling-Ashton-Schwab-Witzke Funeral Home.

A Mass of Christian Burial was offered in St. Joseph Monastery Church.

Interment followed at Loudon Park Cemetery.

Virginia Miller

On Aug. 31, 208, Virginia Arneta (Wertley) Miller died from complications related to a stroke.

She was 92 and resided at the Charlestown retirement community.

Mrs. Miller had worked as a beautician.

As a homemaker, her hobbies included gardening, painting, ceramics and needlework.

Lawrence Miller preceded his wife in death.

She is survived by a daughter, Linda Miller Ciotola with husband Dr. Joseph Ciotola, of Grasonville; grandchildren Alyson Ciotola and Dr. Joseph John Ciotola with spouse Lisa; Sophia Ciotola, her great-granddaughter; two sisters Frances King, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Christina Cox, of Pennsville, N.J., plus several nieces and nephews.

Loudon Park Funeral Home assisted the family with final arrangements.

The Rev. Leo Larrivee presided at a Mass of Christian Burial on Sept. 4 in Our Lady of the Angels Chapel on the Charlestown campus.

Father Larrivee was offering a Palm Sunday Vigil Mass in 1997 when Mr. Miller died in the same chapel.

Donations in Mrs. Miller's name may be sent to the Alice Miller Runkles Scholarship Fund, Catholic High School of Baltimore, 2800 Edison Highway, Baltimore, MD 21213.

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