Helen L. Crouse

HELEN LOUISE CROUSE, age 73, of Joppa, MD, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD, on November 5, 2006. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Roy W. and Dorothy L. Tracey Ayers. She retired in 1996 from the US Army Ordinance Center and School at APG where she was a library technician. She loved flowers, gardening, decorating for Christmas, and knitting.

Mrs. Crouse is survived by her husband, Herbert E. Crouse; a son, David L. Crouse and his wife, Donna, of Issaquah, WA; a daughter, Donna L. Hurline and her husband, Steve, of Baldwin, MD; a brother, Fred M. Ayers of Jarrettsville, MD; a sister, Betty J. Heaps of Street, MD; three half sisters, Mildred Williams of SC, Joyce Hamilton of Baltimore, MD, and Janet Speer of VA; and two granddaughters, Melissa Crouse and Patricia Crouse, both of Issaquah, WA.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Kidney Foundation of Maryland, 1107 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21204 or to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 572, Bel Air, MD 21014.