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Theodore Potthast Obituary
His long career included teaching at Gonzaga College High School, working for the U.S. Department of Justice, and a long career as a lawyer in Baltimore City and Baltimore County and specialized in condemnation cases and estates and trusts. He served as the General Counsel for St. Joseph's Hospital in Towson, as well as the School Sisters of Notre Dame Mid-Atlantic Province.
His primary joy in life was keeping family from all over the world in touch and ensuring those ties to relatives in Germany, Ireland and Italy would continue for many generations after he passed.
He was a Lifetime Director of the German Society of Maryland, serving as their President for many years and a supporter of German culture in Maryland.
He enjoyed several poker groups, including the "Clerical Games of Chance" with many monsignors, bishops and archbishops in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Another included an elite group of Baltimore's legal "who's who" with lawyers and judges.
Friends may call at the family-owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc. 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26) on Thursday, August 25 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Friday, August 26 at 10 AM. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the School Sisters of Notre Dame Atlantic-Midwest Province, 6401 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21212 https://ssnd.org/atlantic-midwest-province
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Gerald Ziemba
August 25, 2022
Ted, you will be greatly missed. You were always helpful and knowledgeable. When ever I needed any legal advice you were willing to help. A loving and devoted husband and father. Our wives; Frances and Sugar were the best of friends. You were always solid as oak. Until we meet again my friend.
Therese (Terry) Corcoran Evans
August 22, 2022
I extend my condolences to each one of the family, including Jack and Ann. My father was John J. Corcoran, formally of Chicago, Illinois.
My memories go back almost 90 years to when I was a child, and visited Baltimore, Md. with my parents to see Uncle Tom and Aunt Kate Corcoran. Uncle Tom was one of my Dad's brothers. Burke Corcoran and Elsa would also come to visit us in Chicago, when I was a young girl. So, my fond memories go back a long time. Ted and Connie came to Chicago one time, when Bill and I were visiting with our family from our home in Ct., and we had a grand time together. The years of war, and raising our families, took us away from seeing one another, and yet, it is with the most sincere sympathy that I express my sadness at the passing of Ted. Rest In Peace Ted, and thank you for your love. Therese (Terry) Corcoran Evans.
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