All Obituaries

  Margaret Jane Jacobs of Elkton, MD was promoted to glory on May 7, 2024 at the age of 85. Margaret was the daughter of the late John and Annie Florence Walker, immigrants from Northern Ireland. She was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Margaret enjoyed raising her daughter and taking care of her family. Margaret was married to the late Henry “Jake” Jacobs for 65 years and is survived by her sister, Florence Houseman of Newtown, PA, daughter, Nancy Moore [Dave] of...

    Henry Thomas Jacobs, Jr. of Elkton, MD was promoted to glory on May 6, 2024 at the age of 87. He was the son of the late Henry and Kate Caroline Jacobs. Jake was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. He joined the US Navy at the age of 17 and served as an aviation ordnanceman on P2V Neptune anti-submarine aircraft in the Mediterranean, western Europe, and the Atlantic coast of the USA. After his military service, Jake joined the Philadelphia Fire Department, which he described...

 Shirley Louise Jackson passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 5, 2024. She was 93 years old. Shirley was born in WaWa, PA and had many happy memories of spending her early years on a dairy farm. She moved to Charlestown, MD at age 12 and later lived in North East most of her life. She worked as an executive secretary at Aberdeen Proving Ground, also as secretary to the Principal at the North East Middle/High School and finally as secretary at the Cecil Vocational Technical Center...

Retired USAF Col. Henry R. Passi passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024.  He was born on April 2, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY, the blonde and blue-eyed only child of Finnish immigrant parents, Reino and Minnie Passi.   He was the only small child and the object of the affection of uncles and aunts until his dear cousin and life-long friend, Barbara (now Barbara Mattes of Austin, Texas) was born.   The family lived in a Finnish neighborhood in New York so tight-knit that...

Bonnie Marie Blevins, 68 of North East, MD passed away peacefully on Saturday early morning, May 4, 2024. Bonnie’s loving family was at her side and been with her all evening before.   Born in Elkton, MD on March 15, 1956 Bonnie was the daughter of the late, Hilda Marie (Rea) and William Everett (Sonny) Ewing.   In addition to her parents, Bonnie was preceded in death by her daughter: Valerie Weaver Gilbert; her son: James Blevins; and her brothers: Ricky and Sherman...

Michael Bruce McLish, 76 of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Friday, May 3, 2024 in the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Mike was born in Duluth, MN to Barbara and Donald McLish. He grew up in Chester Park with his older brother Donald and his younger sister Patty.  He enjoyed family lake vacations in the summer and was an avid fisherman his whole life. Mike graduated from Central High School in 1966 and felt a strong connection to his class and community.  Mike...

Eric James Strickler, Jr., 53 of Elkton, MD, died Sunday, April 28, 2024 at home. A lifelong resident of Elkton, he was born on June 2, 1970. He was a machine operator for Terumo, Elkton, MD. Eric was a member of Second Brigade Motorcycle Club and enjoyed fishing, his CB Radio and bird watching. Survivors include his daughter: Haley Strickler; grandson on the way: Emery James Strickler; companion: Reanea Nunley; his mother: Sue (Reynolds) Strickler; and sister: Melissa S. Taylor (Erick)...

  Mary Virginia Gifford, 91 of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2024 at Broad Creek Manor, Whiteford, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, on June 28, 1932, she was the daughter of the late John Kirk Gifford and Louise (Fristoe) Gifford. Prior to her retirement, Mary was a C & P Telephone Operator and also a school bus driver for Francis Gifford. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers and Ebenezer Methodist Church, Rising Sun, MD. She is survived by her sister:...

Mary Lynne Csapo, 68 of Charlestown, MD, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2024 in the Christiana Care, Union Hospital, Elkton, MD. Born in Philadelphia, PA, on April 30, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Winters) Cunningham.   She worked in retail sales. Mary enjoyed cooking, eating crabs, going out to eat and the ocean.  She was very caring and loving to everyone. Most of all she loved spending as much time as possible with her husband, Frank, and especially...

Kingston Lee Torres, 6 weeks old, passed away Friday, April 19, 2024 in the Christiana Care, Union Hospital, Elkton, MD. He was born in Elkton, MD, on March 7, 2024. Kingston will be greatly missed and is lovingly survived by his mother: Cheyenne Leigh Foster; father: Juan Torres; maternal grandmother: Julia Miller; paternal grandmother; Joyvelisse Rodriguez; paternal grandfather: Osbaldo Torres; aunts and uncles: Evan Torres, Eziekiel Torres, Zackary Torres, Jonathan Torres, Julio Torres,...