Obituaries

Thomas J. Kelly

Thomas J. Kelly

May 20, 2012

Thomas J. Kelly, 21 of North East, MD, died suddenly Sunday, May 20, 2012. He was born in Christiana, DE, on February 5, 1991. Tom worked at J.C. Penney’s and had previously worked at Chesapeake Care Resources, North East, MD. He was an Eagle Scout and a certified scuba diver.  He had recently enlisted in the U.S. Army. An avid...

Jeffrey Allen Newsome

Jeffrey Allen Newsome

May 20, 2012

Jeffrey Allen Newsome, 49 of Bear, DE, died Sunday, May 20, 2012 at home. Born in PA, on April 24, 1963, he was the son of the late Sterling and the late Clarine (Patrick) Newsome. He was a self-employed carpenter. Survivors include his children: Cassie R. Forrester of North East, MD, Jeff Newsome of Elkton, MD and Travis Newsome of...

Grace Kelly (Kelly)  Barton

Grace Kelly (Kelly) Barton

May 19, 2012

Grace Kelly Barton, 97 of Charlestown, MD, died Saturday, May 19 2012 at home. Born in Harlan, KY, on August 7, 1914, she was the daughter of the late John H. and the late Clarida (Creech) Kelly. She was a homemaker who admired the outdoors.  She enjoyed mowing the lawn and gardening.  She also loved basketball and bicycle riding. Grace...

Phyllis Theresa (Nichols)  Mcmillan

Phyllis Theresa (Nichols) Mcmillan

May 14, 2012

Phyllis Theresa McMillan, 43 of Elkton, MD, died suddenly Monday, May 14, 2012 at Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE. Born in Elkton, MD, on December 5, 1968, she was the daughter of the late Larry E. and the late Ruby (Biggs) Nichols. She enjoyed playing bingo.  Most of all she loved spending time with her children and grandchildren and was a...

Galen Ray Fleming, Sr.

Galen Ray Fleming, Sr.

May 14, 2012

Galen Ray Fleming, Sr., 70 of Elkton, MD, died Monday, May 14, 2012 at Elkton Care and Rehab, Elkton, MD. The oldest of 15 brothers and sisters, he was born in Grundy, VA on May 1, 1942, the son of the late Burns and the late Jeannette Fleming. Galen served in the Marine Corps from 1957 to 1961.  He was...

Hilma Elizabeth Petersen

Hilma Elizabeth Petersen

May 12, 2012

Hilma Elizabeth Petersen, 91 of North East, , MD, died Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Elkton Care and Rehab, Elkton, MD. Born in Battle Creek, NE, on January 23, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Arnold Bradford and the late Grace Eva Hale Harrington. She retired from Thikol Chemical Corp., Elkton, MD. Mrs. Petersen was a graduate...

Frederick Ford Clark, Jr.

Frederick Ford Clark, Jr.

May 10, 2012

Frederick Ford Clark, Jr., 80 of North East, MD, died Thursday, May 10, 2012 in the Blue Point Nursing And Rehab, Baltimore, MD. Born in Elkton, MD, on September 7, 1931, he was the son of the late Frederick Ford Clark, Sr. and the late Mary Elizabeth Crothers Clark. He was a Tack Welder for Wiley's Manufacturing, Port Deposit,...

Gilbert Paul Holmes

Gilbert Paul Holmes

May 9, 2012

Gilbert Paul Holmes, 75 of Elkton, MD, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in the Elkton Care and Rehab, Elkton, MD. A lifelong resident of Elkton, he was born on November 8, 1936, the son of the late George and the late Myrtle Shivery Holmes. He was the husband of the late Violet Holmes who passed in 1995. He retired...

William N. Brown

William N. Brown

May 8, 2012

William N. Brown, 86 of North East, MD, died suddenly Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at home. Born in Salem, NJ on Dec. 21, 1925, he was the son of the late Carroll S. and the late Estelle Nelson Brown. He is survived by his wife Margaret R. Brown. He is predeceased by his wife, Marilyn Garwood Myers. He is...

Edith Viola Corron

Edith Viola Corron

May 8, 2012

Edith Viola Anderson Corron, "Mom Mom Edie", 72 of North East, MD, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at Elkton Care and Rehab, Elkton, MD. A lifelong resident of Cecil County, she was born in Elkton, MD, on October 14, 1939, the daughter of the late Earl Lewis and the late Rose Viola Wright Anderson. She was employed at RMR...

Mary Evelyn Marden

Mary Evelyn Marden

Apr 28, 2012

Mary Evelyn Marden, 64 of Elkton, MD, died Saturday, April 28, 2012 in the Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. Born in Elkton, MD, on October 27, 1947, she was the daughter of the late William and Cora Dyson Payne. She was a Homemaker, who was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Marden. Mary is survived her...

Harold Joseph 'Buddy' Friedrichsen

Harold Joseph 'Buddy' Friedrichsen

Apr 23, 2012

Harold Joseph "Buddy" Friedrichsen, 64 of North East, MD, died Monday, April 23, 2012 in Union Hospital, Elkton, MD. Born in Massillon, OH, on December 18, 1947, he was the son of the late James Edward and the late Marguerite E. Painter Friedrichsen. He was a Union Bricklayer working in OH and VA. He is survived by his children:...

Margaretta Madge White

Margaretta Madge White

Apr 22, 2012

Margaretta Madge White age 87 went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 22, surrounded by her family. Born September 3, 1924 in Philadelphia, PA, she lived in Elkton, MD for most of her life. Mom Mom loved spending time sitting at the kitchen table visiting with her family and her best friend Terry Dell. Her grandchildren...

Katherine Privett England

Katherine Privett England

Apr 16, 2012

Katherine Privett England February 19, 1941 – April 16, 2012 With her immediate family in attendance, Katherine graduated from this life into the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, late Monday night. The daughter of the late Virgil and late Launa Privett of Matheny, WV, Katherine was preceded in death by her brothers: James Privett, Jack Privett...

Parke H. John

Parke H. John

Apr 12, 2012

Parke H. John, 92 of North East, MD, died Thursday, April 12, 2012 at home. Born in Reading, PA, on June 23, 1919, he was the son of the late Raymond and the late Helen Schuyler John. He was the husband of Jenny B. John who passed Aug. 4, 2002. He served during World War II in the Army...

Thomas Earl Hendrickson

Thomas Earl Hendrickson

Apr 9, 2012

Thomas Earl Hendrickson, 46 of High Springs, VA, formerly of Dade City, FL and Perryville, MD died Monday, April 9, 2012 in the Virginia Medical Center, Richmond, VA. Born in Elkton, MD on January 27, 1966, he served in the US Air Force. Tom worked for Alson Power, Richmond, VA. He enjoyed artwork and woodworking. Survivors include his mother:...

Frances W. Johnson

Frances W. Johnson

Apr 8, 2012

Frances W. Johnson, 85 of North East, MD, died Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Elkton Care and Rehab, Elkton, MD. Born in Oxford, PA, on June 12, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Rush and the late Laura Reedy Webb. She was the wife of the late William I. Johnson, Jr. who died in 1997. Mrs. Johnson...

Eleanor Fulton King Harvey

Eleanor Fulton King Harvey

Mar 31, 2012

Sanford, NC – Eleanor Fulton King Harvey, 93, of Sanford died March 31, 2012 at Pinehurst Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Pinehurst, NC. She was born in Philadelphia, PA on February 15, 1919 a daughter of the late Samuel Alexander King and Eleanor Scouller King. She attended Drexel University in Philadelphia. Mrs. Harvey was preceded in death by her husband...

Hayley Fay Doles

Hayley Fay Doles

Mar 27, 2012

Hayley Fay Doles, "Hayley Bug", 3 months of Elkton, MD, died suddenly Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at home. She was born in Elkton, MD on December 16, 2011. Hayley is survived by her parents: James Randall Doles and Amber Bree Orr; 2 brothers: James R. Doles, Jr. and Adam James Simpers, Jr.; maternal grandparents: William and Carolyn Baker; paternal...

Diane Helene Rhodes

Diane Helene Rhodes

Mar 26, 2012

Diane Helene Rhodes, 57 of Middletown, DE, died suddenly Monday, March 26, 2012 at home. She was born in Baltimore, MD, on August 16, 1954. Diane is survived by one son: Ryan M. Rhodes of Tuscaloosa, AL; her mother: Ida Mae Dilks Lilly of Elkton, MD; and two sisters: Debbie Karnes of North East, MD and Barbara Dill of...