Obituaries

Ethel P. Stewart

Ethel P. Stewart

Sep 1, 2010

Ethel P. Stewart, 95 of North East, MD, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at Elkton Care and Rehabilitation Center, Elkton, MD. Born in Buchanan County, VA, on June 11, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Campbell C. and the late Polly Perkins Church. She was the wife of the late Charles H. Stewart, Sr. who died on...

Glenn Curtis Mcclure

Glenn Curtis Mcclure

Aug 29, 2010

Glenn Curtis McClure, 66 of Peach Bottom, PA, died Sunday, August 29, 2010. Born in New Park, MD, on September 7, 1943, he was the son of the late Rex and the late Esther Page Turner McClure. Mr. McClure was the beloved husband of 46 years of Mary Lou McClure of Peach Bottom, PA. He was a Geodetic Technician...

Harry Alan Zentz

Harry Alan Zentz

Aug 27, 2010

H. Alan Zentz, 56, of Rising Sun, MD, died Friday, August 27, 2010 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Frederick, MD, on September 20, 1953. He dedicated his professional life to local, state and national wildland fire protection and his personal life to his family and friends. From 1974-1999 he worked for the Maryland...

Bobby Joe Farmer

Bobby Joe Farmer

Aug 19, 2010

Bobby Joe Farmer, 51 of North East, MD, died Thursday, August 19, 2010 at Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. He was born in Banner Elk, NC, on October 12, 1958. He retired from GM Boxwood, where he worked as a trainer and assembler. Bobby enjoyed hunting, fishing, bird watching and tracking animals, but most of all spending...

James R. Hamilton, Sr.

James R. Hamilton, Sr.

Aug 18, 2010

James R. Hamilton, Sr., 59 of North East, MD, died suddenly Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. A lifelong resident of Cecil County, he was born in Elkton, MD, on May 2, 1951, the son of the late Harry and the late Virginia Jane Smith Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton served his country during the...

Delida Rose Cropper

Delida Rose Cropper

Aug 16, 2010

Delida Rose Cropper, 81 of North East, MD, died Monday, August 16, 2010 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Knox County, KY, on March 27, 1929, she was the daughter of the late David Grant and the late Mary Gilbert Cobb. She was the wife of the late Edward C. Cropper who died in 1989. She...

Melvin Phillip Gestewitz

Melvin Phillip Gestewitz

Aug 15, 2010

Melvin Phillip Gestewitz, 73 passed away Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. He was born on May 11, 1937 in Lancaster, PA and was the son of the late Marshall Adolph and the late Anna Leah Gestewitz. Melvin lived most of his life in Cecil County. He recently moved to Bradley, WV to...

Horace Howard Hall

Horace Howard Hall

Aug 10, 2010

Horace Howard Hall, 78 of North East, MD, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at Elkton Rehab Center, Elkton, MD. Born in Rising Sun, MD, on March 5, 1932, he was the son of the late Horace G. and the late Minerva Williams Hall. Mr. Hall was the beloved husband of 58...

George Alexander, Jr.

George Alexander, Jr.

Aug 8, 2010

George Buck Hawkins Alexander, Jr., 90 of Wilmington, DE, died in the presence of his family on Sunday, August 8, 2010 Elkton, MD. An Army veteran who served his country honorably in the South Pacific during World War II, George was also a life-long outdoorsman and an accomplished horseman, retiring from the Park Service in the State of Delaware...

Jessica Marie Hollada

Jessica Marie Hollada

Aug 5, 2010

Jessica Marie Hollada, 29 of Elkton, MD, died suddenly Thursday, August 5, 2010. Born in Elkton, MD, on June 22, 1981, she was the daughter of Floyd Marlin Hollada, Jr. and the late Barbara Jane Baker Hollada. In addition to her father, she is also survived by her two sons: Christopher Michael and Kyle Matthew Lipka: three sisters: Jaclyn...

Marshal Chastain, Sr.

Marshal Chastain, Sr.

Aug 3, 2010

Marshal Chastain, Sr., 88 of Elkton, MD, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 in Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. Born in Birmingham, AL, on July 28, 1922, he was the son of the late Emmit and the late Rhoda Norris Chastain. Mr. Chastain was the beloved husband of 67 years of...

Clarice Beverly W.T. Nesbit

Clarice Beverly W.T. Nesbit

Aug 1, 2010

Clarice Beverly W.T. Nesbit, 61 of Newport, DE, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, August 1, 2010 at Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE. Born in Elkton, MD, on December 28, 1948, she was the daughter of the late George F. Jones, Sr. and the late Marie Inez Barbaria Jones. She was a licensed vocational nurse for over 35...

Alexander Joseph Kosinski

Alexander Joseph Kosinski

Aug 1, 2010

Alexander Joseph Kosinski, "Big Al" or "Kokey" 78 of North East, MD, died Sunday, August 1, 2010 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Wilmington, DE, on December 10, 1931, he was the son of the late Alexander and the late Stella Zarnoch Kosinski. Mr. Kosinski was the beloved husband of 52 years of Kathleen S. Kosinski...

Ruby E. Scarborough

Ruby E. Scarborough

Jul 25, 2010

Ruby E. Scarborough, 85 of Elkton, MD, died Sunday, July 25, 2010 in the Laurelwood Nursing Center, Elkton, MD. Born in Wilksboro, NC, on April 30, 1925, she was the daughter of the late John Q. and the late Pearl Reynolds Rhoades. She was the wife of the late David A. Scarborough, Sr. who died on June 16, 2006....

Michelle Lynn Anderson

Michelle Lynn Anderson

Jul 16, 2010

Michelle Lynn Anderson, 36 of Elkton, MD died suddenly Friday, July 16, 2010 at Union Hospital of Cecil county, Elkton, MD. She was born in Elkton, MD on March 14, 1974. A member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Elkton, she enjoyed stamping and going to the beach. She is survived by her lhusband, Brian N. Anderson, their two children:...

Ada Joan Dixon

Ada Joan Dixon

Jul 10, 2010

Ada Joan Dixon, 74 of North East, MD, died Saturday, July 10, 2010 in the Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. A lifelong resident of North East, she was born on January 21, 1936, the daughter of the late Alfred L. and the late Florence Erma Reynolds Holmes. She retired from the Cecil County Board of Education, working...

Harold Lindley Murray, Sr.

Harold Lindley Murray, Sr.

Jul 9, 2010

Harold L. Murray Sr. 74 years Surrounded by his wife, Marcia, and their children Tammy, Kathy, Lin, and Anmarie, grandson Tony, and dear family friend Wanda McNulty, Harold L. Murray Sr. went home to be with the Lord on the morning of July 9, 2010 after a 3 ½ year battle with cancer. Harold was born in Bay View,...

Patricia Hope Smith

Patricia Hope Smith

Jul 5, 2010

Patricia Hope Smith, 56 of North East, MD, died Monday, July 5, 2010 at Gilchrist Hospice, Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, on February 2, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Burton Barrett and the late Frieda Awilda Baughman Thompson. She is survived by her daughters, Julie Burdette of North East, MD and Jessica Johnson of Elkton,...

Frances Lee Corron

Frances Lee Corron

Jul 5, 2010

Frances Lee Corron was born April 16, 1933 in Rainelle WV. She was the last surviving child of Basil and Cleo Osborne and went home to be with the Lord on July 5, 2010. Frances worked at the Bata Shoe Factory; Nannette's Manufacturing and retired from the Cecil County Board of Education as the Cafeteria Manager at North East...

William E.  Grubb

William E. Grubb

Jul 1, 2010

William E. 'Eddie' Grubb, 81 of Bay View, MD, near North East, died Thursday, July 1, 2010 in the University of Maryland Shock Trauma, Baltimore, MD. A lifelong resident of Cecil County, he was born in North East, MD, on December 18, 1928, the son of the late Claude S. and the late Phoebe S. Cornett Grubb. Mr. Grubb...