Obituaries

Lilly M. Williams

Lilly M. Williams

Mar 31, 2009

Lilly M. Williams, 78 of Conowingo, MD, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, on September 24, 1930, she was the daughter of the late James and the late Frances Jester Patterson. She was the wife of the late Eugene B. Williams, Sr. who died on Aug....

Donald C. Potter, Sr.

Donald C. Potter, Sr.

Mar 29, 2009

Donald C. Potter, Sr., 66 of Elkton, MD, died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at home. Born in Grundy, VA, on June 12, 1942, he was the son of the late Clarence and the late Marie Phillips Potter. He retired from the U.S. Air Force and most recently worked for the State of Delaware. He enjoyed baseball, bowling and golf....

Phyllis M. Renninger

Phyllis M. Renninger

Mar 29, 2009

Phyllis M. Renninger, 77 of North East, MD, died Sunday, March 29, 2009 in Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. Born in McClure, PA, on November 7, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John A. and the late Elma L. Snyder Romig. She was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church. Phyllis was a homemaker and enjoyed...

Norma Logan

Norma Logan

Mar 28, 2009

Norma Logan, widow of Howard A. Logan fell asleep in Jesus on March 28, 2009. Awaiting the resurrection at the second coming of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I Thessalonians Ch. 4-16. A lifelong resident of Cecil County, she was born in Port Deposit, MD, on February 19, 1921, the daughter of the late Morris J. and the...

Dana Jean Kirkley

Dana Jean Kirkley

Mar 22, 2009

Dana Jean Kirkley, 53 of Elkton, MD, died Sunday, March 22, 2009 in the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Dana was born in Havre de Grace, MD, on April 15, 1955. She was a Budget Analyst, employed at Aberdeen Proving Ground. She loved her family and enjoyed Walt Disney World. Survivors include her loving husband: B. David Kirkley of...

Walter Edward Winters

Walter Edward Winters

Mar 13, 2009

Walter E. Winters, 73 passed away, Friday, March 13, 2009 at Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD surrounded by family and friends who loved him. Born in Beckley, WV, on July 19, 1935, he was the son of the late Daniel Raymond and the late Lillian D. Grayson Winters. Walter was a very generous and fun loving person...

Thayer Libby Cole

Thayer Libby Cole

Mar 11, 2009

Thayer Libby Cole, of Elkton, MD, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009 in the Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE. Born in Portland, ME, on June 14, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Ralph G. Libby, II and the late Vivian Blauvelt Libby. She was a Disc Jockey. She started her career at WAMD in Aberdeen, MD then moved to...

Mary Alice Cheadle

Mary Alice Cheadle

Mar 9, 2009

Mary Alice Cheadle, 83 of North East, MD, died Monday, March 9, 2009 at home. A lifelong resident of North East, she was born on February 24, 1926, the daughter of the late David and the late Blanche Mahoney. She worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground during World War II, and also had previously worked at the North East Acme....

Lorraine R. Snekenberg

Lorraine R. Snekenberg

Mar 6, 2009

Lorraine R. Snekenberg, 86 of Elkton, MD, died Friday, March 6, 2009 in the Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on January 19, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Fred and the late Myrtle Goodhue Thomas. She was the wife of the late John Leonard Snekenberg who died on January 25, 2001....

Ella Mae Perkins

Ella Mae Perkins

Mar 3, 2009

Ella Mae Perkins, 87 of North East, MD, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 in the Calvert Manor Healthcare Center, Rising Sun, MD. Born in Rising Sun, MD, on June 18, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Louis Benjamin and the late Martha Elizabeth Harris Brown. She was the wife of the late Wallace S. Perkins who passed...

Virginia Linell Parks

Virginia Linell Parks

Mar 3, 2009

Virginia Linell Parks, 57 of Greensboro, MD, went home to be with her Lord Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, on December 19, 1951, she was the daughter of Willard A. Parks, Sr. and Bertha Virginia Hackworth Parks of Elkton, MD. She is survived by her...

Sylvia Mitchell Peterson

Sylvia Mitchell Peterson

Mar 2, 2009

Sylvia Mitchell Peterson Mickey, 88 of North East, MD, died Monday, March 2, 2009 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Eldersburg, MD. She was born in Greenville County, VA on December 27, 1920, the eighth of eleven children born to Willie and Rosa Mitchell. She was the beloved wife of William H. Peterson Pete of North...

Janet Marie Collins

Janet Marie Collins

Feb 28, 2009

Janet Marie Collins, 65 of Charlestown, MD, died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at home. A lifelong resident of Charlestown, she was born on April 11, 1943, the daughter of the late Leon 'Mickey' and the late Leona Shallcross Beal. She was a LPN, working as a Private Duty Nurse, and previously at Harford Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Collins enjoyed craftwork...

Josephine L. Ward

Josephine L. Ward

Feb 27, 2009

Josephine L. Ward, 87 of Elkton, MD, passed away Friday, February 27, 2009 at Laurelwood Nursing and Rehabilitation, Elkton, MD. Born in Waterbury, CT, on December 5, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and the late Concetta Rusipero LaMonica. She graduated from North East High School in 1938 and from the Delaware State Hospital School of...

Mary Jane Barrett

Mary Jane Barrett

Feb 26, 2009

Mary Jane Barrett, of North East, MD, died Peacefully at home on Thursday, February 26, 2009. Born in Denver, CO on April 25, 1922, she was the daughter of William Dale and Mercedes Brown Dale. She grew up in Boone, Iowa and traveled with the USO during WW II. She married Frank Barrett and they moved East in 1952....

Eugene L. Meekins

Eugene L. Meekins

Feb 25, 2009

Eugene L. Meekins, 79 of Elkton, MD, died Wednesday, February 25, 2009 in the Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. Born in North East, MD, on August 10, 1929, he was the son of the late Harry A. and the late Albertha May Hines Meekins. He retired from Perry Point V.A. Medical Center with over 40 years service...

Katharine Mccarter Slaughter

Katharine Mccarter Slaughter

Feb 18, 2009

Katharine McCarter Slaughter, 86 of Elkton, MD, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 in the Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. Born in Norton, VA, on September 19, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Roy Christopher and the late Fannie Bell McCullough McCarter. She was married for 65 years to Kenneth Clinton Slaughter who preceded her in...

Ruth Ermalee Heath

Ruth Ermalee Heath

Feb 18, 2009

Ruth Ermalee Heath, 76 of Elkton, MD, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 in the Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. Born in Washington County, VA, on March 6, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Earl and the late Maude May Jackson Ray. Mrs. Heath was the wife of the late Dan Heath who died in 1976....

Brenda Hollenbaugh Rakes

Brenda Hollenbaugh Rakes

Feb 14, 2009

Brenda Hollenbaugh Rakes, age 58, of Elkton, Maryland went home to be with the Lord, Our Savior, on Saturday, February 14th, 2009, Valentine's Day. Born on June 16th, 1950 as Brenda Lorraine Gatchell she was the daughter of the late Frances "Joe" Baker Gatchell and Lois Lorraine Gatchell. Brenda was a loving wife, mother, sister, daughter, aunt, grandmother and...

George T. Schramm

George T. Schramm

Feb 9, 2009

George T. Schramm, age 76, of Elkton, MD, formerly of Colwyn, PA for 68 years, died peacefully at home on 2/09/09. Born in Philadelphia, PA, on May 6, 1932, he was the son of the late John H. Schramm and Mildred C. Dean Schramm, also of Colwyn, PA. Mr. Schramm was a proud graduate of West Catholic Boys High...