Obituaries

Clinton Jefferson Purner

Clinton Jefferson Purner

Aug 27, 2004

Clinton Jefferson Purner, 75 of North East, MD, died Friday, August 27, 2004 in the Perry Point VA Medical Center, Perry Point, MD. Born in Charlestown, MD, he was the son of the late Marshall and the late Martha Meekins Purner. He served during the Korean war in the Army from 1951 to 1953. Mr. Purner was a lifelong...

Clarence Foote

Clarence Foote

Aug 19, 2004

Clarence Wilbur Foote, 71 of Elkton, MD, died Thursday, August 19, 2004 in the Christiana Hospital, Christiana, DE.Born in Aberdeen, MD, he was the son of the late C. Donald and the late Ruth A Johnson Foote. He served during Korean war in the Army from 1953 to 1955.He enjoyed collecting model trucks, was a Nascar fan and avid...

Joann Williams Hamilton

Joann Williams Hamilton

Aug 19, 2004

Joann Williams Hamilton, 60 of North East, MD, died Thursday in the John

Lawrence Ralph Haga

Lawrence Ralph Haga

Aug 17, 2004

Lawrence Ralph Haga, age 82, of Rising Sun, Maryland, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2004, at Calvert Manor Healthcare Center, Rising Sun, Maryland. Born in Fair Wood, Virginia, on December 9, 1921, he was the son of the late Bruce and Delora Sapp Haga. He was a resident of Cecil County for 7 years. Mr. Haga was a mushroom...

Ronald Stephen Retallick

Ronald Stephen Retallick

Jun 30, 2004

Ronald Stephen Retallick, age 65, of North East, Maryland, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at home. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on July 8, 1938, he was the son of the late Stephen G. and Marie L. Hartman Retallick. Mr. Retallick was a salesman for Goodyear Tire in Baltimore, Maryland. He was an avid hunter and fisherman; he also...

Jerry Albert Hokuf, Sr.

Jerry Albert Hokuf, Sr.

Jun 29, 2004

Jerry Albert Hokuf, Sr., age 76, of North East, Maryland, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2004, at home. Born in Elkton, Maryland, on March 20, 1928, he was the son of the late Frank and Matilda Krejci Hokuf. He was a lifelong resident of Cecil County, Maryland. Mr. Hokuf served in the U.S. Marine Corps beginning in 1950 and...

Martha Ford Scarberry

Martha Ford Scarberry

Jun 23, 2004

Martha Ford Scarberry, age 63, of Harrington, Delaware, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at Milford, Delaware. Born in North East, Maryland, on February 26, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Alvin Alfred Ford and Anna Mae Creswell. Mrs. Scarberry was a homemaker. She enjoyed the beach, eating crabs, riding bikes, the smell of lilacs, and especially...

Lawrence Dale Dula

Lawrence Dale Dula

Jun 22, 2004

Lawrence Dale Dula, age 59, of Elkton, Maryland, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at Perry Point VA Medical Center, Perry Point, Maryland. Born in Elkton, Maryland, on May 17, 1945, he was the son of Margie Dula, Elkton, Maryland, and the late Odell Dula, who died in 1978. Mr. Dula was a forklift operator for Harbeson-Walker, North East,...

Charles Arthur Hostetler

Charles Arthur Hostetler

Jun 19, 2004

Charles Arthur Hostetler, age 64, of Rising Sun, Maryland, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2004, at Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, Maryland. Born in Canton, Ohio, on September 10, 1939, he was the son of the late Galen Hostetler and Frances Prokup Hostetler. He was a resident of Cecil County for 30 years. In 1991, Mr. Hostetler founded,...

Richard Nelson Murray

Richard Nelson Murray

Jun 16, 2004

Richard Nelson Murray, age 38, of Elkton, Maryland, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2004, at home. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on May 10, 1966. Mr. Murray worked for Mike's Home Improvements, Wilmington, Delaware. He was a "Big Sports Fan", and also enjoyed computer and video games. Survivors include his wife, Charity M. Murray; children, Autumne N. Murray,...

Clayton Warren Wanzer

Clayton Warren Wanzer

Jun 9, 2004

Clayton Warren Wanzer, age 83, of Annapolis, Maryland, formerly of North East, Maryland, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Maryland. Born in Elk Neck, Maryland, on April 6, 1921, he was a son of the late George W. Wanzer, Sr., and Susie Saunders Wanzer. Clayton worked in Automobile Sales. He was passionate about...

Barry Dale Ritzel, Sr.

Barry Dale Ritzel, Sr.

Jun 1, 2004

Barry Dale Ritzel, Sr., age 58, of North East, Maryland, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at home. Born in Elkton, Maryland, on January 9, 1946, he was a son of the late John D. "Slim" Ritzel and Alice M. Lynch Ritzel. He was a lifelong resident of Cecil County, Maryland. Mr. Ritzel was a self-employed mechanic and a...

Evelyn Mae Mclaughlin

Evelyn Mae Mclaughlin

May 31, 2004

Evelyn Mae McLaughlin, age 96, of Elkton, Maryland, passed away Monday, May 31, 2004, in Elkton, Maryland. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 26, 1907, she was the daughter of the late, John Albert Shedwick and Mary Everback Shedwick. She was a homemaker. Ms. McLaughlin is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Vandervort, Perryville, Maryland; brother, John A. Shedwick, Thorofare,...