Obituaries

Oct 8, 2022

Richard Allen Wharton, Sr., 73 of North East, MD, passed away peacefully at Accent Care in Christiana, DE on October 8, 2022.

Born in Elkton, MD, on May 20, 1949, he was the son of the late Clarence B. Hamilton, Sr.  and Charlotte L. Hamilton.

Mr. Wharton served in the U.S. Marine Corp. He was...

Oct 7, 2022

Arnold Phillip Anderson, 48 of Elkton, MD, passed away Friday, October 7, 2022.

Born in Elkton, MD, on April 27, 1974, he was the son of Sharon (Lively) and the late Arnold Peter Anderson.

He was a Truck Driver and enjoyed cars.

Arnold is survived by his children: Korinne, Brittney, Allison and Austyn;...

Oct 2, 2022

James "Jimmy" Henry Futty, loving husband and father, passed away peacefully at his home in Cape Coral, FL on Sunday, October 2nd 2022.

He is survived by his wife: Patricia, sons: Eddie (wife Pat) and Kevin (wife Andrea), grandsons: Christopher and Joshua, sisters: Alma Faul of Laurel, MS, Frances McCone of Rehoboth Beach, DE, and Elizabeth Mabry...

Oct 2, 2022

John Alan “Trapper” McCann, 84 of North East, MD, passed away at home Sunday, October 2, 2022.

Born in Havre De Grace, MD, on March 30, 1938, he was the son of the late John and Helen (Nickle) McCann.

Trapper served his country proudly in the U.S. Air Force. He later began his own business...

Sep 26, 2022

Jamie Stephen Russell, 45 of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away Monday, September 26, 2022.

He was born in Elkton, MD, on August 30, 1977.

Jamie worked in home construction.  He enjoyed fishing, gardening and landscaping; loved working, riding his bike, hiking and listening to country music.  He was very much a people person and...

Sep 25, 2022

Roland Bernard Laviolette, III, 52 of North East, MD, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022.

Born in Mt. Holly, NJ, on July 28, 1970, he was the son of Alice Grey and Roland Bernard Laviolette, Jr.

Roland worked with his father landscaping. He enjoyed mechanical work, painting and doing the bodywork on automobiles.

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Sep 21, 2022

Frances Marie Easter, 75 of Elkton, MD, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

Born in Upland, PA, on June 16, 1947, she was the daughter of the late William Roscoe Pullin and Minnie (Wetzel) Pullin.  She was the wife of the late Carmen Easter who died in 2013.

Frances had worked as a CNA, both...

Sep 20, 2022

David M. Bailiff, 59 of Oxford, PA, formerly of North East, MD, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022 in the Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE.

Born in Wilmington, DE, on October 2, 1962, he was the son of the late Theodore Roosevelt Bailiff, Jr. and Kay (Parks) Bailiff.

David worked in finance and corporate compliance for...

Sep 18, 2022

Deborah Ann Addison, 64 of Charlestown, MD, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022 at home.

Born in Terre Haute, IN, on April 16, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Winford Roscoe Addison and A. Doloris (Brown) Addison.  She was the wife of the late Thomas Lee Addison who passed in 2001.

Prior to...

Sep 17, 2022

Matthew Thomas Price, 23 of Perryville, MD, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022.

He was born in Elkton, MD, on August 4, 1999.

Matthew enjoyed playing video games, especially Minecraft, You-Tube, watching movies and drawing art.  He loved eating MD Crab soup, jambalaya and enjoyed the outdoors.

Survivors include his mother: SueAnne Warren...

Sep 17, 2022

***PLEASE NOTE SERVICE LOCATION CHANGE***

On Saturday, September 17, 2022, Rev. Jerry Rodger Wood, loving husband, father and pop, met his Lord and Savior face to face at the age of 81 following a long illness.

Jerry was born on June 14, 1941, in West Chester, PA, to Lester and Golda (Dowell) Wood. On December...

Sep 16, 2022

Dawana Lee Humphries, 70 of Elkton, MD, entered heaven Friday, September 16, 2022 at Christiana Care.

A lifelong resident of Cecil County, she was born on April 28, 1952, the daughter of the late Joseph Horace and Pauline (Osborne) Wiggins.

Ms. Humphries was the beloved mother of Timothy (Jill) Humphries, Joseph (Megan) Humphries, and Cassie...

Sep 16, 2022

Rose Marie Kolodij, 65 of Middletown, DE, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022.

Born in Pumpkin Center, WV, on April 13, 1957, she was the daughter of the late William and Rose (McMillan) Lyall.  She was the wife of the late Nicholas Kolodij who passed on May 4, 2015 whom she loved so much.

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Sep 16, 2022

William R. Berry, Jr., 73 of Charlestown, MD, passed away Friday, September 16, 2022 at home.

Born in Wilmington, DE, on February 13, 1949, he was the son of the late William R. and the late Doris (Woolery) Berry.   He was the son-in-law of the late Rebecca (Scott) Hamilton.

Bill enjoyed woodworking, camping, collecting trains,...

Sep 14, 2022

Marian Ruth Wood Wells, 92 formerly of North East, MD, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at Caraway Manor II, Elkton, MD

Born in Elk Neck, MD, on August 3, 1930, she was the daughter of the late William S. Jr. and Emma Elizabeth (Page) Wood.  She was the wife of the late, John S (Jack)...

Sep 12, 2022

***PLEASE NOTE SECOND SERVICE DATE CHANGE- TO MONDAY AND TUESDAY, SEPT. 26 AND 27***

Barbara Elizabeth Jackson, 83 of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Monday, September 12, 2022 in the Calvert Manor Healthcare Center, Rising Sun, MD.

Born in Lancaster, PA, on July 5, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Maurice Henry Barrett...

Sep 11, 2022

Daniel Robert Gerres, 61 of North East, MD, died Sunday, September 11, 2022 at home.

He was born in Wilmington, DE, on February 18, 1961.

Daniel was working for Amtrak as a car repairman.  He enjoyed playing cards and watching the Eagles play.  Most of all he loved spending time with his family, especially his...

Sep 10, 2022

Doris Viola Stamey, 83 of North East, MD, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at her daughter’s home in New Castle, DE.

Born in North East, on October 20, 1938, she was the daughter of the late John and Edna May (Hammond) Guy.  She was the wife of the late Roy Thomas Stamey, Jr.

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Sep 10, 2022

Lewis Meeking Copen, Jr., 68 of Elkton, MD, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2022 in the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.

He was born in Ronceverte, WV on November 6, 1953.

Lewis retired from Fusco Ent., after many years working as a carpenter. It was a job he enjoyed.  In his spare time,...

Sep 10, 2022

Carl Thomas Abrams, 60 of North East, MD, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2022 at home.

Born in Elkton, MD, on July 7, 1962, he was the son of the late James M. "Mike" and Ethel "Eckie" (Crothers) Abrams.

Carl was a concrete finisher before he retired. He loved talking to people and all sports,...