Obituaries

Carolyn Diane Hickman
Nov 12, 2014
Carolyn Diane Hickman, 55 of North East, MD, died Wednesday, November 12, 2014 in the Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. She was born on June 28, 1959. All services were private.
Margaret M. (Mcmillan) Kennedy
Nov 11, 2014
Margaret M. Kennedy, 95 of Elkton, MD, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in the Abbey Manor Assisted Living, Elkton, MD. Born in Sparta, NC, on January 11, 1919, she was the last of the nine children born to the late Charles C. and the late Margaret L. (Garvey) McMillan. All of the children were born in Sparta, and...
Lisa Ann (Jackson) Molands
Nov 11, 2014
Lisa Ann Jackson Molands, 52 of Bear, DE, formerly of North East, MD, died Tuesday, November 11, 2014 peacefully in her home after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis and the complications stemming from it. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, on August 15, 1962, she was the daughter of James ‘Pete’ and Janice (Stewart) Jackson, of Bear, DE. Lisa...

Deborah Ann Morris
Nov 9, 2014
Deborah Ann Morris, 54 of North East, MD, died Sunday, November 9, 2014 at home. She was born in Baltimore, MD, on August 27, 1960. She was a resident of Chesapeake Care Resources for 25 years and enjoyed music, greeting her friends and an active social life along with participating in activities at the center. Deborah is survived by her...
Leona Ruth (Bowling) Burkey
Nov 6, 2014
Leona Ruth Burkey, 76 of Street, MD, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in KY, on April 28, 1938, she was the daughter of the late William C. and the late Maude (Gibson) Bowling. Mrs. Burkey was the wife of the late Ray Burkey who died on June 18, 2004....
Winifred Ann (Russell) Shumway
Nov 6, 2014
Winifred Ann Shumway, 89 of North East, MD, passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2014 in the Laurelwood Care Center, Elkton, MD. A lifelong resident of North East, she was born on Aug. 16, 1925, the daughter of the late Alvin Chester and Etta Mae (Smithson) Russell. Ann was the wife of the late Richard N. Shumway who passed away...
Richard William Wade, Sr.
Nov 4, 2014
Richard William (Bill) Wade, Sr., 75 of Clarksville, AR, formerly of North East, MD, died Tuesday, November 4, 2014 in the Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE. Born in Clarksburg, WV, on March 2, 1939, he was the son of the late Arlie R. and the late Nellie (Hennen) Wade. He served in the Army and retired after working many years as...

Harriet Delores Brown
Nov 2, 2014
Harriet Delores Brown, 65 of North East, MD, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 2, 2014. A lifelong resident of Cecil County, she was born in Elkton, on July 7, 1949, the daughter of the late Harry and the late Ethelwyn (Johnson) Brown. Harriet retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground with over 30 years of service in...
Roger "Pete" Smythe
Oct 29, 2014
Roger “Pete” Smythe, 79 of North East, MD, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at home. Born in Greenhurst, MD, on July 27, 1935, he was the son of the late Wilmer Grey and the late Belle Virginia (Honaker) Smythe. Pete retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground where he worked in the Boiler Plant. He previously worked at Perry Point VA Medical...
Thomas G. Urban
Oct 27, 2014
Thomas G. Urban of Charlestown, MD, died on October 27th, at Union Hospital in Elkton, following a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was 59 years old. Born in Baltimore, Tom is the son of the late Charles and Bernardette Urban. Tom is survived by his loving wife and best friend, Paulette; devoted son, Jeremy and girlfriend, Krissy Ritchie. In...
James Franklin Fitzgerald
Oct 27, 2014
James Franklin Fitzgerald, 81 of Elkton, MD, died Monday, October 27, 2014 at home. Born in Spottswood, VA, on November 26, 1932, he was the son of the late Leonard Wilson and the late Jessie Rowan (Helmick) Fitzgerald. Mr. Fitzgerald was a 1951 graduate of Spottswood High School. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a lineman for IBEW –...
Edna June (Goss) Brooks
Oct 24, 2014
Edna June Brooks, age 78, of Rising Sun, MD, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 24, 2014. She was born in Horse Creek, NC on August 25, 1936. She was the daughter of the late Jim and Lucy Blackburn Goss. She was the wife of the late John Arden Brooks. June worked at Elkton Fashions as...

Melvin Lovitt, Jr.
Oct 20, 2014
Melvin Lovitt, Jr., 72 of Milton, DE, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 20, 2014 in the Perry Point VA Medical Center, Perry Point, MD. Born in Eureka, NC, on September 2, 1942, he was the son of the late Melvin Lovitt, Sr. and the late Edith (Terrell) Lovitt. Melvin served his county in the Army...
Lacey Marie Engleberth
Oct 19, 2014
Lacey Marie Engleberth, 21 of North East, MD, died suddenly Sunday, October 19, 2014. She was born in Havre de Grace, MD, on November 28, 1992. Lacey was a Beautician. She enjoyed interior decorating, fashion, music and spending time with her baby brother, Ryan. She is lovingly survived by her mother: Teresa Day Engleberth of Port Deposit, MD; grandparents: Ralph...
Arlene Marie (Cole) Knerr
Oct 17, 2014
Arlene Marie Knerr, 87 of Elkton, MD, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Toledo, OH, on May 16, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Harry James and the late Elizabeth (Meyers) Cole. She was the wife of the late George Patrick Knerr who died in 2000. Prior to her retirement,...
Ralph Lee Wright
Oct 10, 2014
Ralph Lee Wright, 59 of Elkton, MD, died Friday, October 10, 2014 at home. Born in Wytheville, VA, on May 30, 1955, he was the son of the late Floyd Eldridge and the late Iva Myrtle (Sexton) Wright. Ralph was a part of Bayside Community Network for over 30 years. He enjoyed participating in Special Olympics. He is survived by...

Esther M. Cartwright
Oct 9, 2014
Esther M. Cartwright, 89 of Rising Sun, MD, died Thursday, October 9, 2014 in the Genesis Nursing Home, Elkton, MD. A lifelong resident of Cecil County, she was born in Elkton, on March 21, 1925. She was the wife of the late George Richard Cartwright who died in 1999. She is survived by her children: Sara Poultney of Dover, DE,...
Charles Bradford Haley, Jr.
Oct 8, 2014
Charles “Chuck” Bradford Haley, Jr., 73 of North East, MD, died Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at home. Born in Baltimore, MD, on December 3, 1940, he was the son of the late Charles B. Haley, Sr. and the late Mabel (Allen) Haley. Chuck retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground with over 25 years of service as a Civilian Gunner. He served...

Roy Harvey Watson, Jr.
Sep 28, 2014
Roy Harvey Watson, Jr., 24 of Perryville, MD, died Sunday, September 28, 2014 in the Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD. He was born in Newark, DE, on November 3, 1989. Survivors include his mother: Margaret (Baker) Bigham (Joseph) of Elkton, MD; his father: Roy Harvey Watson, Sr. of Perryville, MD; brother: Joseph Bigham III of Elkton, MD; paternal grandmother: Helen...
Shirley Mars Brown
Sep 25, 2014
Shirley Mars Brown, 62 of Port Deposit, MD, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 in the Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care, Newark, DE. Born in Elkton, MD, on May 24, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Charles William and the late Irene Mary (Collins) Mars. She retired from Data Management Concepts doing data entry and from Flying J in...
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