Obituaries

James Edgar Webber

James Edgar Webber

Jan 30, 2014

James Edgar Webber, 79 of North East, MD, died Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Union Hospital, Elkton, MD. Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, on February 12, 1934, he was the son of the late James and the late Dorothy (McClain) Webber. Mr. Webber served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the American Legion. He spent his...

Jerry Ray Buckland, Sr.

Jerry Ray Buckland, Sr.

Jan 29, 2014

Jerry Ray Buckland, Sr., 64 of North East, MD, died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at home. Born in Hinton, WV, on January 21, 1950, he was the son of the late Paul Thomas and the late Emma Jean (Willey) Buckland. Mr. Buckland was a truck driver for Greggo & Ferrara, Inc.  He loved mules, goats and sheep. He is survived...

Ida Mae (Amster)  Carr

Ida Mae (Amster) Carr

Jan 26, 2014

Ida Mae (Amster) Carr, age 93, of North East, MD, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 after a brief hospitalization. Born on November 30, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Leon and the late Myrtle (Cook) Amster.  She shared a loving marriage for 66 years with the late G. Robert Carr who died January 8, 2008. She was...

Jeffrey Bridges Mckinney

Jeffrey Bridges Mckinney

Jan 25, 2014

Jeffrey Bridges McKinney, 38 of Nottingham, PA, formerly of North East, MD died Saturday, January 25, 2014. He was born in Elkton, MD, on July 6, 1975. Jeff was a self-employed general contractor.  He enjoyed playing the bass guitar, watching football and hockey. He is survived by 2 daughters: Cheyanne Blake and Alexis McKinney both of North East, MD; his...

Reuben Francis Devine

Reuben Francis Devine

Jan 24, 2014

Reuben Francis Devine, 78 of Elkton, MD, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family. A lifelong resident of Elkton, he was born on October 5, 1935, the son of the late Reuben H. and the late Margaret Mary (Scott) Devine. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Devine worked as a Dispatcher for Anchor Motor Freight....

Connie A. (Holmes)  Smith

Connie A. (Holmes) Smith

Jan 21, 2014

Connie A. Smith, 55 of Millsboro, DE, died Tuesday, January 21, 2014 in the Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE. Born in Elkton, MD, on May 19, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and the late Ida (Reed) Holmes. Connie was co-owner with her husband of KCS Trucking, a loving homemaker and had worked as a motel manager. She...

Lawrence Dean Wiggins, Sr.

Lawrence Dean Wiggins, Sr.

Jan 21, 2014

Lawrence Dean Wiggins, Sr., age 92, of North East, MD, passed away January 21, 2014 in Union Hospital of Elkton surrounded by his family.  Born on October 19, 1921 in Oakwood, MD, he was 1 of 8 children of the late Harry C. and the late Violet D. [Culley] Wiggins. Mr. Wiggins devoted his life to his love of God,...

Fred Allen Hensel

Fred Allen Hensel

Jan 19, 2014

Fred Allen Hensel, Sr., 61 of Charlestown, MD, died suddenly Sunday, January 19, 2014 in Union Hospital, Elkton, MD. Born in PA, on November 24, 1952, he was the son of the late George and the late Helen Elizabeth (Streeter) Hensel. Fred worked for Crouse Bros. HVAC, Elkton, MD as an Installer. He was Vice President of North Bay MSSA...

Mabel (Blakeley)  Slate

Mabel (Blakeley) Slate

Jan 17, 2014

Mabel Slate, 88 of North East, MD, died Friday, January 17, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Harford County, MD, on December 29, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and the late Elsie (Curry) Blakeley. Mrs. Slate, a homemaker, was a member of NEVFD Ladies Auxiliary, Blythedale Seventh Day Adventist Church and she...

Lucille T. Derrenberger

Lucille T. Derrenberger

Jan 13, 2014

Commital services will be held Friday, January 17, 2014 at 12:00 Pm in Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, 4430 Belair Rd, Baltimore, Maryland.

Faye Anna (Cantler)  Cox

Faye Anna (Cantler) Cox

Jan 13, 2014

Faye Anna Cantler Cox born on November 13, 1930 in Rising Sun, and then moved to North East, Maryland when she was 6 and spent the rest of her life in North East.  She was one of nine children, born to Hugh and Etta Cantler, and lived on Beech Street until her marriage to Kelsey Cox, a boy she had...

John Calvin Hunsberger, Ii

John Calvin Hunsberger, Ii

Jan 10, 2014

John Calvin Hunsberger, II, 52 of North East, MD, died Friday, January 10, 2014 at home Born in Springfield, OH, on July 27, 1961, he was the son of Kay (Packey) Hunsberger Hallford of Montgomery AL. and the late John C. Hunsberger. He was a Manager of Sales, employed by Pandrol USA of Bridgeport NJ.  John was also a member...

Arthur Wheaton

Arthur Wheaton

Jan 9, 2014

Arthur Wheaton, 92 of North East, MD, died Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care, Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE. Born in Pine Brook, NJ, on October 5, 1921, he was the son of the late Louis and the late Rachael (Yerkes) Wheaton. Mr. Wheaton served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, 421st Night Fighter Squadron in the...

Alden 'Jake' Kunsman

Alden 'Jake' Kunsman

Jan 6, 2014

Alden ‘Jake’ Kunsman, 80 of Elkton, MD, died Monday, January 6, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Cecilton, MD, on February 11, 1933, he was the son of the late Alden Peter and the late Beulah (Snyder) Kunsman. Jake served his country in the U.S. Army Reserve during the Korean Conflict. He was a retired meat...

Lillian Pauline (Mcmullen)  Tester

Lillian Pauline (Mcmullen) Tester

Jan 6, 2014

Lillian Pauline Tester, 73 of North East, MD, died Monday, January 6, 2014 in the Heartland Hospice House, Wilmington, DE. Born in Elkton, MD, on April 6, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Mary (Alexander) McMullen. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Tester was a secretary at the Flying J Truck Stop and R.C. Burkheimer...

Etta Belle Gebhardt

Etta Belle Gebhardt

Jan 5, 2014

Etta Belle Gebhardt, 83 of Perryville, MD, died Sunday, January 5, 2014 at home.. Born in IL, on December 13, 1930, she was the daughter of the late George William and the late Bertha (Williams Ward) Marble.  She was the wife of the late Lloyd William Gebhardt. Etta enjoyed bowling, ceramics, puzzles and watching dog shows. She is survived by...

Nioka Nicole  Watts

Nioka Nicole Watts

Jan 5, 2014

Nioka Nicole Watts, 34 of Elkton, MD, died suddenly Sunday, January 5, 2014. She was born in Elkton, MD, on October 5, 1979. Nioka had worked as a waitress at several area restaurants.  She enjoyed playing softball and volleyball. She is survived by her children: Kelsi, Gavin and Paulina Watts, and A.J. Smith; her mother: Virginia Smith of North East,...

Mary Louise (Ewing)   Miller

Mary Louise (Ewing) Miller

Jan 5, 2014

Mary Louise Miller, 79 of North East, MD, died Sunday, January 5, 2014 in Union Hospital, Elkton, MD, surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with cancer. A lifelong resident of North East, she was born on September 29, 1934, the daughter of the late Daniel Leon and the late Mammie (Dennison) Ewing.  She is the beloved wife...

Gladys C. (Cole)  Farmer

Gladys C. (Cole) Farmer

Jan 3, 2014

Gladys Cole Farmer, 83 of Rising Sun, MD, died Friday, January 3, 2014 in the Sharp Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA. Born in Independence, VA, on June 10, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Len A. and the late Matilda Mae (Walker) Cole.  Mrs. Farmer was the beloved wife of 61 ½ years of the late William ‘Edward’...

Richard N. Shumway

Richard N. Shumway

Jan 3, 2014

Richard N. Shumway, 94 of North East, MD, passed away Friday, January 3, 2014 at Northwest Hospital, Baltimore, MD. He was born on May 3, 1919, the son of John G. and Letha (Nye) Shumway. Richard served in the U.S. Army in WWII and was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground, where he met and married his lifelong partner, W. Ann...