Virginia Helen May
Feb 14, 2026
Virginia Helen May, 92 years, of Conowingo, MD, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2026 at home. Born September 22, 1933 in Lansing, NC, she was the daughter of the late James and Lucy Blackburn Goss.
Virginia was a member of the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church of Rising Sun, MD, and was formerly employed in Nutrition and Food Service at the V.A....
Robert Kirk Towson
Feb 14, 2026
Robert Kirk Towson, 73 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2026 in the Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE. Born May 13, 1952 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Donald and Bernadette Grove Towson.
Robert was formerly employed by the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD, as a test driver. He is survived by...
Charles William Thomas, Sr.
Feb 2, 2026
Charles William Thomas, Sr., 82 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Monday, February 2, 2026 in the Veterans Administration Philadelphia Healthcare System of Philadelphia, PA. Born August 3, 1943 in Perryville, MD, he was the son of the late John C. and Rebecca Sarah Simpers Thomas.
Charlie was a veteran of the U.S. Army and is retired from the former Chrysler...
Jeanette Sally Justice
Jan 30, 2026
Jeanette Sally Justice, 71 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Friday, January 30, 2026 in the Medstar Franklin Square Hospital of Rossville, MD. Born June 22, 1954 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Dane Clifford and Rebecca Dixon Bise.
Jeanette was employed by Lifoam Industries of Belcamp, MD, and is survived by her son, Dennis...
Brian Kyle Andrews
Jan 28, 2026
Brian Kyle Andrews, 55 years, of Baltimore, MD, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Born October 24, 1970 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Candace Johnson Hamner and Richard Andrews.
Brian was a skilled carpenter and talented musician. He is survived by his mother; Candace J. Hamner, father, Richard Andrews, and brothers, Eric Richard Andrews and Jason W. Hamner....
David Martin Kestler
Jan 25, 2026
David Martin Kestler, 72 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026 at home. Born March 29, 1953 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Harry Thomas and Elaine Regina Mathias Kestler.
David retired following 42 years of federal government service with the Aberdeen Proving Ground as the Aberdeen Test Center Churchville Facilities Supervisor. He...
Patricia (Patti) Lee Ashby
Jan 24, 2026
Patricia (Patti) Lee Ashby of Perryville, MD, passed away unexpectedly on January 24, 2026following a brief illness. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the beloved youngest daughter of Belva and John Lowman.
Patti was a graduate of Aberdeen High School, class of 1989, and spent most of her career as an Executive Assistant supporting various U.S. Army organizations. She was a...
Mary Kathryn Blanchard
Jan 23, 2026
Mary Kathryn Blanchard, 93 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Friday, January 23, 2026 in the ChristianCare Union Hospital of Elkton, MD. Born February 11, 1932 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Mary Dudeck Hendricks.
Mary was a self-employed owner/operator of Perryville 7 Eleven until 2000. She is survived by her son, Michael R. Blanchard Sr; daughters,...
Lillian Virginia Griffith
Jan 18, 2026
Lillian Virginia Griffith, 78 years, of Elkton, MD, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026 in the ChristianaCare Union Hospital of Elkton, MD. Born June 25, 1947 in Elkton, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Asa and Alice May Reed Coulson.
Lillian was formerly employed by Constar Plastics of Havre de Grace, MD, as a forklift operator. She is...
Joseph Michael Morris
Jan 1, 2026
Joseph Michael Morris, 71, of Perryville, MD, passed away at his home after a brief illness on January 1, 2026.
Born February 25, 1954 in Baltimore, he was the eldest of three children born to Anna (Dolly) and Ellis (Whitey) Morris.
Known by most as Bubba, he lived his life to the fullest and on his own terms. He enjoyed gardening, working...
Charles Emory Rhoades, Sr.
Dec 29, 2025
Charles Emory Rhoades, Sr., 79, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away, unexpectedly, on December 29, 2025, in North East, Maryland. Born on January 13, 1946, in Wilmington, Delaware, Charles was the first of seven children born to Francis and Grace Emory Rhoades.
He married Diana Lynn Presnell in 1965 and together had three children. They had 55 years of matrimony until...
Samuel Danny Petrosky
Dec 25, 2025
Samuel “Radar” Danny Petrosky, 73 years, of Pylesville, MD, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2025 in the Good Samaritan Hospital of Baltimore, MD. Born February 29, 1952 in Uniontown, PA, he was the son of the late Samuel W. and Mary Jane Swauger Petrosky.
Radar was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of the Sons of the American Legion...
Devonte Terrell Fisher
Dec 19, 2025
Devonte Terrell Fisher, 33 years, of Elkton, MD, passed away Friday, December 19, 2025. Born December 10, 1992 in South Carolina, he was the son of Sandra J. Crutcher and the late Randolph L. Fisher.
Devonte is survived by his wife, Deanna Fisher; sons, Clarence C. Fisher, Noah Michael Fisher, and Jeremiah J. Fisher; daughter, Alillyana G. Fisher; brothers, David L....
Mary Lou McCarthy
Dec 18, 2025
Mary Lou (Hasson) McCarthy, age 90, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2025, at Immaculate Mary Nursing Home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Born on February 16, 1935, in Havre de Grace, Maryland, Mary Lou was the daughter of the late Sterling and Eleanor (Link) Hasson. She spent her early years in Maryland before eventually settling in Philadelphia, where she built a life...
Dyer Bennett
Dec 13, 2025
Dyer Bennett, 87 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025 in the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center of Bel Air, MD. Born January 18, 1938 in Beverly, WV, he was the son of the late Gordon and Flossie Chilgren Bennett.
Dyer was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of the Susquehanna American Legion Post...
Francis Edward Fortuna
Dec 10, 2025
Francis “Frank” Edward Fortuna, 66 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2025 in the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center of Bel Air, MD. Born January 2, 1959 in Gloucester, England, he was the son of the late William Edward and Frances Eileen Fortuna.
Frank was a member of the Conowingo Baptist Church of Conowingo, MD....
Robert Wilson Snyder
Dec 7, 2025
Robert “Bobby” Wilson Snyder, 68 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 7, 2025 with his daughter by his side. Born December 26, 1956 on the former Bainbridge Naval Station, Port Deposit, MD, he was the son of the late Winfred “Duke” Wilson and Mary Bell Oliver Snyder.
Mr. Snyder is survived by his only child, Kendall C....
Shirley Ann Thomas
Dec 5, 2025
Shirley Ann Thomas, 82 years, of Quarryville, PA, formerly of Conowingo, MD, passed away Friday, December 5, 2025 in the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community of Quarryville, PA. Born April 25, 1943 in West Grove, PA, she was the daughter of the late James Patrick and Frances Webb Johnson.
Shirley was a member of the Pleasant View Baptist Church of Port Deposit,...
George Franklin Bines, III
Dec 2, 2025
George Franklin Bines, III, 82 years, of Elkton, MD, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2025 in the ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE. Born September 15, 1943 in Perryville, MD, he was the son of the late George Franklin, Jr., and Ella Gertrude Weaver Bines.
Frank was formerly employed as an office engineer by the Edwards & Kelcey Company of New...
Abigail Ann White
Dec 1, 2025
Abigail Ann White, 76 of Overland Park, Kansas passed away unexpectedly Monday, December 1, 2025. Born June 2, 1949, in Perryville, MD. She is the loving daughter of the late William Harold and Catherine Elizabeth White. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother Christopher White.
Abigail, also known as Abbie, graduated from Perryville High School in...
