Obituaries

Feb 14, 2022

Theresa Arena Denver, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away at the age of 88, on February 14, 2022. Born January 26, 1934 in Poughkeepsie, NY, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Maria Noia Arena. After graduating from Poughkeepsie High School, she worked as a stenographer at IBM, where she met her future husband, John...

Feb 14, 2022

Roger Dale Fretwell, age 71, of Port Deposit, MD, went to be with the Lord on February 14, 2022. Roger is survived by his two daughters, Patty George (Kevin) and Dawn Fehlman (Henry); his 3 grandchildren, Logan, Justin and Lance; and his sister, Linda Lozano (Sonny). He was preceded in death by his mother, Ruby Shires McGlothin; father, William...

Feb 11, 2022

Frederick Carlton Goetz, 77 years old, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022 in the Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE.  Born September 27, 1944 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late George and Irma Todd Goetz.

Mr. Goetz was a veteran of the U.S. Marines having served during the...

Feb 10, 2022

William Terrell Stewart (Terry), 83 years, of Conowingo, MD, passed away peacefully February 10, 2022 at home. Born July 12, 1938 in Hickory, NC, he was the son of the late Ted and Lela Stewart.

Terry was formerly employed as a pipefitter/boiler maker and was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers. He was a...

Feb 8, 2022

Ben Fewel Caldwell, Jr., 84 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at home. Born July 23, 1937 in Colora, MD, he was the son of the late Ben F., Sr. and Cora E. Mullis Caldwell.

Ben was formerly employed as a switchman technician by Lucent Technology of Havre de Grace, MD. He was...

Jan 26, 2022

Jerry Don Kendrick, 75 years, of Conowingo, MD, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022 in the University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital of Havre de Grace, MD. Born September 2, 1946 in Selma, AR, he was the son of the late Lawson and Bernice Jeffcoat Kendrick.

Jerry was a retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant and is survived...

Jan 26, 2022

Frances Mann Riale, 93 years, of Colora, MD, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at home. Born May 28, 1928 in Port Deposit, MD, she was the daughter of the late Jonathan E. and Virginia Charles Mann.

Mrs. Riale worked many years for the federal government as a bookkeeper. She was a member of the Order of...

Jan 17, 2022

E. Joan Powers, 79 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at the Christiana Care, Union Hospital of Elkton, MD.  Born on January 30, 1943 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Dallas Elizabeth Roop, raised by Dallas and the late George Reynolds of Oxford, PA.

Joan worked...

Jan 14, 2022

Roberta Jean Hawley, 76 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022 at home surrounded by her husband and children.  Born January 16, 1945 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Mark D. and Helen White Brown.

Mrs. Hawley was a member of the Mercy Baptist Church of North East,...

Jan 10, 2022

Ethel “Masie” Mae Polk, 75 years, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 at the University of Maryland, Harford Memorial Hospital of Havre de Grace, MD. Born September 1,1946 in Perryville, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Bernhard and Pearl Blansfield Dawson.

Masie was formerly employed by the Saks Fifth...

Jan 9, 2022

Betty Lou Walstrum Jones of Conowingo, MD, a loving mother, wife, sister, aunt and friend went to be with the Lord on January 9, 2022 surrounded by her children.

Betty was the daughter of the late William Calvin Walstrum and Mabel Evelyn Fuller Walstrum, born June 18, 1945 in Elkton, MD.

On January 26, 1962...

Jan 9, 2022

Stephen A. Naughton, 56 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 peacefully surrounded by family at home.  Born October 15, 1965 in New York, NY. He was the son of the late Frank U. III and Elizabeth Sayre Naughton of Short Hills, NJ, and West Harwich, MA.

Stephen is survived by his loving...

Jan 3, 2022

Sarah Ann Miller (Bice), age 75, of Perryville, MD, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022. Sarah was born February 9, 1947 in Soddy Daisy, TN, to the late Charles and Charlotte Bice. Sarah was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend.

Sarah lived in Kennett Square, PA, for many years where she managed a delicatessen and assisted...

Jan 1, 2022

Sung Hi Yoo Potter, 84 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022 in the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center of Bel Air, MD. Born March 5, 1937 in Korea, she was the daughter of the late Yoo Ha Sun and Choi Bong Shin.

Sung Hi was a member of the Pleasant View Baptist Church...

Dec 31, 2021

Eleanor Marian Dukes, of Perryville, MD, caring wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend, earned her wings on December 31, 2021 at the age of 89.

Eleanor, daughter of Gertrude Wiesenthal Kennedy and Alfred A. Kennedy, was born in Havre de Grace, MD, December 19, 1932. She and her husband, Fred, made their home in Perryville, MD, and...

Dec 31, 2021

Dewey Ray Spurlin, Sr., 74 years, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 31, 2021.  Born October 21, 1947 in Ennice, NC, he was the son of the late Elmer Ray and Nellie Estie (Dancy) Spurlin.

Dewey was dearly loved by his surviving wife of 53 years, Betty L. (Tramell) Spurlin of Conowingo,...

Dec 31, 2021

Randall (“Buzz”) Eugene Riley, 60 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Friday, December 31, 2021 in the Christiana Care, Union Hospital of Elkton, MD. Born April 8, 1961 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Ronald and Alice (Reba) Eller Riley.

Buzz was employed by Armstrong (Tele-Communications) as a dispatcher. He is survived...

Dec 27, 2021

Rhoda Pauline Harvey, 75 yrs, of Elkton, MD, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021 in the Resorts of Chester River Manor in Chestertown, MD. Born February 15, 1946 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Virginia Parsons Riale.

Rhoda is survived by her daughters, Frances Harrell and husband, Brad, and...

Dec 21, 2021

Lowell “Dougie” Douglas White, Jr., 31, of Colora, MD, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Born in Baltimore, MD, on August 26, 1990, he was the son of Lowell Douglas White, Sr., of Colora, MD, and Cathie Jones White of Rising Sun, MD.

Dougie attended Bennington College after graduating from Rising Sun High School where his...

Dec 19, 2021

Russell Lee Dye, 86 years, of Port Deposit, MD, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at home surrounded by his family.  Born September 17, 1935 in Swords Creek, VA, he was the son of the late Dennis (Plug) and Vada Marie Breedlove Dye.

Russell was formerly employed by Henkels & McKoy...