Obituaries

Mar 21, 2022

Robert Corey Estep, 53 years, of Ewing, KY, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022 in Conowingo, MD. Born February 8, 1969 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Lorretta Louise Estep of Conowingo, MD, and the late Robert Lee Estep.

Robert was previously employed by Thompson’s Towing of Aberdeen, MD.

In addition to his...

Mar 16, 2022

Robert “Bob” J. Heller, 70 years, of Port Deposit, MD passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2022.

Robert was born November 16, 1951 in Hazleton, PA, to the late Harold and Agnes Tanner Heller. He grew up in Levittown, PA, and attended Bishop Egan High School.

Bob was retired from the former Bethlehem Steel of Sparrows...

Mar 6, 2022

Thomas (Ed) Edward Benjamin, 86 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away March 6, 2022 in the Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE. Born October 3, 1935 in Colora, MD, he was the son of the late Thomas and Jean Bumgarner Benjamin.

Ed was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and was formerly employed as a ground...

Mar 6, 2022

Mary Harriet Cassel Bensinger, 97, of Conowingo, MD, passed away peacefully at her home on March 6, 2022. She was born to the late John Henry and Isabel Mae Cassel on February 24, 1925.

She was the mother of Susan Lee Monk (Albert), Jill Mary Smith (Bill), and Lori Jean Conley. Doting Nana to her grandchildren, Danny...

Mar 3, 2022

Mary Halupke, 88 years, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022 in the Calvert Manor HealthCare Center of Rising Sun, MD. Born August 18, 1933 in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Carmelo and Carmela Franchina Calimeri.

Mrs. Halupke was formerly employed by Lockheed Martin Corporation of New Jersey and BAE Systems of New Jersey...

Mar 2, 2022

Anne Hartenstine Forbecker of Havre de Grace, MD, died March 2, 2022 from complications of the heart at age 77.

Anne was the daughter of the late Melvin Wilson and Helen Regina Pohl Hartenstine.

Anne grew up on Aiken Avenue in Perryville, MD, and graduated in 1962 from Havre de Grace High School. She also...

Feb 27, 2022

Minnie Lee Lucas, 98 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 in the Christiana Care, Union Hospital of Elkton, MD. Born May 3, 1923 in Bakersville, NC, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Jane Gauge Bennett.

Mrs. Lucas was a member of the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church of Rising...

Feb 23, 2022

Peacefully on February 23, 2022, Doris M. Clark left her earthly bonds to join hands with our Lord and Savior.

Doris, known to family and friends as “Nell Nell,” was born February 10, 1944 in Port Deposit, MD, to the late Robert H. and Addie E. Jones. She attended George Washington Carver High School and was a...

Feb 16, 2022

Linda Sue Harrington (Madron), 76 yrs, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, February 16, 2022. Born November 4, 1945 in Banner Elk, NC, she was the beloved daughter of the late John Curtis and Johnsie C. Madron.

Linda was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother...

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...