Obituaries

Nov 28, 2021

Dorothy “Dot” Hill Fry, 90 years, of Holtwood, PA, formerly of the Conowingo/Pilottown area of Maryland, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021 at home. Born January 25, 1931 in Oakwood/Conowingo, MD, she was the daughter of the late Christie and Alice Ragan Hill.

Dot grew up and lived in the Conowingo area. She resided in Pilottown from...

Nov 26, 2021

Geraldine Catherine Hope, 71 years, of Conowingo, MD, passed away Friday, November 26, 2021 at home. Born November 10, 1950 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late William Edward Fazio, Sr. and Dorothy Catherine Henderson Fazio.

Mrs. Hope was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd of Perryville, MD. She was formerly...

Nov 19, 2021

Edward Lee Newell, Jr., 80 years, of Conowingo, MD, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021 in the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center of Bel Air, MD. Born January 1, 1941 in Baltimore City, MD, he was the son of the late Edward L., Sr. and Lenora Riedel Newell.

Mr. Newell was formerly employed as a...

Nov 8, 2021

Ronnie Lee Ratledge, 59 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Monday, November 8, 2021 in the Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE. Born November 6, 1962 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Carol Lee Tharp Whitt and the late Johnny Lee Ratledge.

Ronnie was a self-employed handyman and is survived by his son,...

Nov 3, 2021

Dorothy Lee Eikner, 95 years, of Conowingo, MD, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021 in the ChristianaCare-Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care of Newark, DE. Born December 14, 1925 in Grassy Creek, NC, she was the daughter of the late Walter J. and Mollie D. Jones Taylor.

Mrs. Eikner was self-employed owner/operator of the Eikner farm of Conowingo,...

Oct 29, 2021

Marie Whiteaker Shires of Conowingo, MD, died Sunday, October 31, 2021 at the age of 88. Marie was the daughter of the late Frank Harrison Whiteaker and Eliza Jane Purdue Whiteaker of Abingdon, VA.

One of eleven children, Marie moved to Cecil County as a teenager where she later met her husband of 64 years, Wilbur Lindy...

Oct 29, 2021

Betty Lou Bulgin, 92 years, of Conowingo, MD, passed onto Glory Friday, October 29, 2021 at the Calvert Manor Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare of Rising Sun, MD.

Born June 19, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Walter St. Clair and Marjorie Alexander Grant.

Betty was a 1947 graduate of the former Jacob...

Oct 26, 2021

Rachel Yvonne (Price) Miller, 43 years, of North East, MD, surrounded by loved ones, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 in Christiana Care Union Hospital of Elkton, MD. Born October 17, 1978 in Elkton, MD, she was the daughter of Annette Price McClellan and Robert Miller, and granddaughter of Clamon and Marie Price.

Rachel is survived...

Oct 23, 2021

Benjamin Leroy Webb, 90 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021 in the Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE. Born June 8, 1931 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Harvey and Ethel Elliott Neidlein.

Ben retired in 1986 from the 1729th Division of the Army National Guard of Havre...

Oct 19, 2021

Janet Mae Abrahams, 92, spoke her final words in the company of a loved one briefly before she passed away during the early morning hours of October 19th, 2021.

Sociable is a word that is easily associated with Janet as it can be traced through the timeline of her life. Whether it was during basketball games at...

Oct 16, 2021

Barbara Shepherd Crothers, age 88, of North East, MD, died Saturday October 16, 2021, at Christiana Care Wilmington, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.

Daughter of the late Charles and Alice Shepherd, Barbara was born in Wilmington, DE on March 8, 1933. She graduated from St. Elizabeth High School in Wilmington. She was employed by Hercules Powder...

Oct 15, 2021

Jude E. Rodriguez died on Friday, October 15, 2021, in Elkton, MD following a brief illness.  He was the son of Clifford and Olivia Lopez Rodriguez.  He was born January 8, 1979 in Selma, California and was raised in Reedley. He graduated in 1997 from Reedley High School. Jude enlisted in the US Army in 1999.  He served in...

Oct 14, 2021

Jann Denise Bish, 69 years, of North East, MD, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021 at home. Born February 27, 1952 in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clement and Janet Demmy Humphreyville Hoober.

Mrs. Bish was a member of the Blythedale Seventh Day Adventist Church of Perryville, MD. She was retired from the...

Oct 12, 2021

Patsy Jane Estes, 83 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at the home of her daughter. Born September 15, 1938 in Aldino, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Howard and Dorothy V. Bozzi Estes.

Patsy was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Rising Sun, MD, a...

Oct 12, 2021

Patricia “Patti” Ann Fry, 59 years, of Conowingo, MD, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021 in York, PA. Born February 16, 1962 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Albert W. and Laura McCall McGuigan.

Patti was a member of the Pleasant View Baptist Church of Port Deposit, MD, a member of...

Oct 10, 2021

Janet Lee McCardell Cole, 87 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021 in the Hart Heritage Estates Assisted Living Center of Street, MD. Born June 23, 1934 in Liberty Grove, MD, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Helen B. McCardell.

Mrs. Cole was previously employed by the Hill Top Ranch...

Oct 10, 2021

Geraldine “Gerry” M. Perry, 80 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021 at home. Born November 16, 1940 she was the daughter of the late John and Gertrude Mae Wiley Bender.

Mrs. Perry was a member of the Perryville United Methodist Church. She was retired from the Town of Perryville following 30 years of...

Oct 6, 2021

Matthew William McCulley, 32 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021at his residence. Born July 27, 1989 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Dawn Saponaro Dukes and William McCulley, and Larry Dukes.

Matthew was employed by Savage Services of Delaware City, DE. He was a member of the Good Shepherd...

Sep 24, 2021

Margaret (Peggy) Marie Devonshire, 81 years, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away Friday, September 24, 2021in the Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center of Havre de Grace, MD. Born September 24, 1940 in Port Deposit, MD, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Violet Krauss Nesbitt.

Mrs. Devonshire was a loving devoted mother and wife,...

Sep 18, 2021

Robert "Bob" Carroll Angert, 88, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on September 18, 2021 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center surrounded by his beloved wife and daughters, Katherine and Margaret.

Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, on April 2, 1933, Bob was the youngest son of the late Francis J. and Mary Katherine Roche Angert, and the father...