Obituaries

Jun 18, 2021

Ronald Warren Edwards, 86 yrs, of Charlestown, MD, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Born on February 19, 1935 in Elkton, MD, he was the son of Bayne Edwards and Edna Johnson.

Ron was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Delaware National Guard and a graduate of...

Jun 1, 2021

Catherine Marie Creswell, 92 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021 in the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center of Bel Air, MD. Born August 10, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Grace Jackson Lindamood.

Mrs. Creswell was a lifetime member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Jerry...

May 31, 2021

Ethel Allen (Dolly) Snider of Conowingo, MD, passed away Monday, May 31, 2021. Born September 12, 1934 in Elkton, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ethel Allen.

Ethel was a lifetime resident of Cecil County and a member of the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church of Colora, MD. She enjoyed sewing, reading, all...

May 27, 2021

Christopher Leigh Thomas, 68 years, of Colora, MD, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021 at home. Born September 17, 1952 in the Walter Reed Army Hospital of Bethesda, MD, he was the son of the late Leon Edward and Jean Philipson Thomas.

Christopher was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Vietnam War. He...

May 25, 2021

Alice Mae Miller, 91 years, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021 in the Calvert Manor Healthcare Center of Rising Sun, MD. Born February 5, 1930 in Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Averla Owens Reynolds.

Mrs. Miller was a member of the former Tome Memorial United Methodist...

May 24, 2021

Leonard Adrian Boutchyard, 75 years, of North East, MD, passed away Monday, May 24, 2021 in the Laurelwood Healthcare Center of Elkton, MD. Born June 25, 1945 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Adrian F. and Gladys Mars Boutchyard.

Mr. Boutchyard was formerly employed for 36 years as a kiln operator...

May 10, 2021

Diane Crothers DuBree, 61 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Monday, May 10, 2021 in the University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital of Havre de Grace, MD. Born November 18, 1959 in Easton, MD, she was the daughter of Barbara Shepherd Crothers of North East, MD, and the late Wesley Gifford Crothers.

Diane was a member...

May 7, 2021

Arnold Alexander Brown, 48 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at home. Born May 20, 1972 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Arnold Curry and Rebecca Craft Brown.

Mr. Brown was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was employed in Sales and Customer Service by...

May 1, 2021

Justin Thomas Buckland, 33 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021 in the University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital of Havre de Grace, MD. Born September 18, 1987 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Larry Charles and Mary Eurice Buckland.

Justin had been employed for 15 years by the V.A. Maryland Healthcare...

Apr 28, 2021

Amanda Lynn Royston of Port Deposit, MD, passed away at home Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Born May 19,1971 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of Gerald and Susan Daniels Johnson.

Mrs. Royston was employed as a medical assistant by Cecil County Pediatrics in Elkton, MD.

Mrs. Royston is survived by her husband,...

Apr 27, 2021

James Finley Boyd, Sr., 85 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away at home Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Born June 22, 1935 in Elkton, MD, he was the son of the late William H. and Evelyn Elizabeth White Boyd.

Mr. Boyd was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force having served during the Korean Conflict. He was formerly...

Apr 20, 2021

Bayard Montgomery, 88 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at home. Born July 26, 1933 in Colora, MD, he was the son of the late Charles B. and Grace P. Vansant Montgomery.

Mr. Montgomery was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Korean Conflict. He was formerly employed as...

Apr 18, 2021

Phyllis Rebbecca Brown (Porky) was born September 15, 1959 in Havre de Grace, MD, to the late Ronald Booker and Ruth Ann Lee. She left this earthly tabernacle and went home to be with the Lord on April 18, 2021 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital of Baltimore, MD.

Phyllis received her education at the Perryville High School....

Apr 12, 2021

Charles Patrick Breslin, 80 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Monday, April 12, 2021 in the Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE. Born October 9, 1940 in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of the late James Anthony and Clara Johanna Dege Breslin.

Mr. Breslin was a member of St. Teresa’s Catholic Church of Port Deposit, MD,...

Apr 11, 2021

Helen Lorraine Jackson, 97 years, of Blythedale, MD, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021 at home. Born October 11, 1923 in Dover, DE, she was the daughter of the late John L. and Ollie Faber Jacobs.

Helen’s family moved to Wilmington, DE, in 1928 where she attended public schools and graduated from the P.S. DuPont High School...

Apr 5, 2021

Earl Glenn Rakes, Sr., 91 years, of Colora, MD, passed away Monday, April 5, 2021 at home. Born April 2, 1930 in Calvert, MD, he was the 7th son of the late Jahue Franklin and Lou Vicy Webb Rakes.

Mr. Rakes was formerly employed as an Electronic Technician Foreman by Nester & Faust General Development. He was...

Apr 4, 2021

Teresa Marie Syczurowski, 59 years, of Clarksville, PA, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 in Perryville, MD. Born June 29, 1961 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Patti and Helen Teresa Bebber.

Mrs. Syczurowski is survived by her daughters, Maria Lynn Bebber of Perryville, MD, Valerie Kim Newson of Red Lion, PA,...

Apr 4, 2021

Richard “Rick” Warren Nesbitt, 60 years, Elkton, MD, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 in the Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE. Born January 27, 1961 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Richard Byrd and Joan Arlene Truslow Nesbitt.

Rick was employed as an Assistant Manager by the Chesapeake House of North...

Apr 1, 2021

Thomas Melvin Miller, 92 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away peacefully at his home just after sunset on April 1,2021 surrounded by his family and loving wife of 73 years, Wilma Irene Gwaltney. They had a wonderful marriage blessed by a houseful of children and plenty of love.

Born and raised in Rising Sun, MD, he...

Mar 29, 2021

Marilyn Joyce (Pitt) Reburn, 68, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away on March 29, 2021 after a short illness. Marilyn was born on March 28, 1953 in Havre de Grace, MD, to the late Donald and Beverley Pitt of Rising Sun, MD. Marilyn was the third of five daughters.

Marilyn is survived by her beloved son, the...