Obituaries

Dec 28, 2019

Brandon James Beard, age 29, of Perryville, MD, went home to be with his Savior on Saturday, December 28, 2019. Born August 7, 1990 in Elkton, MD, he was the son of Melissa Russell-Beard and Lloyd Eric Beard.

Brandon loved being with his family, friends, his dog Gunner, riding his motorcycle, Sunday family dinners, and working at...

Dec 25, 2019

Elsie Roberta Louise Lay, 90 years, of Colora, MD, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019 in Colora, MD.  Born March 8, 1929 in VA, she was the daughter of late Harrison Morton and Bertha Sear Grieninger of Havre de Grace, MD.

Elsie was a homemaker and employed as a bartender at the American Legion Post 47 of...

Dec 23, 2019

Betty Jane Walker, 81 years, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 in the Calvert Manor Healthcare Center of Rising Sun, MD. Born December 5, 1938 in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward and Zollie Alma Greer Daughton.

Mrs. Walker was a member of the New Covenant Presbyterian...

Dec 20, 2019

Mrs. Mary Areta Bradley, 90 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away peacefully at home on December 20, 2019.

Mary Areta is survived by her daughters, Mary Areta Crabbe (Donnie) and Cathleen Ann Bradley; grandchildren, Monica Mary Mason (Daniel) and Michael Anthony Preston; great granddaughters, Reed Mason and Allena Crabbe.

Mary Areta was preceded in...

Dec 17, 2019

Willard Andy Wilson, Jr., of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 in the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center of Bel Air, MD. Born August 31, 1946 in Fountain Green, Bel Air, MD, he was the son of the late Willard Andy and Lenora D. Cannoy Wilson Sr.

Willard was formerly employed as a Foreman by...

Dec 10, 2019

Esther Louise McCarthy, 86 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019. Born April 21, 1933 in Perryville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Samuel C. and Ruth E. Bines Thompson, Sr. Mrs. McCarthy was a member of the St. Mark's Episcopal Church of Perryville, MD, the Ladies Auxiliary to the Susquehanna American Legion Post...

Dec 7, 2019

Gloria Marie Barr Adams, 94 years, of Elkton, MD, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 7, 2019. Born February 9, 1925 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph George Cairns and Anna Cairns. Gloria was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She worked as an occupational therapist at the V.A. Medical Center of Perry Point, MD,...

Dec 6, 2019

David Denver Bates, 41 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 in Franklin Square Hospital of Baltimore, MD. Born July 11, 1978 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Denver G. Bates of Port Deposit, MD, and the late Janet Marie Roby Bates.

David is survived by his father, Denver...

Nov 30, 2019

William W. DeWeese, age 91, of Perryville, Md., passed away on November 22, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Born on March 8, 1929 in Perryville, he was the son of the late Edith DeWeese and grandson of the late Charles J. and Florence DeWeese who helped to raise him. Following his 1947 graduation from Perryville High School,...

Nov 30, 2019

Audrey Ruth Harrison, 94 yrs, of Cumberland, MD, formerly of Perryville, MD, and Galena, MD, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2020 at the Dove House of Carroll Hospice of Westminster, MD. Born December 31, 1925 in Perryville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Samuel C. and Ruth Ellen Bines Thompson. She was preceded in death by her...

Nov 28, 2019

Emily Grace Heath, 12 years old, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019 in the Nemours/Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children of Wilmington, DE. Born April 11, 2007 in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of Walter and Angela Wallace Heath III of Port Deposit, MD.

Emily attended Rising Sun Middle School, Rising...

Nov 26, 2019

Mary Helen Horn, 78 years, of Oxford, PA, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 in Ware Presbyterian Village of Oxford, PA. Born July 16, 1941 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Andrew and Mary Agnes Browne Cohill.

Mary was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Oxford, PA. She is...

Nov 16, 2019

James “Doc” William Ratledge, 71 years, of Conowingo, MD, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 in Upper Chesapeake Hospital of Bel Air, MD. Born May 26, 1948 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late John and Evangeline Hess Ratledge.

Doc was formerly employed as a crane operator by the International Union of...

Nov 5, 2019

Jacqlyn Michelle Maddox, 43 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 in the University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital of Havre de Grace, MD. Born October 14, 1976 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of David and Glinda Elliott of Perryville, MD.

Jacqlyn was employed as an English professor with Phoenix Online.  She...

Nov 2, 2019

Ellen Brown Larrimore

Ellen Denise (Brown) Larrimore, 56, of Rising Sun, MD passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 following a 3 year battle with breast cancer. Ellen was born in Havre de Grace, MD, on September 19, 1963 to Wayne and Ruth (Montgomery) Brown. A graduate of Rising Sun High class of ’81, Ellen went on...

Oct 29, 2019

Harold R. Fatzinger, Jr. (Bucky)

Entered into eternal life on October 29, 2019.

Known to friends and family as “Bucky”. He was the son of Harold R. Fatzinger, Sr. & Edna (Hoy) Fatzinger and the step-son of Helen G. Fatzinger. He was the proud father of both a son and a daughter, Thomas L. Fatzinger...

Oct 26, 2019

Elsa Lou Webb, 74 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019 in the Jennersville Hospital of West Grove, PA. Born November 21, 1944 in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Mollie Jones Taylor.

Mrs. Webb was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, as well as...

Oct 12, 2019

Helen Jones Gamble, 96 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away peacefully at home on October 12, 2019. Born March 25, 1923 in Perryville, MD, she was the daughter of the late George and Harriette Jones.

Helen lived her entire adult life in Rising Sun, retiring in 1981 after 30 years from Aberdeen Proving Ground as a...

Oct 11, 2019

Todd J. Bines, 56 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Friday, October 11, 2019 in the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center of Bel Air, MD. Born June 17, 1963 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late William Thomas Bines, Jr. and Iva Waneta Rineholt Bines.

Todd is survived by his son, Willis Patrick...

Oct 7, 2019

Janice Ann White, of Port Deposit, MD, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, PA, passed away suddenly entering into heaven on October 7, 2019 to dance with her brother, catch up with her mother, and celebrate in the love of families and friends who have gone before her. Born December 13, 1955 in Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was the daughter of...