Obituaries

May 17, 2019

Raymond Allen Ryan, Jr., 82 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019 at home. Born March 11, 1937 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Raymond Allen Ryan Sr. and Evelyn Woodrow Ryan.

Allen was a lifetime member and past fire chief of The Community Volunteer Fire Company of...

May 11, 2019

Joseph Robert Stanley, 89 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2019 in the Calvert Manor Nursing Home of Rising Sun, MD. Born July 1, 1929 in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of late John and Breatrice Stanley.

Joseph was employed as a boiler maker. He is survived by his sons, Bobby Stanley,...

May 11, 2019

Bryan Anthony Muir, 55 yrs, of Nottingham, MD, passed away suddenly Saturday, May 11, 2019. Born July 4, 1963 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Kathleen H. Chlan of Nottingham, MD, and the late Charles Edward Muir.

Bryan was a graduate of Fallston High School, Fallston, MD, class of 1982 where he was a standout...

May 3, 2019

Dagmar Brigitta Johnson, 89 yrs, of Perryville, MD, passed away Friday, May 3, 2019 at home. Born September 19, 1929 in Berlin, Germany she was the daughter of the late Joannes A. and Elisabeth C. Berner Saray.

Mrs. Johnson is survived by her sons, Michael P. Johnson, Francis R. Johnson, Jr. and Thomas D. Johnson; daughters, Sandra...

Apr 29, 2019

Robert William Rafer, 85 years, of Elkton, MD, passed away Monday, April 29, 2019 in Union Hospital of Elkton, MD. Born October 10, 1933 in Norwich, NY, he was the son of late Edward and Grace Hankinson Rafer.

Robert was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps having served during the Korean Conflict. He was employed as...

Apr 26, 2019

Joan Rae Parker, 72 years, of Winter Springs, FL, formerly of Timonium, MD, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019 at home. Born March 7, 1947 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Ray and Edith Mae Jackson Parker.

Joan was formerly employed as a social worker by the Baltimore City Public...

Apr 26, 2019

Kathaleen Gay Ferster Schaeffer, 60 years, of Elkton, MD, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019 in the Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE. Born November 10, 1958 in Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of the late Darwin Eugene and Ruth Joyce Nuss Ferster.

Kathaleen is survived by her loving husband of 38 years, David Matthew Schaeffer, Sr.,...

Apr 24, 2019

JoAnne Smythe Burlin, 62 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019 in at home of her daughter of Port Deposit, MD. Born August 18, 1956 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of Wayne and Joan Smythe of Perryville, MD.

JoAnne was employed as a manufacture operator at W.L. Gore of Elkton,...

Apr 22, 2019

Emily Marie Jack, 93 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019 at home. Born June 4, 1925 in Little Rock, AR, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Adelia Young Siebold.

Emily is survived by her sons, William A. Jack (Frieda), Richard Dude Jack (Sandy), Edward N. Jack, and Keith W....

Apr 11, 2019

Rudolph Minor, 83 years, of Perryville, MD, passed peacefully Thursday, April 11, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital Select Care of Wilmington, DE. Born September 27, 1935 in Penns Grove, NJ.  He was the son of the late James and Celeste Minor.

Rudolph worked and retired after 35 years from General Motors of Wilmington, DE. He is survived...

Apr 11, 2019

George M. Scantick Sr. passed away April 11, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. George was born May 11, 1945 to the late Michael Marino and Beulah Mae Cropper Scantick in Marcus Hook, PA.  Throughout George’s childhood he was raised primarily by his Aunt Ethel and Uncle Robert Carver Sr. of New Castle, DE. George was a Veteran of the...

Apr 9, 2019

Susan Kay Milliner, age 70, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Born July 1, 1948 in Liberty Grove, MD, Susan was the youngest of nine children born to the late Horace and Mary (Pyle) McCardell. Susan was a loving and giving grandmother, mother, wife, sister, and aunt. To much of her extended family, she seemed to...

Apr 6, 2019

Russell Carl Blakeley, 61 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019. Born July 3, 1957 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Earl Vernon and Ethel Arlene Howell Blakeley. Russell was employed by Harford Systems of Havre de Grace, MD. He was an active man with many projects. He enjoyed spending...

Mar 30, 2019

Thomas Jackson Collins, 85 years, of Cana, VA, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019 in the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Born May 30, 1933 in Patrick County VA, he was the son of the late Victor A. and Alpha Mae Collins. Mr. Collins bravely served in the U.S. Army from 1951 through 1953. He enjoyed life and was...

Mar 20, 2019

George Anthony Thompson, 76 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019 in the Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE. Born September 22, 1942 in Harford County, MD, he was the son of the late Ralph Luther Thompson, Jr. and Myrtle Kane Thompson. Mr. Thompson was a self-employed truck driver and he very much enjoyed working in his...

Mar 16, 2019

Mary Louise Burlin, 75 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019. Born March 18, 1943 in Elkton, MD, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Gladys Kelly Creswell. Mrs. Burlin was formerly employed by the Cecil County Public School System as a custodian at the Rising Sun Middle School, Rising Sun, MD. She was...

Mar 4, 2019

Michelle Lynne Thomas, 38 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Monday, March 4, 2019 in the Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE. Born December 11, 1980 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of Michael Allen Poist, Sr. and Rebecca Elizabeth Ellis. Michelle is survived by her loving husband of 20 years, Steven Craig Thomas Sr. of Perryville, MD;...

Feb 28, 2019

Betty Sue Knorr, 74 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019 in the Franklin Square Medical Center of Baltimore, MD. Born March 22, 1944 in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Bessie Call Doane. Mrs. Knorr was formerly employed by the Maryland Transportation Authority as Supervisor of Housekeeping at the Key Bridge...

Feb 27, 2019

Harry Phillips Jr., 91 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at home.  Born July 13, 1927 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Harry and Catherine Roman Phillips. Mr. Phillips was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Marines. He was a member of the Good Shepherd Parish of Perryville,...

Feb 24, 2019

Helen Marie Hansell, 89 years, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019 at home.  Born March 24, 1929 in Forest Hill, MD, she was the daughter of the late Willis Lawrence Havens, Sr. and Carrie Mae Gore Havens. Mrs. Hansell was formerly employed by the Citizens Care Center of Havre de Grace, MD, from 1967 –...