Obituaries

Sep 2, 2024

Sybil June Waller, 89 years, of Perryville, MD, formerly of Easton, MD, passed away Monday, September 2, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. Born June 15, 1935 in England, she was the daughter of the late Bert and Maude Goodman.

She was a member of the Cape St. Claire Garden Club and the National Chrysanthemum Society....

Sep 1, 2024

Russell Henry Currier, 90 years, of Churchville, MD, formerly of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2024 at home. Born September 25, 1933 in Perryville, MD, he was the son of the late Robert O. and Verna Creswell Currier.

A lifelong Perryville resident, Russ served his country in the U.S. Army Reserves and his community...

Aug 26, 2024

Shirley Jayne Brannan Sentman, 89 years, of Athens, AL, formerly of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Monday, August 26, 2024 in Athens. Born June 23, 1935 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Wilmer Edmund and Grace Dorothy Jackson Brown.

Shirley was a member of the former Tome Memorial United Methodist Church...

Aug 24, 2024

Nelle Irene McNulty, 84 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2024 in the Autumn Lake Healthcare at Calvert Manor of Rising Sun, MD. Born December 27, 1939 in Virginia she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mamie Short.

Mrs. McNulty was formerly employed by the Harford County Board of Education in...

Aug 14, 2024

Bryan Andrew Gorman, 36 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2024 in Port Deposit, MD. Born September 26, 1987 in Anchorage, AK, he was the son of Harry T. Gorman, Jr., and the late Elizabeth A. Brown Gorman.

Bryan was employed by Uber Eats of Elkton, MD, as a driver. He is survived by...

Aug 5, 2024

Klara Fransizka Gellrich, 97 years, of Lititz, PA, formerly of North East, MD, passed away Monday, August 5, 2024 in the Luther Acres Retirement Community of Lititz, PA.

Born in Coesfeld, Germany, Klara was the daughter of the late Josef and Anna Nattler Ameling and the seventh of eight daughters. She worked in an orphanage following World...

Jul 25, 2024

Christina Marie Fitzpatrick, 54 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2024 in the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center of Bel Air MD. Born February 11, 1970 in Oregon she was the daughter of Steve and Barbara Stillmock Sheffert.

Christina attended Perry Hall High School of Baltimore, MD, and was employed as a...

Jul 20, 2024

Debra Ann Price Scantick passed away peacefully Saturday, July 20, 2024, at her home in Perryville, MD, surrounded by love. Born June 16, 1956, in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Norman W. Price, Sr., and Shirley R. Hagen Price.

A graduate of Havre de Grace High School, Debbie pursued various fields...

Jul 19, 2024

Sandy Ollie Smith, Jr., “Buddy”, 59 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Friday, July 19, 2024 in the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center of Aberdeen, MD. Born August 19, 1964 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Sandy Ollie, Sr., and Mary Elaine Harry Smith.

Buddy was employed as a...

Jul 15, 2024

Craig “Rick” Richard Bierly was born on March 26, 1951 in Waynesboro, PA, where his grandfather, Col. Leland T. Reckord, was the commander of nearby Fort Ritchie. He was the son of the late Lela Reckord Bierly Beauchamp of Bel Air and the late Lewis Richard Bierly of Sabillasville. He died on July 15, 2024 in the University of...

Jul 2, 2024

James Lance Eberhardt, 80 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, in 1944 (Jim would say nineteen hundred and forty-four) to Francis and Elmira Boyd Eberhardt.

Jim was a graduate of the Perryville High School Class of 1962 and continued on to obtain his Master’s Degree...

Jun 20, 2024

George David Cardiff McComas, known as Dave, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2024, at his home in Perryville, MD.

Born on August 17, 1942, in Baltimore, MD, to the late Cardiff and Erma McComas, he is survived by his wife Peggy; his children Pamela McComas, David McComas, and Caitlin (Andrew) Boone; his sister Elaine Deitzel; brother...

Jun 18, 2024

Celebrating the Life of Eleanor "Pee Wee" Gaylord

Eleanor Jane Gaylord affectionately known as “Pee Wee” the oldest child of the late Daniel William Griffin Sr., and Lenabel Griffin, was born on 7 February 1938 in Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, Maryland. She departed this life on Tuesday, 18 June 2024 peacefully at her residence surrounded...

Jun 16, 2024

Anna Leone Baker, 85, of Perryville, MD, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 16, 2024.

Born on January 15, 1939, in Glasgow, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late William Ollie and Mary Baker Mayfield Hamilton.

Anna was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving as a dental technician in Pensacola,...

Jun 3, 2024

Michael Gillespie Riley (AKA: Riles, Big Mike, Moose or Double Dew) passed away at the age of 86 years, peacefully and in the loving company of family and close friends. He passed away on June 3rd,2024 in Charlestown, Maryland as he looked over his mighty Chesapeake Bay.

Mike was born on September 19th, 1937, in Havre De...

Jun 1, 2024

It is with heavy hearts and deep sorrow that the family of Staff Sergeant Arthur M. Minor III announces his passing on June 1, 2024 in Port Deposit, MD. He was a well-loved adventurous man who will be greatly missed.

Mike served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army National Guard.  His love of motorcycles, his...

May 28, 2024

Estelle Caroline Jensen, 96 years old, of Conowingo, MD, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at home surrounded by family.  Born February 28, 1928 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Ella Smith Grove.

Mrs. Jensen was a life-long member of the St. Mark’s Episcopal Church of Perryville, MD, the St. Mark’s...

May 25, 2024

Barbara Ellen Greer Morgan, 95 years old, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024. Born February 5, 1929 in Jonesville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Jerry and Annie Bell Hepner Mitchell.

Mrs. Morgan was formerly employed by the Kennett Square Mushroom Cannery. She is survived by her sons, Wilford Greer and...

May 25, 2024

Steven Lon Williams, Sr., 75, of Conowingo passed away May 25, 2024. He was a lifelong resident of Liberty Grove who originally attended the one room schoolhouse in Rising Sun. Two weeks before his high school graduation, he purchased a 66’ Corvette. In Pop’s early days he was big into drag racing. For employment he originally worked for a...

May 19, 2024

Arthur L. Boyd, 88 yrs, of Perryville, MD, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2024 at home. Born June 22, 1935 in Elkton, MD, he was the son of the late William H. and Evelyn E. White Boyd.

Mr. Boyd was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was retired from the Philadelphia Electric Company where he was...