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Goldie Burl Mcdowell
Sep 19, 2014
Goldie Burl McDowell, 84 yrs, of Conowingo, MD, died Friday, September 19, 2014 at her residence. Born December 10, 1929 in North Carolina she was the daughter of the late Jesse H. Oliver and Sally Miller. Burl was a member of Tome Memorial United Methodist Church of Port Deposit, MD, and more recently began attending Pleasant View Baptist Church of...
William Eugene Gardner
Sep 19, 2014
William Eugene Gardner, 59 yrs, of Rising Sun, MD, died Friday, September 19, 2014 at his residence. Born August 22, 1955 in Maryland he was the son of the late William Marion and Janice Marie Gardner. Mr. Gardner was employed by Bills Carpet of Baltimore, MD, as a warehouse manager and is survived by his wife, Kimberly Jean Mann Gardner...
Carl E. Hessler
Sep 10, 2014
Carl E. Hessler, a Professional Engineer, Electrical Contractor and former owner of Eastern Sales & Engineering Co., died on September 10, 2014 at Gilchrist Hospice Center. He resided at Mercy Ridge and Kent Island and was a former resident of Hampton. He was 96 years old. Born and raised in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, he graduated in 1941 from the University of...
Rodney Brian Williams
Sep 5, 2014
Rodney Brian “Rope” Williams, 49 yrs, of North East, MD, died Friday, September 5, 2014 in Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center of Baltimore, MD. Born May 11, 1965 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Rodney Bruce Williams and Ellen Conrad Williams. Rodney was formerly employed as a truck driver by Cowan of Baltimore, MD, and was...
Earl "Mose" Rex Gilley
Sep 4, 2014
Earl Rex “Mose” Gilley, 74, of Colora, Maryland, passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday, September 4, 2014. He was born on March 3, 1940 in Lansing, North Carolina to Ruth Miller Gilley and Paul Joseph Gilley. The family moved to Cecil County when he was three. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Paula Hopkins Gilley,...
Marianne Burrows Lilley
Aug 27, 2014
Marianne Burrows Lilley, 83 yrs, of Bonita Springs, FL, formerly of Perryville, MD, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014 in North Collier Hospital of Naples, FL. Born September 26, 1930 in Perryville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Abner Leslie and Violet Elizabeth Thomas Burrows. Marianne was a member of the United Methodist Church of Perryville, the Eastern Star,...
Joan Barbara (White) Zambuto
Aug 15, 2014
Joan Barbara White Zambuto, 80 yrs, of Conowingo, MD, died Friday, August 15, 2014, in Harford Memorial Hospital of Havre de Grace, MD. Born November 14, 1933, in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Mildred Wineberger White. Joan was a member of St. Teresa’s Catholic Church of Port Deposit, MD, and is survived by...
Margaret Alice (Hornbarger) Cifaldo
Aug 1, 2014
Margaret Alice Cifaldo, 92 yrs, of Perryville, MD, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on August 1, 2014, just 24 days prior to her 93rd birthday. Born August 25, 1921 in Perryville, MD, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Margaret McManus Hornbarger. Margaret was born and lived her entire life in her family’s home...
Sue Ann (Speakes) Gray
Jul 31, 2014
Sue Ann Gray, 81 yrs, of Conowingo, MD, died Thursday, July 31, 2014 at her residence. Born April 22, 1933 in Missouri, she was one of seven children to the late Ernest C. and Netti Clara Garrett Speakes. Mrs. Gray was formerly employed by the Conowingo Country Store for many years where she enjoyed making subs and adding her own...
Sue Brown
Jul 28, 2014
Edith Suzanne “Sue” Brown, 56 yrs, of Perryville, MD, died Monday, July 28, 2014 in Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE. Born August 13, 1957 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Allan Vernon, Sr., and Sarah Frances Walker Brown. Sue was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a Registered Nurse/Nurse Educator employed by...
James Patrick Melber
Jul 23, 2014
James Patrick Melber, 46 yrs, of Oxford, PA, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Born October 28, 1967 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Carol Melber Gutberlot of Port Deposit, MD, and the late Garry Gutberlet. Jim is survived by his wife, Teresa Ann Grayson Melber of Port Deposit, MD; step-sons, Johnathan Grayson of Port Deposit, MD, Roy Shannon...
Virginia Pauline (Blevins) Funk
Jul 23, 2014
Pauline Funk, 82 yrs, of Port Deposit, MD, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, July 23rd 2014 at Harford Memorial Hospital of Havre de Grace, MD. She was surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren. Born August 28th 1931 in Ashe County, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Edward and...
Richard Leroy Webb
Jul 17, 2014
Richard LeRoy “Rick” Webb, 59, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014. In 1980, Rick began a successful career with Amtrak. He advanced from a Block Operator to a Senior Safety Coordinator. Outside of work, Rick loved traveling around the country and cultivating the lush landscape surrounding his home. An attentive and gracious host, he and...
Sandy Ollie Smith
Jul 14, 2014
Sandy Ollie Smith, 70 yrs, of North East, MD, died Monday, July 14, 2014 at his residence. Born June 22, 1944 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late James Paul and Georgia Ilene Slayman Smith. Sandy was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in Vietnam. He was employed as a boiler maker by...
Clarence Raymond Banks
Jul 9, 2014
Clarence Raymond Banks, 76, of Abingdon, MD, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Born May 25, 1938 in Elkton, MD, he was the son of the late Samuel and Frances Banks. He was the 3rd oldest of ten siblings. Clarence graduated from George Washington Carver High School and later joined the U.S. Army where he...
Patricia E. (Campbell) Clinger
Jul 4, 2014
Patricia E. Clinger, 94, most recently of Evergreen Assisted Living, Morgantown, WV, formerly of Perryville, MD, passed away July 4, 2014. She was born March 6, 1920 in Perryville, MD, daughter of the late George Ralphe Campbell and Mary Zimmerman Campbell, of Perryville, MD. She lived in Perryville from 1920 until 2006 when she relocated to Morgantown, WV, to be...
Elizabeth Jean (Kreisel) Zellman
Jun 30, 2014
Elizabeth Jean Kreisel Zellman, 76 yrs, of Havre de Grace, MD, died Monday, June 30, 2014 in Citizen’s Care Center of Havre de Grace, MD. Born March 28, 1938 in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late William John Kreisel and Betty Frances Geyer Kreisel. Jean was formerly employed by the Harford Memorial Hospital of Havre de Grace,...
C. Roger Charsha
Jun 27, 2014
C. Roger Charsha, 90 yrs, of Perryville, MD, died Friday, June 27, 2014 at his residence. Born November 9, 1923 in Perry Point, MD, he was the son of the late William Wrightson and Mildred A. Jackson Charsha. Roger retired in 1980 from Aberdeen Proving Ground after 37 ½ years where he was employed as a crane operator with the...
Nathaniel Banks
Jun 25, 2014
Nathaniel Banks, age 63, of Perryville, MD, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 25, 2014. He was born in Elkton, MD, and raised in Port Deposit. He was a graduate of Perryville High School and spent most of his years in Cecil County, MD. Nathaniel was a decorated Vietnam veteran receiving multiple commendations for bravery including the Bronze Service Star. Always...
Jean Evalyn (Burlin) Hornberger
Jun 23, 2014
Jean Evalyn Hornberger, 79 yrs, of Port Deposit, MD, died June 23, 2014 at her residence. Born August 1, 1934 in Port Deposit, MD, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Elizabeth Krauss Burlin. Jean was formerly employed by Harford Memorial Hospital of Havre de Grace, MD, as head cashier. Prior to her work at Harford Memorial Hospital,...
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