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Grace H Smith
Jul 8, 2011
Grace H. Smith, 100 yrs, of Charlestown, MD, died Friday, July 8, 2011, in Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. Born July 2, 1911, in Lancaster, PA, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Detz Gehr and Mary Elliott Harnish. Grace was a 1929 graduate of Stevens High School, Lancaster, PA. She worked in Accounting at Armstrong in...
Fred Samuel Ragan, Sr.
Jun 27, 2011
Fred Samuel Ragan, Sr., age 84, of Conowingo, MD, passed away peacefully at his daughter’s home on June 27, 2011. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, on August 22, 1926, he was the son of the late Earl N. Ragan, Sr., and Mary Florence Rando Ragan. Fred is survived by his wife of 57 years, Nancy Brown Ragan; seven children,...
Helen Krysak (Krysak) Ramanko
Jun 26, 2011
Helen Krysak Romanko, 82 yrs, of Colora, MD, died Sunday, June 26, 2011, in Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born April 17, 1929, in St. Clair, PA, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Mary Dzatek Krysak. Mrs. Romanko served as Vice President of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Good Shepherd Church, Perryville,...
Marie Ostermann (Ostermann) Green
Jun 22, 2011
Maria Ostermann Green, 86 yrs, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, in Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born January 18, 1925, in Austria, she was the daughter of the late Franz and Theresa Ostermann. Maria is survived by her daughter, Annemarie Gibson and her husband, Steve, of Port Deposit, MD; granddaughter, Stephanie Anne...
Howard Lee Gribnau
Jun 20, 2011
Howard Lee Gribnau, 81 yrs, of Perryville, MD, died Monday, June 20, 2011, at his residence. Born September 20, 1929, in Wenatchee, Washington, he was the son of the late Nicklous Gribnau and Alberta Jane Applegarth Kobe. Mr. Gribnau was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served from 1948 until 1969. He is retired from Johnson Controls of Elkton,...
David Edward Frye
Jun 20, 2011
David Edward Frye, 63 yrs, of Perryville, MD, died Monday, June 20, 2011, in Chicken, Alaska. Born March 11, 1948, in Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late James Wilson and Hester Alverta Scherer Frye. David was a veteran of the United States Army and was active in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He was employed as a fire marshall...
Joel Elliott Jackson
Jun 16, 2011
After a two year battle with pancreatic cancer, Joel Elliott Jackson, 51, passed away at his home on June 16, 2011, sorrounded by family and friends. Joel, the son of the late Jim and Mary Jackson, was born on Nov. 11, 1959. A 1977 graduate of Perryville High School, he was employed as a meter technician for Elkton Gas. An...
Charlotte E (Gerry) Rodeheaver
Jun 7, 2011
Charlotte E. Rodeheaver, 62 yrs, of North East, MD, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011, in Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. Born September 1, 1949 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Raymond Eugene Gerry and Jenevieve Mae Gerry-Kirkendall. Mrs. Rodeheaver was employed as a Project Manager by Silvertop Manufacturing of White Marsh, MD, and is...
Bernarda (Lopresti) Quattrocchi
Jun 7, 2011
Bernarda “Bernadine” LoPresti Quattrocchi, 85 years, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011, in Calvert Manor Healthcare Center, Rising Sun, MD. Born March 26, 1926 in Rodi Milici Messina, Sicily, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Carmelo and Salvatora Caterina LoPresti. Bernadine was formerly employed as a tailor by Joseph A. Banks of Homestead, MD. She is survived by her...
Peyton Elizabeth Laws
Jun 5, 2011
Peyton Elizabeth Laws, 5 months, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2011, in Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born December 7, 2010, in Elkton, MD, she was the daughter of Sean Laws and Ashley Marshall, of Port Deposit, MD. Peyton is survived by her brother, Joseph Marshall, Port Deposit, MD; maternal grandparents, Jim and Maryann...
Donna Lynn (Robinson) Hicks
Jun 4, 2011
Donna Lynn Hicks, 56 years, of North East, MD, died suddenly Saturday, June 4, 2011, of natural causes in Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. Born September 29, 1954, in Baytown, TX, she was a daughter of Leonidas Dunlap Robinson, III, of Houston, TX, and the late Mary Alice Curran Robinson. Donna was a homemaker and is survived by...
Virginia Ann (Detamore) Kommalan
May 28, 2011
Virginia “Ginny” Ann Kommalan, 60 yrs, of Perryville, MD, died Saturday, May 28, 2011, at her residence. Born June 19, 1950, in Cowen, WVA, she was the daughter of the late Richard Lee and Hazel Maxine Knight Detamore. Ginny was employed as a bank teller by PNC Bank of Elkton, MD. She is survived by her husband, Wayne Kommalan, Perryville,...
Richard Gregg Dinsmoor
May 21, 2011
Richard Gregg Dinsmoor, 74 years, of Port Deposit, MD, died Saturday, May 21, 2011, in Laurelwood Care Center, Elkton, MD. Born August 20, 1936, in Warren, PA, he was a son of the late Frank W. and Margett Shaw Dinsmoor. Mr. Dinsmoor was formerly employed by A-1 Salvage of Havre de Grace, MD, and is survived by his brother-in-law, Labon...
Delmar Clifton Whitaker
May 20, 2011
Delmar Clifton Whitaker, 90 years, of Port Deposit, MD, died Friday, May 20, 2011, in the Senator Bob Hooper Hospice House, Forest Hill, MD. Born December 30, 1920, in Port Deposit, MD, he was the son of the late Ollie and Pearl Baker Whitaker. Mr. Whitaker was a veteran of the United State Navy and is retired from the Aberdeen...
James Nelson Grant
May 19, 2011
James Nelson Grant, 70 yrs, of Perryville, MD, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at his residence. Born November 10, 1940, in Rising Sun, MD, he was a son of Josephine Ragan Grant Ginegaw of Rising Sun, MD, and the late Stanley McKinley Grant. Mr. Grant was retired from the V.A. Maryland Health Care System, Perryville, MD, where he was employed...
Mary Jean (Alexander) Daugherty
May 15, 2011
Mary Jean Daugherty, 87 yrs, of Perryville, MD, died Sunday, May 15, 2011, in Calvert Manor Health Care Center, Rising Sun, MD. Born June 16, 1923, in Perryville, MD, she was a daughter of the late John Herman and Estella Brady Alexander. Mrs. Daugherty was a homemaker and a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church of Perryville, MD. She is...
Evelyn Corine (Wright) Owens
May 13, 2011
Evelyn Corine Owens, 77 yrs, of Elkton, MD, died Friday, May 13, 2011, at Calvert Manor Health Care System, Rising Sun, MD. Born September 3, 1933, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Pearl Williams Wright. Mrs. Owens was a homemaker and member of the Glasgow Baptist Church of Newark, Delaware, and is survived by...
Elberta (Todd) Stevens
May 8, 2011
Elberta Todd Stevens of Port Deposit, Maryland passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2011, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Perryville, Maryland on May 18, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Elbert and Marguerite Allabaugh Todd. Mrs. Stevens is survived by her husband of 57 years, Edward J. Stevens; her daughter, Dawn M. Stevens; grandson and granddaughter-in-law,...
Lydia Lynn (Soden) Gelder- Perez
May 5, 2011
Lydia Lynn Gelder-Perez, 48 yrs, of Port Deposit, MD, died Thursday, May 5, 2011, at her residence. Born July 24, 1962, in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of Virginia Lee Oakley Soden of Havre de Grace, MD, and the late Paul Soden, Jr. Lydia was a member of the First Baptist Church of Perryville, Perryville, MD, and...
Harold Eugene Tollenger
May 5, 2011
Harold Eugene Tollenger, 47 years, of Aberdeen, MD, died Thursday, May 5, 2011, at his residence. Born July 20, 1963, in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Virginia L. Guiser Tollenger Bailey and the late Harold M. Tollenger, and step-son of Al Bailey. Harold was employed as a laborer by Quality Builders of Port Deposit, MD, and...
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