Obituaries

Donald Bates

Oct 18, 2010

Donald Edward Bates 84, of Toddville, formerly of Edgewater, MD passed away Monday October 18, 2010 at his home. He was born on March 17, 1926 in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania and was the son of the late Austin and Marion Holden Bates. Don attended school in Turtle Creek, Pa. He served in the 4th Marine Division in the Asiatic Pacific Campaign...

Theresa Johnson

Oct 9, 2010

Theresa Dawn Lankford Johnson, age 43, of Cambridge, MD, died Saturday, October 9, 2010 at Talbot Hospice House, Easton, MD. Born on March 29, 1967 in Cambridge, MD, she was the daughter of the late Gorman Myles Lankford, Sr. and Ramona Abbott Lankford. Theresa was raised in Church Creek, MD and was a graduate of Cambridge South Dorchester High...

Erden Bechtel

Oct 2, 2010

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Erden C. Bechtel, age 55, of Rhodesdale, MD, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Dorchester General Hospital. He had been ill for the past six months. Born on May 31, 1955 in Bon Air Heights, PA, he was the son of the late Jesse M. Bechtel and Manie M. Andrews Bechtel. On May 31,...

Mildred Spedden

Sep 28, 2010

Mildred Louise Jones Spedden, age 85, of Cambridge, MD died Tuesday evening, September 28, 2010 at her home. Born on November 15, 1924 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter D. Jones and Nettie Warfield Jones. Mrs. Spedden was educated in the Dorchester County schools and a graduate of Cambridge High School. On March 18, 1950,...

Miriam Willey

Sep 26, 2010

Miriam J. Willey, age 68, of Bucktown, Cambridge, MD, died Sunday morning, September 26, 2010 at her daughter’s home. Born October 11, 1941 in Cambridge, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Riley North, Sr. and Oseola Abbott North. On November 22, 1957 she married John A. Willey. He died on September 9, 2001. Mrs. Willey was...

Joanna Richards

Sep 24, 2010

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Joanna Lyn Phillips Richards, age 45, of Mt. Wolf, PA, died early Friday morning, September 24, 2010 at her parents' home at Fishing Creek, MD. Born August 5, 1965 in Cambridge, Maryland, she was the daughter of Russell Calvin “Sonny” Phillips, Sr. and Judith “Judy”Ann Gadow Phillips, both of Fishing Creek, MD. Joanna was raised at Fishing Creek,...

Felix Karpavage

Sep 21, 2010

Felix Karpavage (known as Junior) of Taylors Island, MD, passed away September 21, 2010 with his daughter at his side. Born on July 8, 1927 in Wanami, Pennsylvania. He joined the Coast Guard where he served on the S.S. August Belmont, Frederic C. Howe, Cape Falcon, Madawaska Victory and the S. S. Blue Island Victory. After the Coast Guard he...

William M.D.

Sep 20, 2010

William Craig Wessells, M.D., age 57, died at his home peacefully Monday morning, September 20, 2010. Born on August 6, 1953 in Nassawadox, Virginia, he was the son of Ellen Bundick Wessells of Modest Town, VA and the late Howard Chandler Wessells. Craig was a graduate of Parksley High School, Class of 1971 where he was the Valedictorian, a...

Leonard Spangler

Sep 18, 2010

Mabel Collins

Sep 14, 2010

Mabel L. Collins, Age 75, of Easton, MD, died early Tuesday morning, September 14, 2010, at William Hill Manor, Easton, MD. Born on April 16, 1935, in Abingdon, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Maj. Carl E. Collins, Sr. and Grace Taylor Collins. She lived most of her life in Abingdon where she worked as a phone operator...

Cheryl King

Sep 7, 2010

Cheryl Lynne King, age 51, of Hurlock, MD, died at her home on Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Born on January 24, 1959 in Portsmouth, VA, she was the daughter of the late Donald Whaley and Melva McKelvey Whaley. After residing in Norfolk, VA her family moved to Delmar, DE. Cheryl was a graduate of Delmar High School, Class of 1977...

Rachel Kozlowski

Sep 3, 2010

Rachel Lelia Marine Kozlowski, age 96, of Cambridge, MD died Friday night, September 3, 2010 at her home. Born on March 7, 1914 in Finchville, MD, near Reliance, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Sallie A. Webster Marine. Rachel was educated in the North Dorchester public schools and a graduate of Hurlock High School, Class of...

Veronica Cox

Sep 2, 2010

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Veronica Lyne Cox, age 59, of Cambridge, MD, died Thursday, September 2, 2010 at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. She will be missed but generously donated her vital organs for the gift of life to give life to others through the Living Legacy Program. Born December 11, 1950...

Michael Ditullo

Aug 20, 2010

Michael Ditullo, age 94, of East New Market, MD, died Friday morning, August 20, 2010 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge, MD. Mr. Ditullo was born on July 1, 1916 in Pottstown, PA. He married the former Cecilia Jones on February 14, 1969 and she died on May 3, 1994. Mr. Ditullo was in the US Air Force having served during...

Shirley McWilliams

Aug 2, 2010

Shirley G. McWilliams, age 75, of Cambridge, MD passed away on August 2, 2010 at Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. She had resided at St. Mary’s Woods in Richmond, VA since April 2008 to be near her daughter and son-in-law. Born on August 14, 1934 in Golden Hill, Dorchester County, MD, the former Shirley Mae Gootee...

George Sherwood, Jr

Aug 1, 2010

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Services will be held privately. Memorial donations can be made to: Coastal Hospice at the Lake; P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802

Facts Born: November 1, 1933 Place of Birth: Trappe, MD USA Death: August 1, 2010 Place of Death: Galestown, MD USA

Robert Meacham

Jul 29, 2010

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Arrangements entrusted to Mid Shore Cremation Center. Services will be held privately.

Facts Born: January 29, 1940 Place of Birth: Joliet, IL USA Death: July 29, 2010 Place of Death: Baltimore, MD USA

William Stubee

Jul 26, 2010

William Douglas Stubee, age 79, of Easton, MD, died at home on Monday, July 26, 2010. He was born to Albert Lars and Gladys Harrison Stubee on April 26, 1931 in Minneapolis, MN. A graduate of Vineland High School in New Jersey, he attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy and received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the...

Marie Davenport

Jul 25, 2010

Marie I. Davenport, age 95, of Cambridge, MD, died Sunday afternoon, July 25, 2010 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge, MD. Born on July 12, 1915, in Lakesville, Dorchester County, MD, she was the daughter of the late Roland Benjamin Insley, Sr. and Cassie Sandra Fitzhugh Insley. On October 21, 1933 she married D’Arcy Davenport. He died on September 14,...

Nita Burdette

Jul 24, 2010

Nita Fornea Burdette of Cambridge, Maryland, died peacefully at home on Saturday, July 24, 2010. Born on March 14, 1922, in Angie, Louisiana. Mrs. Burdette was the daughter of the late Iddo Ball Fornea and Beulah Harrell Fornea. Mrs. Burdette, a registered nurse, met her husband-to-be, Dr. Lewis M. Burdette, at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, during his internship....