Obituaries

Aug 24, 2022

Donald William Smacher, Sr., age 80 of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center.  Born March 29, 1942 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, he was the son of the late Michael and Florence (Kresge) Smacher. 

Donald graduated from Coughlin High School in 1960.  He attended Penn State University before serving in the U.S. Army...

Aug 22, 2022

Aug 22, 2022

Gail Braun Riggs, age 70, of Baldwin, Maryland passed away at home on August 22, 2022. She was born in Baltimore, MD and raised in Severna Park, MD where she loved to fish and crab with her father on his boat in and around the Magothy River and Chesapeake Bay. Her happiest times were coming home from church on Sunday,...

Aug 21, 2022

Joan Catherine Godwin, age 80, of Belcamp, Maryland passed away on August 21, 2022, at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, Maryland, surrounded by her family. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy (Dillion) Woolfrey. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandkids and she enjoyed cooking. Joan is survived...

Aug 20, 2022

Larry Mack Sheetz, age 79, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on August 20, 2022. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was the son of Mack Sheetz and Grace Sheetz of Churchville, Maryland. Larry joined the Maryland National Guard in 1964 and then was employed full time as an Automotive Technician. He served for 38 years and retired as...

Aug 18, 2022

Martha Jane Cutlip, age 86, of Kingsville, Maryland passed away on August 18, 2022, at her home. Born in Stony Point, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late William and Nola (McAlpine) Norton and wife of Royal Cutlip. She was a member of Presbury United Methodist Church for 47 years. At the church she served as the Sunday...

Aug 17, 2022

Margaret Lay Durst, age 78, of ,  passed away on August 17, 2022 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, she was the daughter of M.R. and Ethel (Magee) Lay and wife Horatio Dupont Durst. She received her bachelor’s degree from LSU in English Literature. She loved reading books and doing crosswords puzzles...

Aug 17, 2022

John Frank Tribble, age 84, of White Marsh, Maryland passed away on Wednesday August 17, 2022. Born in Abbeville South Carolina, he was the son of the late Eugene and Eunice (Moragne) Tribble and husband of the late Maggie (Hilton) Tribble. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church.  

John is survived by...

Aug 16, 2022

Aug 16, 2022

Barbara E. Cottrill, age 89, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on August 16, 2022, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Harriet (Fink) White and wife of the late Paul Cottrill. She was a member of New Life Baptist Church for about 25 years. She...

Aug 15, 2022

Yvonne Sarah Richardson, age 76, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on August 15, 2022 in Abingdon, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Evelyn (Sampson) Bantum. Yvonne worked at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD as Administrative Coordinator retiring after 45 years. She enjoyed putting together their newsletter even after her retirement....

Aug 14, 2022

Mary Elizabeth Whitt, age 80, passed away on August 14, 2022, in Aberdeen, Maryland.

Born on February 5, 1942, in Dixonville, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Ivan and Romaine (Smith) McCoy.

Mary loved all animals, especially cats and dogs, and doing her crossword puzzles    

Mary is survived by her husband, Ersel Whitt Sr.; children, Denise "Mandy"(John) Rowe, Deborah German,...

Aug 13, 2022

Anita Marie Seeman unexpectedly passed away on August 13th, 2022. She was a vibrant woman with a zest for life throughout her life until its end. She was born on May 16th, 1944 in Chicago, IL. She was the daughter of parents Anthony Julius Formosa and Sarah Cole (nee Nesci) and the beloved sister of Jackie Frame and Peter Formosa....

Aug 13, 2022

Roland W. Keithley, age 85, of Churchville, MD passed away on August 13, 2022, in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family and loved ones. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Karl Kenneth Keithley Jr. and Margaret Irene (Hoover) Keithley and husband of the late Patricia.  Roland worked for Air Products and Chemicals as a...

Aug 12, 2022

Robert Gerald Sexton, Sr., age 79, of Edgewood, MD passed away on August 12, 2022, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Magnolia, MD, he was the son of Robert and Mary Louise (Timmons) Sexton. He served in the U.S. Navy for six years and retired from Bethlehem Steel after 45 years. Robert was active in...

Aug 12, 2022

Otis B. Irwin, age 88, of Aberdeen, Maryland passed away on August 12, 2022 at  his home. Born in Maryland, he was the son of John and Betty (Bennett) Irwin and husband of the late Bettylou (Fletcher) Irwin.

He retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1986 where he worked in the Field Printing Office and also owned Ontario Printing Company...

Aug 12, 2022

Phillip Michael Wolfe, III, age 24, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on August 12, 2022. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Phillip Wolfe, Jr.  and Lisa Sheppard. He was a 2016 graduate of Edgewood High School where he was a member of the varsity baseball team playing pitcher and shortstop.

He loved “Shifting gears” in his 350Z while...

Aug 11, 2022

James (Jim) was born in Brooklyn, NY the son of Evelyn White and James Fulghum. He spent his young life in Louisburg, NC. His father was a physician, and his mother spent her later years in their home working at Louisburg Junior College. He went to Mars Hill College and Wake Forest University. He obtained his BA from Wake Forest...

Aug 11, 2022

Martin Whittier passed away at age 37 on August 11, 2022 near Newark, DE from injuries sustained in a tragic automobile accident. He passed away alongside his business associate and close friend, Nate Brubaker, as they were returning home from Philadelphia following an evening networking event.

Martin was born on November 24, 1984 in Havre de Grace, MD. He was an...

Aug 10, 2022

Gregory Paul Fleckenstein, age 54, of Joppa, Maryland passed away on August 10, 2022. Born on December 3, 1967 in Baltimore, Maryland. Greg spent many years as a devoted employee of Allied Contracting. To this day, when passing a job site he would stop to introduce himself. Greg took great pride and joy with his involvement in the community. Greg...