Obituaries

Feb 27, 2022

On February 27, 2022, Dennis M. Ortman died peacefully in his home. Dennis was born on December 19, 1934 a son of the late E. Charles Ortman and Elizabeth (nee Hanlon) Ortman. He is survived by his wife of over 60 years, Verl (nee Rookstool) Ortman; his son, Michael of White Hall, MD; his son, Donald of Groveland, FL...

Feb 27, 2022

LIFE STORY PREPARED BY THE FAMILY: Robert Lee Gootee, Jr. Aka Rob, Aka Roberto, Aka Little Robert -son of Bob Gootee, twin brother of Sandy Gootee; left us far too soon on February 27, 2022 at the age of 21, at his home in Delta, PA. He was born December 23, 2000 at Upper Chesapeake and grew up in...

Feb 24, 2022

Keith Dennis Cleary, 74, of Street, MD died on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at York Hospital. He was born on June 8, 1947 to his late parents Johnny Cleary and Isabella (Wagner) Cleary. Keith was a life-long resident of Street.

Keith worked as a mechanic for the State of Maryland, Department of Transportation. He worshiped at Carsins...

Feb 22, 2022

JANET H. (WILEY) HOLBROOK, 52 years of Street, MD, died on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in her home. She was the wife and business partner of C. Larry Holbrook, and they had shared 21 years of marriage.

Born on March 27, 1969 in York, PA, she was the fifth child born to Barbara Louise (Jones) Wiley of...

Feb 19, 2022

William Russell Preston, Jr., 79, beloved husband of Caroline (Linkous) Preston of Bel Air, MD and dear son-in-law of Grace W. Linkous of Pylesville, MD died on Saturday February 19, 2022 at Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore. William was born in Baltimore to late William Russell Preston, Sr. and Margaret (French) Preston.

After retiring, William and...

Feb 15, 2022

Mabel Caroline Johnston, 87, of Aberdeen, MD, died at Stella Maris Hospice Center on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. Mabel was born in Covington, VA to her late parents, George and Cora (DePriest) Vance and was married to the love of her life, the late Robert Johnston.

Mabel was always a hard worker, the child of sharecroppers and...

Feb 7, 2022

Michael Eugene Rohrbaugh, 49, of Pylesville, MD, died on Monday, February 7, 2022 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Michael was born on August 23, 1972 in Baltimore, MD to his mother Darlene Farley Booher and his late father Vernon Rohrbaugh.

Following high school graduation, Michael worked as a carpenter, building custom homes. Michael always enjoyed...

Feb 3, 2022

LIFE STORY WRITTEN BY THE FAMILY:Steve Ciborowski, 65 of Delta, PA, went out for a walk and never came back.

Steve graduated Bel Air High School in '74 and went on to earn his Bachelor's degree from Slippery Rock University. Upon graduating, he worked as a Test Director for the Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground and retired...

Jan 29, 2022

LIFE STORY PREPARED BY THE FAMILY: John Edward Griffiths, son of the late George D. Griffiths and Georgia Plotczyk (Hoffman) was born in Baltimore on January 3, 1931 and passed away on January 29, 2022. He was 91 years of age.

John was a member of the United States Army and served during the Korean War. On...

Jan 29, 2022

Life story prepared by his family - EDWARD E. WILLIAMS, JR, (86) passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Ephrata Community Hospital after a sudden onset of pneumonia. Ed was a lifetime resident of Delta. Born in 1935 to the late Edward and Mary Williams, Ed was the second oldest of six children. Upon graduating from Kennard Dale...

Jan 27, 2022

WANDA SUE TAYLOR, 58 of Whiteford, MD, died on Thursday, January 27,2022 in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born on December 7, 1963 in York, PA, she was the daughter of David Kilby Taylor and Velma Elaine (Van Hart) Taylor of Whiteford and a 1983 graduate of Harford Christian School in Dublin, MD.

Wanda retired...

Jan 27, 2022

LIFE STORY PREPARED BY HIS FAMILY - John B. Schneider, Jr., 70, of Forest Hill, Maryland, passed away on Thursday January 27, 2022. John grew up on a farm in Glen Arm, Maryland. He enjoyed farming, collecting trains and going to train shows with his friends. His favorite vacation spot was in Cape May, New Jersey. In his early...

Jan 27, 2022

Susan J. Bennett, age 75 years, of Whiteford, MD, died on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at the Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill, MD. She was the wife of Ernest Eugene Bennett who died on December 8, 2008.

Mrs. Bennett was born in Baltimore, MD on October 26, 1946, a daughter of the late...

Jan 26, 2022

DONALD EUGENE SHANBARGER, 81 of Red Lion, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 in his home. He was the beloved husband for 52 years of Gloria Deane (Smith) Shanbarger.

Born on November 13, 1940 in Peach Bottom Township, York Co., he was one of four children born to the late Henry and Emma (Kilgore)...

Jan 21, 2022

Charles Edward Griffin, 72 of Conowingo, MD, died on Friday, January 21, 2022 in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born on June 11, 1949 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the eldest child to the late Charles Famous Griffin and Laura (Bush) Griffin.

Known to many as Charlie, he was athletically inclined and loved...

Jan 18, 2022

Wayne R. Staton, 80, of Delta, PA, died on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at York Hospital. Wayne was born in Rockford, TN to the late Felton and Edith (Gribble) Staton. He was married to the late Carole (Rocky) Staton, who died in 2008.

Wayne made his career as a mechanic at the Sparrow Point Plant of Bethlehem...

Jan 18, 2022

Christa Maria Fabian, 94, of Conowingo, MD, died on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Harford Memorial Hospital, in Havre de Grace, MD. Christa was born in Mikulshutz, Germany to her late parents, Alexander Fritz Persich and Else (Klarowitz) Persich.

She and her late husband, Frederick A. Fabian, a soldier in the United States Army, were wed in...

Jan 13, 2022

LIFE STORY PREPARED BY THE FAMILY:

Philip Murray Seisman Jr. was born March 6, 1951 to Dorothy and Philip Seisman Sr. He was a huge ray of sunshine from the moment that he was born.

Phil was special. He said I love you every chance he got. He made you feel important when you were...

Jan 10, 2022

LIFE STORY PREPARED BY HIS FAMILY-

Charles W. Richardson, of Havre de Grace, Maryland died Monday, January 10th, 2022, at Harford Memorial Hospital. Charles was born October 9, 1937, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of the late William Ellsworth and Hannah Walter Richardson.

A native of Harford County, he was a 1955 graduate...

Jan 8, 2022

Life story prepared by his family - Glenn Robert Ewart ,Jr was born August 11th, 1949. He was the only son of Emma and Glenn Robert Ewart, Senior of Carmichaels, Pennsylvania.

Glenn moved to Maryland to pursue his degree in teaching early in the 1970s where he met the love of his life. Glenn was a loving...