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Louis M. "Butch" Grafton
Nov 11, 2020
Louis M. "Butch" Grafton, II, age 73 years of Delta, PA died at his home at 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. He was the husband of Sandra L. (Thompson) Grafton. They were married on November 27, 1965.
Butch was born in York, PA on October 29, 1947, a son of the late Louis M. and...
Dorothy O. Farley
Nov 8, 2020
Dorothy O. Farley, age 92 years of Whiteford, MD passed away at 5:29 a.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2020, at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. She shared 52 years of marriage with her husband, Jerry Farley who died in June 2000.
Born in Whiteford, MD on May 5, 1928, she was a daughter...
Samuel Paul Sparks, Sr.
Nov 7, 2020
SAMUEL PAUL SPARKS, SR., 45 of Delta, PA, died suddenly on Saturday night, November 7, 2020 in Windsor Township, York Co., PA. Born on September 1, 1975 in York, PA, he was a son of George Raymond Sparks, Sr., of Airville, PA and Valerie Dale (Irwin) Griffith of Delta, PA.
Sam was the outdoors type loving hunting,...
Joseph Bruce Spencer, Jr.
Nov 6, 2020
Joseph Bruce Spencer, Jr., age 82 years of Fawn Grove, PA died on Friday, November 6, 2020 at York Hospital in York, PA. He was the husband of Clair (Glenn) Spencer who passed in 1998.
Born on October 16, 1938 in Creswell, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph Bruce, Sr. and Guida L. (Faircloth)...
Hubert R. "Tommy" Thompson
Nov 5, 2020
Hubert R. "Tommy" Thompson, age 76 years of Whiteford, MD died on Thursday afternoon, November 5, 2020 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. He was the husband of Georgia L. (Cochran) Thompson who died on July 29, 2013.
Tommy was born in Darlington, MD on October 8, 1944 a son of the late...
Jacqueline Fitch Burns
Nov 1, 2020
Jacqueline Fitch Burns, age 92 years of Delta, PA went home to be with the Lord on November 1, 2020 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD after a short illness.
Born in Charlottesville, VA, in 1928, her family moved to Baltimore, MD, where she attended Sparrows Point High School. She married Bert F....
Kenneth Wade Dolbow, Sr.
Nov 1, 2020
KENNETH WADE DOLBOW, SR., 75 of Delta, PA passed away in his home on Sunday morning, November 1, 2020. Born on February 4, 1945 in Woodbury, NJ, he was one of three sons born to the late William Gebhard and Alice Eleanor (Cline) Dolbow.
Ken graduated from Salem High School and enlisted with the US Air Force...
Joann L. Ward
Oct 31, 2020
JOANN L. WARD, 75 of Manor Care Kingston Court - York, PA, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 31, 2020. Born on June 21, 1945 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late John L. and Dorothy G. (Blankenship) Sizemore.
Joann was devoted to her faith and was a member of Mt....
Michael Edward Schmidt
Oct 29, 2020
Obituary written by his family with love-
Michael Edward Schmidt, 58, of Pylesville, MD, passed on to his final eternal home with God on Thursday, October 29, 2020. He passed peacefully at his parents' home in Ohio after a brave battle with complications from Lupus, which he fought for 28 years.
Michael was born on...
Wanda A. Deliz
Oct 29, 2020
WANDA A. DELIZ, 92, of Airville, PA, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Francis A. Deliz who died on June 5, 2008.
Born on November 3, 1927 in Airville, PA, she was one of four children born to the late Herbert A. and Thelma (Knopp) Colvin and spent...
Christine P. Jones
Oct 26, 2020
CHRISTINE P. JONES, 95 of Whiteford, MD died on Monday, October 26, 2020 in Pear Tree Assisted Living of Colora, MD. Born on April 16, 1925 in Lincolnton, NC, she was a daughter of the late Louis Felix and Lillian May (Smith) Steffan.
Christine was a member of Slate Ridge Presbyterian Church in Cardiff, MD and prior...
Richard Lee Jones
Oct 25, 2020
Richard Lee Jones, 77, of Crossville, Tennessee and formerly of Darlington, Maryland, went home to the Lord on October 25, 2020. Richard retired from the Kunkel Service Company after 30 years and worked on the U. S. Army facility Aberdeen Proving Ground before moving to Crossville. He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Crossville....
William L. "Skip" Davis
Oct 25, 2020
William L. "Skip" Davis, age 75 years of Whiteford, MD died on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. He was the lifetime companion of Susan E. Morris. They celebrated 51 years together on July 30, 2020.
Skip was born in Fountain Green, Harford County, MD on July 26, 1945...
William Allen Miller
Oct 18, 2020
WILLIAM ALLEN MILLER, 60 years of Darlington, MD, died on Sunday October 18, 2020 in Havre de Grace, MD. Known as "Bill," he was born on January 21, 1960 in Havre de Grace, MD to the late Blane Howard and Marguerite Ann (Steltz) Miller and was a graduate of North Harford High School.
Bill was a loving...
John Francis Milchling
Oct 16, 2020
JOHN FRANCIS MILCHLING, 64 of Airville, PA, died on Friday, October 16, 2020 in York Hospital. Married on June 4, 1983, he was the beloved husband for 37 years of Pamela Lynn (Brookhart) Milchling.
Born on August 1, 1956 in Baltimore, MD, he was the only child of the late John Henry and Adeline Janet (Baublitz) Milchling....
Rachael Lee Van Der Eerden
Oct 14, 2020
Rachael Lee Van Der Eerden, age 53 years of Joppa, MD died at 9:40 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD. She was the wife of Dennis Van Der Eerden, marrying on December 28, 1995.
Born in Camp Lejeune, NC on June 2, 1967, Rachael was a daughter of Harold...
Ellen Jane Bates
Oct 10, 2020
ELLEN JANE BATES, 71 of Delta, PA, passed away in York Hospital on Saturday, October 10, 2020 in York, PA. She was the beloved wife for 46 years of the late Hershel Edward Bates, and cherished mother of the late Gregory Lee Lewis.
Born on August 10, 1949 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the...
Francis Kenneth "Butch" Shanahan
Oct 7, 2020
Francis Kenneth "Butch" Shanahan, age 78 years of Princess Anne, MD died at Peninsula
Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD at 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2020. He
was the husband of Diane (Barton) Shanahan and they observed their 57 th . wedding
anniversary on June 2, 2020.
Mr. Shanahan...
Brent Lee Nicholson
Oct 4, 2020
BRENT LEE NICHOLSON, 32 of Pylesville, MD, died on October 4, 2020 in his home. He was the beloved husband for twelve years of Ashley Nicole (Testerman) Nicholson. Born on August 29, 1988 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of Kevin Lee Nicholson of Pylesville, MD and Tammy Lynn Cheek of Bel Air, MD.
Brent worked...
Jeanette Marie Baldwin
Oct 2, 2020
Jeanette Marie Baldwin (Hardy), age 68 of Monkton, Maryland died on Friday, October 2, 2020 at her home in Monkton. Born May 15, 1952 in Montgomery County, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late John William Hardy (Bill) and late Doris DeMeritt Hardy. Jeanette received her B.A. in Mathematics from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) in 1974...
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