Obituaries

May 1, 2018

ROBERT M. WATKINS, 90, of Red Lion, PA, died Tuesday, May 1, 2018 in SpiriTrust Lutheran Village, Shrewsbury, PA. He was the husband of the late Roselynn (Galbreath) Watkins who passed in April 2012. Born on November 28, 1927, he was the son of the late McClarin and Lottie (Smith) Watkins. The family resided in Cardiff, MD.

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Apr 30, 2018

Esther Patsey McLaughlin, age 84 years formerly of Whiteford, MD died on Monday morning, April 30, 2018, at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. She was the wife of the late James A. McLaughlin who died on December 19, 2012. Mrs. McLaughlin was born in Baltimore on March 17, 1934, a daughter of the late Raymond and...

Apr 29, 2018

RICHARD STEPHEN GARVINE, 81 of Bel Air, MD, died on Sunday, April 29, 2018 in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air. Born on April 7, 1937 in Delta, PA, he was a son of the late Clarence Edward and Jane Elizabeth (Dugan) Garvine.

A 1955 graduate of Kennard Dale High School in Fawn Grove, PA, Richard continued...

Apr 17, 2018

DEBORAH KAROL STAMPER, 41, of Sebring passed away Tuesday. Born October 16, 1976 in Havre De Grace, MD, she was a daughter of Bob and Betty Stamper of Sebring, FL. Before moving to Sebring in 2012, Deborah was a missionary with BBFI in Kenya from 2000 to 2012 then taught at Sebring High School from 2012 to 2017.

Apr 16, 2018

Bessie Marie DeRan, age 83 years of Dover, DE died on Monday, April 16, 2018, at Cadia Healthcare in Dover after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Orville E. Farrington and the ex-wife of the late James DeRan. Mrs. DeRan was born in Pylesville, MD on December 20, 1934, a daughter of the late Roy...

Apr 14, 2018

NELDA JEAN SUDBROOK, 86 of New Park, PA, died on Saturday, April 14, 2018 in her home. She was the beloved wife of the late Carroll L. Sudbrook who died on May 19, 2015.

Born on May 17, 1931 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Frieda V. (Heffner) Thomas and had...

Apr 13, 2018

RALPH G. RUFF, JR., 66, of New Park, PA entered into eternal rest on Friday, April 13, 2018 in his home

surrounded by loved ones after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of Linda

Mae (Jones) Ruff. They recently renewed their wedding vows and would have celebrated 48 years of...

Apr 9, 2018

Anna Fern Bertier, 93, of Street, MD passed away peacefully on Monday, April 9, 2018 at her home. Born and raised in Lewisburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late James and Virginia (Harvey) Sampson and later moved to Baltimore where she met and married her husband, the late Raymond H. Bertier.

Anna, better known as...

Apr 7, 2018

JACQUELINE DAWN MORRIS, 59 of Delta, PA, died on Saturday, April 7, 2018 in York Hospital. She had shared 22 years of marriage with her beloved husband, Bryan E. Morris.

Born in Baltimore, MD, on May 4, 1958, she was a daughter of the late Johnathan and Patricia (McCardell) Gray and a graduate of the Baltimore County...

Apr 7, 2018

RITA LORETTA CONRAD, 80 of Delta, PA, transcended to Heaven peacefully on Saturday, April 7, 2018 in her home surrounded by loved ones. Born on March 13, 1938 in Baltimore, MD, Rita spent her life selflessly serving the lord with a mission to feed and clothe the homeless. Rita was a longtime member of Calvary Church of Delta and...

Apr 4, 2018

LINDA M. ENGSTRAND, age 43 years of Aberdeen, MD died on April 4, 2018 in Havre de Grace, MD.

She was the wife of the late Marty Engstrand. Born in Havre de Grace, she was a daughter of Donald Walter Henderson of Havre de Grace and the late Mary Ellen (Gullion) Henderson.

In addition to...

Mar 30, 2018

RUTH E. GROSS, 89, of Fawn Grove, PA, died on Friday, March 30, 2018 in Pleasant Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, York, PA. Married for 44 years, she was the beloved wife of the late James Edgar Gross who died in 1989. Born on March 6, 1929 in Brogueville, PA, she was a daughter of the late Joseph William...

Mar 21, 2018

JOHN CLARK SMITH, 98, of Delta, PA passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in his home. He was the husband of the late Eyla (Duncan) Smith and at the time of her death in 1996, they had been married for 48 years.

Born on June 5, 1919 in Griffin, GA, he was the son of the...

Mar 8, 2018

H. Neal Sunday entered eternal rest on Thursday, March 8, 2018; he was blessed to enjoy 87 wonderful years. Neal leaves his loving wife of 63 years, Jacqueline (Harrold) Sunday; a son Mike and his wife, Jan of Delta; a daughter, Michele Markey and her husband, Mike of Red Lion; also four grandchildren: Megan, Morgan, Julie, Grant and five...

Mar 7, 2018

ARTHUR RAY DEAN, JR., 62 of Pequea, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in Lancaster General Hospital. Married on March 19, 1977, he was the devoted husband of Becky Ann (Aults) Dean with whom he shared 40 years of marriage.

Born on October 4, 1955 in Altoona, PA, he was a son of the late...

Mar 7, 2018

Margaret "Marny" Hale Dougherty died on March 7, 2018, thirteen days before her 98th birthday at her farm in Pylesville, MD.

She is a graduate of Annapolis High and Towson State College, now Towson University. She also completed master's level courses. Her first teaching job was in a one room school in Joppa, Baltimore County, where she...

Mar 6, 2018

Mary Catherine Duncan Sparks, 91 of Niota, TN, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 in her residence.

A native of Pylesville, MD and longtime resident of McMinn County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Otho and Emma (List) Duncan and was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Jesse James Sparks. Mary was...

Mar 6, 2018

William C. "Bill" Phipps, III, age 67 of Cochranville, PA went to be with his Lord and Saviour on Tuesday, March 6th, 2018. He was the loving husband of Debbie (Lovelidge) Phipps, with whom he shared 47 years of marriage.

Bill was born on August 27, 1950 in Philadelphia, PA a son of the late William C....

Mar 5, 2018

ELSIE BELLE BLACKBURN, age 71 years of Darlington, MD died peacefully in her home, after a courageous battle fighting COPD, with family by her side. She was the loving wife of James L. Blackburn to whom she was married for 53 years. Elsie was born in Fairchance, PA on January 19, 1947, a daughter of the late Harold Wayne...

Mar 2, 2018

DARLENE ELIZABETH BARTON, 71 of Fawn Grove, PA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 2, 2018 in York Hospital. Married on September 26, 1966, she was the wife of Edwin C. Barton for over 51 years.

Born on January 20, 1947 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was a daughter of the...