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Julia Anne "Annie" Pohlman
Sep 12, 2010
JULIA ANNE "ANNIE" POHLMAN, 67, of Princess Anne, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Manokin Manor Nursing Home. Born in Baltimore City August 8, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Henry George Pohlman and the late Elizabeth Margaret Mauser Pohlman. She is survived by her sister, Dorothy Bobrowicz of Michigan. Cremation followed her death, and urn interment will...
Hunter Lee Stonnell
Sep 10, 2010
HUNTER LEE STONNELL, 21, of Westover, died Friday, September 10, 2010. Born June 23, 1989 in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, he was the son of Malcolm "Butch" Lee Stonnell, III and Belinda Ann Hall Stonnell, both of Westover. A heavy equipment operator with Vulcan Materials Company in Pocomoke City, he attended Holly Grove Christian School in Westover where he was a...
Dominica Z. Sterling
Sep 1, 2010
Dominica Z. Sterling, 69, of Valrico, FL and formerly of Crisfield, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at Brandon Regional Hospital in Brandon, FL. The cause of death was due to complications associated with both diabetes and acute renal failure. Born July 6, 1941 in the Philippines, she was naturalized as an American citizen in Sacramento, CA. On December 25, 1959...
Randall S. Justice
Aug 29, 2010
RANDALL STANLEY JUSTICE, 78, of Crisfield, passed away quietly on Sunday, August 29, 2010 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield with his family at his side. Born in Crisfield on January 5, 1932, he was a son of the late John T. and Ethel K. Parks Justice. His second wife, Lois G. Justice, preceded him in death April...
Maxine N. Ward
Aug 25, 2010
MAXINE N. WARD, 91, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield November 21, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Edna May Lawson McCready. Her husband, Earl R. Ward, preceded her in death March 9, 1979. A seamstress, she worked for several local sewing factories. She...
Virginia Anne Larrimore Bradshaw
Aug 22, 2010
VIRGINIA ANNE LARRIMORE BRADSHAW, 61, of Princess Anne and formerly of Rhodes Point, Smith Island, died Sunday, August 22, 2010 at her home. Born in Cambridge on July 29, 1949, she was the daughter of the late John and Mildred Jarrett Larrimore. Her husband, Hollie R. Bradshaw, died January 10, 1998. She moved to Smith Island at the age of...
Mary Frances Dize
Aug 15, 2010
MARY FRANCES DIZE, 87, of Crisfield, died Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield August 12, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Melvin and Ruth Landon Purcell. Her husband, William H. Dize, Sr., died July 1993. She retired from Rubberset Corp. in Crisfield after many years. She was a member of Somerset...
Steven James Schaufert
Aug 14, 2010
STEVEN JAMES SCHAUFERT, 53, of Shelltown, died Saturday, August 14, 2010 at his home. Born in Baltimore City July 14, 1957, he was a son of the late Richard James Schaufert and the late Katherine Louise Stevens Schaufert, who he had a very special and close relationship with. A 1975 graduate of Crisfield High School, he was formerly employed with...
Christopher C. Owens, Jr.
Aug 13, 2010
CHRISTOPHER C. OWENS, JR., 68, of Crisfield and formerly of Newark, Delaware, died Friday, August 13, 2010 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield September 28, 1941, he was a son of the late Christopher C. Owens, Sr. and Esther Elliott Owens. A US Army veteran, he was an auto mechanic who enjoyed helping his neighbors and friends...
Frank Holmes
Aug 13, 2010
FRANKLIN LEE "FRANKIE" HOLMES, JR., 52, of Crisfield, died Friday, August 13, 2010 at the home of his friend in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield October 19, 1957, he was a son of the late Franklin Lee Holmes, Sr. and Beatrice June Ward Holmes. He was a waterman until he became disabled. He loved hunting and spending time with his friends....
Kathy Lynn Hinman
Aug 10, 2010
KATHY LYNN HINMAN, 53, of Salisbury, died Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield on August 19, 1956, she was the daughter of Dolores Marshall Hinman of Salisbury and the late Richard F. "Dicky" Hinman, who died February 19, 1997. She attended the Teen Adult Center in Mardela which is now Dove...
James Henry "Jimmy" Ward, Jr.
Aug 2, 2010
JAMES H. "JIMMY" WARD, JR., 84, of Crisfield, died Monday, August 2, 2010 at his home. Born in Crisfield May 25, 1926, he was a son of the late James and Serena Moore Ward. A US Navy, Merchant Marines and Coast Guard veteran, he was a contractor/builder who took pride in building homes, fine furniture and cabinetry. He was a...
Catherine Ruth Sterling
Aug 1, 2010
CATHERINE RUTH STERLING, 88, of Crisfield, died Sunday, August 1, 2010 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born on Rhodes Point, Smith Island, October 16, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Otis P. and Lydia Evans. Her husband of 59 years, William R. "Bill" Sterling preceded her in death November 15, 1997. Mrs. Sterling was a...
Betty Frances Spence
Aug 1, 2010
BETTY FRANCES SPENCE, 87, of Crisfield, died Sunday, August 1, 2010 at her home. Born in Crisfield July 18, 1923, she was the only child of the late William "Tripp" and Anna Tyler Byrd. Her husband, Ralph Spence, preceded her in death in 1996. She was a seamstress at the former His Nibbs in Crisfield and also worked at the...
E. Lenora Riggin Tyler
Jul 30, 2010
E. Lenora Riggin Tyler, 85, of Crisfield, died on Friday, July 30, 2010 at the Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield April 6, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Herman Ellis Riggin and Lenora Frances Tyler Riggin. She worked for the former Carvel Hall Cutlery in Crisfield. She was a member of the Asbury...
William G. "Bill" Vessey
Jul 29, 2010
WILLIAM GORDON "BILL" VESSEY, 81, of Rehobeth, died Thursday, July 29, 2010 at his home. Born in Crisfield January 28, 1929, and raised in Rehobeth, he was the son of the late Guy and Ethel Massey Vessey. He graduated from Marion High School in 1946, and from the University of Maryland College Park in 1950. He served in the US...
Joseph C. Sterling
Jul 25, 2010
JOSEPH COULBOURN STERLING, 79, of Crisfield, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, July 25, 2010 peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Born October 20, 1930 in Crisfield, he was a son of the late Arlie Graham and Ada Virginia Cochrane Sterling. He was a 1950 graduate of Mercersburg High School and furthered his education at Franklin...
Ellen Peterson Mclane
Jul 24, 2010
ELLEN PETERSON McLANE, 93, of Crisfield, died Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Mallard Bay Nursing Home in Cambridge. Born in Cambridge January 18, 1917, and raised in Aireys, MD, she was a daughter of the late Axel and Esther Clausen Peterson. Her husband of 55 years, James Wesley McLane, preceded her in death October 15, 1998. Following her graduation from...
Joan S. Townsend
Jul 21, 2010
JOAN S. TOWNSEND, 75, of Princess Anne, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Salisbury on August 28, 1934, she was a daughter of the late William Vaughn Evans and Ella Estelle Shores Daniels. Her husband, Dale Edmund Townsend, preceded her in death Feb. 26, 2009. She was formerly employed at the...
Helen F. Pianka
Jul 17, 2010
HELEN FAYE PIANKA, 71, of Princess Anne, died Saturday, July 17, 2010 at Anchorage Nursing and Rehab Center in Salisbury. Born in Wenona on December 15, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Roger and Rosalie Adams Hoffman. Her husband, Roland Pianka preceded her in death September 22, 1983. She was a health service supervisor at Salisbury University working...
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