SALISBURY — Frederick “Rick” Jacob Trojan Jr., 65, died Monday, July 2, 2012, at his home in Salisbury. Born in Berlin, he was the son of the late Frederick J. Trojan Sr. and Elizabeth Mumford Trojan Shockley. He is survived by his wife, Gloria Jean Holland Trojan; a son, Shawn Frederick Trojan; a daughter, Lori… Read more »

BERLIN — Arthur Dorsey LaPole, 85, of West Ocean City passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Catonsville, Md., he was the son of Charles LaPole and Irene Burall. He was preceeded in death by his wife and lifelong partner, Esther. Mr. LaPole was a hardworking,… Read more »

BERLIN — Larry Edgar Gears passed away Monday, July 9, 2012, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.  Born in Chestertown, he was the son of the late James T. Gears, Jr. and Margaret Morris Gears. Mr. Gears was a graduate of Chestertown High School, Towson State University and Washington College, where he earned… Read more »

BERLIN — Phyllis Clara East, long time Executive Secretary to the General Manager and Board of Directors of Ocean Pines, passed away at her home on Wednesday, April 4.  She was 72 years old.  Born in Chateauguay, N.Y., East was the youngest of 12 children born to the late Felix Tavernier and Clara A. Santimore… Read more »

BERLIN — Edwin Barringer Goodridge, age 92, died Tuesday, April 3, at the Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Batavia, N.Y., he was the son of the late Albert Monroe Goodridge and Leona V. Breese Goodridge. He was preceded in death by his wife Helen Aberle Goodridge. He is survived by his daughters; Janet… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Courtland “Skip” Townsend, 72, of Ocean City, formerly of Montgomery County, died Saturday, April 7. He was a trial lawyer for 46 years, and practiced for 20 years in Worcester County. He was known for his courtroom skill and sense of humor.  He attended Randolph Macon Military Academy, was in the Marine… Read more »

BERLIN — David Lee Coiner, age 52, died Friday, April 6 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Ruth Bumgarner Dudley and the late Stephen Coiner.   Coiner enjoyed reading, and traveling. He was a people person who loved life.   Along with his mother he is… Read more »

OCEAN PINES — Elva Irene Zenk, age 88, went to her rest Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at her home in Ocean Pines. Born in Turtle Creek, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Edwin O. Kerr and Mary Craig Kerr. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Herman Albert Zenk, Jr., her… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Francis Xavier Snoots, “Frank”, age 48, died Thursday, March 29 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Washington, D.C. he is the son of Lawrence E. Snoots and Margaret Hagerhorst Snoots. Along with his parents he is survived by his brother, Lawrence E. Snoots, III, “Cory” of St. Petersburg, Fla; his… Read more »

BERLIN — Polly Lee Phillips, age 89, died Monday, April 2, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Salisbury, she was the daughter of the late Lee Insley and Pauline White Insley Purnell. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, William P. “Bill” Phillips, Sr. and her daughter, Susan P. DeGroft and… Read more »