BERLIN — Richard Henry Sommers, 76, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Chicago, Ill., he was the son of the late Jacob Sommers and Ida Pollack Sommers. Mr. Sommers served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War with distinction. He had worked as a postman… Read more »

CHARLOTTE HALL, Md. — Robert A. “Bob” Fletcher, 91, of Charlotte Hall, Md., and formerly of Ocean City and Congress Heights, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Center in Charlotte Hall. He was the beloved husband of the late Anna Lee Fletcher, to whom he was married 41 years, and… Read more »

WILLARDS — Taylor Alexis Lewis, 12, died Thursday, July 26, 2012. Born in Salisbury, she was the daughter of Edward Ruben Lewis and Abbi Lee Lewis. She is survived by her brother, Martin Douglas Lewis of Willards; her paternal grandparents, Doug and Carol Lewis of Ironshire; and maternal grandmother, Dorothy Schuman of Berlin. Also surviving… Read more »

OCEAN PINES — Harriet Freda Husman, 90, died Friday, July 27, 2012, at Catered Living in Ocean Pines. Born in Champagne, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Ambia Harold Pirtle and Lydia Gault Pirtle. She is survived by her son, Fred Husman and his wife, Nancy, of Ocean Pines; three grandchildren, Matthew Husman… Read more »

BERMUDA — John Alfred Mason, 75, died Sunday, July 29, 2012, at the home of his son in Berlin. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Alfred Mason and Evelyn Pentz Mason. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lydia Smith Mason.  Mr. Mason is survived by his sons, Robert J…. Read more »

BISHOPVILLE — Robert S. Smith Sr. was called to rest on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Born Feb. 16, 1933, he was the son of the late Harrison and Sarah “Holland” Smith. Mr. Smith’s early childhood education was at George Washington Carver School in Frankford, Del. He started his Christian walk with Christ early at St…. Read more »

LEWES, Del. — Emanuel J. “Manny” Ortiz, 76, of Selbyville and Ocean City, and formerly of Bowie, Md., died Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, Del. Born in New Kensington, Pa., he was the son of the late Julius and Salvatrice (Mighorici) Ortiz.  Mr. Ortiz was a supervisor in the procurement section,… Read more »

SHOW HILL — Buddy Ray Age, 77, died Friday, July 13, 2012, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Glen Rogers, W.Va., he was the son of the late Robert Lee Age and Bonnie Bates Age. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Fooks Age; and children, Kathy Gravenor of Snow Hill,… Read more »

OCEAN PINES — Joseph Clark Burns, 75, died Friday, July 13, 2012, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Andrew Joseph Burns and Martha Clark Burns. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Lillian Burns in 2008. He is survived by his son, Steven… Read more »

OCEAN PINES — David Lazar, 78, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at his home after a brief illness. Born in Oliphant, Pa., he was the son of the late Michael Lazar and Mary Prokipchak Lazar. He is survived by his wife, Diane B. Lazar, and daughters, Donna Pachasa of Sewell, N.J., Deanna O’Driscoll and her… Read more »