BERLIN — Robert Edward Rader, Sr., age 58, died Monday, Sept. 12 at Atlantic General Hospital. Born in Maryland he was the son of the late Paul E. Rader and Pauline Pratt Rader. He is survived by his wife Deborhra A. Rader.  Rader was a business owner in the jewelry industry.  He was a member… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Edward Anthony Wade passed away Sept. 8 at Atlantic General Hospital. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Anthony and Josephine Pszczolkowski. He is survived by his sister Eileen Connolly, three nieces:  Valerie Albert and her husband Mike, of Chambersburg,  PA., Victoria Murray and her husband Jim of Baltimore, and Nicole… Read more »

BISHOPVILLE — Carlton Reese Benston, who worked for almost 40 years installing phone systems for businesses from Ocean City to Salisbury, died on Thursday, Sept. 15 at his home in Bishopville after a brief struggle with lung cancer. He was 84. Born in the home of his parents, Reese and Viola Benston, on 1st Street… Read more »

BERLIN — Duane Charles Milchling, age 83, died Saturday, Sept. 17 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Charles Henry Milchling and Ada Bertha Cross Milchling. He is survived by his wife Ann M. Malee. Milchling was a U. S. Navy veteran having served… Read more »

PARSONSBURG — Dixie Arlene Lindenberger, age 83, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, Sept. 5. Born in Maryland she was the daughter of the late Henry Fryfogle and Myrtle Meekins Fryfogle. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph M. Lindenberger, Sr. Linderberger had worked as a bus driver… Read more »

BERLIN — Doris Jean Beringer, age 70, died Friday, Aug. 19 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in West Virginia she was the daughter of the late Clarence Austin and Wilma Mayle Austin. She retired to the Eastern Shore after a 30 year career at Texas Instruments.  She is survived by a daughter, Cheryl… Read more »

BERLIN — Gertrude Carol Jones, 73, passed away Sept. 6. She was born in Jersey City, N.J. and was currently residing in Berlin. She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, William Jones; son William Jerry Jones; son Guy Michael Jones; son Scott Arthur Jones; grandsons Bradley and Jacob; and her best friend… Read more »

WHALEYVILLE — Arthur Amos Messick, age 78, died Sunday, Sept.4 at the home of his daughter in Whaleyville. Born in Salisbury, he was the son of the late John Messick, Sr. and Ethel Nock Messick. He was preceded in death by his wife Patricia Mary Tawes  Messick in February of this year. He is survived by his… Read more »

SNOW HILL — Anna Beatrice Chevalier passed away peacefully on Sept. 9. Her warm personality and loving way and smiles will be missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her dear friend Garry Parsons, sisters; Lillian Wilkerson Broman and her husband Bruce of Snow Hill, and Mary Bryant and her husband Richard of Roanoke… Read more »

OCEAN PINES — Vita Rose Arena, age 83, died Saturday, Aug. 27 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Charles Aguanno and Lena Alfano Aguanno.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Rudy W. Arena, in January 2011.  They had been married 62… Read more »