OCEAN PINES – Barbara Jane Desmond, age 84, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at her home. Born in Bedford, Pa., she was the daughter of the late George Harold Morgart and Dorcas Marie Corle Morgart. She was preceded in death by her husband James Steven Desmond Jr. in 1986. Mrs. Desmond had attended Wilson Girl’s… Read more »

OCEAN PINES – Katherine Schmoll Newman, age 98, died on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at the Berlin Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard and her five sisters Thelma, Virginia, Dorothy, Grace and Hilda. She is survived by two daughters, Virginia Streckfus of Ocean Pines, Priscilla and her husband Albert Beachley of Ocean… Read more »

NEWARK – Patricia Mary Messick, age 77, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2011 at her home in Newark. Born in Salisbury she was the daughter of the late William Tawes and Irene Causey Tawes. She is survived by her husband Arthur A. Messick. Patricia was a member of Kingdom Hall in Berlin where she had special… Read more »

SALISBURY – Jeannette Veronica Miracle, age 88, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2011 at Atria Assisted Living in Salisbury. Born in Brentwood, she was the daughter of the late John and Magdelyn Ivey Ehrmantraut. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Herbert Benson Miracle. Also preceding her in death was a daughter, Barbara Jean… Read more »

OCEAN PINES – Vera LePage, age 81, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 at the Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Frackville, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John Hollowaty and Mae Dutka Hollowaty. She was preceded in death by her husband John Albert LePage in 2008. Mrs. LePage is survived by her… Read more »

BERLIN – Doris Caroline Borowski, age 81, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011 at Atlantic General Hospital. Born in Shamokin, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Elmer Roland Brown and Katherine Greager Brown.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Frank Borowski in 2004. She is survived by her daughters, Ramona Frances… Read more »

BISHOPVILLE – Lynda Diane Glacken, 63, died Feb. 23, 2011 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She was born in Baltimore to the late Charles and Dorothy Kepper Smith.  Lynda moved to the Eastern Shore in 1977 and devoted her life to taking care of children as a foster mother and daycare provider. She… Read more »

OCEAN PINES – Jeffery Lynn Straight, 50, died on Feb. 26, 2011. He was born Dec. 24, 1960 in Fairmont, W.Va., to the late Eugene and Betty Sesse Straight. Jeff graduated from West Fairmont High School and worked at H.A. Dodge Jewelry in Fairmont. He then worked for Liljenqist and Beckstead Jewelers for 20 years…. Read more »

  OCEAN CITY – Sally Crisfield Dennis Bunting, age 91, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, quietly at her home with her family. Born at “Beverly” in Pocomoke, she was the daughter of the late Philip C. Dennis and Margaret Harmonson Dennis.  She was the last Dennis to live at Beverly. She was preceded in death… Read more »

BERLIN – James E. "Snooks" Lynch, 86, died at his residence on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011 surrounded by friends and family. He was born July 3, 1924 in Berlin to the late Lee and Katie Holland Lynch. After attending Buckingham High School he entered the United States Army and served during World War II in… Read more »