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Obituaries

Frederick Burch Weiss

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Frederick Burch Weiss Ocean Pines Frederick Burch Weiss, 78, of Ocean Pines, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Atlantic General Hospital. Born Aug. 5, 1943, he was the son of the late Frederick Adolph and Jane Collinson Weiss. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Alta Ann Weiss; two daughters, Lisa Ann… Read more »

Gavin Ross Knupp

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Gavin Ross Knupp Ocean Pines Gavin Ross Knupp, 14, of Ocean Pines, passed away following a tragic accident on Monday, July 11, 2022. Born on June 13, 2008 in Salisbury, he was the son of Raymond Knupp of Salisbury and Tiffany Knupp (Frye) of Ocean Pines. Gavin was an outdoor enthusiast. He loved hunting, fishing,… Read more »

Maurice A. Wheeler

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Maurice A. Wheeler Ocean Pines Maurice A. Wheeler, age 75, died peacefully with his family by his side at Coastal Hospice on the Lake on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Arthur Wheeler and Frances Brinsfield. He is survived by his beautiful wife of 50 years, Madeline Wheeler;… Read more »

Donald Charles Nicoll

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Donald Charles Nicoll Ocean City/Salisbury Donald Charles Nicoll, formally of Ocean City-Salisbury area, passed away from his long-time battle with diabetes and renal disease at the age of 80 on June 9, 2022 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He was the son of the late Dr. Fredrick S. Nicoll M.D. and Virginia H. Nicoll R.N. formally of… Read more »

Ricky Raiseem Whittington

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Ricky Raiseem Whittington Woodbridge Ricky Raiseem Whittington, age 40, of Woodbridge, Virginia, died unexpectedly on Friday, June 10, 2022, from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash. Ricky was born in Salisbury, Maryland, and was the son of Karen Whittington-White and the late Ricky Lemont Whittington. Ricky was raised in Parsonsburg, Maryland, and graduated from Parkside… Read more »

Betty Smith Bush

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Betty Smith Bush Berlin/Ocean City Betty Smith Bush, age 81, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at Catered Living in Ocean Pines. Born in Salisbury, raised in South Point and Synepuxent, she was the daughter of Mack and Elise Smith. She is survived by her husband, Lewis Bush; and children, James Hudson and his… Read more »

Eric Andrew Nilsson

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Eric Andrew Nilsson Ocean Pines Eric Andrew Nilsson, age 93, passed away at Atlantic General Hospital on Monday, June 6, 2022. Born on Patriots Day, Sept. 11, 1928 in Jamaica, New York, he was the first son of Swedish immigrants Harry Nilsson and Svea Svensson. He is survived by his wife, Hanne Nilsson; his children,… Read more »

Michael Steele

Michael Steele Ocean Pines It is Sunday, June 19, 2022 at Coastal Hospice-Stansell House in Ocean Pines and the ‘real’ Michael Steele, 74, (formerly of Jamaica, Queens, New York, and southeastern Pennsylvania) has left the building. Among many other wonderful things, he was the perfect partner for Sharon Dorsey of Ocean Pines, and devoted dad… Read more »

Richard Albert Riehl

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Richard Albert Riehl Berlin Richard A. Riehl, age 83, of Berlin, Maryland, passed away at TidalHealth, Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Born in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Phillip Riehl and Herta (Behrent) Riehl. Dick grew up in Hyattsville, Maryland. He graduated from Trade… Read more »

Mary Ellen Cropper

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Mary Ellen Cropper Newark Mary Ellen Cropper, age 96, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl Wells and Grace Ellen Rayne Wells. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William G. Cropper, in 2009, and her brother-in-law, Andy Hayes. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah… Read more »