OCEAN CITY — Charles William Kramer, age 87, died Wednesday, Sept. 21 at Peninsula Regional Hospital in Salisbury. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary Shield Kramer. He is survived by his beloved wife Jeanne Rullman Kramer, and daughters; Diane Kramer of Maynard, Massachusetts and Barbara Nock and her… Read more »
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William Elmer Greenwood, Jr.
OCEAN CITY — William Elmer Greenwood, Jr., 79 of Ocean City died peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a brief struggle with malignant melanoma of the brain. Born in Baltimore on March 12, 1932, he was the son of the late William E. Greenwood, Sr. and Myrtle Minton… Read more »
Melva Littleton Campbell
LIBERTYTOWN — Melva Littleton Campbell, age 72, died Tuesday, Sept. 20 at her home. Born in Berlin, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Thelma Bethards Littleton. She is survived by her husband, Merrill Campbell, Sr.; two devoted sons, Merrill Campbell, Jr. and his wife Rita of Snow Hill and Michael Campbell… Read more »
Juliann Kolanowski
OCEAN PINES — Juliann Kolanowski , age 64 died Sept. 19 at her home in Ocean Pines. Born in Olney, she was the daughter of the late David L.and Gladys Brigham. She is survived by her loving husband of 44 years, Richard G. Kolanowski , a son, R. Paul Kolanowski and his wife Maria of… Read more »
MARKS Flies into Town
BERLIN — The difference between practitioners and enthusiasts is that when practitioners speak to you about their passion and does it convincingly, you have a new respect for what they do. When enthusiasts talk about their passion, you begin to wonder halfway through the conversation why you aren’t doing the same thing they’re doing. Geren… Read more »
Lilley-Billies at the Fiddlers Convention
BERLIN — Last year’s Berlin Fiddlers Convention saw the local band, The Lilley-Billies, place third in the kids’ band competition, but after more than 300 days of practice since then, its members hope to place higher this year. The group of siblings is led and was trained by Monika, the oldest, who will join her… Read more »
A Thread of Elegance Downtown
BERLIN — Judy and Dave Vogel, owners of A Thread of Elegance, have been in their South Main Street shop for about a year and are still happy to have made the move to a higher-exposure shop from their former Broad Street store. Although they have been in town for years, when the opportunity presented… Read more »
Berlin gets new B&B
BERLIN — In the most technical terms, the Waystead Inn took about 15 months to renovate and open, but the reality is that last week’s opening was the culmination of an exhaustive search that took years, not months. I Mark Kauffman, who owns the town’s newest bed and breakfast said he and his wife, Dr…. Read more »
Duane Charles Milchling
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 »
Carlton Reese Benston
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 »