All Obituaries

     Audrey Blanche Kreigh of Easton, MD, formerly of Denton, MD, passed away on Monday, November 23rd at her home after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. Born April 26, 1929, she was 91 years old.      Mrs. Kreigh is survived by a son, L. Calvin Kreigh, III of Sebastian, FL; a daughter, Carol Ann Kreigh Koste of Easton; a brother, William J. “Billy” Torbert of Denton; her seven grandchildren, Lori McDonald (Ned) of Easton,...

     Beatrice Ann “Bea” Collins of Greensboro, MD, passed away at her home peacefully on Thursday, November 19, 2020, after a long illness. She was 80 years old.      Born on July 16, 1940 in Ridgely, MD, Bea was the daughter of the late Frank Thomas Schmitt and Blanche Pollard Schmitt. Her husband, Troy H. Collins, died November 13, 1985.      Bea was a homemaker, but had also worked in the NCHS cafeteria, the Double...

     Joan N. Reed of Denton, MD died Saturday, November 14, 2020 at her home thanks to the care of her family and friends. She was 82 years old.      Born at home on Noble Road in Caroline County, Mrs. Reed was the daughter of the late P. Martin and Elizabeth Louise (Brown) Noble. She was predeceased in death by her husband, M. Marion Reed, who died January 6, 2013. Joan worked side by side with her husband as farmers. She worked at the Acme, H&R...

     Charles John “Toots” Talosi of Denton, MD, passed away at the UMSMC in Easton, MD. He was 71 years old.      Born in Dover, DE, Mr. Talosi was the son of the late Charles K. Talosi and Marie Sarah Seiler Talosi. He was a 1967 graduate of North Caroline High School in Denton. Mr. Talosi was a U.S. Army veteran and had served in Vietnam. He drove a truck for Bowman Gas in Ridgely for many years and then was a welder for Bob Breeding...

     Kenneth J. Flynn, Sr. of Denton, MD, passed away with his wife at his side at the UMMC@Easton, MD on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. He was 83 years old.      Born in Jersey City, NJ, Mr. Flynn had joined the US Marines at a young age. He later worked for the DC Transit Authority, retiring in 1997 from a management position. He enjoyed cooking, gardening and the casino in Harrington, DE. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. His family...

     Barbara R. Greenly Smith of Denton, MD, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at the Caroline Nursing home in Denton. She was 89 years old.      Born in Hammonton, NJ, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Ernest Leo Rogers and Elsie Josephine Mawson Rogers. Her first husband, C. Alan Greenly, died February 22, 1997 and her second husband, Raymond R. Smith, died January 24, 2016. Mrs. Smith graduated from high school in Reading, PA in...

    Charlotte “Cookie” White Merchant of Marietta, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020. She was 72 years old.      Born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 22, 1948, Mrs. Merchant was the daughter of the late Richard White and Charlotte Packard. She enjoyed knitting, spending time with her grandchildren and always getting the last laugh. If you ever heard her laugh you would KNOW it was her.      Mrs. Merchant...

     Patricia “Teresa” H. Cohey of Ridgely, MD, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at the Peake Nursing Home in Denton, MD. She was 69 years old.      Born in Easton, MD, Mrs. Cohey was the daughter of the late Gustave Rampmeyer and Marie Hickman Rampmeyer. Her husband, George A. Cohey, died on December 31, 2018. Mrs. Cohey had lived in Ridgely for many years, working at a variety of occupations. She had also been an EMT and a...

     Matilda “Tillie” M. Walls of Denton, MD, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at the University of MD Shore Medical Center in Easton, MD. She was 85 years old.      Born in Greensboro, MD on August 14, 1935, Mrs. Walls was the daughter of the late Frank William Schmitt and Blanche Pollard Schmitt and had lived in Caroline County all of her life. Her husband, Louis Walls, Sr., died on February 22, 2004. Tillie had worked for...

     Nancy J. Willis of Denton, MD passed away at her home on Monday, October 19, 2020. She was 79 years old.      Born in Denton on January 2, 1941, Mrs. Willis was the daughter of the late Harry Rufus Fluharty, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Sharp Fluharty. Her husband, Robert “Bobby” E. Willis, died January 28, 2020. A 1959 graduate of Caroline High School in Denton, Mrs. Willis worked for many years at Moore Lumber Co. in Easton, Lillies of...