All Obituaries

     Debra Kay Dean of Queen Anne, MD, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019, at the Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD. She was 56 years old.      Born in Easton, MD on December 24, 1962, Kay was the daughter of Robert Showalter Redden of Queen Anne and Beverly Rosebrock of Greensboro, MD. She had attended Queen Anne County High School in Centreville. Kay was a homemaker. She loved being at home, working in the yard, and cooking. Mrs....

     Franklin E. Thomas of Preston, MD, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019, at the UMSMC in Easton. Known as “Franky”, he was 69 years old.      Born at home in West Denton on July 19, 1949, Mr. Thomas was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Crane and Pearl Virginia Hill Crane. He was a self-employed painter and had spent many years being a crossing guard for students in Preston. A great and proud grandfather, he loved to fish and camp...

     Kathryn E. Berkey of Denton, MD, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at the Memorial Hospital in Easton, MD. She was 87 years old.      Born in Westminster on March 26, 1932, MD, Mrs. Berkey was the daughter of the late John Granville Arbaugh and Marguerite Elizabeth Ament Arbaugh. Her husband, Rev. Byron Berkey, died June 7, 1990.      Originally from Westminster, Mrs. Berkey and her family moved to Denton from West...

     Kathy Lynn Schuyler of Denton, passed away at her home on Saturday, May 4, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was 60 years old.      Born in Easton, MD on July 20, 1958, Mrs. Schuyler was the daughter of the late Cloyd Paul Geisel, Sr. and Ruth Eleanor Mowbray Geisel. She was a 1976 graduate of North Caroline High School. Mrs. Schuyler was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who lived on the same farm all of her life. She loved being a...

     John "Jack" Andrew Wegener of Preston, MD was taken from us suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday, May 4, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He was 91 years old.      Born in Camden, NJ on July 5, 1927, Jack was the son of the late Francis A. Wegener and Jessie Keter Wegener. His beloved wife, Betty Messer Wegener, passed away on May 11, 2016.      Mr. Wegener graduated in 1944 from the Friends’ Select...

     It is with great sadness that the family of Charles Gordon Lansinger, III of Centreville, MD, announces his passing after a brief illness, on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. He was surrounded by his loving wife and three children. He was 61 years old.           Born in Baltimore, MD on August 20, 1957, Mr. Lansinger was the son of the late Charles Gordon Lansinger, Jr. and Joan Margaret Malpass Swigert. He was a 1976 graduate of...

          E. Douglas Gunther of Denton, MD, died Monday, April 29, 2019, at the Homestead Assisted Living in Denton. He was 76 years old.      Born on October 16, 1942, Mr. Gunther was the son of the late George Leo Gunther and Lillian Forthuber Gunther. He served in the MD National Guard and moved to Denton in 1974 when the Black and Decker Plant in Easton, MD opened. He eventually retired from a management positon at Black and...

     Alverta Virginia (Reusing) Kirk went home to be with the Lord, while surrounded by family and friends in her home, on the 28th of April, 2019. “Bert”, as she was affectionately known, was born in Elvaton and grew up in Earleigh Heights, MD. She was married to the late Robert Louis Kirk, Sr, in 1954 until his death in 1982 and they had four children. She moved with her family from Glen Burnie MD to the Eastern Shore in 1975 living near Denton and most...

     Steven D. Clark of Denton, MD, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019, at his home in Baltimore, MD. He was 38 years old.      Born in Annapolis, MD, Mr. Clark was the son of Betty J. Hayden and her husband, James F. Hayden of Denton and Kenneth G. Clark of Deale, MD. He was a 1999 graduate of North Caroline High School in Ridgely, MD. He had lived the last 10 years in Baltimore.      In addition to his parents, Mr. Clark is...

     Harry R. Fluharty, Jr. (Buddy) of Lusby, MD, formerly of Denton, MD, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at the UofM Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He was 81 years old.      Born at home in Denton on February 24, 1938, Mr. Fluharty was the son of the late Harry Rufus Fluharty, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Sharp Fluharty. He was a 1959 graduate of the Caroline High School in Denton.      Mr. Fluharty was a carpenter and had...