All Obituaries

     Catherine (Cathy) Moore Belknap of Coatesville, PA, formerly of Denton, MD, passed away at home on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. She was 88 years old.      Born in Auburn, NY on July 3, 1931, Mrs. Belknap was the daughter of the late Rodney Edward Moore and Wealtha Leah Jackson Moore. Her husband, Herbert D. Belknap, died September 24, 2008. Cathy and her husband moved to Denton in 1971. In Syracuse, NY she was an Executive Secretary for...

     Elizabeth Corkell of Greenwood, DE, passed away at her home on Friday, November 8, 2019. She was 85 years old.      Born at home in Hickman on March 7, 1934, Mrs. Corkell was the daughter of the late George Henry Breeding and Sarah Elizabeth Gardner Breeding. Her husband, Robert J. Corkell, Sr., passed away in 2008. Mrs. Corkell had been an education Driver for the State of DE until retiring. She was a member of the Harrington Moose Lodge 1229....

James D. Maddox of Hillsboro, MD, died peacefully at his home, on Monday, October 21, 2019. He was 87 years old. Born in San Pedro, California on April 1, 1932, Jim was the son of the late Edgar Maddox and Minuet Lewis Maddox. At the age of 17, Mr. Maddox entered the Coast Guard and served as a Boatswain’s mate and later became a Warrant Officer II.  He retired in 1971 after serving his country for 22 years. While being a Coastie, Jim was sent to the Western Shore of Maryland to...

     Zachary Patrick Webster of Preston, MD, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019. He was 23 years old.      Born on July 22, 1996 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Zachary was the son of Kevin Dean Webster and Angela Marie Richter Webster, both of Greensboro. He was a 2014 graduate of North Caroline High School and had also graduated from Southeast Lineman’s Training Center. For the past five years, he has been working as a Lineman for Delmarva Power...

David N. Trice of Denton, MD, died Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at the Caroline Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Denton, MD. He was 67 years old. Born in Easton on March 25, 1952, David was the son of the late Catherine Altfather Trice and James Nichols Trice, Sr. Having lived all his life on the Eastern Shore, David was a 1970 graduate of North Caroline High School in Denton. He was self-employed in the construction and remodeling business.  His hobby was working; however he...

     Ellen Katherine Johnson of Denton, MD, passed away at her home on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. She was 101 years old.      Born in Baltimore, MD, Mrs. Johnson was the daughter of the late Raymond Milton Wood and Harriet Ann Knight Wood. Her husband, Frederick J. Johnson, died in 1981. For many years, Ellen and her husband owned and operated Bay Food Products, Inc., in Baltimore then Kent Narrows, retiring in the early 1980’s. She moved to the...

     Barbara M. Kurtz of Denton, MD, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at the Arcadia of Denton Assisted Living. She was 86 years old.      Born in Baltimore, MD on October 15, 1932, Mrs. Kurtz was the daughter of the late Clarence Stephen Wentworth and Barbara Marie Warner Wentworth. She and her husband, Carl John Kurtz, Jr., were married on June 26, 1954. He passed away on July 29, 2013.      Mrs. Kurtz had worked for the...

     Walter H. Campbell, Jr. of Berlin, MD, formerly of St. Michaels, MD, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, October 13, 2019. He was 88 years old.      Born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Mr. Campbell was the son of the late Walter H. Campbell, Sr. and Dorothy Vanaslin Campbell.  He grew up in Easton, MD graduating from Easton High School in 1949. During his high school years he served as Vice President of his class as well as earning...

Thomas L. Trice (Biddy) of Denton, MD, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Monday, October 7, 2019.  He was 66 years old.              Born in Seaford, DE on October 17, 1952, Mr. Trice was the son of the late Wilmer Lee Trice and Mildred Steen Trice.  He was a 1970 graduate of Colonel Richardson High School.            Mr. Trice was an active member of the Denton Community, having...

     Donald D. Gaertner of Greensboro, MD, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at the UMSMC (Memorial Hospital) in Easton, MD. He was 64 years old.      Born in Highland, IL on September 13, 1955, Mr. Gaertner was the son of Wilma Lee Gaertner of Felton, DE and the late Carl Arthur Gaertner. He moved to the Eastern Shore in 1971 and was a 1973 graduate of NCHS in Ridgely, MD.      Mr. Gaertner had been a Foreman with the MD...