All Obituaries

Marsha Holly Parkinson, formerly of Centreville, MD, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at Arcadia Assisted Living in Denton, MD. She was 81 years old. Born in California on August 10, 1944, Ms. Parkinson was the daughter of the late Hollis and Rosalind Peacock. She moved to the Centreville area in 2000 where she became the largest Polish Arabian horse breeder in the United States. Ms. Parkinson Is survived by her daughter, Shannon Schlenk of Florida; and four grandchildren: Saige, ...

Eunice Corinne Howard passed away peacefully at The Residences at Eden Green in Denton, MD on Sunday, May 24th, 2026, at the age of 97. Born on September 7th,1928 in Artesian South Dakota, Eunice was the daughter of the late William T. and Eunice Comstock Martin. Eunice graduated from Caroline High School in 1945. Following her education, Eunice briefly worked at the shirt factory and in Caroline County school cafeterias. She was also employed at the newly opened Caroline Nursing home as ...

     Brian Edward Flaherty of Easton, Maryland passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at his home. He was 44 years old.      Born in Baltimore, MD on December 10, 1981, he was the son of Sharon A. Wise Flaherty and the late Jay Edward Flaherty. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and served in Iraq. He was a Laboratory Supply Manager for Eastern Shore Smile Solutions in Easton. A great fan of Lord of The Rings, he loved playing tabletop games with ...

Arthur George Porter of Denton, MD, formerly of Greensboro, MD passed away on Saturday May 23, 2026, at the University of MD Shore Medical Center in Easton, MD. A Korean War veteran and a member of a historic generation, he was 97 years old. Born at home in Greensboro on July 31, 1928, Mr. Porter was the son of Harvey George Porter and Margaret Kornrumpf Porter. After graduation from Greensboro High School in 1945 Mr. Porter served in the National Guard and worked for Chrysler in Newark DE ...

     Iris Loretta McManus Slipper of Stevensville, MD, went home to be with her Lord Jesus at 91. Surrounded by the love of Christ and her family, she passed peacefully at 10:52pm Friday, May 22, 2026 as a result of a pontine stroke.      Iris was born in Camden, S.C. on February 11, 1935, the daughter of WC and Margaret Evelyn (Branham) McManus. She graduated as Valedictorian of Camden High School. On April 8, 1954, she married the love of her life, James L. ...

     Sharon Ann Davis of Denton, MD, passed away at her home on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was 76 years old.      Born at home in Greensboro, MD, on June 9, 1949, Sharon was the daughter of the late Raymond Mace and Dorothy (Lituski) Mace. She was preceded in death by her sister, Wanda Terhune and her beloved husband, William Davis, Sr.      Sharon was a 1967 graduate of North Caroline High School in Ridgely, MD. ...

     Joan Harris of Denton, MD passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at The Residence at Eden Green in Denton. She was 83 years old.      Born in Ridgely, MD on November 29, 1942, Joan was a life-long resident of the Eastern Shore and was a 1959 graduate of Easton High School. Her husband, Ernest T. Harris, passed away on January 30, 2025.      Joan worked at Beneficial in Easton before becoming a stay-at-home mother to raise her children. She ...

     Robert (Bob) Paul Chao, 75, of Ridgely, MD, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Rockville, MD, following a courageous year-long battle with complications from a kidney transplant.      Born in Manhattan, NY, on October 3, 1950, Bob was the son of the late Ah Pao Chao and Ah Vong Chen. A proud New Yorker at heart, he graduated from Concordia College in Bronxville before relocating to the Eastern Shore of Maryland.      In 1984, Bob and ...

James Walter Baklarz of Denton, Maryland, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2026. He was 88 years old. Born February 24, 1938, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Walter Francis Baklarz and Mary Margaret Davenport Baklarz. Jim graduated from Central Catholic High School, Pittsburgh in1956 with perfect attendance for that year. He married his teenage crush Mae on September 13, 1958. He served for four years in the Air Force as a Communications Specialist stationed in Alaska, ...

Clarence J. Shaffer, III (Chuckie) of Cordova, MD passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at the UM Shore Medical Center in Easton, MD.  He was 73 years old. Born in Chester, PA on August 12, 1952, Mr. Shaffer was the son of the late Clarence Julian Shaffer, Jr. and Mary Etta Whitby Shaffer.  He was a 1970 graduate of Queen Anne Co. High School in Centreville, MD. Mr. Shaffer was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.  Afterwards, he drove a delivery truck for Delmarva Oil (now Pep ...