All Obituaries

     Becky Dunn of Ridgely, MD passed away at UMSMC at Easton, MD, Thursday, June 6, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.  She was 79 years old.      Born in Dover, DE on December 12, 1939, Mrs. Dunn was the daughter of the late Paul Leon Longfellow and Elizabeth Wheeler Longfellow. Her husband, William Earl Dunn died October 31, 2006.      Mrs. Dunn was a graduate of Greensboro High School and Goldie Beacom College. After...

Andrew Rex Werner of Denton, MD passed away at Homestead Manor on Wednesday, June 5, 2019.  He was 86 years old. Born August 1, 1932, in Tuckahoe Neck, near Denton, Rex was the son of the late Frederick Andrew Werner and Frances Kreiger Werner. His beloved friend and companion Mattie Conner died in 2016. Mr. Werner was a graduate of Caroline High School in Denton.  In 1952, he enlisted in the Air Force.  After his service ended, he went into farming and farmed the family...

Daniel E. Kelley of Greensboro, MD, passed away at his home on Wednesday, June 5, 2019.  He was 75 years old. Born in Lewiston, Maine on July 19, 1943, Mr. Kelley was the son of the late Frank F. Kelley and Ethel Mixer Kelley.  After serving his country in the Army, for three years, he began his career in the private sector.  Dan retired as a maintenance supervisor from Lever Brothers, in Baltimore, after 34 years.  This is where he met the love of his life,...

     Rodney L. Cordrey, Sr. of Denton, MD, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019 at the UMSMC at Easton, MD. He was 78 years old.      Born in Ridgely, MD, Mr. Cordrey was the son of the late Linford Henry Cordrey and Emma Maude Smith Cordrey. He grew up in Denton and was a 1959 graduate of Caroline High School. He had been a driver-salesman for 7-Up and then for Utz Potato Chip Company from which he retired in 2004.      Mr....

     Louis J. Fuchs, Sr. of Harrington, DE, passed away at the Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover, DE on Saturday, May 25, 2019. He was 75 years old.      Born in Ridgely, MD on November 10, 1943, Louis was the son of the late John August and Frieda Marie Fuchs. He was raised on the New Hopes Dairy Farm near Denton, MD. He continued to serve the agricultural industry for Charles West Farms of Frederica, DE, as he had for over 46 years until the day of...

     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...