Anna Theresa Oakes-Keene

Anna Theresa Oakes-Keene, age 64, of Rising Sun, MD passed away January 9, 2017. She was born on October 3, 1952 in Baltimore, MD to Thomas and Theresa Oakes. Services for Anna will be private.

Ralph Colalillo, 84, AKA Dickie Dare of Wilmington, DE, peacefully passed away December 13, 2011 at Governor Bacon Health Center. He grew up in the Little Italy Area of Wilmington, DE, was a veteran of World War II and served in the U.S. Army and retired from Diamond/Dreyfus Distribution Center. He was a member of… Read more »

Joanne Touchton Tosh

Joanne Marie Touchton Tosh, widow of John Sterrett Tosh, Sr., was born to the late Julia (Prettyman) Touchton and Norman “Dick” Touchton in 1930. She attended school in Calvert and was a graduate of the University of Delaware. Mrs. Tosh spent her career as a teacher at Rising Sun Elementary School. She was an active… Read more »

Vada Mae Yount

Vada Mae Yount, age 96, of Newark, DE, passed away on December 5, 2016. Born in Summerville, PA on September 3, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Irene (Shields) Brosius. Vada was a graduate of Summerville High School and later graduated from Clarion State Teachers College. Her teaching career began at… Read more »

Margaret Rebecca Kintzer

Margaret Rebecca Kintzer, age 104, of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2012. She was born on March 11, 1908 in Wernersville, PA. She is survived by her grandson, William ‘Bill’ Kintzer of Newark, DE; and daughter in law, Clara Christine Kintzer. Margaret was preceded in death by her loving husband, Theodore R.… Read more »

Oscar Lee Gude

Oscar Lee Gude, 58, of Elkton, MD passed away on March 26, 2017. Born on March 1, 1959 in Elkton, MD, he was the son of Lucille (Wood) Gude and the late Leroy Gude. Oscar was a 1977 graduate of Elkton High School, where he excelled at track and basketball, winning many awards. He was… Read more »

Paul Thompson

Paul Lee Thompson of Port Deposit, MD passed away on Wednesday November 6, 2019 at the age of 58. Paul was born on July 8, 1961 in Havre De Grace, MD to the late Roy Ernest Thompson and Joyce Edith (Kelly) Thompson. Paul was a member of Gateway Baptist church in Rising Sun, MD. A… Read more »

Edward Clinton Ellison

Edward Clinton Ellison, 90, of Rising Sun, MD, died suddenly, Monday, January 27, 2014.Edward was born September 12, 1923 in Media, Delaware County, PA to the late Edward Clinton and Reba Ellison, Sr. Edward graduated from Church Farm School in Exton, PA. Following his graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy in January of 1943 as… Read more »

Torrence “Tod” Young

Torrence “Tod” Davis Young, age 71, of Perryville, MD lost his 6-month battle to sarcoma cancer on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Christiana Hospital. He was born on January 3, 1948 in Wilmington, DE to the late Warren E. Young and Rosalie (Fridel) Young. Tod began work as a computer programmer for Thiokol, which became… Read more »

James “Jimmy” Holley

James “Jimmy” Alford Holley, age 71, of Rising Sun, MD passed away November 1, 2019. He was born May 1, 1948 in Fort Pierce, Florida to the late Louis Durbin and Susan Nancy (Futch) Durbin. Jimmy was a very honest and straight forward man who would give you the shirt off his back. He operated… Read more »