Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
It’s tough to manage the affairs of a community when the governing board is effective for only about six months of the year. But that’s how it is in Ocean Pines, where annual elections deprive the board of directors of long-term effectiveness. Director Ted Moroney touched on that during last week’s discussion of whether to… Read more »
Francis E. Graye, 85, of Bishopville, departed this life on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Joseph Gray, Sr. and Sarah Briddell. Graye served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Curtis United… Read more »
Daniel B. Stachurski Port St. Lucie Daniel B. Stachurski of Port St. Lucie, Florida passed on Nov. 20 at the age of 73. Dan was born on June 25, 1944 in Riverside, California to Edward and Katherine (Chaby) Stachurski. Dan honorably served his country in the U.S. Army and was a Vietnam veteran. Leaving the… Read more »
Ocean Pines- Barbara Joan Johnstone, age 82, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 at her home. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Frederick W. and Helen Kircher Spranklin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph E. Hartnett, Jr. She is survived by her children, Joseph Johnstone of Salisbury, Lawrence… Read more »
Ocean Pines- William “Bill” Dee Zawacki, age 78, passed away Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, at The Adler Center in Aldie, Virginia, surrounded by family and loved ones. Born Sept. 19,1939, in Tacoma, Washington into a U.S. Navy family, he moved extensively for his first 18 years. He began a career with Xerox as an equipment… Read more »
Berlin- Robert Lee Kinsey, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017 at his home. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of William Kinsey and Marie Gannon Kinsey. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael R. Kinsey; brothers, Joseph Kinsey and Pennington Kinsey; and sisters, Audrey “Mary” Campbell and Elizabeth Baker…. Read more »
Mayor Rex Wayne Hailey, age 70, passed on to a better place on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 at the Harrison House Nursing and Rehab Center in Snow Hill. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Rex and Nancy Adkins Hailey. He is survived by his beloved wife of 34 years, Shirley Chenoweth… Read more »
(June 1, 2017) Acting General Manager Brett Hill announced he will hold a town hall meeting to provide updates on all of the capital projects and improvements the Ocean Pines Association has accomplished during the last several months. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 1 on the second floor of Mumford’s… Read more »
Bishopville Julie Ann Suplee, age 47, of Bishopville, Maryland, passed peacefully on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Georgetown University after a 10-year battle with tRCC cancer. Born in Baltimore, Julie graduated from Landsdowne High School and Mount St. Mary’s College as an undergraduate with a dual-degree in Psychology and Art. Her children were her… Read more »
Newark/Ocean View Jean Gray Brittingham, age 95, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 at her home. Born in Newark, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Neal and Elva Brittingham. She is survived by her nephews, Jim Sturgis, Samuel Sturgis and Bill Scott, and her beloved friend, Catharine “Kitty” McKee, of Ocean View,… Read more »