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Obituaries

Robert Lawrence Trachy Sr.

OCEAN PINES — Robert Lawrence Trachy Sr., 83, died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Franklin, N.H., he was the son of the late Arville Trachy and Yvonne Desjardens Trachy. He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Ruth Campbell Trachy, in 2003. He is survived… Read more »

Edwin ‘Ned’ McIntosh

OCEAN PINES — Edwin “Ned” McIntosh, 88, of The Parke at Ocean Pines and Berlin, departed this life on Wednesday, Aug.1, 2012, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Elaine; six children, Bethann McIntosh-King and her husband, Johnpaul, of Guerneville, Calif., Bob McIntosh and his wife,… Read more »

Wayne C. Hollingshead

OCEAN CITY — Wayne C. Hollingshead, 72, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. Born in Woodbury, N.J., he was the son of Ruth Olsen Smith of Berlin. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Dianne Searl Hollingshead, and children, Michelle Lee Janyska and her husband, Chris, of Holly… Read more »

Richard Henry Sommers

BERLIN — Richard Henry Sommers, 76, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Chicago, Ill., he was the son of the late Jacob Sommers and Ida Pollack Sommers. Mr. Sommers served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War with distinction. He had worked as a postman… Read more »

Robert A. 'Bob' Fletcher

CHARLOTTE HALL, Md. — Robert A. “Bob” Fletcher, 91, of Charlotte Hall, Md., and formerly of Ocean City and Congress Heights, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Center in Charlotte Hall. He was the beloved husband of the late Anna Lee Fletcher, to whom he was married 41 years, and… Read more »

Taylor A. Lewis

WILLARDS — Taylor Alexis Lewis, 12, died Thursday, July 26, 2012. Born in Salisbury, she was the daughter of Edward Ruben Lewis and Abbi Lee Lewis. She is survived by her brother, Martin Douglas Lewis of Willards; her paternal grandparents, Doug and Carol Lewis of Ironshire; and maternal grandmother, Dorothy Schuman of Berlin. Also surviving… Read more »

Harriet Freda Husman

OCEAN PINES — Harriet Freda Husman, 90, died Friday, July 27, 2012, at Catered Living in Ocean Pines. Born in Champagne, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Ambia Harold Pirtle and Lydia Gault Pirtle. She is survived by her son, Fred Husman and his wife, Nancy, of Ocean Pines; three grandchildren, Matthew Husman… Read more »

John A. Mason

BERMUDA — John Alfred Mason, 75, died Sunday, July 29, 2012, at the home of his son in Berlin. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Alfred Mason and Evelyn Pentz Mason. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lydia Smith Mason.  Mr. Mason is survived by his sons, Robert J…. Read more »

Robert S. Smith Sr.

BISHOPVILLE — Robert S. Smith Sr. was called to rest on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Born Feb. 16, 1933, he was the son of the late Harrison and Sarah “Holland” Smith. Mr. Smith’s early childhood education was at George Washington Carver School in Frankford, Del. He started his Christian walk with Christ early at St…. Read more »

Emanuel J. “Manny” Ortiz

LEWES, Del. — Emanuel J. “Manny” Ortiz, 76, of Selbyville and Ocean City, and formerly of Bowie, Md., died Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, Del. Born in New Kensington, Pa., he was the son of the late Julius and Salvatrice (Mighorici) Ortiz.  Mr. Ortiz was a supervisor in the procurement section,… Read more »