OCEAN CITY — Courtland “Skip” Townsend, 72, of Ocean City, formerly of Montgomery County, died Saturday, April 7. He was a trial lawyer for 46 years, and practiced for 20 years in Worcester County. He was known for his courtroom skill and sense of humor.  He attended Randolph Macon Military Academy, was in the Marine… Read more »

BERLIN — David Lee Coiner, age 52, died Friday, April 6 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Ruth Bumgarner Dudley and the late Stephen Coiner.   Coiner enjoyed reading, and traveling. He was a people person who loved life.   Along with his mother he is… Read more »

OCEAN PINES — Elva Irene Zenk, age 88, went to her rest Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at her home in Ocean Pines. Born in Turtle Creek, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Edwin O. Kerr and Mary Craig Kerr. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Herman Albert Zenk, Jr., her… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Francis Xavier Snoots, “Frank”, age 48, died Thursday, March 29 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Washington, D.C. he is the son of Lawrence E. Snoots and Margaret Hagerhorst Snoots. Along with his parents he is survived by his brother, Lawrence E. Snoots, III, “Cory” of St. Petersburg, Fla; his… Read more »

BERLIN — Polly Lee Phillips, age 89, died Monday, April 2, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Salisbury, she was the daughter of the late Lee Insley and Pauline White Insley Purnell. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, William P. “Bill” Phillips, Sr. and her daughter, Susan P. DeGroft and… Read more »

WHALEYVILLE — Nelson William “Bill” Chester, Jr., age 57, died Thursday, March 22, at his home. Born in Essex, he was the son of the late Nelson William Chester, Sr. and Gertrude Gorham.  He is survived by his wife Patricia Chester.  Chester was a graduate of Deep Creek Jr. High School. He was the owner… Read more »

BISHOPVILLE — Gladys Bishop Pecore, age 84, died Wednesday, March 21 at the Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Showell she was the daughter of the late John Edward Bishop and Carrie Mildred Bishop. She was preceded in death by her husband, Augustine Maurice Pecore in 1983. She is survived by her children, Michael… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Nicholas Ryan Townsend, age 23, died unexpectedly on March 17. Born in Chester, Pa., he was the son of Norman Townsend and Cheryl A. Van der Slice. Townsend had worked as a line cook for Terra in Philadelphia.  Along with his parents he is survived by his grandmother, Beverly Parsons; his step-father,… Read more »

OCEAN PINES — Mark Alan Vincent died March 24 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Mark Ross Vincent and Betty E. Poore. He is survived by his wife, Mary Knighton Vincent and son Jeremy R. Vincent and his wife Kate, of Whaleyville. He… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Marc Laurence Beaubien, Sr., age 71, passed away on March 23 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Woonsocket, R.I., he was the son of the late Wilfred Henri Beaubien and Rose Trudel Beaubien. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Barbara Jean  and his sons, Marc L…. Read more »