Obituaries – April 14, 2023

Joan Satterfield WattOCEAN PINES — Joan Diane Satterfield Watt, 79, of Ocean Pines, passed away on April 3, 2023, less than a week after her cancer diagnosis.She was born on July 18, 1943, in Washington, D.C. and spent most of her childhood in Prince George’s County, Md. She graduated from Northwestern High School in 1961… Read more »

Ravens Roost, AGH Celebrate Penguin Swim Partnership

Ravens Roost, AGH Celebrate Penguin Swim Partnership

Last month, Atlantic General Hospital Foundation representatives and Penguin Swim event co-chairs came together with OC Ravens Roost #44 members to celebrate their long-time partnership.OC Ravens Roost #44, a local Baltimore Ravens fan club established in 1998, hosts and participates in several fundraising activities throughout the year. Proceeds raised from these events go toward various… Read more »

Birckhead Appointed Adjutant General By Governor; Snow Hill Alumna Becomes Nation’s First Black Woman To Lead State Military In Country

Birckhead Appointed Adjutant General By Governor; Snow Hill Alumna Becomes Nation’s First Black Woman To Lead State Military In Country

ANNAPOLIS – Gov. Wes Moore announced last week the nomination of Brigadier General Janeen L. Birckhead as Maryland’s next Adjutant General. The Snow Hill High alumna was confirmed by the Senate last Friday.Birckhead becomes the only Black woman leading a state military in the nation.“I am proud to nominate Brigadier General Janeen Birckhead to serve… Read more »

Obituaries – April 7, 2023

Maxine BrisbaneOCEAN PINES — Maxine Dorman Hocheder Welker Brisbane, 88, of Ocean Pines, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023. She was the daughter of Charles and Helen Dorman and the sister of John Charles Dorman (Melva Dorman) of Baltimore.She is survived by her daughters, Jennifer Hocheder Leaf McMahon (Robert) and Jill Hocheder Anthony (Byron); five stepsons,… Read more »