Charles F. EderOcean PinesCharles F. Eder, 79, known locally as “Captain Chuck” of Ocean Pines, passed away peacefully on Jan. 11, 2024, at Coastal Hospice of Ocean Pines.Capt. Chuck was born on Oct. 17, 1944, to Charles John Eder and Myrna (Machen) Eder in Baltimore.After serving three years in the US Army, Capt. Chuck was… Read more »

Robert Palmer AukerOCEAN CITY – Robert “Bob” Palmer Auker, 81, of West Ocean City, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. Bob was born on May 17, 1942, to the late Palmer and Harriett Auker of Berwick, Pa.He was a loving husband to the late Peggy Auker and is survived by their three children,… Read more »

Larry Joseph Pizza, Jr. BERLIN — Larry Joseph Pizza, Jr., age 72, of Mystic Harbour, passed away on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, at Tidal Health Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was the son of the late Larry J. Pizza, Sr. and Kathryn Mae Pizza. He is survived by his loving wife, Kimberly Pizza, and his… Read more »

Kathryn Ann HampsonADAMSTOWN — Kathryn Ann “Katy” Hampson, 41, of Adamstown, Md., passed away Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, surrounded by family after a battle with cancer.Born on March 4, 1982, in Hagerstown, Ms. Hampson was the daughter of Howard Ralph Hampson and Judith (Tuttle) Hampson.Katy earned her Associate of Science degree in Nursing in May… Read more »

Patrick BrownOCEAN PINES — Patrick Brown, 62, of Ocean Pines, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. He was a loving husband. He was a caring father. He was a loyal brother.Born in Baltimore, Pat was the son of the late Mick and Jean Brown. He helped found the Towson University chapter of Kappa Sigma. He was an… Read more »

Virginia RussellSALISBURY — Virginia “Ginnie” Russell, 79, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully on Dec. 16, 2023.Ginnie was born outside of Philadelphia, Pa. on June 3, 1944. She often said the best part of her 1963 first marriage were her two children, Janet and Bruce. In 1978, she married Ray Russell and moved to Ocean City,… Read more »

Sara Davis ThompsonBERLIN — Sara Davis Thompson, age 85, died after a long illness on Dec. 15, 2023, at the Macky and Pam Stansell House in Ocean Pines, surrounded by loved ones.Born in Berlin on Sept. 6, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Raymond J. and Elizabeth C. Davis. She was married to… Read more »

Richard Leonard PontonBERLIN — On Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, Richard Leonard Ponton, known as Richie/Dick to many, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family including his grandson, Chase. Richie was born Dec. 26, 1934, in Rutland, VT, one of 15 children to the late Raymond S. Ponto and Marion B. (Soulia) Ponto.In his younger… Read more »

Mary Virginia TunisOCEAN PINES — Mary Virginia Tunis joined her husband, family, friends, and dogs in heaven on December 2nd, 2023. She passed peacefully and ascended, leaving this world from the embrace of her son, daughter, friends, and loving caretakers at the Woodlands in Ocean Pines. Heaven is aglow with her arrival.Born on July 7,… Read more »

Ruth Fisher HallBISHOPVILLE — Ruth Fisher Hall, 96, of Bishopville, died on Nov. 25, 2023.Born in 1927, Mrs. Hall was the daughter of Robert Jennings Fisher and Nannie Gibbs Fisher. She was the youngest of eight children raised on Holly Grove Farm a few miles west of Ocean City.Ruth was married to her late husband,… Read more »