System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!
Charles T. Hobbs Jr.
MIDDLETOWN, Del. -- Charles T. "Ted" Hobbs Jr., 59, of Middletown, formerly of Salisbury, died at his home Tuesday, April 19, 2005.
Born in Salisbury, he was the son of the late Charles T. Hobbs Sr. and Kenney and Elizabeth Moore.
Ted, a U.S. Air Force Special Forces veteran, served two tours in Vietnam and was a longtime member of the VFW. He was active in youth baseball and football his whole adult life.
He is survived by his wife, Kimberly B. Hobbs, of Middletown; children, Brantley Hobbs, C. Jeffrey Hobbs, Teresa Cantwell and Tracey Santiago; sister, Betty Bounds and her husband of Siloam, Md.; brother, Kenney Moore and his wife, Evelyn, of Salisbury; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Holloway Funeral Home. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. Pastor Lloyd Foard will officiate. Interment will be in Springhill Memory Gardens near Hebron.
Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home at 501 Snow Hill Road in Salisbury.
Jesse T. Kalman
CHINCOTEAGUE -- Jesse T. Kalman, 85, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend passed away Monday, April 18, 2005, at Shore Memorial Hospital.
Born on Feb. 29, 1920, in Rossford, Ohio, he was the fourth child of Geza and Anna Kalman.
Jesse joined the U.S. Navy at an early age and proudly served his country for 20 years. He was aboard the USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941, and shared his stories with many friends and family. He met Esther Trader while stationed at Chincoteague; they married
in 1942. After retiring from the Navy, he worked as a cafeteria manager at NASA and retired from there in the '70s. After retiring, he kept busy with his garden, family and church activities. Jesse was a special person and will be sorely missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Esther T. Kalman; his daughter, Gail, and her husband, Joe Jennings; his granddaughter, Heather, and her husband, Wes Koshoffer; his two great-grandchildren, Caitlin and Wesley Jr.; his sister, Anna; a number of nieces and nephews; and by Jodi Greene, who he considered his second daughter and her family.
A funeral service will be held today at 2 p.m. at Downings United Methodist Church in Oak Hall. The Rev. John Sweeney and the Rev. Al Crockett will officiate. Interment will be in Downings cemetery in Oak Hall.
Arrangements are being handled by Fox Funeral Home in Temperanceville.
Stanley Wilson
SALISBURY -- Stanley Wilson, 64, of Salisbury passed away Saturday, April 16, 2005, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.
Born in Eden, he was the son of the late Ola Rowe Wilson and Eva Amanda Riggin Wilson.
He enjoyed just riding around and meeting his friends, Eddie Smith, Ronnie and Neil Carey, at Linda's Cafe in Delmar. He retired from Crown, Cork & Seal in July of 1999. He loved his dog, Sampson.
He is survived by his three children, Charlene Michelle Foxwell and her husband, Steve, of Eden, Shonda Kaye Wilson and her fiance, Brian Disharoon, of Salisbury, and Lisa Dawn Davis and her husband, Corey Davis Sr., of Delmar; four grandchildren, Alexander Vincent Wilson, Gabrielle Amanda Foxwell, Corey Christopher Davis and Brandon Christopher Davis; a sister, Lois Wagner, and her husband, Robert Sr., of Fruitland; and two nephews, Robert Wagner Jr. of Salisbury and Ryan Wagner of Eden. He was preceded in death by his sister, Naomi Wilson.
A funeral service will be held today at 2 p.m. at Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury with a visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. Evangelist Philip Alan Lee will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Humane Society of Wicomico County, 5130 Citation Drive, Salisbury, Md. 21804.
Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home at 501 Snow Hill Road in Salisbury.
Mary Alice Sturdevant Dennis
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Mary Alice Sturdevant Dennis, 86, passed away at her home in Ithaca, N.Y., on April 16, 2005.
She is survived by her daughter, Louisa Wilking, of Concord, Mass.; her son, John Dennis of Ithaca; her stepdaughter, Laura Johnson of Salisbury; and six grandchildren.
Mary Alice was born at the American Hospital of Paris on June 19, 1918.Her mother, Louise Cruice Sturdevant, had gone to Paris the year before to work as a volunteer for an NGO, so as to be closer to her Marine officer husband, whose unit was part of the U.S. military forces in France at that time. Growing up as the only child of a Marine officer and his wife, she lived in many places all over the world, including Fort Leavenworth, Kan., St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, Panama City, Shanghai and Cavite in the Philippines.
She returned to the U.S. to attend college at Bryn Mawr, her mother's alma mater, and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree inpsychology in 1940. Shortly after the United States entered World War II, she joined the American Red Cross and served in England and then France, driving a truck that served doughnuts and coffee to U.S. troops. She had vivid memories of one day asking directions from General George Patton, who was wearing twin pistols with ivory inlay, and of entering a celebratory Paris within days of its being liberated by Allied forces.
In 1945, she married
John Value Dennis, a childhood sweetheart and an aspiring ornithologist, who had just returned from three years of duty with the "Flyer Tigers" in Yunnan, China. Within the course of the next four years, the couple had "postings" ina remote wildlife preserve in the Mississippi Delta, at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where her husband got a master's in ornithology, and at Moose Hill, a Massachusetts Audubon Society bird sanctuary in Sharon, Mass.
A daughter, Louisa, was born in 1946 and son, John Jr., in 1950. The family began to divide each year between summer and fall on the island of Nantucket, Mass., where her husband John studied bird migration and bird feeding habits; and winter and spring on the family farm near Leesburg where Mary Alice taught remedial reading at several private schools.
In 1975, the couple moved to Princess Anne to live with mother-in-law Mary Value Dennis Clark. Husband John's books on birds and bird habitats drew on his exploration with Mary Alice of both inland and coastal habitats. Mary Alice, for her part, wrote several books including The Young Giffins of Shanghai (Vantage Press, 1987) and Melanie and the Story of Our Lady of La Salette (Tan Books, 1995), the biography of a French saint. She also took courses in Asian history at Salisbury University. She was a member of St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Westover.
After the death of her husband in 2002 in Princess Anne, Mary Alice lived the last two years of her life in Ithaca. She enjoyed gardening, birding, books by Rosamunde Pilcher and afternoon walks followed by a cup of Earl Grey tea.
A viewing will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Hinman Funeral Home in Princess Anne. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Church on Old Westover Road in Westover. Burial will be in the cemetery behind Manokin Presbyterian Church in Princess Anne. A reception will be held at 4 p.m. at the Somerset House at 30556 Washington St. in Princess Anne.
Joseph H. King
WILMINGTON -- Joseph H. King, age 81, of Wilmington went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 4, 2005.
Mr. King was born Jan. 19, 1924, in Bemis, Tenn., and was a graduate of Union University in Jackson, Tenn. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and worked as a chemist for the DuPont Co., retiring after 30 years.
Mr. King is survived by his devoted wife of 58 years, Joanne L. King; his sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald G. and Toby King of Mount Vernon, Texas, Gary L. and Kathy King of Pocomoke City and Michael D. and Joanne King of Carrollton, Va.; and his daughter and son-in-law, Pamela J. and James Hanlon of Newark, Del. Also surviving are six grandchildren, Joseph, Andrew, Matthew, Aaron, Danielle and Melissa; and two great-grandchildren, Kailey and Mallory.
Funeral services will be held today at 10 a.m. at Mealey Funeral Home, Limestone and Milltown Roads in Wilmington, where friends may call after 9. Interment will be in Delaware Veterans Memorial cemetery in Bear, Del.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Joseph "Joe" H. King may be sent to Limestone Presbyterian Church, 3201 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Del. 19808; Delaware Hospice Inc., 3515 Silverside Road, Wilmington, Del. 19810; Mended Hearts Association, 1501 Casho Mill Road No. 1, Newark, Del. 19711; or the Evergreen Center for Alzheimer's, Evergreen Center I, Alzheimer's Day Treatment Program, Building F, 3000 Newport Gap Pike, Wilmington, Del. 19808.
Carroll Pennewell
PITTSVILLE -- Carroll Pennewell of DeFuniak Springs, Fla., passed away Sunday, May 1, 2005, at Healthmark Regional Medical Center.
He was born Oct. 19, 1935, in Pittsville. He was the son of Ann and Arthur Pennewell.
Carroll was formerly employed with Showell Farms Inc. as growout manager in DeFuniak Springs. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the local AMVETS and VFW organizations. Dad was also an avid Gator fan.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father.
He is survived by a son, Brad Pennewell; daughter, Dawne Dries and her husband, Ronald; grandchildren, Ryan Pennewell, Kristen Pennewell Aycock, Chase Blaich and Zach Pennewell; and one great-grandchild, Schyler Aycock, all of DeFuniak Springs. He is also survived by his sister, Connie Davis and her husband, Allen, of Salisbury; his nieces, Pam Salvatore and Lori Roberts; and one nephew, Patrick Davis. He also leaves behind his cat, Pumpkin.
In honor of Dad's request, the family invites friends to the home of his daughter in DeFuniak Springs tonight from 4 to 7 to celebrate his life.
Richard Lohmeyer
BERLIN -- Richard V. "Dick" Lohmeyer, age 77, succumbed to a long battle with heart disease on Thursday, May 5, 2005, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.
Born in Philadelphia and raised in Baltimore, he was a son of the late Angela Mullen Lohmeyer and Robert Stuart Lohmeyer and brother of the late Robert Lohmeyer.
Mr. Lohmeyer graduated from St. Paul's High School for Boys in Baltimore and entered the U.S. Navy and served admirably during World War II. After his service in the Navy, he enrolled and graduated from the University of Baltimore with a degree in journalism.
Mr. Lohmeyer came to Ocean City in 1954 and immediately found work at the Ocean City Post. He later started his own magazine, The Resorter. A brief stint as a motel owner was cut short as a result of the infamous storm of 1962. He paid $13, 000 for two oceanfront lots but his dream was destroyed by the ravaging storm.
Without much of anything to his name, Mr. Lohmeyer returned to the publishing business, starting the Maryland Coast Press which he successfully ran for 20 years. He later started the Maryland Coast Dispatch, which turned 20 years old last year. Mr. Lohmeyer's impact on the local newspaper industry over his illustrious 50 years in the business was immense. Most notably, he was the first local publisher to begin offering his paper for free. Today, dozens of area papers are complimentary.
His survivors include the love of his life, his faithful wife of 20 years, Patsy; daughter, Jill E. Gray and son-in-law, Bucky Gray; son, J. Steven Green and daughter-in-law, Karen Green; several other family members; his devoted staff at his newspaper; and more friends than he realized.
A service will be held at Stevenson United Methodist Church in Berlin on Saturday at 2 p.m., where friends may greet the family starting at 1 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Stevenson United Methodist Church, 123 N. Main St., Berlin, Md. 21811.
Arrangements are being handled by Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.
