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OBITUARIES Continued from Page 57 moved with his wife, Kathryn, to Ocean Pines, Maryland, where he continued his love of sports and focused on golf. He played golf with his new friends and enjoyed retirement to the fullest. Dick is survived by his wife Kathryn (nee Schaube); daughters, Kimberly (Paul Heverly) Basko and Pamela Alstede; and grandchildren, Alyssa Basko, Breanne Basko Smith (Charles) and Justin Alstede. He is preceded in death by his parents, Flora M. Newton and John Sidney Niblett; and sibling, Norman Niblett. A gathering will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin, Maryland from 2-4 p.m. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family at www.burbagefuneralhome.com. EDWARD LINSKILL WARREN EHART Salisbury Edward Linskill Warren Ehart, age 76, died on Monday, March 18, 2019, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, Maryland. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he was the only child of the Rev. Dr. Edward H. Ehart, Jr., and Grace Holden Ehart. He is survived by his court–appointed guardian, the Rev. Nathaniel W. Pierce of Trappe, Maryland, and his good friend of 25 years, Mr. Robert K. Sellers of Cambridge, Maryland. Ed Lin graduated from the Lenox School for Boys (Lenox, Massachusetts) in 1960. He was the entertainment editor of the school newspaper, Pen and Scroll, worked in the “Tuckshop,” and in his senior year was appointed a Prefect (student leader). He was known among his friends as “someone who always looked for the best in everything and was sel-
dom disappointed.” After he completed his freshman year at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, he was struck by a hitand-run driver at 19 years of age. Subsequently, he spent much of the rest of his life in various institutions for the disabled. Ed Lin often expressed a desire to become a teacher. He studied the Bible and the works of Shakespeare and Thoreau, often quoting passages from memory. He found many colorful ways to express himself to others. As he lived with his difficulties, he taught those around him to live each day with grace. A graveside service was held on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Churchyard in Berlin, Maryland. The Rev. Michael Moyer officiated. A donation in his memory may be made to: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 429, Berlin, Maryland, 21811, or to Berlin Paramedics, 214 Main St., Berlin, Maryland, 21811. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. SHEILA MARIE HODGES Ocean Pines Sheila Marie Hodges, age 80, passed away peacefully with her family gathered around her on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at her home in Ocean Pines, Maryland. Born in Washington, D.C., Sheila was the daughter of the late Wilfred D. and Patrice Rice Howell. She is survived by her beloved husband of 60 years, Leonard F. Hodges; daughters, Sharon Repass (Matt), Helen Croghan, Joan Bauk (Daniel), Carolyn Bergamini (Peter) and Maureen Slay (Alan); and son, Brian (Michele); grandchildren, Megan and Michele Repass, Riley and Marie
Croghan, Lauren, Colleen, Patrick and Christine Bauk, Christine and Paul Bergamini, Ryan and Katie Slay, Joe and Johnny Hodges. Her sister, Karen Sheila Hodges Ehlerman, preceded Sheila in death. She is survived by her siblings, John Dennis Howell (Linda), Damien Howell (Lynn), Patrice Howell, and Gael Weiss (Alan). As a young girl, Sheila was a competitive swimmer and spent her summers on the Severn River with the Sherwood Forest Club. She was a graduate of The Academy of the Holy Cross High School on Upton Street, NW (1956) and The Washington School for Secretaries (1957). While raising six children, Sheila began a successful career in real estate in 1972 in Montgomery County. She continued to enjoy her career in Ocean Pines, Maryland when she relocated there in 2000. Sheila was employed with Shamrock Realty, Berlin, Maryland, until her passing. Sheila was passionate about helping others. Over the years, she was a Eucharistic Minister of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Berlin, Maryland, and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels and AGH Hospital. Sheila initiated an annual coat drive to ensure that warm coats were collected and given to those in need. Sheila had a passion for gardening and you could find her planting flowers and vegetables as spring arrived each year. Friends and relatives were received at Holy Savior Catholic Church in Ocean City, Maryland on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment in Garden of the Pines Cemetery was private for the family.
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A donation in her memory may be made to: Little Sisters of the Poor, 4200 Harewood, Rd., NE Washington, D.C., 20017-1554; Diakonia, 12747 Old Bridge Rd., Ocean City, Maryland 21842; or Coastal Hospice, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, Maryland 21802 (www.coastalhospice.org). Please sign the family online guestbook: www.burbagefuneralhome.com. BETTY LOIS MEADOWS Ocean Pines Betty Lois Meadows, 90, of Ocean Pines, Maryland, died Sunday, March 24, 2019, at home following a sudden illness. She was a lifelong Christian and a retired Librarian Assistant of the West Virginia Library Commission. Betty graduated Summa Cum Betty Meadows Laude from West Virginia State University with a Bachelor of Arts. She was the daughter of Samuel B. Clark and Verna Hood Clark, of Beckley. She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved sisters and brothers; a son, Philip Kaye Meadows, of Beckley; and a former husband, Willie Kenneth Meadows, of Daniels. She is survived by a daughter, Sharon Meadows Santacroce, of Ocean Pines, Maryland, and her husband, Greg Santacroce; a son, Michael Keith Meadows, of Charleston, and his wife, Kathy Barnett; a grandson, Philip Keith Meadows, of Hurricane, and his wife, Dr. Shannon Carpenter; two greatgranddaughters, Charlotte Meadows and Samantha Meadows, both of Hurricane; several nieces and nephews including special nephews, William Hartley, of Beckley, and Steve Clark (wife Teresa) of Proctorville, Ohio. Funeral arrangements are pending with services to be held at Melton Mortuary in Beckley, West Virginia and burial at Sunset Memorial Park of Beckley, West Virginia. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family at www.burbagefuneralhome.com. EDWARD THORNTON DREW Bishopville Edward “Eddie” Thornton Drew, of Bishopville, Maryland, died peacefully in his home on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Edward was born on Nov. 2, 1949 in Millville, Delaware, to the late Orlando M., Sr. and Eleanor C. (Thornton) Drew. He received his formal education at William C. Jason Comprehensive High School in Georgetown, Delaware. Eddie met the love of his life, Gracie Ann Dennis, during his senior