Obituaries

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On April 29, the Chinese hasty defense of Lashio succumbed to the heavy artillery of the Japanese. The Burma Road, the Allies’ supply route to China, was now cut off.

Mandalay had been hit by several air raids, the most devastating occurring on April 3, 1942. Japanese bombers created a firestorm by dropping incendiary bombs that destroyed 60 percent of the city.

Visiting Mandalay shortly after the bombing, American reporter Clare Booth Luce described the city, “Every house was burned down or still flaming and smoldering. A terrible stink arose from 2,000 bodies in the ruins of brick, plaster and twisted tin roofing. Only the smoke-grimed stone temple elephants on the scarred path were watching guard over the Road to Mandalay...”

On May 1, Mandalay fell to the Japanese as Allied armies were now in full retreat back to China and India. With the fall of Mandalay and Lashio, Burma was now under Japanese control.

The Allies tried to compensate for the Burma Road traffic by flying supplies over “The Hump” over the Himalaya Mountains, from India to China. While it was somewhat successful, it still could never match the volume hauled over the land routes through Burma. Next week: Battle of Coral Sea KENNETH FRANCIS BUCKLEY Ocean Pines

Kenneth Francis Buckley, 72, of The Parke in Ocean Pines, Maryland, passed away on April 17, 2022, at home surrounded by his significant other of 10 years, Joan Twigg, and his immediate family.

After a courageous two-year battle, he succumbed to a rare biliary duct cancer.

Ken was born on Sept. 11, 1949, in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the eldest child of the late Robert and Helen (nee Oatway) Buckley.

Upon graduating from Charlestown High School, he entered the U.S. Army. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam and returned to the Ft. Meade, Maryland, area in 1970.

He transitioned to civilian employment with the U.S. Army (DOL/NSA) and retired after 41 years of service.

Ken and Joan relocated to Ocean Pines in 2015 and Ken quickly secured a seasonal position at Eagles Landing Golf Course, a job he truly cherished.

He was an avid sports fan all his life, especially all teams Boston, however, he did remain loyal to Tom Brady!

A lover of many sports, he played ice hockey, and men’s softball, and coached his son’s Little League teams. His favorite sport was golf even though he started later in life.

Ken and Joan both enjoyed the sport equally, taking every opportunity to play together often and play wherever and whenever they traveled, making for some fantastic memories.

Additionally, he enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren during holidays and trips to the beach.

Ken is survived by his daughter, Patricia McGrath (Steve) of Annapolis, Maryland; his son, Christopher (Monica) of Millersville, Maryland; and his five grandchildren, Reagan and Corinne McGrath, Madison, Brayden and Carson Buckley, and their mother/grandmother, Jeanne Reilly of Severna Park, Maryland.

He was preceded in death by his wives, Tonja Buckley and Peggy McClure, and son-in-law, Michael McGrath.

The Buckley family wishes to extend their most heartfelt thanks to Coastal Hospice and the staff of Johns Hopkins Oncology Department.

Memorial donations in his name may be made to CoastalHospital.org/makea-donation/ or AssateagueIslandAlliance.org.

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Continued from Page 55 Ocean Pines Clubhouse. It will be a casual affair serving his favorite foods: cheeseburgers and pizza, per his request!

Arrangements are in the care of Eastern Shore Cremation and Funeral Service, 504 Franklin Avenue, Berlin, Maryland 21811. To send condolences to the family, please visit www.easternshorecremation.com.

MARK GODFREY ABBOTT Berlin

Mark Godfrey Abbott, age 69, peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital in Salisbury, Maryland.

Born on March 14, 1953, he was the son of the late Henry Abbott and Mary Baker.

Affectionally known by his championship-winning Purple Moose softball teammates as El Mouldo, Mark spent his life surfing, playing ball, playing something that resembled golf, entertaining whomever happened to be lucky enough to be seated on a nearby barstool, and showing his son exactly how to be the best dad in the world. In 1986, he drove his young son to elementary school with “Spirit in the Night” blasting from the tape deck of his old white Mustang and explained to him, “Ryan, this guy Bruce Springsteen, he’s the boss, the boss of everything.”

Later that day, Mark was summoned to the principal’s office after Ryan had argued with his first-grade teacher, Mrs. Phillips, that Bruce Springsteen was the boss of the federal government, not Ronald Reagan.

Mrs. Phillips is still wrong.

He met Carol, the love of his life, in 2002, and spent his later years explaining every hard-to-get joke twice to her. Their love was special and timeless, and their adventures down south to see her daughter, Kelly, who Mark considered his own, kept them smiling for years.

He never missed an important occasion, he never shrugged off somebody in need, and he never took for granted any of the joys life offers as so many of us do.

His sensitivity, kindness, empathy and wit were unique, and though not many are gifted with such a generous stockpile of these qualities, he never passed on sharing them with others and left this world in such a better place than he had found it.

We’re also pretty sure the term “dad joke” was coined for him, but we cannot confirm that at this time.

He is survived by his fiancé of 20 years, Carol Stange. Also surviving is his son, Ryan Abbott (Melissa); his stepdaughter, Kelly Stange; his brother, Bruce Abbott (Susan); and his two grandchildren, Miles Abbott and Hazel Abbott.

A visitation will be held at The Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin, Maryland, on Sunday, May 1, 2022, from 10:30 a.m. until noon, with a memorial service immediately following. Inurnment will be at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church following the service.

Letters of condolences may be sent to the family via www.burbagefuneralhome.com. Arrangements are in the care of The Burbage Funeral Home.

MATTHEW F. SCHMUFF Ocean Pines

Matthew F. Schmuff was born on March 9, 1974, and passed peacefully on April 1, 2022.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Pam Schmuff (nee Haus); grandparents, William and Libby Schmuff; and uncle, “Bobby” Schmuff.

Matt was born and raised in northern Baltimore County, also known as the Hereford zone. After high school, Matt accomplished many traits cooking, bartending, carpentry as well as the gift of gab.

Matt had many friends and made a lot of people smile. He worked for years alongside his uncle, Bob Schmuff, in many different clubs/bars and restaurants; Daytonas, Thunderdome, Dicks Half Way Inn and Dicks Dock Bar.

The last eight years he spent with family on the Eastern Shore.

Throughout all of Matt’s ups and downs in life, his greatest accomplishment was the birth of his son, Lance Ridgley.

They had the joy of working together for many years and during Lance’s most formative years, Matt taught him carpentry and flooring. Matt and Lance shared in day-to-day life and were best friends.

He has left behind his son, Lance; father and stepmother, Bill and Marlene; sister, Lauren (Steve); aunt, Beverly (Thom); niece, Morgan (Riley); great niece and favorite playmate, Nora; great niece, Ella; and nephew, Hunter Kurtz, as well as many friends.

To say he will be missed is an understatement for he made such a presence.

A Celebration of Life will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at the Marlin Club, 9659 Golf Course Road in West Ocean City.

Condolences may be sent by visiting www.bishophastingsfh.com.

FREDERICK JAY HEINLEN, SR. Ocean Pines

Frederick Jay Heinlen, Sr., age 89, of Ocean Pines, died Monday, April 25, 2022, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.

His was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, and was the son of the late Robert Leslie and Geraldine (Shoemaker) Heinlen.

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chanical engineer. He had been a mason for 60 years and was a member of Evergreen Lodge #153 and Tall Cedars of Lebanon. He was the treasurer and a member of the Ocean Pines Boat Club, member of the Community Church at Ocean Pines, the American Legion, the F. Heinlen, Sr. VFW, and volunteered at Atlantic General Hospital.

He was also an airplane pilot and a U.S. Army and Air Force veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Kathryn L. Heinlen of Ocean Pines; three children, Frederick J. Heinlen II and wife, Jo, of Ocean Pines, Jo Anne Heinlen Stepp and husband, Doug, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and Robert D. Heinlen and wife, Kelley, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania; a brother, Roy E. Heinlen and wife, Zane, of Weslaco, Texas; a sister, Roberta Slater of Columbus, Ohio; sister-in-law, Betty Heinlen of Cape Coral, Florida; brother-in-law, Don Reed of Hermitage, Pennsylvania; eight grandchildren, Krista Follmer (Nick), Lauren Wist (John), Kelly Enders (Tim), Leah Unseth (Elliot), Kathleen Enders, Karis Sheffer (Paul), Caitlin Heinlen and Robert Heinlen Jr. (Ashley) and nine great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Leslie Heinlen, and a sister, Donna Reed.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Community Church at Ocean Pines in Berlin with Rev. Bob Harris and Rev. Dale Brown officiating. Friends may call an hour before the service.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, Florida 33609, or to the Community Church at Ocean Pines, 11227 Racetrack Road, Berlin, Maryland 21811.

Condolences may be sent by visiting www.bishophastingsfh.com.

JAMES DONALD SALZMAN Bishopville

James Donald Salzman, age 90, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022.

Born in Woodstock, Illinois, on Sept. 10, 1931, he was the son of the late William J. Salzman and Mary E. (Umathum) Salzman. He was a graduate of St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Woodstock, Illinois, Class of 1949. After high school, Jim attended De Forest Radio and Television Repair School in Chicago, Illinois, until he enlisted in the U.S. Army in September of 1950. While serving at the Yuma, Arizona Test Station in 1952, Jim received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated in 1957 with a Bachelor of Science degree.

Upon graduation, he married Virginia M. Stark from Cornwall-on-theHudson, New York, who he had dated for four years while at West Point.

His military career, which spanned 30 years, began at the Signal School at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, where he received Basic Signal Corps training.

From there, Jim was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia, where he earned his Airborne wings and Ranger tab.

Jim had been stationed in Germany, Taiwan, Korea and Vietnam.

He attended the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and later received a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona in Tucson.

After commanding a Signal Battalion in Korea in 1972, Jim spent three years in the Directorate of Communications J-6 in the Pentagon and four years at the Defense Communications Agency in Arlington, Virginia.

Upon retirement from the Army in 1980, Jim and Virginia became involved in Worldwide Marriage Encounter, the Charismatic Prayer Group, and the Cursillo movements in the Catholic Church.

Jim and Virginia were married for 32 years when she passed away in 1989 after fighting breast cancer for five years.

Their family included four children: Virginia (John) Rohrbaugh, James W. (Christine) Salzman, Jean Ellen (Doug) Diny, and John C. (Eve Belcher) Salzman; grandchildren, Marie (Jason) Carbone, William Rohrbaugh, Jamie Salzman, and Kayla (Greg Crumpton) Salzman, Tori (Trevor) Schultz, Nick (Sara) Diny and Ben Diny, Jade (Andy) Howington, and Devyn Brumfield; and greatgrandchildren, Lorenzo Brumfield, Jordan, Olivia, Adrianna and Alexander Carbone, and Maverick Crumpton.

At a Widowed Persons Support Group, founded by Jim in his parish in Fairfax, Virginia, he met Ione Seufert, who was recently widowed, and they were married in 1992.

Ione’s family included: James (Lynn) Seufert, Jane (Joseph) Dawson, John (Sonya) Seufert; grandchildren, Tom (Sarah) Seufert, Brenna (Mark) O’Masta, Amanda and Will (Sandra) Arrington, Kelsey (Josh) Whittle, Kaylee (Wes) Cooper and Travis Seufert; and great-grandchildren, Elliott and Claire Seufert, Leon and Ronan O’Masta, Eddie and Katherine Whittle, Lily June and Cy Cooper, Olivia Rose Arrington.

Jim and Ione moved from Springfield, Virginia, to Bishopville, Maryland, in August 2003, where they both became avid supporters of the Knights of Columbus and where Jim became the Grand Knight in 2012.

Jim and Ione started a Widowed Person’s Support Group in their parish, St. John Neumann RCC, and provided support for recently widowed persons for nine years.

Jim was also an active member of the RCIA team and was a lector or Eucharistic minister on most Sundays. For his service, the Most Reverend W. Francis Malooly, Bishop of Wilmington, presented Jim the Diocesan Medal of Merit Award for his outstanding service to the parish and the diocese.

Jim was preceded in death by his brothers, William (Lucille), Robert (Alma) and Eugene (Jenny); and his sister, Lorraine Whiston; and is survived by his sister-in-law, Jenny and his loving wife, Ione.

A funeral Mass, celebrating Jim’s life, will be celebrated on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John Neumann RCC in Ocean Pines, Maryland.

A memorial Mass will be celebrated at a later date at St. Mary of Sorrows RCC in Fairfax, Virginia. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: St. John Neumann RCC, 11211 Beauchamp Road, Berlin, Maryland 21811.

Letters of condolences can be sent to the family via www.burbagefuneralhome.com. Arrangements are in the care of The Burbage Funeral Home. James Salzman