Delmar

Delmar Wayne Maddox, a retired manufacturers' representative and former sales manager for the steel supply division of U.S. Steel Corp., died of heart failure Friday at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. He was 81. Until retiring and closing the business in 1999, the longtime Cockeysville resident was founder and president for 31 years of D.W. Maddox & Associates Inc., which represented steel manufacturers. Mr. Maddox was born in Moline, Ill., and raised in Peoria, Ill., where he graduated from high school.

The Havre de Grace Little League Junior Softball All-Stars stayed alive in Maryland State Tournament play Sunday with a 9-6 win over District 6 champion Delmar. Havre de Grace will face St. Mary's American Little League Monday at 5:30 p.m. in Hurlock in a elimination game. St Mary's put Havre de Grace in the loser's bracket Saturday with a 12-5 win. In Sunday's win, the game was a tight, back and forth battle into the top of the fifth inning with Havre de Grace holding a 5-4 lead when lightning forced a delay of 45 minutes.

A 63-year-old Delaware man was killed yesterday in Delmar at the Maryland-Delaware border when he apparently ran a red light and a truck struck his car broadside, state police said.John Franklin Cooper was driving his 1985 Buick LeSabre east on Route 54 when he apparently ran the red light at the intersection of U.S. 13 at 1:15 p.m., said Cpl. F. L. White. A Kenilworth truck driven by Nathaniel Turner, 40, of Greenbush, Va., was traveling south on U.S. 13 and hit Mr. Cooper's car on the driver's side.

The Havre de Grace Little League junior softball all-stars dropped their first game in Maryland State Tournament play Saturday in Hurlock. Havre de Grace got off to a slow start, falling behind 9-0 before eventually losing 12-5 to the District 7 champion, St. Mary's American Little League. Havre de Grace pitcher Ashley Algard struggled in the heat, lasting an inning and a third and leaving for relief, behind 3-0. Riley Arnold came on to pitch three and two-third innings before Algard came back on to work the last two innings, allowing both to be eligible for Sunday's elimination game.

DELMAR -- A 23-year-old Army infantryman from the Eastern Shore - the father of two young children he last saw at Christmas - was killed Sunday by a roadside bomb that exploded near the Humvee vehicle he was riding in while on patrol with the 10th Mountain Division in Iraq. Family members described Specialist Tommy Lee Latham as an enthusiastic recruit who declared his determination to join the military after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, which deeply affected him and others in his 2002 graduating class at Wicomico High School in nearby Salisbury.

The Havre de Grace Little League Junior Softball All-Stars stayed alive in Maryland State Tournament play Sunday with a 9-6 win over District 6 champion Delmar. Havre de Grace will face St. Mary's American Little League Monday at 5:30 p.m. in Hurlock in a elimination game. St Mary's put Havre de Grace in the loser's bracket Saturday with a 12-5 win. In Sunday's win, the game was a tight, back and forth battle into the top of the fifth inning with Havre de Grace holding a 5-4 lead when lightning forced a delay of 45 minutes.

ANNA ULRICH, 85, of Roanoke, Virginia, and formerly of Delmar, Maryland passed away, Thursday, January 22, 2004. She was the sister of Mary Helen Neumann, of Baltimore, MD. Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation. Graveside Services 1:00 PM Tuesday, January 27, 2004 in St. Stephens Cemetery, Delmar, Delaware. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel, Roanoke, VA (540) 989-3131.

An article in the editions of Nov. 8 incorrectly stated that Capt. Edward H. Brady, who represented Delmar G. Simpson in his court-martial on rape charges at Aberdeen Proving Ground, had resigned his Army commission. Brady is no longer on active duty but still holds a commission in the Army Reserve.The Sun regrets the errorPub Date: 11/19/97

Richard E. CullenSalisbury lawyerRichard E. Cullen, a Salisbury attorney for 54 years, died Saturday of cancer at his home in Delmar.Mr. Cullen was born in Franklin City, Va., but lived in Delmar -- an Eastern Shore town on the Delaware-Maryland border -- for 65 of his 78 years.He was active in Wicomico County community activities and retired last year as a partner in the law firm of Cullen, Clark, Insley and Hanson.Mr. Cullen attended the University of Maryland at College Park and served in the Army in Europe during World War II.From 1947 to 1951, Mr. Cullen was chairman of the Wicomico County Liquor Control Board, and from 1954 to 1966 he was attorney for the county commissioners.

The state's second-highest court overturned the felony drug conviction of a Salisbury man yesterday, with the Eastern Shore community of Delmar playing a pivotal role in the decision. Maryland's Court of Special Appeals reversed the conviction of Benjamin B. Fontaine, who had been arrested in Delmar, which straddles the Maryland--Delaware border. Delmar police have jurisdiction in both states. Fontaine was stopped in the Delaware portion of Delmar on Sept. 8, 1999, after Detective Ronald Marzac recognized him as a man whose driver's license had been suspended in Maryland, according to the court opinion.

On January 16, 2009, BARBARA GAIL WARREN; loving daughter of Wilmer C., Sr. and the late Bertha L. Warren; dear sister of Darlene Hayes and her husband Ronnie, Sharon Warren and her husband C. M., Wilmer C. Warren, Jr. and his wife Julie, Michael D. Warren and his wife Clara, Peggy A. Smith, and Carolyn I. Hardman and her husband Clayton; beloved sister-in-law of Bernice Ruth. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue, on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Ms. Warren will lie in state at the Crusaders for Christ Church, on Wednesday from 10 to 11 A.M. A funeral service will be held at 11 A.M. Entombment Parkwood Cemetery.

JAMES B. "Jim" NOCTOR, 63, of Delmar, formerly of Baltimore, died Monday, June 16, 2008, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Baltimore on September 4, 1944, a son of the late James Matthew Noctor and Rosalia Mary (Trexler) Noctor. Jim grew up in the Irish Catholic Parish of St. John the Evangelist Church, a part of the Old 10th Ward. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era. He was a skilled carpenter and worked for various companies as a kitchen designer and installer and most recently as a furniture repair technician for Johnny Janosik's in Laurel.

ANITA MARIE (nee Trevillian) PIETROWSKI, 82, passed away March 3, 2008 in Salisbury Pennisula Hospital from a massive stroke. They lived in Delmar, MD. She was the wife of Frank Pietrowski for 46 years; step-mother of Deborah Cook of Pennsylvania; step-son, Mark Pietrowski of Baltimore, MD; sister of Margaret Barling of Glen Burnie, MD.; two nieces and one nephew. Interment Private.

DELMAR -- A 23-year-old Army infantryman from the Eastern Shore - the father of two young children he last saw at Christmas - was killed Sunday by a roadside bomb that exploded near the Humvee vehicle he was riding in while on patrol with the 10th Mountain Division in Iraq. Family members described Specialist Tommy Lee Latham as an enthusiastic recruit who declared his determination to join the military after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, which deeply affected him and others in his 2002 graduating class at Wicomico High School in nearby Salisbury.

Francis Robert "Bud" Ziegelheafer, a retired steel company foreman World War II veteran, died of emphysema Monday at his home in Delmar, Del. The former Rosedale resident was 85. Mr. Ziegelheafer was born and raised in East Baltimore. He attended city public schools and went to work as an electrician at Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point plant. He joined the Navy during the war and served as an electrician aboard submarines. Then he returned to Sparrows Point and was a foreman in the electrical department until retiring in 1971.

On February 27, 2006 MARY CATHERINE ESLER (nee Whitfield); beloved wife of the late Robert J. Esler; devoted mother of Paulette Teich, John Filling and Peggy Wellein; dear sister of Barbara Kropp, Darlene Metros and the late Delmar Whitfield, Billie Whitefield and Louis Whitfield; loving grandmother of seven grandchildren. Relatives and friends may gather at Miller-Dippel Funeral Home Inc., 6415 Belair Rd., Baltimore, MD 21206 on Wednesday and Thursday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where a VFW Ladies Auxiliary Service will be held on Wednesday at 7:30 P.M. A Funeral Service will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 10 A.M. Interment Oak Lawn Cemetery.

On Thursday, May 1, 2003, ELEANORA R.(nee Jones) BOUGHTER, age 98, of Glen Arm, beloved wife of the late G. Delmar Boughter, Sr., and devoted mother of G. Delmar Boughter II and his wife Brenda. Friends may call at the family owned Peaceful Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Center, 2325 York Road, Timonium, on Sunday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where a funeral service will be held on Monday, May 5, at 10 A.M. Interment Oak Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, c/o Boumi Shriners, P.O. Box 9695, Baltimore, Md 21237.

Frederick A. Krueger, a house painter, died Dec. 1 of cancer at his sister's home in Delmar. He was 55 and had lived for about 15 years in Ocean City. Born in Baltimore, he was educated in city parochial and public schools. He moved about 20 years ago to the Eastern Shore. He worked as a house painter and plumber's assistant before becoming ill and moving to his sister's home. Mr. Krueger loved animals - and life - said his sister, Mildred Saunders of Delmar. "He would give you the shirt off his back."

JOSEPH EARL DALLAS, 77 of Delmar, DE, died Thursday, October 20, 2005 at Kent General Hospital in Dover, DE. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William Allen Dallas and Lillian Eunice Young Dallas. He was a US Army and Air Force veteran and a member of the VFW Post 160 in Glen Burnie, MD. He was a commercial refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic by trade. His favorite hobby was hunting. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Lida Patricia Dallas, a daughter, Wanda Trainor and her husband, Joe all of Delmar, a grand daughter, Shannon Fosdal and her husband, Jonathan of Burtonsville, MD and an uncle, Luther Young and his wife, Roberta of Dundalk, MD and several nieces and nephews and dear friends.

On July 5, 2005, A. JEAN (HYATT) RUHE of Stewartstown, PA, formerly of Confluence, PA and Baltimore, MD. Wife of the late Lloyd F. Ruhe; mother of Charlotte R. "Char" Wheeler-Parks of Stewartstown, PA and Frederick A. Ruhe of Ridgely, MD; step mother of Pat A. Smith of Felton, PA; sister of Paul Hyatt of Tallahassee, FL and the late Charles Hyatt, Alvin Hyatt, Donald Hyatt and Delmar Hyatt, Jr.; daughter of the late Delmar and Angie M. (Hyatt) Hyatt, Sr. Also survived by two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.