Barbara Diane Mazzella Obituary

Barbara Diane Mazzella, 60, of Salisbury, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2017 at Coastal Hospice At The Lake in Salisbury, MD. Born at Martins Ferry, Ohio, she was the daughter of Gary Eugene Householder and Sheila Elaine Clarke Householder of Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Barbara worked in retail marketing for 20 years with Sears Roebuck & Company and GNC, retiring in 2016. Some of her favorite hobbies were discovering bazaar fishing spots with her husband, hummingbird and blue bird watching from her sun porch, and watching Ohio State sports.

Barbara is survived by her loving husband of 20 years, Matthew Joseph Mazzella; a sister, Penny (Calvin) Carver of Louisa, VA; a brother, Rick that predeceased her in 2005; a sister in law, Jeanne Sinkovic; a brother-in- law, Richard (Barbara) Mazzella of Huntingtown, MD; a sister-in-law, Natalie (Kenny) Boehm of Edgewater, MD; and several nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 11:00 am at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Salisbury. There will be a visitation on Monday evening from 7:00 – 8:00 pm at the Holloway Funeral Home. Interment for Barbara will be at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home, PA, 501 Snow Hill Road, Salisbury, MD 21804. Please visit www.hollowayfh.com to express condolences to the family.

Amanda Twilley Obituary

Amanda Meredith Twilley, the beloved daughter of Brenda and Russ Twilley, passed away peacefully on her 30th birthday, June 11, 2017. She was surrounded in love by her family and friends following a courageous fight with brain cancer.

Despite her 9 year long fight with cancer, her ambition and love for life never stopped. Amanda was the most determined and courageous person you would ever meet. She continued going to college and earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Salisbury University in 2014. Along with earning her degree she was a valuable employee with Ameriprise Financial. She loved learning about stocks and helping people plan for their future.

Amanda had such a love for life and all it had to offer, including family trips to St. Maarten, her four rescued cats, memorable nights, trips and adventures with her friends, and all of her treasured family. Anyone that knows Amanda will remember her by her positive attitude, courage, compassion, witty humor and sassy personality.

Amanda peacefully joined her brother, Justin; cousin, Ryan Twilley; maternal grandparents, Albert and Ruth Ruark and paternal grandparents, Floyd and Ruth Twilley.

In addition to her loving parents, she is survived by her sister and husband, Mallory & Lance Jones; niece, Hayley; nephew, Cole; Aunt and Uncle, Phyllis & Victor Twilley; cousin, Megan Baker and her husband, Gus and their daughter, Hallie.

A celebration of life for Amanda will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2017 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at her family home (31873 York Dr., Salisbury, MD 21804). Her family would like for her loved ones to come and go as they wish on Saturday to remember Amanda in bright casual attire. Amanda would want everyone to remember her by living every day with her mantra “Carpe Diem”.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her memory may be made to Coastal Hospice, PO Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802 or Town Cats, PO Box 1405, Ocean Pines, MD 21811

Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home, P.A., 501 Snow Hill Rd., Salisbury, MD 21804. Please visit www.hollowayfh.com to express condolences to her family.

Augusta W. Ness Obituary

Augusta W. Ness, 93, died peacefully at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury on June 13, 2017. She was born in Baltimore, MD, and was the daughter of the late August F. and Margaret Witt of Wilmington, DE.

She graduated from Conrad High School in Wilmington and had a long career as an executive secretary. She had an avid interest in aviation and worked for the General Manager of Trans World Airlines (TWA). She eventually retired after many years with the DuPont Company where she was employed in the International Division assisting overseas executives.

She and her late husband Donald O. Ness eventually retired to Salisbury and were members of St. Frances de Sales Catholic Church.

She is survived by two daughters, Donna M Horsey (Robert) of Laurel, DE and Gusta N. Kramme (Bruce) of Tucson, AZ; and one son, Donald A Ness (Deborah) of Richmond, VA. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Christopher, Brett, Meredith and Micah as well as eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband Donald and one sister, Margaret Clatch.

Family and friends will gather for a visitation at Holloway Funeral Home, PA on Monday, June 19, 2017 from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church in Salisbury on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 9:00 AM. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery in Wilmington, DE, at 2:00 PM.

Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home, PA, 501 Snow Hill Road, Salisbury, MD 21804. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church or Coastal Hospice at the Lake. Please visit www.hollowayfh.com to send condolences.

Former Chairman of Joint Chiefs, General John Shalikashvili, Dies

Retired Army Gen. John Shalikashvili, an immigrant who rose to the top job in the Pentagon where he advised President Bill Clinton over military involvement around the world, has died at age 75, the Army said in a statement.

Shalikashvili, the first foreign-born chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died Saturday morning at Madigan Army Medical Center in Washington state following complications from a stroke suffered on August 2004 that paralyzed his left side.

The country has lost a “genuine soldier-statesman,” President Barack Obama said. His “extraordinary life represented the promise of America and the limitless possibilities that are open to those who choose to serve it.”

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Former First Lady Betty Ford Dies at 93

Former first lady Betty Ford has died at age 93, the director of the Ford Museum and Library says.

Ford died Friday at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California.

Betty Ford was the wife of former president Gerald Ford. She married Mr. Ford two weeks before he was elected to his first term in Congress. Gerald Ford died in December 2006, after undergoing surgery for an undisclosed ailment in April 2007.

Betty Ford served as First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977. During her time in the White House, Ford was an outspoken advocate of women's rights -- encouraging the appointment of more women to senior government posts, supporting the U.N. International Women's Year in 1975, and supporting passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.

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Phillips Seafood Founder, Brice Phillips, Dies at 90

Brice R. Phillips, the patriarch of a Maryland seafood empire that began 55 years ago with a simple crab shack in, died Friday at his home in the seaside resort town.

Mr. Phillips, who was 90, had been in declining health. The cause of death has not yet been determined.

The family business noe includes 19 Phillips restaurants, along with a line of retail products sold under the Phillips Seafood name and seafood products for the food service industry.

Mr. Phillips, who co-founded the restaurant business with his wife of 68 years, Shirley, remained closely associated with the company even after handing day-to-day responsibilities to a son, Stephen B. Phillips of Annapolis, in the mid-1990s.

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Richard Harding Poff, R.I.P.

Former congressman — and later former state Supreme Court justice — Richard Poff has passed away.

Poff was a Republican from Radford, first elected in the 1952 Eisenhower landslide. He represented the 6th District (now held by Bob Goodlatte) until his retirement in the early 1970s.

He went on to serve on the Virginia Supreme Court. The federal building in downtown Roanoke is named after him.

Here’s more on Poff and his career:

Poff’s political career kept him in the U.S. House of Representatives for 20 years. It began in 1952 when the Radford lawyer astonished Virginian politicians by winning the 6th District seat in Congress when he was in his late 20s.

The seat had been held by Democrats since Reconstruction but Poff’s victory began nearly 60 years of Republican dominance in the district interrupted only by Democrat Jim Olin’s decade in Congress from 1983 to 1993. He was one of three Republican congressmen that previously all-Democratic Virginia elected that year; their election inaugurated the Republicans’ slow but steady rise to power in the state.

Poff would later freely admit that he had some help from Dwight Eisenhower, who swpt through Virginia in his first run for the presidency in 1952.

“I rode in on Ike’s coattails,” he once said. “Without Dwight D. Eisenhower, there would have been no Dick Poff.”

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Saxaphonist Clarence Clemons Dies at Age 69

Clarence Clemons, the larger-than-life saxophone player for the E Street Band who was one of the key influences in Bruce Springsteen's life and music through four decades, has died. He was 69.

Clemons was hospitalized about a week ago after suffering a stroke at his home in Singer Island, Fla. He died of complications from the stroke, spokeswoman Marilyn Laverty said Saturday.

Known as the Big Man for his imposing 6-foot-5-inch, 270-plus pound frame, Clemons and his ever-present saxophone spent much of his life with The Boss, and his booming saxophone solos became a signature sound for the E Street Band on many key songs, including "Jungleland," a triumphant solo he spent 16 hours perfecting, and "Born To Run."

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Former Texas Governor William P. Clements – R.I.P.

Former Gov. Bill Clements, who in 1979 became the first Republican elected governor in Texas since Reconstruction and whose belief that state government should operate like a big business helped change the face of Texas politics, has died. He was 94.

Clements, who served two terms as governor despite losing his first re-election bid, died Sunday after what his family said was a brief stay at a Dallas-area hospital. The family said Clements had been ill for several months and grieving the death of his son, who was shot and killed by a neighbor last year.

"It is somewhat fitting that he died Memorial Day Weekend since he so appreciated the opportunities he had to serve his state and country," the family said in a statement.

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Maryland Medal of Honor Recipient Passes Away

On Christmas Day during the Battle of the Bulge, Paul J. Wiedorfer charged 150 yards across a snow- and ice-covered field under intense enemy fire, single-handedly knocked out two German machine gun nests and took 24 prisoners. His spectacular feat earned him the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor.

"Suddenly something popped into my mind. Something had to be done, and someone had to do it. And I just did it. I can't tell you why," Mr. Wiedorfer recalled in a 2008 interview with The Baltimore Sun.

Mr. Wiedorfer died Wednesday of heart failure at Loch Raven Community Living and Rehabilitation Center. The former longtime Parkville resident was 90.

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