MARCH 4, 2022
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OBITUARIES ROLAND KENT FINK JR. Berlin Roland Kent Fink Jr., age 57, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, at his home in Ocean Pines, after a long illness. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Roland K. Fink, Sr. and Carole (Thompson) Fink. He is survived by his wife, Iris Fink; Roland Fink Jr. and daughters, Crystal Kuluski of Delmar, Jacqueline Fink of Salisbury, and step-daughter, Courtney Phillips of Millsboro, Delaware. There are three grandchildren, Layla Webster and Anthony and Marissa Kulski. Mr. Fink was owner/operator along with his wife Iris, of Atlantic Plumbing Company. He attended St. John Neumann Catholic Church. In his spare time, he had earned his pilot’s license, and enjoyed flying his airplane. He also loved being out on the water. The family would like to thank Rev. John Lunness for his kind and compassionate sensitivity during this most difficult time. A mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, March 7, 2022, at 11 a.m. at St. John Neumann Catholic
Church. Rev. John Lunness will officiate. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park near Berlin. A donation in his memory may be sent to: Worcester County Humane Society, P.O. Box 48, Berlin, Maryland 21811; or St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. CAROL MARIE HOLDER Ocean City Carol Marie Holder, age 79, passed away peacefully at her home in Ocean City on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Born in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Gordon Olson and Agatha (Jones) Mason. She is survived by her children: daughCarol Holder ter, Julie Marie Allen of Mount Airy, Maryland; son, Adam Holder (Angela) of Berlin; and six grandchildren, Abby, Griffin, Madilyn, Tyler, Chase and Russell. Also surviving is her beloved companion, Jeff Smith of Kensington, Maryland; and her former husband
and dear friend, Bud Holder (Lisi) of Ocean City. Carol was a graduate of Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Maryland, and had worked as a secretary with the federal government. She was an avid animal lover and strong supporter of the ASPCA and St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, along with many other charities. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at 11 a.m., at the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 3801 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, Maryland 20906 on March 26, at 10:30 a.m. A donation may be made in her memory to: The ASPCA, https://www.aspca.org/ways-togive; or St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com. FRANCIS VETARE Hopewell Jct. Francis “Frank” Vetare passed away Feb. 15, 2022. Francis (Frank) Vetare was born and raised in Putnam County, New York, by his parents, Frank and Caroline (Coviello) Vetare. He is survived by his wife of 66
years, Joan (Cropper); sons, Mark and his wife, Sarisa of Thailand, and Matthew, and his daughter, Juliette of Hopewell Junction, New York; and Michael and his wife, Lissette, of Hopewell Junction, New York. Frank is also survived by three granddaughters, all of whom live in Southern California, Courtney, Caitlin and Chloe, daughters of Caroline Francesca, Francis Vetare Frank and Joan deceased daughter. Frank was the middle son of his Italian immigrant family and was reminded that education was the key to success. Mr. Vetare attended or graduated from several learning institutes: Brewster High School; Merchant Marine Academy; U.S. Naval School of Aerial Photography; Rochester Institute of Technology (B.S. Degree); Syracuse University; University of Rochester; and American University. During his third Kodak assignment, Frank became an important name as a pioneer in changing the Typographic Hot Metal Method to Phototypesetting. He was the Kodak link working with I.B.M., RCA, Harris Intertype, National Geographic and Continued on Page 48
Lashio, the western terminus of the Burma Road, and 120 miles northeast of Mandalay, was captured on April 29. It currently has a population of 130,000. After a devastating bombing attack, Mandalay, 445 miles north of Rangoon, was captured on May 1. Today, it has a population in excess of 1,700,000. On May 10, the Thai Phayap Army invaded Eastern Burma, north of Thailand and incorporated the area east of the Salwean River into Thailand. The Phayap Army was commanded by Lt. Gen. Charun Rattanakun Seriroengrit. Gen. Seriroengrit’s Phayap Army consisted of three Infantry Divisions – Second, Third and Fourth – and a cal-
vary division, commanded by Maj. Gen. Luang Phairirayordejd, Maj. Gen. Phin Choonhaban, Col. Luang Haansongkhram and Lt. Col. Thwuan Wichaikhatkha. Thailand had a claim on this area dating back several centuries. Next week: “Dugout Doug” Abandons His Soldiers Mr. Wimbrow writes from Ocean City, Maryland, where he practices law representing those persons accused of criminal and traffic offenses, and those persons who have suffered a personal injury through no fault of their own. He can be contacted at: wimbrowlaw@gmail.com.
WORLD WAR II Continued from Page 46 In addition to 900 trucks and jeeps and 1,000 machine guns, 972 unassembled trucks and 5,000 tires were destroyed. The next day, the Japanese counterattacked, and nearly destroyed the British force. The Japanese entered the now-deserted city on March 10. The loss of Rangoon was a major blow for the Allies, for it was the linchpin for Burma. It was the source of much of the supplies earmarked for China, and was, in addition, a communications and industrial center. And, of course, by bordering India, the loss of Burma threatened that country.
Gen. William Slim arrived to take command of the Allied forces, which consisted of the battered 17th Indian Division, the inexperienced 1st Burma Division, 7th Armoured Brigade and the Fifth and Sixth Chinese Armies commanded by “Vinegar” Joe Stilwell, totaling 165,000 soldiers, of which 95,000 were Chinese. The 700-year-old city of Taungoo, located 137 miles from Rangoon was captured on March 30. Currently, it has a population in excess of 100,000. Prome, on the bank of the Irrawaddy River, 160 miles northwest of Rangoon, was captured on April 2. The 2300-year-old city has a population of 135,000.
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