Wayne L Platzke

Wayne L. Platzke, of Felton, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, at Easton Memorial Hospital. He was 68. Mr. Platzke served in the United States Marine Corp. He retired after 20 years, as a United States Marshal. Mr. Platzke was a member of the American Legion of Denton, and the U.S. Marshal Historical Society. He was preceded in death by parents, Paul F. and Emma Mae Brady Platzke Sr. Survivors include loving wife of 26 years, Karen J. Platzke of Felton; sons, Mason Frederick Platzke of Preston, Md., and Dwayne Joseph Platzke of Laurel, Del.; daughter, Brittany Jean Platzke of Felton; brothers, Paul F. Platzke Jr., Herbert Leroy Platzke, and Joseph Brady Platzke of Skipwith, Va.; sister, Sondra May Jones of McGaheysville, Va.; and five grandchildren. Interment will be Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery, Hurlock, Md. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the National Kidney Foundation, please visit www.kidney.org/support/ to give a donation. Arrangements are by the Melvin Funeral Home.