Carl D. Michaels, veteran, lifelong trucker

Carl D. Michaels, aka The Greek, of Felton, passed away Monday, Dec. 29, 2024. He was born Oct. 2, 1939, in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of the late Euripides and Marie (Warner) Michaels.

He proudly served in the United States Army from 1958-62 and then went on to become a truck driver for Teamsters Local 559. He worked long and hard, and trucking was his way of life. His pride and joy next to his boys was the school bus that he worked on with his best friend and turned into the Big Blue Bus Camper.  He loved his racing and camping at the racetrack with his sons, friends and family. After his retirement, he loved to travel and visit with people. He was always looking for the next adventure. He was the person who would do anything for anybody and would put everybody before himself. He enjoyed building stuff with his hands and teaching people how to build things. He was always on the move and hardly stopped, but when he did slow down, he loved spending time with family, fishing, and looking for toys to buy that was always his last toy. He was an incredible man who will be missed by many.

He was preceded in death by his parents. Carl is survived by his three sons, Scott Michaels (Kim), Jeffrey Michaels (Karen) and Brian Michaels (Joan); five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and his sister, Wanda Rollison.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 2, at Watson Funeral Home, Millsboro, with a visitation from noon to 1 p.m. Interment will be held at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Millsboro, immediately following the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice or Delaware Veterans Hospital.

Visit Carl’s Life Memorial at watsonfh.com.