Obituaries

Herman W. Walls, veteran, Verizon retiree

9 months ago
Herman “Skip” W. Walls, 75, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at Beebe Healthcare in...

Michael F. Lynn, visionary developer, family man

9 months ago
Michael F. Lynn, of Bethesda, Md., and Ocean View, passed away unexpectedly Sunday Jan. 28, 2024...

Peter Anthony DiMario, avid sports fan

9 months ago
Peter Anthony DiMario passed away after a brief illness Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, at the University of...

Barbara Mallery Barnard, gentle spirit

9 months ago
Barbara "Bobbie” Mallery Barnard, 93, of Dewey Beach, passed away at home Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024...

Elaine Gayle Burns, retired registered nurse

9 months ago
Elaine Gayle (Pearce) Burns went peacefully to her eternal home following a prolonged illness...

Joseph Frank Gordy Jr., veteran, Gordy Insurance...

9 months ago
Joseph Frank Gordy Jr., 93, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully at home Friday, Jan. 26, 2024,...

Charles E. Marsh, Jr., lifelong horseman

9 months ago
Charlie Marsh Jr., 75, passed from this life to glory Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, following a long...

Caroline Mairs Short, Red Cross retiree, Realtor

9 months ago
Caroline Mairs Short, a lifelong Delaware resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving...

Joyce Kay Schmierer Moore, bus driver, state retiree

9 months ago
Joyce Kay Schmierer Moore passed away Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. She was born Dec. 13, 1943. Joyce...

Carl D. Michaels, veteran, lifelong trucker

9 months ago
Carl D. Michaels, aka The Greek, of Felton, passed away Monday, Dec. 29, 2024. He was born Oct. 2,...

Terry R. Flores, faithful church member

9 months ago
Terry R. Flores, 78, of Lewes, passed away Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at Delaware Hospice in Milford...

Grace Matan Platt Arbury, loved the outdoors

9 months ago
Grace Matan Platt Arbury, of Bethany Beach, and Annapolis, Md., died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, after...

Gloria V. Foreman, devoted mother

10 months ago
Gloria V. Foreman, 94, of Harbeson, passed away Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, after a long battle with...

Linda L. Book, longtime Realtor

10 months ago
Linda L. Book, 77, of Rehoboth Beach, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Born...

Kenneth R. Owens, Air Force retiree

10 months ago
Kenneth R. Owens, 86, formerly of Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach, passed away Thursday, Jan. 25,...

Everett T. Reed Jr., veteran, avid sportsman

10 months ago
Everett T. “Reedy” Reed Jr., 80, passed away suddenly Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at his home in...

Carolee Kpakiwa, family was everything

10 months ago
Carolee Kpakiwa, 85, of Dover, passed away Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at her home surrounded by her...

Karen McCorkle Consolini, lifelong cook

10 months ago
Karen McCorkle Consolini, 92, passed Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, at The Moorings at Lewes, a continued...

Gwendolyn Lemly Summey, retired registered nurse

10 months ago
Gwendolyn Lemly Summey, 87, passed away Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, following a prolonged illness. Born...

Aurelia Frederick Lagowski, ChristianaCare retiree

10 months ago
Aurelia Frederick "Rela" Lagowski, 94, of Milton, formerly of Wilmington, passed away peacefully at...

Charlene Davis Hunsberger, devoted to family, friends

10 months ago
Charlene Davis Hunsberger, known to all as "Charley," passed away Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, after an...

Richard Henry Burkhard, devoted pastor

10 months ago
Richard Henry Burkhard of Selbyville went home to be with the Lord Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. He was...

Constance H. Pettyjohn, sweet, selfless woman

10 months ago
Constance (Connie) H. Pettyjohn, 75, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully at home Friday, Jan. 19...

Daniel Clayton Bryan, man of faith, integrity

10 months ago
Daniel Clayton Bryan, 72, of Georgetown, went to be with his Lord and Savior while surrounded by...

William M. Kaplan, retired doctor

10 months ago
William M. Kaplan, MD, passed away suddenly in Rehoboth Beach Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. He was the son...

Stephanie K. Osowski, free spirit

10 months ago
Stephanie K. Osowski, 40, of Millsboro, passed away Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in North Carolina...

Frances Ann Fisher, retired registered nurse

10 months ago
Frances Ann (Mitchell) Fisher of Dagsboro passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. She was born Aug...

Carol Ann Wilson, loved car rides, shopping

10 months ago
Carol Ann (Burton) Wilson of Millsboro passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2023. She was born April 16...

Helga Sigried Brown, enjoyed gardening

10 months ago
Helga Sigried (Titscher) Brown of Selbyville passed away Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. She was born July...

Wayne R. Gooch, hardworking man

10 months ago
Wayne R. Gooch departed this life Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. He was born in Lewes July 29, 1957. A...

Elizabeth Lee Bonnett, lived a full life

10 months ago
Elizabeth Lee Bonnett, 94, of Georgetown, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. She was born Oct...

Margaret M. Clauser, Georgetown resident

10 months ago
Margaret M. Clauser, 97, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024...

Joseph M. Ryan, surfer

10 months ago
Joseph M. Ryan, 67, of Lewes, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at his home in Ozello...

Jeannette Zangerle, memorial service set

10 months ago
Jeannette Rae (Rutan) Zangerle, 86, of Rehoboth Beach, beloved wife of Charles P. Zangerle, passed...

Jeannie Marie Malice, devoted wife, mother

10 months ago
Jeannie Marie (Hodgson) Malice of Georgetown passed away peacefully at home with her family after a...

Jeanette Wagner, never knew a stranger

10 months ago
Jeanette Wagner, 84, of Harbeson, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. She was preceded...

Bertha M. Allen Turner, beautiful soul

10 months ago
Bertha M. Allen Turner departed this life Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. She was b orn in Lewes Aug. 23...

Dorothy Anna Coma, caring nurse

10 months ago
Dorothy Anna Coma, 88, of Lewes, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, after a battle with cancer at...

William Stewart Cain Jr., proud Marine veteran

10 months ago
1 st Sgt. William Stewart Cain Jr., USMC (Ret.), 74, of Millsboro, passed away Thursday, Jan. 18,...

William McShane, loved the water

10 months ago
William “Bill” McShane, 96, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in the care of...

Norris L. King, longtime electrician

10 months ago
Norris L. King, 82, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, at Harrison Senior...

James Barclay Phillips II, owned Phillips Marine...

10 months ago
James Barclay Phillips II, 63, of Lewes, passed away Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. He was born Sept. 2,...

Janet L. Warrington, retired educator

10 months ago
Janet L. Warrington, 78, of Millsboro, passed away Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Janet was born in Easton...

Irene Doris Gould, loved boating, traveling

10 months ago
Irene Doris (Mooney) Gould, 76, of Millsboro, entered into rest Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. She was born...

Francis A. Green Jr., retired police officer

10 months ago
Francis A. Green Jr., 81, of Lewes, and formerly of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly Sunday,...

Marilyn Jeffrey Strauss, loved opera, traveling

10 months ago
Marilyn Jeffrey Strauss, 92, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. She was born...

Lisa Ritell, adventurous, creative woman

10 months ago
Lisa Ritell, 68, of Milton, died peacefully Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. She spent her childhood in...

Garrett Coleman, had distinguished career

10 months ago
Garrett Coleman, born in Winchester, Mass., April 23, 1958, and raised in Arlington, Mass., passed...

Jane Anna Showell, dedicated church member

10 months ago
Jane Anna Showell, 79, quietly departed this life Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at Beebe Healthcare in...

Thomas N. Stevens Sr., enjoyed repairing cars

10 months ago
Thomas N. Stevens Sr., 78, of Millsboro, departed this life Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Thomas was...

Tony Hughes, kind, loving man

10 months ago
Tony Hughes, 68, of Millsboro, affectionately known as “Super Fly” by family and friends, passed...

William Charles Wyatt Sr., proud Marine veteran

10 months ago
William Charles Wyatt Sr., 77, of Lewes, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at Harbor Healthcare...

Charles L. Wright, jack of all trades

10 months ago
Charles L. (Sharkey) Wright of Millsboro passed away Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. He was born June 19,...

Leah W. Betts, state retiree

10 months ago
Leah W. Betts, 91, of Milton, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family...

Kathryn Ann Kleitz, compassionate nurse

10 months ago
Kathryn Ann Kleitz, 50, of McDonough, Ga., passed unexpectedly Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, peacefully...

Bruce D. Rodgers Sr., enjoyed traveling

10 months ago
Bruce D. Rodgers Sr., of Collingswood, N.J., passed away Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, with family by his...

Carolyn June Faust, caring woman

10 months ago
Our beloved Carolyn June Faust departed this life Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. She was born in Washington...

Tami L. Hooper, ladies auxiliary member

10 months ago
Tami L. Hooper, 58, of Roxana, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Wednesday,...

Ruth Madeline Erickson, enjoyed boating, traveling

10 months ago
Ruth Madeline Erickson, 97, of Lewes, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family after...

Donna Kay Dodd, loved her family

10 months ago
Donna Kay Dodd, 69, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, peacefully in her home. Donna was born...