Obituaries

Bernard Edward Spangler Jr., retired police officer

1 year ago
Bernard “Bernie” Edward Spangler Jr., 75, of Long Neck, formerly of Abingdon, Md., passed away...

Gloria Laverne Taylor, faithful church member

1 year ago
Gloria “Glo” Laverne (Norwood) Taylor, 76, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. She was born July...

Joan F. Santelli, retired teacher

1 year ago
Joan F. Santelli, 93, of Dover, passed away Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Delaware Hospice Center in...

Agnes Yvonne Allen, Beebe retiree

1 year ago
Agnes Yvonne (Baebae) Allen passed away Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, after a short illness. She was born...

Richard George Sharp, veteran, owned Sharpie’s Service

1 year ago
Richard “Sharpie” George Sharp, 86, of Lewes, passed away Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, at his residence...

William L. Bird Jr., veteran, lifelong trucker

1 year ago
William “Bill” L. Bird Jr., 95, of Millsboro, and formerly of Wilmington, passed away Thursday, Nov...

Lyle G. Hicks, proud veteran

1 year ago
Lyle G. Hicks, 86, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away at home Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, after a long battle...

William E. Martin, Rehoboth original

1 year ago
William “Bill” E. Martin, 73, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at...

Patricia P. Brown, Vlasic retiree

1 year ago
Patricia P. Brown, 88, of Milton, passed away peacefully Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in the care of...

Raymond Walter Shaffer, veteran, man of faith

1 year ago
Raymond Walter Shaffer, 93, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away at home Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. He was...

Thomas Charles Williams, loved coastal living

1 year ago
Thomas Charles Williams, 62, of Long Neck, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. He was born March...

Helen L. Wilson, loved family, friends

1 year ago
Helen L. Wilson, 91, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully to be with the Lord Monday, Nov. 6, 2023...

Trula Virginia Jordan, longtime daycare provider

1 year ago
Trula Virginia (DeWeese) Jordan, 85, originally from Barnardsville, N.C., passed away in the early...

Robert G. Limouze III, proud veteran

1 year ago
Robert “Bob” G. Limouze III, 77, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. He was born...

Diane S. Bolin, woman of faith

1 year ago
Diane S. Bolin, 80, of Milton, passed away Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes. She...

John N. Fisher, retired teacher, coach

1 year ago
John “Jack” N. Fisher, 82, of Lewes, sadly left us Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Jack, also known as...

Juanita McDaniel, dedicated community volunteer

1 year ago
Juanita “Faye” (Ison) McDaniel, 80, of Lewes, passed away Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at her home. She...

Gerald Lee Carter Sr., proud Sussex Countian

1 year ago
Gerald Lee Carter Sr., affectionately known as “Jerry,” 68, of Milton, passed away Friday, Nov. 3,...

Harlan Thomas Goodnight, had fulfilling life

1 year ago
Harlan Thomas Goodnight, 77, of Lewes, passed away Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. He was born Aug. 30, 1946...

Ann Louise King, loved church, helping others

1 year ago
Ann Louise King, 75, of Millsboro, formerly of New Castle County, peacefully went home to be with...

Patricia C. Droney, longtime teacher’s aide

1 year ago
Patricia C. Droney, 81, of Millville, passed away in the comfort of her home surrounded by her...

Elsie Turnbull Young, retired teacher, devout Christian

1 year ago
Elsie Turnbull Young, 90, of Ocean View, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Elsie was born in McIntyre,...

Ervin Robert McConaghy, cared for others

1 year ago
Ervin Robert McConaghy (Bob) of Long Neck passed away at home Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. His earthly...

Frances Jane Sample, devoted housewife, homemaker

1 year ago
Frances Jane Sample was called home to be with the Lord Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Frances Purnell,...

Anna Marie Jones, enjoyed painting

1 year ago
Anna Marie Jones, 97, of Front Royal, Va., beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother...

Earl Richard Powell, veteran, DuPont retiree

1 year ago
Earl Richard Powell, 80, of Georgetown, passed away Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, surrounded by his family...

Richard A. McGee, Newark resident

1 year ago
Richard A. McGee, 85, of Newark, passed away peacefully in hospice care at the Wilmington Campus of...

Richard Hart, loved by many

1 year ago
Richard “Layton” Hart of Greenwood passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. He was born in...

Patricia Hogenmiller Vernon, Cape Gazette co-founder...

1 year ago
Longtime Cape Gazette editor and all-around great gal Patricia “Trish” Hogenmiller Vernon, 71,...

Margaret J. Long, loved family, friends

1 year ago
Margaret J. Long, 77, of Dagsboro, passed away Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes...

Margaret Ellen West Scott, active church member

1 year ago
Margaret Ellen West Scott, 83, of Millsboro, passed away Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in the care of...

Anthony D. Donofrio, loved fishing, cars

1 year ago
Anthony D. (Tony) Donofrio, 88, formerly of Lewes, departed this earth Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Tony...

Anthony Vincent Nero Jr., scientist, philanthropist

1 year ago
Dr. Anthony (Tony) Vincent Nero Jr., 81, passed away Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, a resident of Rehoboth...

Pamela S. Chanoux, enjoyed waitressing, reading

1 year ago
Pamela S. (Anderson) Chanoux, 43, of Milton, passed away Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, at Accent Care...

Richard Wayne Rogers Sr., veteran, loved the water

1 year ago
Richard Wayne Rogers Sr., 76, of Long Neck, stepped into the presence of his Savior Saturday, Oct...

Charlene Lynch, retired legal secretary

1 year ago
Charlene Lynch, 75, of Georgetown, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, after a long battle with...

Shirley A. Hitchens, ladies auxiliary member

1 year ago
Shirley A. Hitchens, 87, of Georgetown, departed this life Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, at her home...

Patricia Ann Grygo, loved by many

1 year ago
Patricia Ann Grygo, 58, of Camden, passed away in her sleep Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Trish was...

Rosemary Dawicki, dedicated volunteer

1 year ago
If you are reading this, my time on earth has come to an end. I hope I have returned home to our...

Bernard P. Harvilla, government retiree

1 year ago
Bernard P. “Bernie” Harvilla, 75, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at home in Lewes. He was...

Harriet E. Sechler-Chassereau, Beebe volunteer

1 year ago
Harriet E. (Daggett) Sechler-Chassereau, 97, of Jersey Shore, Pa., and formerly of Millsboro,...

Eleanor Judith McColgan, loving, generous heart

1 year ago
Eleanor Judith McColgan, 80, passed away in the comfort of her home Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023,...

Margaret A. Zangle, longtime waitress

1 year ago
Margaret “Marge” A. Zangle, 79, of Lewes, formerly of Florida and Middletown, N.J., passed away...

Elizabeth Earle Rawls, golf icon, champion

1 year ago
Elizabeth Earle “Betsy” Rawls passed away Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. Betsy was a kind, humble and...

Janet Julia Jefferson Argo, longtime bus driver

1 year ago
Janet Julia Jefferson Argo, 84, of Georgetown, passed away quietly Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Janet was...

Oliver Lee Hitchens, former Selbyville mayor

1 year ago
Oliver Lee Hitchens, 91, of Selbyville, passed away Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, at Atlantic Shores...

M. Leonard Leshem, avid sports enthusiast

1 year ago
M. Leonard "Len" Leshem, 86, of Lewes, passed away Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at Beebe Healthcare in...

Gary A. Noble, proud veteran, nurse

1 year ago
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Gary A. Noble, 69, of Townsend, passed away Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Gary’s death was...

Mary Black, loved coastal living

1 year ago
Mary Black, 73, passed away peacefully Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Mary was married to her best...

Douglas Wayne Barber, mechanic, Elks member

1 year ago
Douglas (Doug) Wayne Barber, 82, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, with his...

Sylvia Mae Fleshman, Beebe Healthcare retiree

1 year ago
Mrs. Sylvia Mae Fleshman, 86, of Millsboro, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. She was born in...

Philip Marvin Humphrey, Navy veteran, printer

1 year ago
Philip "Phil” Marvin Humphrey, 89, of Lewes, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, at Cadia...

Thomas Oran Morley Sr., veteran, loved drag racing

1 year ago
Thomas "Tom" Oran Morley Sr. of Milton passed peacefully at home with the phenomenal guidance and...

Jimmie Dempsey, proud veteran

1 year ago
James “Jimmie” Dempsey, 94, of Lewes, formerly of Dover, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 18...

Charles Louis Justice Sr., successful restaurant owner

1 year ago
Charles Louis Justice Sr., 88, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. He was born...

Ronnie Dale Mitchem, master plumber

1 year ago
Ronnie Dale Mitchem passed away Monday, Oct. 16 , 2023. He was 56 years young. He was born in...

Joanne C. Langenfelder, put others first

1 year ago
Joanne C. Langenfelder, 79, of Frankford, formerly of Carroll County, Md., passed away Monday, Oct...

Kevin P. Sweeney, expert house painter

1 year ago
Kevin P. Sweeney, 60, passed away Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. Kevin was...

Verlee A. Kovalick, Rehoboth Beach resident

1 year ago
Verlee A. Kovalick, 76, of Rehoboth Beach, and formerly of Clearfield, Pa., passed away peacefully...

Evelyn Marie O’Neal, enjoyed family time

1 year ago
Evelyn Marie O’Neal, 64, affectionately known as Evey, of Millsboro, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 11...