Obituaries

Michael Logan Cunningham, devout Catholic

4 months ago
Michael Logan Cunningham, 84, passed peacefully at home in Millsboro Wednesday, March 11, 2026. He...

Carlton Lee Tull Jr., former Delaware resident

4 months ago
Carlton L. “Lee” Tull, Jr., 74, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Melbourne, Fla. Born in...

Suzanne Miller Sams, devoted church member, quilter

4 months ago
Suzanne Miller Sams, 87, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Tega Cay, S.C. Born...

Sarah Elizabeth Sunderland, kind, generous soul

4 months ago
On May 12, 1934, in Selbyville, a beautiful little girl with blonde hair and eyes as blue as the...

Coy Edward Wyatt, Navy veteran

4 months ago
Coy Edward Wyatt passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, son of the late Coy and May...

Stacey Kay Knox, loved her family, dogs

4 months ago
Stacey Kay Knox, 44, of Lewes, passed away suddenly Friday, March 6, 2026, at Bayhealth Sussex...

Ralph Franklin Williams III, Beebe retiree

4 months ago
Ralph Franklin Williams III passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Heaven has gained another saint...

Ilse Payne, proud of German heritage

4 months ago
Ilse Payne (née Porombka), 92, closed her eyes forever Thursday, March 5, 2026. She remains in the...

Philip L. Sheridan, longtime DC resident

4 months ago
Philip L. Sheridan, 81, a longtime resident of Washington, D.C., passed away Tuesday, March 10,...

Wafaa Ahmed Goldfield, interior architectural...

4 months ago
Wafaa Ahmed Goldfield, 70, of Milford, was born Jan. 31, 1955, in Beirut, Lebanon. Her journey on...

Loretta Schlitter, lifelong Miltonian

4 months ago
Loretta Schlitter, 93, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away Tuesday, March 10,...

Patricia Dickerson, retired banker

4 months ago
Patricia “Gale” Dickerson, 78, of Milton, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at Delaware...

Betty Lou Clark Edwards, loving mother, sister

4 months ago
Betty Lou Clark Edwards died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. She was born May 11, 1948, in Lewes, to Norma...

Kisan Y. Karapurkar, dedicated doctor

4 months ago
Dr. Kisan Y. Karapurkar, 84, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, with his...

Michael Dennis O'Neill Sr., had adventurous spirit

4 months ago
Michael Dennis O'Neill Sr., 63, of Millsboro, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2026. Michael was a...

Marie Warrington Rogers, devoted teacher

4 months ago
At an early age, Marie Warrington Rogers learned that when books are opened, you discover you have...

Michael John DeSantis Jr., passionate about music,...

4 months ago
Michael John “Jay” DeSantis Jr., 68, passed away peacefully at his home in Rehoboth Beach Thursday...

William E. Hyatt, devoted father, grandfather,...

4 months ago
William Edward “Bill” Hyatt, 76, of Lewes, passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday, Feb. 18,...

Donna Elaine Fischer, lifelong educator

4 months ago
Donna Elaine Fischer of Lewes passed away peacefully Monday, March 2, 2026, surrounded by her...

Vernon Thomas Smith, General Foods retiree

4 months ago
Vernon Thomas Smith, 86, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2026, at his home in Powell, Wyo. Vernon...

Charles Lawson Browne III, beloved husband

4 months ago
Charles Lawson Browne III passed away peacefully in Baltimore, Md., Tuesday, March 3, 2026,...

Calvin F. Jordan, proud veteran

4 months ago
Calvin Francis Jordan passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Prince Georges County, Md. He was born...

Mark Alan Winstead, retired state trooper

4 months ago
Mark Alan Winstead, 68, of Lewes died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. He was loved more than he could...

Gary Earl Showers, veteran, teacher

4 months ago
Gary Earl Showers, 84, of Lewes, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at The Moorings in Lewes. He was...

Teresa Jane Shockley, touched many lives

4 months ago
Teresa Jane Shockley (born Teresa Jane Hall), 63, of Frankford, passed away peacefully Saturday,...

John Stephen Sarik, devoted educator, volunteer

4 months ago
John Stephen Sarik of Lewes passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. He was born June 22,...

June E. Donovan, state retiree, fostered children

4 months ago
June E. Donovan, 73, of Georgetown peacefully passed away at home Monday, March 2, 2026. June was...

Warren Nelson Williams, family patriarch

4 months ago
Warren Nelson Williams, 76, of Milton, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. Born Dec...

Destani Marchelle Gibbs, beautiful soul

4 months ago
With hearts that are both broken and grateful, we celebrate the beautiful life of Destani Marchelle...

Suzanne Talbot, friend to all

4 months ago
With broken hearts and grateful memories, we celebrate the extraordinary life of Suzanne Talbot,...

Betty V. Bradley, beloved mother, grandmother

4 months ago
Betty V. Bradley, known as Ginny to her family and friends, was born March 21, 1932, to Albert and...

Joseph Francis Seay, retired accountant

4 months ago
Joseph Francis Seay, 82, of Lewes, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Thursday, Feb. 26,...

Anna Anhalt Alosi, loving homemaker

4 months ago
Anna M. Anhalt Alosi, 97, of Lewes, passed away Feb. 27, 2026, at Beebe Healthcare, Lewes. She was...

Elaine Gamble Cowan, beloved mother, grandmother

4 months ago
Elaine Gamble Cowan, 86, died peacefully Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, after a long illness at...

Joyce Malinda Macklin, loved her family

4 months ago
Joyce Malinda Macklin, 85, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully in her home Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026...

Jean A. Hawley, loved her family

5 months ago
Jean A. Hawley passed away Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at TidalHealth in Salisbury, Md. Born March 17...

Louis Henry Jones, veteran, devout Christian

5 months ago
Louis Henry Jones, 90, of Lewes, passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, at his residence with his...

Alice Ann Hill, Hollywood socialite governess

5 months ago
Alice Ann Hill of Lewes died peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Known as “Nanny Ali” from her...

H. Edwin Riggin Sr., owned Ed’s Chicken & Crabs

5 months ago
H. Edwin "Ed" Riggin Sr., 92, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. Ed leaves his...

Louise Elizabeth Workman, led extraordinary life

5 months ago
Louise Elizabeth Workman graced our world with her presence Sept. 7, 1916, in Salisbury, Md. Raised...

James Robert DiGuglielmo, devoted family man

5 months ago
James “Jimmy” Robert DiGuglielmo, born Feb. 16, 1959, was a family man – a family man who didn’t...

Glenn Clinton Moore Jr., beloved father, grandfather

5 months ago
Glenn Clinton Moore Jr., 74, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. He was born...

Elizabeth Conroy Hurdle, devoted educator

5 months ago
Elizabeth Conroy Hurdle, 91, of Harbeson, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026,...

Patricia Monaghan, hospice volunteer

5 months ago
Patricia Monaghan, 88, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. Patricia was born and raised in...

James Patrick Gillespie, devoted to faith, family

5 months ago
James Patrick Gillespie, 87, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. Born Jan. 7,...

Francis Montgomery, veteran, DuPont retiree

5 months ago
Francis “Pat” Montgomery, 77, passed away peacefully at home with family Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026...

Christopher Charles Valenti, owned JB Landscaping

5 months ago
Christopher Charles Valenti went to be with the Lord Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. Born June 21, 1952,...

Lorraine Elizabeth Ruth, Beebe retiree

5 months ago
Lorraine Elizabeth Ruth, 72, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at her residence in...

Richard Joseph Turner, proud veteran

5 months ago
Richard Joseph Turner, 88, of Smyrna, passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Milford. Born May 5,...

George Howard Bunting Jr., former state senator

5 months ago
Former Delaware State Representative and State Senator George Howard Bunting Jr., 81, passed away...

Sami Philip Maloof, had a zest for life

5 months ago
Sami Philip Maloof, 82 years young, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, leaving behind a...

Scott A. Green, one of a kind

5 months ago
It is with great shock and sadness that his family announces the passing of Scott A. Green, 69, of...

Gerhard Joseph Poppel, adventurer at heart

5 months ago
Gerhard Joseph Poppel, born in Germany and a lifelong citizen of the world, passed away Tuesday,...

Lynn Dexter, woman of faith

5 months ago
Lynn Dexter, born Lynn Shuman July 28, 1947, peacefully departed this life Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026,...

Elizabeth Sheats, state retiree

5 months ago
Elizabeth “Betty” Sheats, 94, better known as Betty Boop, of Lewes, formerly of Middletown, passed...

Edward A. Ponzini, TWA retiree, pilot

5 months ago
Edward A. Ponzini, 85, of Lewes, formerly of Glen Head, N.Y., passed away early Wednesday morning,...

Cynthia M. Clendaniel, Cape District retiree

5 months ago
Cynthia M. “Cyndi” Clendaniel passed away Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Bayhealth Medical Center, with...

Allen Chorman, Sussex County aviator

5 months ago
Allen Chorman, 80, passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, at Beebe Healthcare after a courageous fight...

William A. Frerks, Coca-Cola retiree

5 months ago
William A. Frerks, 84, passed away at his home in Milton Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, with family by his...

Susan Kaye Voorhees, kind, generous woman

5 months ago
Susan “Suzi” Kaye Voorhees, 73, of Rehoboth, formerly of Wilmington, and Marlton, N.J., passed away...