Obituaries

William F. Horn, successful architect

5 months ago
William F. “Fred” Horn, 71, of Lewes, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family...

Timothy Patrick Murphy, Boeing retiree

5 months ago
Timothy Patrick Murphy, 87, of Georgetown, formerly of Aston, Pa., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 4,...

Sandra L. Purdy, beloved wife, mother

5 months ago
Sandra L. Purdy, 69, of Lewes, passed away suddenly Friday Feb. 6, 2026, at Beebe Healthcare in...

Frank E. Manning Jr., lived a full life

5 months ago
Frank E. Manning Jr., 81, of Lewes, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Born and raised...

Jeffrey D. Penn, man of deep faith

5 months ago
Jeffrey D. Penn, 85, of Millsboro, left this earth Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, to be with the Lord...

Linda Lou Wilson, devoted wife, mother, grandmother

5 months ago
Linda Lou (Mitchell) Wilson, 74, passed away Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Born July 14, 1951, in...

Kelly John Racz, Kelly’s Outdoors owner

5 months ago
Kelly John Racz of Lewes passed away at his home Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Kelly, who was born in...

Tom Barry, touched many lives

5 months ago
Tom Barry, 75, passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. Born Nov. 24, 1950, he grew up in Ridgewood, N.J...

Esther D. Reynolds, beloved mother, grandmother

5 months ago
Esther Donovan Reynolds, 90, of Milton, our beautiful and loving mother, grandmother and great-...

Eloise Mae Alden Phillips, a life well lived

5 months ago
Eloise Mae Alden Phillips passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in the embrace of her loving family...

Frederick Stewart Roland, retired Army colonel

5 months ago
Frederick Stewart Roland, 87, of Georgetown, passed away Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at TidalHealth...

Therese Johnson Matan, larger than life

5 months ago
Therese Johnson Matan, 85, of Chevy Chase, Md., and Rehoboth Beach, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 3,...

Lisa Lynn Simmons, loved people, nature

5 months ago
Lisa Lynn Simmons of Bellows Falls, Vt., died peacefully at home Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in the...

Sarah Cameron Marshall, accomplished interior designer

5 months ago
Sarah Cameron “Cammie” Marshall, 77, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2026, at Fleet Landing...

Janet M. Scott, devoted teacher, community volunteer

5 months ago
Janet M. Scott, 92, passed away Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, after a brief illness. Born Oct. 17, 1933, in...

Earl Vernon Yoder, proud veteran, carpenter

5 months ago
Earl Vernon Yoder, 77, of Harrington, passed away Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. Born in Greenwood, Earl...

Melda A. Bengston, devoted to family, faith

5 months ago
Melda A. Bengston, 94, of Millsboro, passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, surrounded by her...

Thomas Louis DeEmedio, loved his family

5 months ago
Thomas “Tom” Louis DeEmedio, 76, passed away peacefully at his home Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, with...

Joseph T. Moore, owned Williams Insurance Agency

5 months ago
Joseph T. Moore of Rehoboth passed away peacefully in the presence of his family Sunday, Feb. 1,...

Raymond H. Gibson, retired teacher, coach

5 months ago
Raymond H. Gibson, 85, of Oxford, Fla., died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at Cornerstone Hospice...

Kelly Truitt, Bodie’s retiree

5 months ago
Kelly Truitt, 67, of Seaford, passed away Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in her hometown. Born April 4,...

Walter Weldon Brittingham Jr., former city commissioner

5 months ago
Walter Weldon Brittingham Jr., 82, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Jan. 27, 2026, at AccentCare...

James Robert Linnen, retired Army colonel

5 months ago
James “Jim” Robert Linnen, Col. (Ret.), passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, with his...

Anna Veronica Smith, nurse, devout Catholic

5 months ago
Anna Veronica Smith, 91, of Lewes, passed away Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at Delaware Hospice in...

Edward H. Skerrett, veteran, distinguished career

5 months ago
Edward H. Skerrett of Georgetown passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. Born June 10, 1938...

Joyce Gross Kaminkow, family matriarch, successful...

5 months ago
Joyce Kaminkow passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at home in Lewes. She was a truly...

Donald M. Matthews, devoted Episcopalian

5 months ago
Donald M. Matthews passed into the nearer presence of our Lord Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. Born July 17...

Bonnie Marie Stanfield Walston, loving wife, mother

5 months ago
Bonnie Marie Stanfield Walston, aka Star, 43, of Seaford, earned her angel wings Wednesday, Jan. 14...

Nancy L. Kushela, nurse, Del Tech retiree

6 months ago
Nancy L. Kushela, 80, of Fenwick Island, formerly of Odessa and Newark, passed away Sunday, Jan. 18...

Estelle Tabasko, VFW auxiliary member

6 months ago
Estelle Tabasko, 90, of Lewes, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Estelle grew up in Conshohocken...

David S. Swayze, death notice

6 months ago
David S. Swayze, 81, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, surrounded by his family. He is...

William L. Howell, Milton Junior High School principal

6 months ago
William Lee “Bill” Howell, 87, of Kitty Hawk, N.C., passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026,...

Olin David Vanaman, beloved husband, father

6 months ago
Olin David Vanaman passed away at his home in Milton Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, surrounded by his...

Charlotte Reed Kirsch, retired Family Court clerk

6 months ago
Charlotte Reed Kirsch of Lewes passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at AccentCare Hospice...

Patrick Kelley, Milton resident

6 months ago
Patrick “Pat” Kelley, 92, passed away peacefully at home in Milton Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. He was...

Andrew Leonidas Kousoulis, proud of Greek heritage

6 months ago
Andrew Leonidas Kousoulis passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Lewes surrounded by his...

Robert George Gerehart, proud Vietnam veteran

6 months ago
Robert George Gerehart, 78, of Millsboro, formerly a resident of Maryland and Virginia, died...

Barbara Sapp, woman of faith

6 months ago
Barbara Sapp passed peacefully into eternal rest Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at Delaware Hospice Center...

Daniel M. Clancy, proud veteran

6 months ago
Daniel M. Clancy, 82, of Millsboro, formerly of Philadelphia, Pa., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 13,...

Fredrick Joseph Thomsen Jr., respected local...

6 months ago
Fredrick Joseph Thomsen Jr., 79, passed away peacefully at home in Lewes Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. He...

James Graham Maloney Jr., retired river pilot

6 months ago
James Graham “Jim” Maloney Jr., 92, navigated his final voyage and gained his angel wings Wednesday...

Theresa Marie Pugh, cared for others

6 months ago
Theresa Marie Pugh, 67, passed away peacefully at her home in Lewes Friday, Jan. 16, 2026,...

Sylvia A. Pepper, loved her family

6 months ago
Sylvia A. Pepper passed away Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at Delaware Bay Rehabilitation and...

Gwennette Elaine Mitchell, cherished daughter, mother

6 months ago
Gwennette "Cotton" Elaine Mitchell, a radiant spirit of 70 years young, peacefully departed this...

Jacqueline C. Corrigan, loved by many

6 months ago
Jacqueline C. “Jackie” Corrigan died peacefully Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at her residence at The...

John Mills, always a gentleman

6 months ago
John Patrick Mills passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family Friday, Jan. 16,...

Ella L. Dennis, beloved mother, grandmother

6 months ago
Ella L. Dennis, 88, of Seaford, passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, at Delaware Hospice...

Elizabeth Florence Rotar, woman of faith

6 months ago
Elizabeth Florence Rotar (née Glockner), 91, of Dover, passed peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026...

Phillip Leroy Hodgson, kind, good-hearted man

6 months ago
Phillip Leroy Hodgson, 76, a kind man with a good heart, passed away at his home in Georgetown...

Diane Marie Northwood Street, devout Catholic

6 months ago
Diane Marie Northwood Street passed on to heaven Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, after a long, difficult, and...

Michael James Ingerson, decorated Marine veteran

6 months ago
Michael James Ingerson, 62, passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in the family home among many who...

Esther Blake Shelton, remarkable woman, teacher

6 months ago
Esther Blake Shelton, 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Friday, Dec. 26, 2025...

Ethel Aurilla Planchock, devoted to family, community

6 months ago
Ethel Aurilla Planchock, 73, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, surrounded by...

John T. Walsh, veteran, retired teacher

6 months ago
John Toner “Jate” Walsh, 76, of Milton, passed away at home Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. Born Aug. 10...

Tony Lee Hudson, jack of all trades

6 months ago
Tony Lee Hudson, a friend to all, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in...

Marcella Ann Hanson, woman of deep faith

6 months ago
Marcella Ann Hanson, 98, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026, in Lewes...

Joan Gleckel, career registered nurse

6 months ago
Joan Ann Gleckel, MSN, a career registered nurse, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at...

Patricia Farry Stewart, accomplished tennis player

6 months ago
Patricia Farry Stewart, 89, affectionately known as “Patsy,” passed away Tuesday Dec. 23, 2025, in...

James Walter Samans, cherished friends, family

6 months ago
James Walter “Jim” Samans, 83, of Milton, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at...

Richard Taylor Faull, devoted to family, community

6 months ago
Richard Taylor Faull, 83, of Seaford, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Born...