Obituaries

Doris Reid Betts, devout Christian, volunteer

2 years ago
Doris Reid Betts, 92, of Georgetown, went home to be with her Lord Friday, March 8, 2024. She...

M. Elizabeth Barrett, had creative spirit

2 years ago
M. Elizabeth “Beth” Barrett passed away suddenly in her home in Lewes Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 61...

Steven Gregory Billups, fine arts photographer

2 years ago
Steven Gregory Billups, 62, of Lewes, passed away at Christiana Hospital Sunday, March 3, 2024. He...

Lisa Norton, generous heart

2 years ago
Lisa Norton, 58, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in a tragic traffic accident. She was born...

Geraldine A. Williams, retired teacher

2 years ago
Geraldine (Geri) A. Williams passed away peacefully at home Thursday, March 7, 2024. Geri was born...

Wanda Gayle Handy, loved fishing, animals

2 years ago
Wanda Gayle Handy, 78, of Rehoboth Beach passed away Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. She was predeceased by...

Eloise G. McDonough, Kraft Foods retiree

2 years ago
Eloise G. (Corcoran) McDonough, 76, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away...

Janet Dane Anemone, devout Christian

2 years ago
Janet Dane Anemone, 65, was born June 27, 1958, to the late Eugene and Ruby Cross. She passed away...

Anna M. Marsch, devoted matriarch

2 years ago
Anna M. Marsch, 92, affectionately known as Anna to her loving family and friends, passed away...

Ronald Daniel, veteran, retired engineer

2 years ago
Ronald “Cary” Daniel, 78, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Monday, March 4, 2024. surrounded by...

Carol Welsh, retired educator

2 years ago
Carol Welsh, 73, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Carol was born Dec. 16,...

John Timothy Lehne, loved helping others

2 years ago
John Timothy Lehne, 39, of Milton and sometimes Chincoteague, Va., passed away Saturday, Jan. 27,...

Mildred Lee Mullins, family matriarch

2 years ago
Mildred Lee Mullins, 87, a beacon of love and strength, passed away peacefully March 2, 2024, in...

Pamelia D. Martin, had infectious smile

2 years ago
Pamelia D. Martin passed away after a long illness Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Mentor, Ohio. She...

JoAnne Downes Whealton, loved family, music, nature

2 years ago
JoAnne Downes Whealton, 89, of Milton, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving...

John P. Carter, family man

2 years ago
John P. Carter, 81, of Milford, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Friday, March 1,...

Brina Hollander Krupp, retired teacher

2 years ago
With love and sadness, we announce that out dear Brina Hollander Krupp, 78, passed away Sunday, Jan...

Nina Ann Amato, kind, compassionate soul

2 years ago
Nina Ann Amato, 81, passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. A longtime resident of Townsend...

Richard A. Stevenson, proud veteran

2 years ago
Richard A. Stevenson, 91, of Lewes, passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at Beebe Healthcare in...

Margaret Laretta Whalen, enjoyed cooking, sewing

2 years ago
Margaret “Peggy” Laretta Whalen, 89, a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, peacefully passed...

Hugh R. White, proud veteran

2 years ago
Hugh R. White, 87, of Lewes, sadly left us Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he...

William Daniel Kelly, veteran, electronics technician

2 years ago
William Daniel “Bill” Kelly, 95, of Milton, passed away peacefully early the morning Saturday, Feb...

Laverne D. Hall, had adventurous spirit

2 years ago
Laverne D. Hall passed peacefully in her sleep the morning of Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Laverne's...

Dylan Andrei Vansant, aviation inspector

2 years ago
Dylan Andrei Vansant passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. He was born July 4, 1995, in Moscow,...

Marlene L. Banaszewski, retired loan officer

2 years ago
Marlene L. Banaszewski, 89, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, at Delaware...

Larry McBroom, voracious reader

2 years ago
Larry “John” McBroom of Laurel passed away Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. He was born Sept. 17, 1975, in...

Theodore Sevasin Keen, veteran, FDIC retiree

2 years ago
Theodore “Ted” Sevasin Keen, 82, of Cary, N.C., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. He was born July...

Robert Ray Davis Jr., Army retiree

2 years ago
Robert Ray Davis Jr., 80, of Milton, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. Born Oct. 9,...

Barbara Lenox Miller, successful lawyer, judge

2 years ago
The world lost a phenomenal woman and trailblazer Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. Barbara Lenox Miller was...

Barbara Beatriz Hahn, enjoyed helping others

2 years ago
Barbara Beatriz “Lauren” Hahn, 63, of Rehoboth Beach, suddenly passed away with family by her side...

Ginger Lee Stefanides, enjoyed entertaining, traveling

2 years ago
Ginger Lee Stefanides, 76, of Bethany Beach, passed peacefully Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, surrounded by...

Philip James Stephenson, loved music

2 years ago
Philip James Stephenson, 80, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, at his home in Rehoboth Beach,...

Donald A. Prol, active church member

2 years ago
Donald Andrew Prol of Lewes passed away Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. He was born Aug. 17, 1940, in New...

Carroll Duane Bragdon, longtime trucker

2 years ago
Carroll Duane Bragdon, 85, of Seaford, passed away Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. He was born Feb. 26, 1938...

Gloria K. Abbrescia, enjoyed traveling

2 years ago
Gloria K. Abbrescia passed away Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover. Born...

Stephen H. Rust, veteran, DRBA retiree

2 years ago
Stephen H. Rust, 75, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, after a...

William Martin Jr., hardworking man

2 years ago
William “Billy” Martin Jr., 94, of Milton, passed away peacefully at his home Thursday, Feb. 22,...

Constance S. Kotula, retired school nurse

2 years ago
Constance "Connie” S. Kotula, 86, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, at Beebe...

Donald K. Richards, Marine veteran

2 years ago
Donald K. Richards, 94, of Tiffin, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in Lewes. Donald, a U...

Nannette Grimes, loved the beach

2 years ago
Nannette Grimes, beloved wife of Mimi McKennan, daughter of Nada Lowry Grimes, and mother of bird-...

Georgia Conrad, businesswoman, volunteer

2 years ago
Georgia Conrad was born Nov. 13, 1928, in Hollidaysburg, Pa., to Martha and Stephen Wolfhope...

Shirley Joanne Griesbaum, cherished family, friends

2 years ago
Shirley Joanne Griesbaum, 89, of Lewes, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The...

Woodrow Paul Dennis, veteran, hardworking man

2 years ago
Woodrow Paul Dennis, 74, of Milton, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, at home. Woody...

Anthony Donnell Badger, enjoyed being outside

2 years ago
Anthony Donnell Badger of Ellendale passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. He was born June 28, 1958,...

Thomas A. Maloney, veteran, avid outdoorsman

2 years ago
Thomas A. Maloney, 100, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 18 , 2024, at Harrison House of...

Richard Oscar Miller, proud veteran

2 years ago
Richard "Dick" Oscar Miller, 90, of Lewes, passed away Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, at his residence...

Ruth J. Hudson, Delmarva Power retiree

2 years ago
Ruth J. Hudson, 96, of Millsboro, passed away at her home Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Born April 3, 1927...

Carol L. Benton, family matriarch

2 years ago
Carol L. Benton, 79, affectionately known as Kelly, passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024...

Carla Anne Possinger Short, longtime farmer, volunteer

2 years ago
Carla Anne Possinger Short, 84, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, after a valiant fight with small-cell...

Delbert Martin Scott, veteran, DuPont retiree

2 years ago
Delbert Martin Scott, 86, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 17, 2024. Delbert was...

David Snyder, true dog lover

2 years ago
David Snyder, 75, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully at his home Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Born in...

Joyce A. Sexton, full of life

2 years ago
Joyce A. Sexton, 85, a former Texas resident, passed Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, at her home in Rehoboth...

Janice Wright Baker, devoted church member

2 years ago
Janice Wright Baker of Greenwood passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, at home with the family by her...

Karen Lynn Smith, lived life to fullest

2 years ago
Karen Lynn Smith of Millsboro passed peacefully Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Karen was born Sept. 20, 1956...

John Vandergrift Kinsley Jr., retired paramedic

2 years ago
John Vandergrift Kinsley Jr., 77, graduated to heaven Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, at home in Seaford...

Pauline Cottingham, active church member

2 years ago
Pauline Cottingham passed on from this life to her next Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. She was born in...

Joseph LoBiondo, community volunteer, runner

2 years ago
Joseph LoBiondo crossed his last finish line on his way to heaven surrounded by love and his family...

Leonard James Downs, longtime priest

2 years ago
Rev. Leonard James “Jim” Downs died peacefully Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. He was born in Washington, D...

Marlene Ann McCoy, retired LPN

2 years ago
Marlene Ann McCoy passed away in Venice, Fla., Feb. 8, 2024. She was born in Reading, Pa., Feb. 19...

Dennis Gatta, loved the beach

2 years ago
Dennis Gatta, 64, of Millsboro, passed away suddenly at Christiana Hospital Friday, Feb. 9, 2024...