Obituaries

William McShane, loved the water

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

Norris L. King, longtime electrician

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

James Barclay Phillips II, owned Phillips Marine...

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

Janet L. Warrington, retired educator

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

Irene Doris Gould, loved boating, traveling

2 years 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

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

Marilyn Jeffrey Strauss, loved opera, traveling

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

Lisa Ritell, adventurous, creative woman

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

Garrett Coleman, had distinguished career

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

Jane Anna Showell, dedicated church member

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

Thomas N. Stevens Sr., enjoyed repairing cars

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

Tony Hughes, kind, loving man

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

William Charles Wyatt Sr., proud Marine veteran

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

Charles L. Wright, jack of all trades

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

Leah W. Betts, state retiree

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

Kathryn Ann Kleitz, compassionate nurse

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

Bruce D. Rodgers Sr., enjoyed traveling

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

Carolyn June Faust, caring woman

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

Tami L. Hooper, ladies auxiliary member

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

Ruth Madeline Erickson, enjoyed boating, traveling

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

Donna Kay Dodd, loved her family

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

Jeannette Zangerle, physical education teacher

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

Charles L. Spangle, retired Navy veteran

2 years ago
Charles L. “Chip” Spangle, 70, of Georgetown, passed away Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at Bayhealth Sussex...

Donna Gaver Shank, retired educator

2 years ago
Donna Gaver Shank, Ed.D., peacefully departed this earth Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, joining her loving...

Irvin Lee Betts, retired mason

2 years ago
Irvin Lee Betts, 83, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after a very sudden decline in his health...

Bernard S. Myers Sr., had many hobbies

2 years ago
Bernard S. Myers Sr., 82, of Lewes, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Saturday, Jan. 6,...

Gayle C. Wheeler, lived a full life

2 years ago
Gayle C. Wheeler, 57, of Milford, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, at Bayhealth Hospital after...

John K. (Jack) Ward, Air Force veteran

2 years ago
John K. (Jack) Ward, 94, of Catonsville, Md., formerly of Rehoboth Beach and Elkridge, Md., passed...

Albert R. Lemaire, Navy veteran

2 years ago
Albert R. “Reds” Lemaire, 94, departed this life Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the home of his daughter...

Robert Anthony DeRose, generous heart

2 years ago
Robert “Bob” Anthony DeRose, 75, of Lewes, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones Saturday,...

Joe D. Ruiz, veteran, architect designer

2 years ago
Joe D. Ruiz, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes. Born Jan...

George Robert Dumont, veteran, retired engineer

2 years ago
George Robert Dumont, 88, of Lewes, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at his late residence. He...

Nancy L. Webb, cherished family

2 years ago
Nancy L. Webb, 82, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. She was...

Elizabeth Orr, landscape designer

2 years ago
Elizabeth “Bet” Orr passed away Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, after a long struggle with cancer. She was...

Diane S. Nagorka, longtime spiritual counselor

2 years ago
Diane S. Nagorka passed away Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Aug. 22, 1924...

Lawrence V. Washington, software specialist

2 years ago
Lawrence “Larry” Vassel Washington was born May 20, 1937, in Ennis, Texas, to Gustavy Jimson and...

Frances C. Lyon, dedicated volunteer

2 years ago
Frances Chaffee Lyon, 92, passed away Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Millsboro...

Anthony Meoli, businessman, philanthropist

2 years ago
Anthony "Tony" Meoli, 86, of Bel Air, Md., a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother,...

Alton W. Scott, veteran, DuPont retiree

2 years ago
Alton W. Scott, 82, of Georgetown, passed away at home Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. Alton was born in...

Thomas E. Coleman Sr., devoted to family

2 years ago
Thomas E. Coleman Sr., 80, a resident of Millsboro, passed away Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, at Beebe...

Mary Elizabeth Harris, journalist, volunteer

2 years ago
Mary Elizabeth Harris, 81, peacefully joined her Creator Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, in Midlothian, Va...

Jane Coyle Forgie, nurse, lifelong volunteer

2 years ago
Jane Coyle Forgie, 93, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, at The Moorings at Lewes. She...

Mary Deane Willis, family matriarch

2 years ago
Mary Deane Willis (nee Benson) was born Dec. 9, 1934, in Mansfield, Ohio. The only daughter of...

Ronald Kraatz, loved all things nautical

2 years ago
Ronald Kraatz, 73, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. He was born in Altoona,...

Brian Llewellyn Davies, decorated Navy officer

2 years ago
Brian Llewellyn Davies, a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, died peacefully at home in Norfolk, Va.,...

Dennis Charles Schnepfe, successful attorney

2 years ago
Dennis Charles Schnepfe, Esq., 74, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at...

Shawn M. Noel, loved children, teaching

2 years ago
Shawn "Shawnie" M. Noel passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, from a severe medical event she...

Jennifer Shockley Dunham, loved her family

2 years ago
Jennifer Shockley Dunham, 41, passed away at home Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in the care of her...

Raymond Ewing, local artist

2 years ago
“There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they are gone, the light...

Elizabeth Ann Ball, loved by many

2 years ago
Elizabeth Ann Ball departed this life Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. She was born in Lewes Sept. 5, 1936. A...

Sharon Hope Baker, loved coastal living

2 years ago
With the sun rising gently in front of her, her family surrounding her, and her beloved dog, Georgi...

Violet Cafarelli, tea connoisseur

2 years ago
Violet Cafarelli, 91, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. She was born...

William Davis Jr., longtime farmer

2 years ago
William Davis Jr., 87, of Millsboro, passed away Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, at home surrounded by his...

Brenda M. Price, loved the outdoors

2 years ago
Brenda M. Price, 73, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. She was born Jan. 9, 1950, in Eagle Lake,...

Susie Kyoko Lynch, enjoyed cooking, sewing

2 years ago
Susie Kyoko Lynch (nee Kyoko Iwata), 90, of Lewes/Rehoboth, succumbed to RSV Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023...

Walter J. Godwin, Air Force retiree

2 years ago
Walter “Turk" J. Godwin, 91, of Georgetown, passed away Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. He was born in...

Joan Jackson Martin, retired teacher

2 years ago
Joan Jackson Martin passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving husband, Marvin...

Carolyn Walton, ladies auxiliary member

2 years ago
Carolyn “Carol” Walton, 53, of Georgetown, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, surrounded by...

Gary D. Long, Boulevard Ford retiree

2 years ago
Gary D. Long, 81, of Millsboro, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. He was born Dec. 13, 1941, in...

Jeff Broderick, classic car enthusiast

2 years ago
Jeff Broderick, 87, husband of 66 years, dad, and popop, passed away Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023, after...