Obituaries

Earl Marvin Cannon Jr., heart of gold

8 months ago
Dr. Earl Marvin Cannon Jr. passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Harrisonburg, Va. He...

Sherry Harmer, loved animals, nature

8 months ago
Sherry (Cheryl J.) Harmer found peace Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. She passed amidst the love and support...

Nancy Jean Cate, woman of faith

8 months ago
Nancy Jean Cate, 84, passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at AccentCare Hospice at Christiana Hospital...

James C. Stefanelli, active church member, volunteer

9 months ago
James C. Stefanelli, 67, left this earth peacefully Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in Milford, with his...

James Campbell Curtis, lifelong scholar, educator

9 months ago
Dr. James Campbell Curtis, 87, of Lewes, passed away peacefully at his home Monday, Dec. 22, 2025...

Linda L. Seglem, loved family, the beach

9 months ago
Linda L. Seglem, 81, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Born Jan. 11, 1944, in...

Alexander Donnan, beloved husband, father

9 months ago
Alexander Donnan, 92, of Lewes, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., June 14, 1933, the son of Mae and...

Joseph Edward Morgan, avid golfer, retired dentist

9 months ago
Dr. Joseph “Joe” Edward Morgan, 92, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, in Rehoboth...

Sharon Alice Seifert, dedicated to helping others

9 months ago
Sharon Alice (Sanders) Seifert, 78, of Milton, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, after a prolonged...

William Henderson Shorthose, Vietnam veteran

9 months ago
William Henderson Shorthose, 81, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes...

Mark R. Kichline, family man, motorcycle enthusiast

9 months ago
Mark R. Kichline, beloved husband, dad, grandfather, jokester, and all-around good-time guy, passed...

Anita Marie Holleufer, talented artist, hair stylist

9 months ago
Anita Marie Holleufer, 68, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. She is predeceased by her parents...

Steve Wilz, retired Air Force major

9 months ago
Steve Wilz passed away Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, surrounded by his family at Beebe Healthcare. Stephen...

Carl Paul LoRicco, devoted to family, volunteering

9 months ago
Carl Paul LoRicco, 89, of Lewes, formerly of Chadwick Beach Island, N.J., entered into eternal rest...

Joseph M. Viscuglia, devoted husband, father

9 months ago
Joseph M. Viscuglia, 74, a devoted husband, father and grandfather, unexpectedly passed away...

Avery Elizabeth Merritt, loved animals, volleyball

9 months ago
Avery Elizabeth Merritt, born Feb. 27, 2009, embodied the best parts of all of us. The beloved...

Edward T. Lewis Jr., retired educator

9 months ago
Edward T. “Ted” Lewis Jr. died peacefully Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Lewes, after a long battle...

George Chamberlin, retired state trooper

9 months ago
George “Rick” Chamberlin of Dagsboro passed away surrounded by his family Monday, Dec. 1, 2025...

Mary Tramontano, beloved mother, grandmother

9 months ago
Mary Tramontano (nee D'Angelo), 73, of Clinton, N.J., passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 18,...

Randy Johnson, celebration of life set

9 months ago
The storied schoolboy from School Lane in Lewes, Randy Johnson has departed life’s playground,...

Joan Cherrix Gibson, beloved mother, grandmother

9 months ago
Joan Cherrix (Melvin) Gibson, 88, beloved mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and aunt, passed...

Ernestine Kay Cumber, compassionate nurse

9 months ago
Ernestine Kay Cumber, 79, known to family and friends as Kay, passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025,...

Shelley Bright-Heuring, co-owned The Edge

9 months ago
Shelley Bright-Heuring, a beloved Rehoboth Beach business owner, friend, and community fixture,...

Peggy W. Cathell, devoted to family, faith

9 months ago
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Peggy W. Cathell, 80, of Millsboro, who...

Ingrid Torres, cherished family, friends

9 months ago
Ingrid Torres lived every moment with adventure, kindness, determination, and love. Coming from a...

Mark Worosilo, devoted teacher

9 months ago
Mark Worosilo, 75, passed away Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Lewes. He was born on Oct. 31, 1950, in...

Randy Johnson, beloved coach, friend

9 months ago
The storied schoolboy from School Lane in Lewes, Randy Johnson has departed life’s playground,...

Robert M. Armstrong Jr., kind, generous soul

9 months ago
Robert M. “Bob” or “Bert” Armstrong Jr., of Millsboro, and formerly of Abingdon, Md., passed away...

Arlan Paul Schaller, devoted to family

9 months ago
Arlan Paul Schaller, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away...

Larry Jon Baukin, touched many lives

9 months ago
Larry Jon Baukin, 75, of Vienna, Va., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. Larry was described by...

Elisabeth Amanda Alexander Stoner, local poet is dead

9 months ago
Elisabeth Amanda Alexander Stoner died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio,...

Dorothy T. Ellis, devout Christian

9 months ago
Dorothy T. Ellis, 94, of Lewes, passed away Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at Ocean Grove Post Acute...

Jean M. Babiarz, family matriarch

9 months ago
Jean M. (Brick) Babiarz, 93, passed away peacefully at home Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. Jean was born...

Clark Weikers, loving family man

9 months ago
Clark Weikers, 75, of Selbyville, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. He is survived by...

Charles Ira Sensenig, loving husband, father

9 months ago
Charles Ira Sensenig, 86, of Lewes, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, at Bay Harbor Nursing Home in...

Harriett Q. Magee, longtime nurse

9 months ago
Harriett Q. Magee of Rehoboth Beach passed away surrounded by her family Monday, Dec. 15, 2025...

Pierre Hugues Hansot, veteran, family man

9 months ago
Pierre "Pete" Hugues Hansot died peacefully at home Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, surrounded by love. Pete...

Danny K. Moore, 684 proud

9 months ago
Danny K. Moore, lifelong resident of Milton and 684 proud, passed away suddenly at home Friday, Dec...

Phyllis M. Green, lived life to the fullest

9 months ago
Phyllis M. (Bowers) Green, 88, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after a...

Bruce Steele Phalen, loving family man

9 months ago
Bruce Steele Phalen of Lewes passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. He was on the cusp of...

Pamela Ann Reynolds, loved by many

9 months ago
Pamela Ann Reynolds, 73, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away at Beebe Healthcare Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025...

Walter Charles Hudson, veteran, cherished community...

9 months ago
Walter Charles Hudson, 93, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Born and...

Edgar A. Johnston, Suburban Propane retiree, fireman

9 months ago
Edgar A. Johnston, 85, passed Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. He was born Sept. 11, 1940, in Baltimore, Md...

Margaret H. ‘Peggy’ Rollins, beloved wife, mother

9 months ago
Margaret H. Rollins, 92, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in her home in Atlanta, Ga...

Archie Elizabeth Shipton, beloved mother, grandmother

9 months ago
Archie Elizabeth Kitchens Winters Shipton, 84, passed away Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Beth was born in...

Veronica T. Kiernan, devoted to family, community

9 months ago
Veronica "Ronnie" T. Kiernan, 78, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. She was born...

Francis Cutts Fulmer, owned The Crab Barn

9 months ago
Francis Cutts “Frank” Fulmer, 83, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully at his home Friday, Dec. 5...

Eugene William Burger, veteran, successful career

9 months ago
Eugene “Gene” William Burger, 77, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, at Beebe Healthcare in...

Mary Bechtel, cherished family, friends

9 months ago
Mary Bechtel (nee Cooney) passed away Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at her home in Lewes. She is survived...

Glenn H. Luedtke, EMS leader, musician, veteran

9 months ago
Glenn H. Luedtke, 83, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, with his...

Carol Dean Baker Elliott, retired nurse

9 months ago
Carol Dean Baker Elliott, 79, of Georgetown, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. She was born May...

Romy Epimoco Inocencio Perpetua Jr., veteran,...

9 months ago
Romy Epimoco Inocencio Perpetua Jr., 85, of Smyrna, N.C., passed away peacefully at his home...

Elaine Paula Dewey-Shupe, devoted to serving others

10 months ago
Elaine Paula Dewey-Shupe, 86, died peacefully at her home in Lewes Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. She was...

Robert J. Ruth, retired banker

10 months ago
Robert J. Ruth died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Born in Wilmington, Bob spent his entire career in the...

Peter William Sunday, devoted to family, friends

10 months ago
Peter William “Billy” Sunday, 81, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Reading, Pa...

Barbara Plambeck, beloved wife, mother

10 months ago
Barbara Plambeck went to be with our Lord Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, surrounded by her family, after a...

John C. Williams, one of a kind

10 months ago
John “Jack” C. Williams, 90, of Lewes, died peacefully at home Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. He was born...

Sante D. Perogine, faithful church member

10 months ago
Sante D. Perogine, 83, of Lewes, passed away Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, at Accent Care Hospice,...

Alan E. Mills, longtime farmer, school bus contractor

10 months ago
Alan E. Mills, 68, of Milford, passed away suddenly at home Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. He was born...

Harry W. Hutchinson Jr., veteran, lifetime fireman

10 months ago
Harry W. “Woody” Hutchinson Jr. lost his brave battle with pancreatic cancer Wednesday, Nov. 24,...