Obituaries

Earl Marvin Cannon Jr., heart of gold

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

Sherry Harmer, loved animals, nature

6 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

6 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

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

James Campbell Curtis, lifelong scholar, educator

6 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

6 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

6 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

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

Sharon Alice Seifert, dedicated to helping others

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

William Henderson Shorthose, Vietnam veteran

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

Mark R. Kichline, family man, motorcycle enthusiast

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

Anita Marie Holleufer, talented artist, hair stylist

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

Steve Wilz, retired Air Force major

6 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

6 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

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

Avery Elizabeth Merritt, loved animals, volleyball

7 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

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

George Chamberlin, retired state trooper

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

Mary Tramontano, beloved mother, grandmother

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

Randy Johnson, celebration of life set

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

Joan Cherrix Gibson, beloved mother, grandmother

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

Ernestine Kay Cumber, compassionate nurse

7 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

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

Peggy W. Cathell, devoted to family, faith

7 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

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

Mark Worosilo, devoted teacher

7 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

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

Robert M. Armstrong Jr., kind, generous soul

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

Arlan Paul Schaller, devoted to family

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

Larry Jon Baukin, touched many lives

7 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

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

Dorothy T. Ellis, devout Christian

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

Jean M. Babiarz, family matriarch

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

Clark Weikers, loving family man

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

Charles Ira Sensenig, loving husband, father

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

Harriett Q. Magee, longtime nurse

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

Pierre Hugues Hansot, veteran, family man

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

Danny K. Moore, 684 proud

7 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

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

Bruce Steele Phalen, loving family man

7 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

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

Walter Charles Hudson, veteran, cherished community...

7 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

7 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

7 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

7 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

7 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

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

Eugene William Burger, veteran, successful career

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

Mary Bechtel, cherished family, friends

7 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

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

Carol Dean Baker Elliott, retired nurse

7 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,...

7 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

7 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

7 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

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

Barbara Plambeck, beloved wife, mother

7 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

7 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

7 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

7 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

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