Norman G. Powell,
public servant
Norman G. Powell, 80, of Seaford, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005, at Methodist Manor House in Seaford.
Mr. Powell graduated from Northeast High School, Philadelphia; he graduated from Pierce Business College, Philadelphia; he also attended the University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers University and the University of Alabama. He also played semi-pro football for the Philadelphia Yellow Jackets.
Mr. Powell was employed at Cannon Foods as corporate secretary and personnel manager until he retired in 1988 in the position of vice president in charge of administration. He also served as the assistant treasurer and as a director of the corporation.
Mr. Powell was a 32nd Degree Mason of the Delaware Consistory and he was a member of Hiram Lodge 21 in Seaford. He served in the U.S. Army with the 127th Parachute Engineer Battalion of the 11th Airborne Division; he received an honorable discharge in 1946.
Mr. Powell was appointed by Gov. Elbert N. Carvel to the Governor's Commission for the Employment of the Handicapped in 1961. He was a charter member of the "Golden Opportunity Center" which is now the Kent-Sussex Industries. He served as a board member from 1962 to 1979, as president from 1968 to 1979, and as personnel chairman from 1962 to 1979; and as director emeritus since 1979. In 1979, he received a distinguished service award for his work with the handicapped.
In 1978, Mr. Powell was appointed by Gov. Pierre S. duPont to the Delaware Criminal Justice Planning Commission where he served as chairman of the Committee on Law Enforcement. He served as liaison to local law enforcement agencies and he also served on the Delaware Council on Public Standards and Goals. Mr. Powell was a past member of the Advisory Committee of Migrant Housing of the Department of Natural Resources and Public Health. He founded Delaware Crime Stoppers and served as its president. Upon his retirement, he became president emeritus. Mr. Powell also started CAP (Catch A Pusher) that was used in the school system. He also announced Bridgeville and later Woodbridge football games for 20 years.
Mr. Powell was a member of Union United Methodist Church in Bridgeville and held every chairmanship a layman could hold, including chairman of the Council of Ministries, Sunday School supervisor, lay leader and director of the Administrative Board and Finance Committee. He was president of Bridgeville Town Commission, 1972 to 1976. He was appointed by Gov. Tom Carper to the Probation and Parole Commission. He was past president of Bridgeville Public Library Association; past member of the Economic Development Committee for Sussex County and the Sussex County Committee of One Hundred. Norman was a member of Bridgeville Lions Club since 1958 where he served in every position once and the position of secretary twice; he was president in 1964-1965. He was district governor for Lions Clubs, 1989-1990.
Mr. Powell received the following awards during his lifetime: Delaware Lion of the Year Award in 1987; Melvin Jones Fellowship awarded by Lions International, 1991; International Horizon Award for Drug Awareness for program Lion Quest; Recipient of Sight Seeker Award of Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley, 1989-1990; Official Lion Trainer of International Association of Lions Clubs; he was presented with the Ralp Helen Fellowship Award for Humanitarian Service by Delaware Lions Sight & Hearing Conservation Foundation, 1997; and Lions Club Drug Awareness Chairman’s Award, 1986 & 1987.
Mr. Powell was preceded in death by his wife Helen V. (Haslett) Powell. He is survived by his two daughters, Ruth V. Campbell of Milford, and Barbara Broyles and her husband Pat of Zebulon, N.C., and his grandson Kyle Betts and his wife Lisa of Milford.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, Jan. 23, 2 p.m., at the Union United Methodist Church, Laws and Market streets, Bridgeville. Friends may call Saturday, Jan. 22, 6-8 p.m., at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, 202 Laws Street, Bridgeville where Masonic Service will be at 7 p.m. Interment will be at Bridgeville Cemetery.
The family suggests contributions to Union United Methodist Church, Laws & Market Streets, Bridgeville, DE 19933 or the Bridgeville Public Library Building Fund, 210 Market Street, Bridgeville, DE 19933.

Alice L. Dorman,
Lewes homemaker
Mrs. Alice L. Dorman, 94, of rural Lewes, died in her home Saturday, Jan. 15, 2005, following a long illness.
She was the daughter of the late James L. and Mary E. Beauchamp of Willards, Md., and the widow of William C. Dorman, who died in1998.

She is survived by two daughters, Mary Lou Dickson and Barbara Dorman, both of Lewes; a son, Donald Dorman of Bel Air, Md.; two grandsons, Charles W. Riley and Mark A. Riley, both of Lewes; one granddaughter, Joanna Smith of Forest Hill, Md.; a great-grandson, Chase A. Riley of Lewes; two great-granddaughters, Melissa Smith of Denver, Colo., and Heather Smith of Forest Hill.
Besides being a homemaker, Mrs. Dorman was active in her church and community. She had also been employed by several local stores, including Best’s Store on Route 1 in Lewes.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the chapel of Melson Funeral Services on Long Neck Road in Millsboro, where visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment will be in Bethel Methodist Cemetery in Lewes.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Conley’s United Methodist Church or Rehoboth Presbyterian Church of Midway Memorial Fund, or charity of choice.

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Mary J. Graves,
Bethel homemaker
Mary J. Graves of Bethel died Jan. 16, 2005. She celebrated her 95th birthday Jan. 11. She was born in Richmond, Va., and came to Delaware in 1938, when her husband, Henry Kennedy Graves III, was transferred to the DuPont Nylon plant in Seaford. Mr. Graves died in 1986.
Mrs. Graves is survived by four children: Susan G. Fentzloff, Henry Kennedy Graves IV, Yancey G. Hillogas and T. Henley Graves. She had six grandchildren: Whitney Graves, Yancey Graves, Cary Fentzloff, Megan Fentzloff, Tyler Graves and Hunter Graves. She was devoted to her family, and her family was devoted to her.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 19, at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 600 South Central Ave., Laurel. Interment will be at 9 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 20, at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Williamsburg, Va. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent for the children of the world, in care of the Episcopal Relief and Development Fund, P.O. Box 12043, Newark, NJ 07101-5043. Donations may also be phoned in at 800-334-7626, Ext. 5129.
Arrangements by Short Funeral Home in Laurel.

George W. Cleaver,
former councilman
George Walter Cleaver, 78, of Lewes, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2005, at his residence.
Mr. Cleaver was a member of Jefferson Masonic Lodge, Lewes, and the Masonic Lodge in Towson, Md. While working at Chestnut Ridge Golf Club in Baltimore County, he enjoyed serving as president of the National Golf Course Association in 1978. Mr. Cleaver loved his retirement years living in Lewes and had been an elected member of the Lewes City Council in the mid ‘90s. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
He leaves to cherish his memory his beloved wife Suzanne; children Mark and Amy and daughter-in-Law Debbie. He will also be greatly missed by his grandchildren, Eric, Tyler and little Phoebe, who knew him as “Teddy-Bop”. He is also survived by a brother, John McCorkle of Lewes; and a sister, Mary Brannen of Newark
Memorial services will be held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Second and Market streets, Lewes, Saturday, Jan. 22, at 2 p.m. A private family burial will be held Tuesday, Jan. 25, in Wilmington.
The family suggests memorial contributions to The Division of Pediatric Oncology, Children’s Center 800, c/o Johns Hopkins Medical Center, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD. 21267. Arrangements by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes.

William Stromberg Sr.,
retired foreman
William A. Stromberg Sr. age 78 of Lewes, passed away Friday, Jan. 14, 2005, at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes.
Mr. Stromberg was born in 1926 in Washington, D.C. to the late Rudolph and Anne (Ladane) Stromberg. He was a Navy Veteran, having served at Pearl Harbor on the USS Houston. He retired from the National Elevator Constructors Union in 1983 having served as foreman on many Washington government buildings and the D.C. metro.
Mr. Stromberg is survived by his wife, Patricia; sons, George and William Jr.; daughter, Debbie; seven grandchildren, Christina, Stephanie, Eric, Jeffrey, Caitlin and Dawn; and one great grandson, Justin. He is also survived by four stepchildren; and seven step-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Saturday Jan. 29, at 2 p.m., at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes. where friends may call one hour prior to the service.
The family invites contributions to Angola Seaside Group c/o Warren Bailor, 32535 Captains Way, Millsboro, DE 19966.

Craig C. Hibberd,
licensed pilot
Craig C. Hibberd, 20, of North East, Md., died Friday, Jan. 14, 2005, of injuries sustained in an auto accident.
Mr. Hibberd was born March 3, 1984, in Elkton, Md., the son of Stephen Hibberd and the late Linda Winters Hibberd of North East, Md.
Craig was a lifelong resident of Cecil County. He enjoyed cars, motorcycles, guns and shooting. He was a licensed pilot before the age of 16. He was employed by Wal-Mart.
In addition to his father, he is survived by his sisters, Rachel Lewis of Elkton, Md., and Stephanie Miller of Lewes; his brother, Derek Hibberd of North East, Md,; his maternal grandfather, Walter Winters, North East, Md.; his paternal grandfather, John Hibberd of Sefner, Fla.
Services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 18, at Crouch Funeral Home, 127 South Main Street, North East, Md., where friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. Interment will be in North East Methodist Cemetery, North East, Md.
To send condolences, visit www.crouchfuneralhome.com.

Dorothy “Lynda” Moore,
classic car enthusiast
Dorothy B. “Lynda” Moore, 55, of Georgetown, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2005, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Seaford, after a 14-year battle with cancer. She had been a two-time survivor of cancer, but was unable to survive the third battle, which lasted a week.
Mrs. Moore was born in Greenlane, Pa., the daughter of the late Paul T. and Eleanor Marie Snyder Bernhart. She had worked in the cafeteria of Sussex Central High School in Georgetown for 13 years. She was a lifetime member of the National Street Rod Association and former member of the Del-Rods Car Club of Dover. She was a classic car enthusiast and enjoyed attending shows with her husband.
Her hobbies included collecting dolls, snowmen décor and country apples for her kitchen.
She was especially fond of her cats.
She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Paul J. Moore; two sisters, Ethel Marie Foskey of Ellendale and Jo Ann Foskey and her husband Preston of Georgetown; a brother, Leroy Bernhart and his wife Katherine of Perkeominville, Pa.; six nephews and a niece.
Services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 19, in the chapel of Short Funeral Services, 609 E. Market Street, Georgetown, where friends may call Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Millsboro Cemetery, Millsboro.
Contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 163, Salisbury, MD or the Delaware Humane Association, 701 A. Street, Wilmington DE 19801.
Arrangements by Short Funeral Services, Georgetown.

William C. Grimes Sr.,
retired from Allied
William C. Grimes Sr., 87, of Wilmington, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005, at the Brandywine Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wilmington.
Mr. Grimes was employed with Allied Chemical in Claymont, retiring after 30 years of service as a forklift operator.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude Woodward Grimes.
He is survived by a son, William Grimes Jr. of Wilmington; three daughters, Barbara L. Woerner and her husband Francis of Bear, Bonnie J. Anderson and her husband Harry Jr. of Wilmington and Betty Jane Heffelfinger and her husband Lewis of Albuquerque, N.M.; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; four sisters, Marion Hanson of Wilmington, Thelma Matzuras of and Eleanor Creshine of Millsboro and Doris Oliver of Rehoboth Beach.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 18, at Gracelawn Memorial Park, 2220 N. DuPont Parkway, New Castle, where friends and relatives may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment will be in Gracelawn Memorial Park.

Virginia L. Polite,
area waitress
Virginia L. Polite, 74, of Lewes, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2005, at Lewes Convalescent Center.
Mrs. Polite was born Dec. 28, 1930, in West Virginia, the daughter of the late Jake and Elizabeth Martin. She was a waitress for Pizza Villa and the Dinner Bell Inn.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Polite Jr. in 1985.
She is survived by two sons, Edgar A. Polite and Robin D. Polite; two brothers, John Martin and Bill Martin; a sister, Ora Henson; and three grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 18, at the Chapel of Melson Funeral Services, Long Neck Road, Long Neck, where friends may call after noon. Burial will be in Henlopen Memorial Park near Milton.
Contributions are suggested to Delaware Hospice, Southern Division, 600 N. DuPont Highway, Georgetown, DE 19947.
Arrangements by Melson Funeral Services, Long Neck.

John Matthew Camper,
decorated veteran
John Matthew Camper, 79, of Millsboro, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005, of natural causes in Green Valley Terrace, Millsboro.
Mr. Camper was born June 20, 1926, in Camden, N.J., son of the late John Sr. and Mary Ingram Camper. He was raised and resided most of his adult life in Camden and relocated in 1988 to Millsboro with his late wife, Dollie Butler.
He served honorably in the U.S. Navy as a coxswain from 1944 to 1946, earning the Victory Medal, the American Theatre Medal and the Asiatic Pacific Medal.
He was employed as a forklift operator for Campbell Soup Co. in Camden for more than 30 years.
He was a member of Dickerson Chapel AME Church, VFW in Millsboro, John H. Porter chapter of the Tuskeegee Airmen and Homestead Youth Association of Merchantville, N.J. He received the Adjutant Daniel James III Medal of Honor.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dollie Butler, in 1996.
He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Bradley and Lucille Camper of New Castle; a daughter and son-in-law, Sondra and Bishop Sherman Mosley of Atlantic, N.J.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services were held in Dickerson Chapel Church, DuPont Highway, Millsboro, with burial in Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear.

Howard L. Collick Sr.,
Rehoboth resident
Howard L. Collick Sr., 54, of Rehoboth Beach, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2005, at home.
Mr. Collick was born Sept. 23, 1950.
He is survived by his wife, Edna M. Collick; a son, Howard L. Collick Jr.; a daughter, Halina J. Collick; five grandchildren; five sisters; two brothers; a host of nieces and nephews; and various friends.
Services were held at Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Millsboro, with burial Wesleyan Church Cemetery, Clarksville.

Maria Lena (DeJulius) Swanson,
retired bookkeeper
Maria Lena (DeJulius) Swanson, 92, of Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach, peacefully entered eternal life surrounded by her family in Orange County, Calif. on Monday, Jan. 10, 2005.
Maria was born in Wilmington, the daughter of the late Francesco and Lucia (Muri) DeJulius on Dec. 3, 1912. After attending Goldey Beacom Business School for the Millard F. Davis Jewelry Store and later, Carl Doubet Jr. Jewelry Store. She worked fulltime until she was 75. An early choir member of St. Anthony of Padua Church, she grew up on West 10th Street in Little Italy section of Wilmington.
In 1949, she married Carl Evert Swanson, who preceded her in death.
She was also preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers.
She is survived by her sons, Carl Evert Swanson and his wife Candace of Orange County, Calif., and Eric D. Swanson and his wife Patricia of Lewes; her grandchildren, Tucker, Jesse, Amanda and Kristen; her sister, Mattia Harmon of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; a brother and his wife, Joseph A. and Julia DeJulius of Wilmington; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services were held at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 901 N. DuPont Street, Wilmington, with burial in Cathedral Cemetery.
Contributions are suggested to Catholic Relief Services, www.catholicrelief.org for the aid of tsunami disaster victims.

Lester Holleger,
retired truck driver
Lester Holleger, 71, of Frederica, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005, in Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford.
Mr. Holleger was born Sept. 29, 1933, the son of the late Herman and Ethel (Lindale) Holleger. He was a lifelong resident of Frederica.
Mr. Holleger was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the Korean War.
He was employed as a truck driver for Burris Foods for more than 40 years, retiring in 1995.
He was an avid gardener, fisherman and hunter. He also enjoyed camping and loved to travel.
He was a member of AARP, the American Legion, the Frederica Senior Center and Trinity United Methodist Church in Frederica.
He is survived by his wife, Jean C. Holleger; two daughters and two sons-in-law, Janice and Ken Weiss of Milford and Karen and Rick Sharp of Milton; two sons and two daughters-in-law, Craig and Debbie Holleger of Lincoln and Richard and Judy Holleger of Harrington; two sisters, Grace Moore and Ethel Mae Coverdale, both of Frederica; seven grandchildren, Jeffrey Holleger, Brian Holleger, Keith Holleger, Heather Holleger, Heidi Holleger, Jennifer Sharp and Nicole Sharp; and three great-grandchildren.
Services were held in Berry-Short Funeral Home, Milford, with burial in Henlopen Memorial Park, Milton.
Contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Foundation, 4 N. Bedford Street, Georgetown DE 19947.

John H. Miller Jr.,
decorated veteran
John H. Miller Jr., 86, of Camden, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005, at home, surrounded by family and friends.
Mr. Miller was born in Germantown, Pa., the son of the late John H. and Anna M. Miller.
He attended Caesar Rodney schools, graduating from Caesar Rodney High School.
He volunteered for duty with the U.S. Army at the start of World War II and served as a sergeant in the Army’s 47th Regiment, 9th Infantry Division. He fought in the Algerian-French Morocco, Tunisian and Sicilian campaigns. He was wounded in the battle of El Guettor and was awarded the Purple Heart for his wounds and the Silver Star for gallantry in action.
After separation from the military service in 1945, Mr. Miller worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., retiring in 1975.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary Hartman Miller; three sons and two daughters-in-law, John H. III and Joni Miller of Camden, Benjamin H. Miller of Rehoboth Beach and Jeffrey B. and Joan Miller of Wyoming; a daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly A. and H. Stewart Crouch of Felton; two grandsons, John H. Miller IV and his wife, Laura; and David K. Miller; two great-grandsons, M. Colby Miller and Justin E. Miller; two great-granddaughters, Alexis Miller and Olivia Miller; a brother and sister-in-law, William A. and Carolyn Miller of Tallahassee, Fla.; a sister, Dolores J. Miller of Florence, S.C.; his mother-in-law, Margaret K. Hartman of Camden; a niece and nephew, Sharon Miller and Tom Miller, both of Tallahassee; and six additional nieces and nephews in New Jersey and Salisbury, Md..
Services were held in the Pippin Funeral Home, Wyoming, with burial private.
Contributions are suggested to Delaware Hospice, 911 S. DuPont Highway, Dover DE 19901, or to the American Cancer Society, 92 Read’s Way, Suite 205, New Castle, DE 19720-1633.

Marian Hanby “Manny” Walker,
retired PE teacher
Marian Hanby “Manny” Walker, 89, of Pike Creek, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005, at home.
Mrs. Walker was a physical education teacher at William Penn High School, Lore School, Warner Junior High School and retired from Wilmington High School in 1971.
She was a graduate of A.I. duPont High School and West Chester State Teachers College, and received her master’s degree from Temple University.
From 1947 to 1955, she was the supervisor of physical education for the state Department of Education. She was rated National Official in Hockey and Basketball and received the Service Award from the Delaware Physical Education Association. She was head counselor for the Wilmington Summer Day Camp and J.C.C. Day Camp.
She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Earl V. Walker; a son, Lawrence Walker and his wife Roxanne of Pike Creek; three granddaughters, Jessica L. Peace and her husband Mark of Elkton, Md., Katherine E. Walker of Columbia, Md. and Sarah Boyce Walker of Pike Creek; three great-grandchildren, Jenna, Romeil and Gianna; two nephews, Stephan A. Vandever of Lewes and Edwin Pennington of Wilmington; and three godchildren, Dr. S. Mark Cross, Scott M. Cross and Trudy E. Cross and their mother, Nancy Dever.
Services were held at McCrery Memorial Chapel, Wilmington, with burial in St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Mill Creek Hundred.
Contributions are suggested to the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association – United Spinal Association, 54 Nashua Street, Milford, NH 03055, or the National Wildlife Federation, 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston VA 20190.

Evelyn G. MacCloskey,
retired from DuPont
Evelyn G. MacCloskey, 82, of Wilmington, passed away quietly Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005, in Christiana Hospital.
Mrs. MacCloskey was born July 31, 1922, in Pungoteague, Va. A graduate of Central High School in Painter, Va., and Goldey Beacom Business School, she was employed for many years by the DuPont Company.
She and her family were longtime residents of Deerhurst. Since her retirement, she and her husband wintered in Panama City Beach, Fla. She was a member of the DuPont Country Club and Aldersgate United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Robert; two sons, Guy of Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach and Robert Jr. and his wife Ellie of Wilmington; a brother, William A. Guy of Salisbury, Md.; and her sister, Gladys Smith of Pungoteague, Va.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services were held at Aldersgate Methodist Church, Wilmington, with burial private.
Contributions are suggested to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2313 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803.

Kenneth C. Walters,
retired factory worker
Kenneth C. Walters, 62, of Millsboro, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005.
Mr. Walters was born in Chester, Pa. and was a retired factory laborer.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred “Judy” Walters in 1994.
He is survived by three daughters, Karen Wood and her husband William, Cheryl Tucker and her husband Ray Jr. and Keni-Joy Walters-Clark and her husband Levin Clark Jr.; a brother, Joe; a sister, Barbara; and two grandchildren, Jennifer Tucker and Karrah Clark.
Services were private.
Arrangements by Melson Funeral Services, Long Neck.