Obituaries

Paul D. Hastings, Bell Atlantic retiree

18 hours ago
Paul D. Hastings, 88, passed away Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. He was born Feb. 7, 1937, in Buffalo, N...

Rita M. Kilby, life of the party

18 hours ago
Rita M. Kilby, 97, of Millsboro, passed away Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, at Brandywine Senior Living in...

David J. Rementer Sr., proud veteran, DuPont retiree

21 hours ago
David J. Rementer Sr., 84, passed away peacefully in his home Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, surrounded by...

Mary Ann Beatrice Fitzgerald, beloved mother,...

22 hours ago
Mary Ann Beatrice Fitzgerald, 92, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, after a...

Georgia Wilkins, Diamond State retiree

1 day ago
Georgia “Jean” Wilkins, 90, passed away peacefully in her home Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. She was born...

George William Burroughs, loved his family

1 day ago
George William Burroughs, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away...

John Francis Brady, ultimate public servant

1 day ago
John Francis Brady, 66, of Lewes, passed away peacefully at his Angola home Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025,...

Robert Edward Palmer, devoted to family, community

1 day ago
Robert E. Palmer, 80, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, surrounded by his...

Jesse Lee Bradham, touched many lives

3 days ago
Jesse Lee Bradham, 80, affectionately known as ‘Pops,’ passed away Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. He was...

Virginia Lee Hysock, loving mother, grandmother

1 week ago
Virginia ‘Ginny’ Lee Hysock, 74, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, at her home in...

Arthur J.E. Sundberg, devoted to family, service

1 week ago
Arthur J.E. Sundberg, 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in...

Charleen ‘Sherry’ Griemsman, retired nurse

1 week ago
Charleen Griemsman, fondly known as ‘Sherry,’ passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in...

Doris Fay Wilkins, loved the Lord, family

1 week ago
Doris Fay Wilkins passed away Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in Georgetown. Doris was the daughter of the...

Edith May Lupton Risher, native of Lewes

1 week ago
Edith May Lupton Risher of Oakland, Calif., died peacefully Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. She was born...

Jesse H. Flanders, proud Air Force veteran

1 week ago
Jesse H. Flanders, 89, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday, Aug. 19,...

Nina Louise Wilson, devoted church member

1 week ago
Nina Louise Wilson, 87, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, surrounded by...

Virginia Fletcher, loving sister, mother, grandmother

1 week ago
Virginia ‘Ginny’ Fletcher, 65, of Georgetown, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at Thomas...

Matthew T. Rowan, cherished son, husband, father

1 week ago
Matthew T. Rowan, 44, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at the Hospital of the University of...

Marius Ambrose, proud Lithuanian, educator

1 week ago
Marius Ambrose, 85, of Lewes, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in...

Nancy Hickman Rhodes, loving mother, grandmother

1 week ago
Nancy Hickman Rhodes passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at her home in Ocean View,...

Betty Lou Dlabik, retired nursing supervisor

1 week ago
Betty Lou Dlabik, 85, of Milton, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2025, at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes...

Bill Childress, loved family, the beach

1 week ago
The beach at Gordons Pond has lost a dedicated beach bum, Bill Childress, who passed away at 72...

Betty Grodecour Gleeson, beloved mother

1 week ago
Betty Grodecour Gleeson, 101, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 24, 2025, at...

Granville William Hall, hardworking family man

1 week ago
Granville William Hall, affectionately known as ‘Shorty’ and professionally known as ‘The BBQ...

Richard Wilkins, lifelong farmer

2 weeks ago
Richard Wilkins, 66, of Staytonville, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. He was born Sept. 25,...

William Burton Mitchell, proud Army veteran

2 weeks ago
William Burton Mitchell, 78, of Milton, passed away Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. Born Oct. 24, 1946, in...

Cathy L. Martinson, cherished family, friends

2 weeks ago
Cathy L. Martinson passed away Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pa., after a valiant battle...

Silvia Trinidad Marinilli Perez, bright, generous soul

2 weeks ago
Silvia Trinidad Marinilli Perez, 65, passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in her family’s...

Timothy Joseph O'Neill, had a big heart

2 weeks ago
Timothy Joseph O'Neill, 63, passed away peacefully at his home in Lewes Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Born...

Richard Satterlee Marks, proud veteran, family man

2 weeks ago
Richard Satterlee Marks, 88, of Milton, passed away peacefully Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. Born Aug...

John W. Swithenbank IV, man of many talents

2 weeks ago
John W. Swithenbank IV, 53, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at Beebe...

Sylvia Irene Short Calhoun, longtime librarian

2 weeks ago
Sylvia Irene Short Calhoun, 87, formerly of Georgetown and Bridgeville, died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025...

Idella H. Rogers, devoted church member

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Idella H. Rogers, 98, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully with her family by her side Saturday,...

Helen Catherine Scott, owned Roxie’s Restaurant

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Helen Catherine Scott, 99, of Chincoteague, Va., passed away at home with her caregivers Tuesday,...

George Alfred Palmer III, veteran, loving husband,...

2 weeks ago
George Alfred Palmer III, 90, husband of Judith Baddeley Palmer, passed away Thursday, Aug. 14,...

Gary William Stabley, veteran, cherished family

2 weeks ago
Gary William Stabley, 93, of Lewes, passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025...

Pauline L. White, retired store manager

2 weeks ago
Pauline L. White, 79, passed away Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, at Bayhealth Medical Center, Milford...

Leo Cullen ‘Bo’ Beaudin, man of service, integrity

2 weeks ago
Leo Cullen Beaudin, affectionately known as ‘Bo,’ 93, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully at home...

Thomas J. DePrince, had a big heart

3 weeks ago
Thomas J. DePrince, PhD, died Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, at his home in Rehoboth Beach. Born in...

Joseph J. Horvath, retired Navy veteran

3 weeks ago
Joseph “Box” J. Horvath passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. He was born Oct. 4, 1945, to...

Constance J. Ballato, true Renaissance woman

3 weeks ago
Constance J. Ballato, 72, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away surrounded by her family, Monday, Aug. 4,...

Joseph Wright, beloved husband, father

3 weeks ago
Joseph Wright, 67, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Friday, July 18, 2025, from complications...

Richard M. Gaudiosi, DBRC president, USCG commander

3 weeks ago
Richard "Rich" Michael Gaudiosi, 73, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving...

Garrett John Garry, devoted to family, service

3 weeks ago
Garrett John Garry passed away surrounded by the love of his family. Garret’s parents, William and...

Karl E. Connors, master mechanic, welder

3 weeks ago
Karl E. Connors, 59, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Karl...

Cynthia N. Ockels, kind, generous soul

3 weeks ago
Cynthia (Nott) Ockels, 100, of Milton, passed away peacefully at her home Thursday, July 24, 2025...

Jane L. Carey, paraprofessional, auxiliary member

3 weeks ago
Jane L. (Sharp) Carey, 71, of Milton, departed this life peacefully at her home Thursday, Aug. 7,...

Harry Hull Farr, veteran, successful businessman

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Harry Hull Farr passed away Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. Harry was born Oct. 30, 1925, in Washington, D...

Sandra L. Roberts, had generous nature

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Sandra (Sandy) L. Roberts, 75, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Friday, July 25, 2025. Sandy was born...

Barbara Jessen, Beebe retiree

3 weeks ago
Barbara "Babs" Jessen, 83, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. Born in...

Eleodoro Jerome Tumminello, veteran, family man

4 weeks ago
Eleodoro “Jerry” Jerome Tumminello, 92, a devoted family man, proud veteran, and beloved friend to...

Phillip “Phil” Richard Williford, veteran, beloved...

4 weeks ago
Phillip “Phil” Richard Williford, 78, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully Friday, July 18,...

Mary Angela Valenti-Bloom, woman of deep faith

4 weeks ago
Mary Angela Valenti-Bloom, daughter of the late Charles N. Valenti and Julia Mariany Valenti, lost...

James T. Joseph, proud veteran

4 weeks ago
James T. Joseph of Millsboro passed away Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Delaware Hospice Center in...

Diane C. Cooper, wife of former Rehoboth mayor

4 weeks ago
Diane C. Cooper, 76, of Rehoboth Beach , passed away Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, at Brandywine Living...

John F. Callinan Jr., veteran, had extensive career

4 weeks ago
John F. Callinan, 90, passed peacefully at home in Millsboro Thursday, July 31, 2025. Raised in...

Beverly Jean Dimmick, cherished mother, friend

1 month ago
Beverly Jean Dimmick, 61, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 27, 2025, in Lewes. Beverly was born...

Ursula Wampler, kind, generous woman

1 month ago
Ursula Wampler, known for her warmth and unwavering kindness, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2025,...

Donald Lee Rollins, retired educator

1 month ago
Donald Lee Rollins, 93, affectionately known to friends and family as Don, passed away peacefully...

Margaret Crosby, beloved family matriarch

1 month ago
Margaret “Peggy” Crosby (nee Griffith), 95, passed away peacefully in her home in Frankford,...