Obituaries

Kathleen F. Duffield, loved flower gardening

2 weeks ago
Kathleen F. Duffield, 88, of Georgetown passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, at Harrison...

Jay W. Toomey, Georgetown custodian

2 weeks ago
Jay W. Toomey, 66, of Georgetown passed away at home Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. Jay was born in...

Dolores T. (Carr) Deal, enjoyed quilting

2 weeks ago
Dolores T. (Carr) Deal, formerly of Delaware County, Pa., now Georgetown, passed away suddenly...

Robert H. ‘Bob’ Landefeld Jr., retired engineer

2 weeks ago
Robert H. “Bob” Landefeld Jr., 77, of Ocean City, Md., formerly of Timonium and Cockeysville, Md.,...

Freda M. Lentz, state parks retiree

2 weeks ago
Freda M. Lentz, 79, of Millsboro, formerly of South Harrison Township, N.J., passed away peacefully...

Francis Thomas Savage, WRFA president emeritus

2 weeks ago
Francis Thomas Savage, affectionately known as Tom, 90, of Lewes, formerly of Wilmington, passed...

Rebecca Lynn Jones, Rehoboth native

2 weeks ago
Rebecca Lynn Jones went to be with the Lord Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. Rebecca was born in Rehoboth...

Karen M. Reid, sprinkled kindness, cheer

2 weeks ago
Karen M. Reid, 71, of Lewes passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, from complications of...

James ‘Jim’ C. Pope II, former real estate broker

2 weeks ago
James “Jim” C. Pope II, 79, formerly of Lewes, passed away at his Cape Coral, Fla. home Thursday,...

John Driver Legg, retired manager

3 weeks ago
John Driver Legg, 78, of Bethany Beach and Roanoke, Va., passed away surrounded by his loving...

Mary K. Hughes, devout Catholic

3 weeks ago
Mary K. Hughes, 88, of Dagsboro, formerly of Hyattsville, Md., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019...

Thomas Clair Umbaugh, owned painting business

3 weeks ago
Thomas Clair Umbaugh, 63, of Millsboro, formerly of Pittsburgh, Pa., suddenly passed away Friday,...

William A. ‘Egg Man’ Bowlin, free-spirited

3 weeks ago
William A. “Egg Man” Bowlin, 51, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, at Deer’s Head Hospital Center...

Joshua Carle Myers, had kind, generous heart

3 weeks ago
Joshua Carle Myers, 31, of Lewes passed away peacefully Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, with his loving...

Connie Sue Long Hudson, children adored her

3 weeks ago
Connie Sue Long Hudson passed away Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, at her home in Dagsboro, surrounded by...

Doris M. Smith, Harbeson homemaker

3 weeks ago
Doris M. Smith, 86, of Harbeson got her heavenly wings Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, at Atlantic General...

Beverly A. Detwiler, loved to travel

3 weeks ago
Beverly A. Detwiler, 74, of Millsboro passed away Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Delaware Hospice Center...

Robert J. Cress Jr., Coast Guard veteran

3 weeks ago
Robert J. Cress Jr. of Greenwood passed away at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford Saturday,...

Robert (Bob) J. Barber, retired remodeler

3 weeks ago
Robert J. “Bob” Barber, 66, of Ocean View passed away Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. He was born June 12...

Joan D. O’Connor, former Rehoboth resident

3 weeks ago
It is with great sadness that the family of Joan D. O’Connor, announced her passing Wednesday, July...

Noreen T. Cunningham, home designer

3 weeks ago
Noreen T. Cunningham, 70, of Millsboro, and formerly of Port Washington, Wis., passed away Friday,...

Lawrence Henry (Tazz) Tassone, decorated veteran

3 weeks ago
Lawrence Henry (Tazz) Tassone, 82, died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, and has gone to join his brothers...

Barry Lee Sellers, Outlet Liquors employee

3 weeks ago
Barry Lee Sellers, 73, of Rehoboth Beach, formerly of Lancaster, Pa., passed away Wednesday, Aug...

Zoey Ann Lennox, Millsboro toddler

3 weeks ago
Zoey Ann Lennox, 16 months, of Millsboro gained her heavenly wings Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, while...

Kenneth Miller, self-employed painter

4 weeks ago
On Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019, Kenneth Miller of Millsboro, formerly of Overlea, Md., loving husband and...

Richard Andrew Denys Freeman, singer, sportsman

4 weeks ago
Richard Andrew Denys Freeman, 75, formerly of Milford, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 20,...

William R. Via Sr., Marine Corps veteran

4 weeks ago
William R. Via Sr. passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019. William grew up in Cabin John, Md., and...

Urban ‘Butch’ John Kopera Jr., veteran

4 weeks ago
Urban “Butch” John Kopera Jr., 92, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, at home in Bethesda, Md...

Steven M. Turner, cherished his family

4 weeks ago
Steven M. Turner, 65, of Lewes passed away Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, at his home. He was born April 22...

Lawrence ‘Larry’ N. Keller, enjoyed fishing

4 weeks ago
Lawrence “Larry” N. Keller, 72, of Ocean View, formerly of Dundalk, Md., passed away Friday, Aug...

Hazel L. Hilton, filled with love, laughter

4 weeks ago
Hazel L. “Purple Haze” Hilton, 74, of Rehoboth Beach passed away Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. She was...

David L. Van Patter, retired cosmetologist

4 weeks ago
David L. Van Patter, 66, passed away at his home in Millsboro Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. He was born...

Frances M. Baker, social butterfly

4 weeks ago
Frances M. Baker, 80, of Harbeson, passed away Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019 at her home, surrounded by...

Ronald Dale Gerber, ordained priest

1 month ago
Ronald Dale Gerber, 80, of Lewes died Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. Mr. Gerber was born April 5, 1939, in...

Judith Anne Carton, active in her church

1 month ago
Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say, Rejoice! Early in the morning my best friend and my...

Mary B. Dembeck, devoted to family

1 month ago
Mary B. Dembeck, 96, of Ocean View passed away Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes...

Earl R. Robinson, loved to sing

1 month ago
Earl R. Robinson, 83, of Dagsboro went home to be with the Lord Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. He was...

Gene Edward Crone, loved to fish

1 month ago
Mr. Gene Edward Crone was taken home by angels Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, after a fatal car crash. He...

Joyce Leader Naftzinger, loved the beach

1 month ago
If Heaven truly is "the place where all the dogs you've ever loved come to greet you," there must...

Fred Adams, grain farmer

1 month ago
Fred Adams, 88, of Dagsboro passed away Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. He was born July 1, 1931, to the...

Jay R. Burton, Bob Willey employee

1 month ago
Jay R. Burton, 60, of Milton passed away Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes. He...

Elizabeth ‘Betty’ V. Hudson, Verizon retiree

1 month ago
Elizabeth “Betty” V. Hudson, 70, of Lewes, formerly of Wilmington, passed away peacefully...

Augustus ‘Gus’ J. Graves, loved to travel

1 month ago
Augustus (Gus) J. Graves, born March 18, 1937, passed away Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, in his home...

Elwood R. Wilson, DelDOT retiree

1 month ago
Elwood R. Wilson, 87, lifelong resident of Georgetown, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday,...

Ronald E. Smith, graphic designer

1 month ago
Ronald E. Smith, 80, of Ocean View, formerly of Herndon, Va., was called home to be with our Lord...

Dominick A. Daffner, Punkin Chunkin winner

1 month ago
Dominick A. Daffner, 59, of Milton passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Sunday,...

Sherman Glenn Banks, DuPont retiree

1 month ago
Sherman Glenn Banks, 81, of Gumboro passed away Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. He was born Jan. 3, 1938...

Thomas James Butterly Jr., retired teacher

1 month ago
Thomas James Butterly Jr., 95, of Rehoboth Beach, died Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, at his home. Tom was...

Evelyn M. Zaciewski, home economist

1 month ago
Evelyn M. Zaciewski of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, at Gosnell Memorial...

Clarence Edward Graybeal, distinguished doctor

1 month ago
Born Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, 1927, Dr. Clarence Edward Graybeal died peacefully Saturday, Aug...