Obituaries

Joseph F. Marrapodi, retired naval officer

1 year ago
Commander Joseph F. Marrapodi (Ret.) passed away Friday, June 28, 2024, at his home in Rehoboth...

Jeremy D. Parsons, loved the Lord

1 year ago
Jeremy D. Parsons, 50, of Georgetown, passed away Friday, June 28, 2024. He was born March 10, 1974...

Charlie Tinacci, retired engineer, community volunteer

1 year ago
Charlie “Charles” Tinacci, 73, passed away Friday, June 28, 2024, at his home in rural Lewes...

Eric Kurt Adams, veteran, retired corrections officer

1 year ago
Eric Kurt Adams, 69, of Georgetown, was a loving husband, father, pop-pop, uncle, cousin, and...

William Lee Smith III, veteran, giving man

1 year ago
William "Bill" Lee Smith III departed this earth Thursday, June 27, 2024, after a hard-fought...

Tonya Lynn Gale, loving daughter, mother

1 year ago
Tonya Lynn Gale, 53, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 14, 2024. She was born May 25...

Joseph Leslie Hudson, had a zest for life

1 year ago
Joseph Leslie Hudson passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Seaford. He was born July 10, 1959,...

Donald J. Passwaters, veteran, DuPont retiree

1 year ago
Donald J. Passwaters of Milton passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in the care of hospice at St...

Susan Clare Isaacs, had generous nature

1 year ago
Susan “Sue” Clare Isaacs, 79, of Summerfield, Fla., and formerly of Rehoboth Beach, passed away...

Thomas O. Gainey, treasured family, friends

1 year ago
Thomas O. Gainey of Lewes passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 29, 2024, after a long battle with...

Shirley Ann Diem, treasured her loved ones

1 year ago
Shirley Ann Diem passed away peacefully Saturday, June 23, 2024, in Lewes. She was born Aug. 2,...

Donna T. Waller, devout Catholic

1 year ago
Donna T. (Van Velsor) Waller, 80, of Millsboro, passed away peacefully Monday, June 24, 2024. She...

Wanda Yvette Radish, devoted to family

1 year ago
Wanda Yvette (Harmon) Radish, 75, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully in...

Dale R. Yost, retired cabinet installer

1 year ago
Dale R. Yost, 62, of Frankford, passed away surrounded by his loving family Thursday, June 20, 2024...

Stephanie Ann Lubiniecki, phenomenal mother

1 year ago
Stephanie Ann Lubiniecki, 35, of Selbyville, passed away Friday, May 24, 2024, at Bayhealth Kent...

Betty Virginia Littleton, cherished her family

1 year ago
Betty Virginia Littleton, 72, passed away peacefully in Lewes Monday, June 24, 2024. She was born...

Ronald Patrick Lee, generous man

1 year ago
Ronald Patrick Lee, 81, of Chadds Ford, Pa., and Lewes, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2024, at...

John M. Lester, loving husband, father

1 year ago
John M. Lester, 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Lewes the morning of Sunday, June 16,...

Doy Dennis Seabolt Jr., proud Army veteran

1 year ago
Doy Dennis Seabolt Jr., 73, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Millsboro. Dennis...

Joanne Marie Jeck Verderosa, truly loved animals

1 year ago
Joanne Marie Jeck Verderosa, 63, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2024, where she was lovingly cared...

John William Brittingham, devoted sports fan

1 year ago
John William Brittingham, 42, passed from this life Thursday, June 13, 2024. He was born March 6,...

Harry J. Elliott, heavy equipment operator

1 year ago
Harry J. Elliott, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away...

Jeffrey Hitchcock Bardwell, biology professor

1 year ago
Jeffrey Hitchcock Bardwell, Ph.D., 42, died Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Chambersburg, Pa. He was...

Richard Charles Griffin, Maryland native

1 year ago
Richard Charles Griffin, 52, of Wadley, Ala., passed away Thursday, June 13, 2024, at his residence...

Joanne L. Ray, loved the beach

1 year ago
Joanne L. Ray, 79, of Millsboro, passed away surrounded by her loving family Tuesday, June 18, 2024...

Joanna M. Baker, passionate nurse

1 year ago
Joanna M. Baker, 67, of Greenwood, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2024, surrounded by her family...

Theresa J. Sewell, devout Catholic

1 year ago
Theresa J. Sewell, 95, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, June 15, 2024, after a long illness...

Doris Ann Walsh, devoted church member

1 year ago
Doris Ann Walsh, 82, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Beebe Healthcare in...

Edward J. Allman Sr., Navy veteran, outdoorsman

1 year ago
Edward J. “Jack” Allman Sr., 99, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 16 , 2024. Jack was...

John Keith Hanley, veteran, loyal friend

1 year ago
John Keith Hanley, better known as Hanley, passed away Sunday June 9, 2024, at his home in...

Marie Jo Gray, loved by many

1 year ago
Marie Jo Gray, a 48-year resident of Lincoln, passed away suddenly in the early morning hours of...

Irene Robb, lifelong avid traveler

1 year ago
Irene Robb, a longtime Lewes and Milton resident, passed away Wednesday, June 12, at the age of 89...

John J. Logullo Jr., longtime automobile salesman

1 year ago
John J. Logullo Jr., 82, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 15, 2024. He was born Jan...

Robert L. Teichert Sr., Korean War veteran

1 year ago
Robert L. Teichert Sr., 89, of Millsboro, passed away in his home Thursday, June 13, 2024. Robert...

Constance Travers Fisher, nurse, community volunteer

1 year ago
Constance “Connie” Travers Fisher died peacefully Thursday, June 13, 2024, with her daughters,...

Charles J. Embrey, U.S. Army veteran

1 year ago
Charles (Chuck) James Embrey, 87, of Milton passed away peacefully Monday, May 27, 2024 with his...

John David Isaacs, avid surfer, landscaper

1 year ago
John “Dave” David Isaacs, 80, passed away at home Thursday, May 30, 2024. Dave was born Nov. 23,...

Terry L. Gorlich, devoted public servant

1 year ago
Terry L. (Harvath) Gorlich, formerly of Smyrna, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at...

Constance Richardson Cecil, active in community

1 year ago
Constance “Connie” Richardson Cecil passed away Sunday, May 19, 2024, at Presentation...

 Sarah Horvath, retired legal secretary

1 year ago
Sarah "Sally" Horvath passed away at home Thursday, May 30, 2024, after a battle with cancer. Sally...

Berley A. Mears Jr., proud veteran

1 year ago
Berley A. Mears Jr. passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Delaware . He was born and...

Stella Marie Klein, had a zest for life

1 year ago
Stella Marie Klein, 86, passed away peacefully Friday, June 7, 2024, in Milford. She was born Sept...

James Kevin Murray, beloved father

1 year ago
James Kevin Murray, 65, passed away on the night of Wednesday, June 5, 2024. He was born Nov. 1,...

Clifford S. Smith Sr., veteran, devoted family man

1 year ago
Clifford S. Smith Sr. passed away Saturday, June 8, 2024, at his home in Millsboro. He was born...

Richard Russell Snell, Army veteran

1 year ago
Richard Russell Snell, 78, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home Friday,...

Kristin Jeanne Van Ness, beautiful dancing star

1 year ago
Kristin Jeanne Van Ness left this world Thursday, June 6, 2024. She was the beloved wife of John...

George H. Dickerson Jr., former police officer, town...

1 year ago
George H. Dickerson Jr. o f Milton passed away peacefully Monday, June 3, 2024, at Delaware Hospice...

Frank L. Casey, owned Milton Pharmacy

1 year ago
Frank L. Casey, 76, of Cool Spring, was called home by his Lord Jesus Saturday morning, June 8,...

Mark Pavusik, loved selling cars

1 year ago
Mark Pavusik, 72, of Lewes, passed peacefully at home surrounded by his husband and family after a...

Carol L. Absher, extraordinary seamstress

1 year ago
Carol L. Absher passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family Wednesday, June...

Richard Lee Miller, had many interests

1 year ago
Richard Lee Miller, 80, of Milton, and formerly of Annapolis, Md., passed away at Delaware Hospice...

Raymond C. Donahoe, enjoyed church, celebrating...

1 year ago
Raymond C. “Tony” Donahoe, 85, of Laurel, formerly of Georgetown and Lewes, passed away peacefully...

Harvey Roberts Waltersdorf, veteran, Westinghouse...

1 year ago
Harvey Roberts Waltersdorf, 95, of Ashburn, Va., and formerly of Rehoboth Beach, passed away...

John Berry Sherman, veteran, skydiving legend

1 year ago
John Berry Sherman (born Engle), 85, died Tuesday, May 7, 2024. He was a skydiving legend. John was...

Gloria Sargent, lived a life of service

1 year ago
Gloria Sargent passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Lewes. She was born in Novemeber 1928, in...

Robert Thomas Cora, retired millwright

1 year ago
Robert Thomas Cora left this life Monday June 3, 2024, in Seaford, where he made his residence. He...

Earl Dukes Warren, hardworking man

1 year ago
Earl Dukes Warren, 72, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Monday, June 3, 2024, at Delaware Hospice...

William Arthur Stack, loved animals 

1 year ago
William Arthur “Bill” Stack of Milton passed away at Breakwater Village in Lewes Monday, June 3,...

Thenia Fuller Brasby, devout Christian, teacher

1 year ago
Thenia Fuller Brasby was born April 6, 1943, in Philadelphia, Pa., to Mattie Joyner and Walter...

Roger W. Stanley, loved the outdoors

1 year ago
Roger W. Stanley, 83, of Rehoboth, and formerly of Bear, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024. A...