Obituaries

Teresa B. Weber, volunteer, avid golfer

2 months ago
Teresa B. Weber of Rehoboth Beach passed away peacefully surrounded by family. She was born Oct. 8...

Shirley W. Givens, woman of faith

2 months ago
Shirley W. Givens, 84, of Rehoboth Beach, beloved wife of Robert J. Givens, passed away peacefully...

Priscilla Smith, loved gardening, volunteering, family

2 months ago
Priscilla Richardson Smith, 92, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her...

Ellen Startt Sanger, loving wife, mother

2 months ago
Ellen Startt Sanger, 80, passed away Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, at her home in Rehoboth Beach. Ellen...

William N. Sweet Jr., entrepreneur, golf enthusiast

2 months ago
William “Bill” N. Sweet Jr., 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Friday, Oct. 17, 2025...

Karin Marie Allnutt, loving daughter

2 months ago
Karin Marie Allnutt, 56, a lifelong resident of Howard County, Md., passed away peacefully Sunday,...

Jon W. Newsom, lifelong teacher, arts advocate

2 months ago
Jon W. Newsom, 84, of Lewes, passed away Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. After retiring from the Library of...

William Warren Kindl, veteran, retired financial...

2 months ago
William Warren Kindl, 78, passed away Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Paoli Hospital, Paoli, Pa. Bill...

Paul J. Dempsey Jr., veteran, devout Catholic

2 months ago
Paul J. Dempsey Jr., 84, of Long Neck, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. Paul was the beloved...

John Wallace Morris, Major League Baseball player

2 months ago
John Wallace Morris, 84, of Lewes, passed away peacefully in Scottsdale, Ariz., Oct. 15, 2025. Born...

Mary Estelle Roy, devout Catholic

2 months ago
Mary Estelle Roy, 82, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025,...

Howard Lee Holston, loved his family, community

2 months ago
Howard Lee Holston, 74, passed away Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Dover. Born Nov. 30, 1950, in Milford...

John Futcher Jr., RBVFC life member

2 months ago
John “Jay” Futcher Jr., 84, of Rehoboth, passed away Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, surrounded by the love...

Lewis Floyd Fargo, loving husband, father

2 months ago
Lewis “Lew” Floyd Fargo passed away Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. He was born April 19, 1933, in Denver,...

Sorin Dragos Greer-Pinzaru, bright, vibrant young man

2 months ago
Sorin Dragos Greer-Pinzaru, 16, of Lewes, passed away Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Born March 26, 2009, in...

Geraldine Cannon, loving mother

2 months ago
Geraldine ‘Gerry’ Theresa Cannon, 99, of Greenwood, died at Country Rest Home in Greenwood Thursday...

Paul Chester Boyer, state retiree

2 months ago
Paul Chester Boyer, aka Chet, Goob, and Papa, of Lewes, passed away peacefully at Excelcare in...

Joan Kreich Stranix, beloved mother

2 months ago
Joan Kreich Stranix, widow of Ronald Stranix Sr., left this earth Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, for the big...

Evelyn Ann Jones, devoted to family

3 months ago
Evelyn Ann Jones, 88, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Rehoboth Beach. Born March...

Peter Ernest Loewenstein, veteran, helped others

3 months ago
Peter Ernest Loewenstein, 83, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2025, at home in Millsboro. His wife and two...

Lois W. Shelley, devoted church member

3 months ago
Lois W. Shelley, 82, passed away Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. She was born March 30, 1943, in Wilmington,...

Brenda Carroll Abell, loved by many

3 months ago
As was her wish, Brenda Carroll Abell passed away at home, held in the loving affection of her...

Jack Allyson Daggett, beloved man of character

3 months ago
Jack Allyson Daggett, 78, passed quietly into the night Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. It was one of the few...

Alfred Frithjof Johnson Jr., devoted to aviation,...

3 months ago
Alfred Frithjof Johnson Jr., 91, departed this life Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Born Nov. 16, 1933, in...

Edmund Lee Runge Jr., gifted, charismatic salesperson

3 months ago
Edmund Lee Runge Jr., 70, passed away peacefully Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in hospice care in...

Phyllis D. Collins, loving wife, mother

3 months ago
Phyllis D. Collins, 83, peacefully passed away Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, while at home with her husband...

Elizabeth Jane Romig, retired pediatric nurse

3 months ago
Elizabeth Jane Romig, affectionately known as Betty, BJ, and Betts by her loved ones, was born Feb...

Joseph H. Donovan, dedicated farmer

3 months ago
Joseph H. Donovan, a dedicated laborer and proud farmer, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, at...

Joyce Beauchamp Smith, woman of faith

3 months ago
Following a decade-long battle with cancer, Joyce Beauchamp Smith, 71, of Harbeson, went home to be...

Catherine Ann Batchelor, City of Rehoboth retiree

3 months ago
Catherine “Kaye” Ann Batchelor, 78, of Millsboro, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving...

William F. Miller, veteran, federal retiree

3 months ago
William “Bill” F. Miller, 82, of Rehoboth Beach and Arlington, Va., passed away Thursday, Oct. 2,...

Benjamin Franklin Hemphill, devoted husband, father,...

3 months ago
Benjamin “Frank” Franklin Hemphill, 89, passed away peacefully at his home Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025,...

Wendy Camille McQuaide, had a zest for life

3 months ago
Wendy Camille Clineff McQuaide, 62, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully at her residence Saturday...

James Carroll McDaniel, retired Air Force sergeant

3 months ago
James Carroll McDaniel, 83, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at Beebe...

Ina Ola Martin, cared for others

3 months ago
Ina Ola (Brewer) Martin, 78, of Lewes, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Monday, Sept...

Laurence B. Knapp Jr., retired pilot, family man

3 months ago
Laurence “Larry” B. Knapp Jr., 90, passed away Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. He is survived by his...

Rod Elliott, loved family, beach life

3 months ago
Rodney John Elliott passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Arlington, Va. Born Sept...

Michael J. Quinn, kind, generous soul

3 months ago
Michael J. Quinn, 66, passed away Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer...

John Nick Niemczuk Jr., proud veteran, sailor

3 months ago
With full hearts, we honor the life of John Nick Niemczuk Jr., student, soldier, sailor, and proud...

Constance L. Dick, administrative assistant

3 months ago
Constance “Connie” L. Dick of Georgetown passed away peacefully at home Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025,...

Judy Sands, income tax preparer

3 months ago
Judy (Ellner) Sands of Milton passed peacefully Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, following a long illness...

Loretta Dacheux, beloved mother, nana

3 months ago
Loretta Ann Dacheux (née Young), 71, passed away peacefully at home Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in...

Margaret Deskis, devoted mother, grandmother

3 months ago
Margaret Deskis, 90, of Media, Pa., passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. Born...

Joan Carey, retired court clerk

3 months ago
Joan Carey passed away Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, at Delaware Bay Healthcare Center. She was born Oct...

Robert Michael ‘Mike’ Klingel, a Rehoboth treasure

3 months ago
Robert Michael ‘Mike’ Klingel, 82, of Rehoboth Beach, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at home after...

Frances Ruth Macintire, true Sussex Countian, volunteer

3 months ago
Frances Ruth Macintire, 94, of Lewes, known always as Ruth, passed away Sunday, Sept. 21, after a...

Gerry H. Orton, retired river pilot

3 months ago
Capt. Gerry H. “Bert” Orton, of Rehoboth Beach and a native of Lewes, passed away Sunday, Sept. 21...

Renis Siner Paton, loved antiques, history

3 months ago
Renis Siner Paton, 92, of Winter Park, Fla., and Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully Wednesday,...

Patricia Greene Crozier, cherished wife, mother,...

3 months ago
Patricia Greene Crozier, 82, of Millsboro, and formerly of Newark, was led to heaven’s gate by an...

Sallie Ann Conaway, loved her family

3 months ago
Sallie Ann (Mitchell) Conaway, 85, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully Friday, Sept. 19, 2025...

Patricia D. Momot, devout Catholic

3 months ago
Patricia ‘Pat’ D. Momot, 82, of Millsboro, formerly of Lewes and Brookhaven, Pa., passed away...

James Daniel Horgan, veteran, retired loan officer

3 months ago
James ‘Jim’ Daniel Horgan, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, Sept. 16,...

Eileen Polini, woman of faith, volunteer

3 months ago
Eileen (McKeon) Polini passed away peacefully Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, surrounded by her loving...

Charlie E. Plummer, devoted to family, community

3 months ago
Charlie E. Plummer, 93, of Ellendale, passed away peacefully Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at...

John Morrill Wolfle, services set

3 months ago
John Morrill Wolfle, 80, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, July 3, 2025, at...

Lonnie Lee Roth, veteran, longtime trucker

3 months ago
Lonnie Lee Roth, 85, of Oak Orchard, formerly of Norristown, Pa., passed away peacefully at his...

Ernestine Martin, dedicated court employee

3 months ago
Ernestine Martin, 77, of Wilmington, peacefully passed away Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, at 8:30 p.m...

Barbara F. Spehr, beloved mother, grandmother

3 months ago
Barbara F. Spehr of Lewes passed away Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones at home...

Francis Xavier Haley, veteran, devoted to family

3 months ago
Francis Xavier Haley, 88, of Lewes, formerly of New Castle and Philadelphia, Pa., passed away...

Nancy Cooper Krail, devoted to family, faith

4 months ago
Nancy Cooper Krail, 88, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and devoted member of the...