Obituaries

Lynn M. Williams, Short’s Marine retiree

1 year ago
Lynn M. Williams, 73, of Millsboro, passed away Friday, March 15, 2024. She was born Feb. 18, 1951...

Gerald D. Shock, proud veteran, patriot

1 year ago
Gerald D. Shock, 76, a dedicated patriot and esteemed civil engineer, passed away Thursday, March...

Howard E. Tranthum, dedicated to family, community

1 year ago
Howard E. Tranthum passed away peacefully Friday, March 15, 2024, in Rehoboth Beach, after a...

Sylvia Chambliss McElvey, loved by many

1 year ago
Sylvia Chambliss McElvey, 100, passed away at her home at The Lodge at Truitt Homestead in Rehoboth...

Amanda Ehringer, loving daughter, mother

1 year ago
Amanda “ACE” Ehringer passed away Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Bayhealth Hospital with her loved...

Robert Lee Jones Sr., lifetime fireman

1 year ago
Robert “Buck” Lee Jones Sr., 64, beloved father, grandfather, brother and firefighter, passed away...

Dianne M. Calhoun, retired social worker tech

1 year ago
Dianne M. (Guyer) Calhoun, 68, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully at home Friday, March 15, 2024...

James P. Moriarty, had successful career

1 year ago
James P. Moriarty surrendered his spirit Sunday, March 3, 2024, after a valiant fight for life,...

Martha A. Warren, loving grandmother, active volunteer

1 year ago
Martha A. Warren, 82, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully at home Monday, March 11, 2024. Martha...

William G. Parker Jr., Air Force veteran

1 year ago
William G. Parker Jr., 73, of Harrington, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024, surrounded by the...

James Brackett Jr., loved sports

1 year ago
James “Mickey” Brackett Jr., 76, formerly of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Friday, March 8, 2024...

David Ford Richman, longtime banker

1 year ago
David Ford Richman, 80, of Lewes, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Hospital of the...

Russell Joseph Serafini, talented blacksmith

1 year ago
Russell Joseph Serafini, 91, of Millsboro, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2024. Russ was born Sept...

Walter Jackson Stark, distinguished doctor, professor

1 year ago
Dr. Walter Jackson Stark, 81, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2024, surrounded by his...

W. Sylvester Harmon Jr., owned Harmon’s Body Shop

1 year ago
W. Sylvester “Little Vess” Harmon Jr. departed this life Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Bayhealth in...

Beverly L. Gayhardt, Girl Scouts executive

1 year ago
Beverly Lanning Gayhardt, 93, a retired Girl Scouts executive, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, of...

Michael G. Mixon, successful, talented musician

1 year ago
Michael G. Mixon, 68, of Milton, passed away Thursday, Feb, 29, 2024, at Bayhealth, Milford. He was...

Samuel W. Bare, former Lewes police officer

1 year ago
Samuel “Sam” W. Bare, 83, of Delmar, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and patriot, formerly of...

Mary Waybright, school retiree

1 year ago
Mary “Colleen” Waybright, 69, of Georgetown, formerly of Hagerstown, Md., passed away peacefully...

Claire M. Thomas, voracious reader

1 year ago
Claire M. Thomas, 89, of Lewes passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2024, from recurrent multiple myeloma...

Helen P. Wootten, loved gospel music

1 year ago
Helen P. Wootten peacefully departed this world Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Laurel. She was born...

David L. Achey Jr., veteran, Boeing retiree

1 year ago
David L. Achey Jr., 85, passed away Friday, March 8, 2024, in Milford. He was born May 25, 1938, in...

Francis W. Gastel, Giant Food retiree

1 year ago
Francis (Frank) W. Gastel, 86, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb, 7, 2024. He was...

Anis K. Saliba, admirable, selfless doctor

1 year ago
Dr. Anis K. Saliba, 91, of Lewes, passed away peacefully at his home Sunday, March 10, 2024, after...

Steven Mehaffey, auto body retiree

1 year ago
Steven Mehaffey, 63, of Lewes, formerly of Lebanon, Pa., passed away at Delaware Hospice Center...

Linda Price, kind, gentle soul

1 year ago
Linda Price, a devoted wife, mother, sister, and grandmother, peacefully passed away Saturday, Feb...

Doris Reid Betts, devout Christian, volunteer

1 year ago
Doris Reid Betts, 92, of Georgetown, went home to be with her Lord Friday, March 8, 2024. She...

M. Elizabeth Barrett, had creative spirit

1 year ago
M. Elizabeth “Beth” Barrett passed away suddenly in her home in Lewes Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 61...

Steven Gregory Billups, fine arts photographer

1 year ago
Steven Gregory Billups, 62, of Lewes, passed away at Christiana Hospital Sunday, March 3, 2024. He...

Lisa Norton, generous heart

1 year ago
Lisa Norton, 58, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in a tragic traffic accident. She was born...

Geraldine A. Williams, retired teacher

1 year ago
Geraldine (Geri) A. Williams passed away peacefully at home Thursday, March 7, 2024. Geri was born...

Wanda Gayle Handy, loved fishing, animals

1 year ago
Wanda Gayle Handy, 78, of Rehoboth Beach passed away Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. She was predeceased by...

Eloise G. McDonough, Kraft Foods retiree

1 year ago
Eloise G. (Corcoran) McDonough, 76, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away...

Janet Dane Anemone, devout Christian

1 year ago
Janet Dane Anemone, 65, was born June 27, 1958, to the late Eugene and Ruby Cross. She passed away...

Anna M. Marsch, devoted matriarch

1 year ago
Anna M. Marsch, 92, affectionately known as Anna to her loving family and friends, passed away...

Ronald Daniel, veteran, retired engineer

1 year ago
Ronald “Cary” Daniel, 78, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Monday, March 4, 2024. surrounded by...

Carol Welsh, retired educator

1 year ago
Carol Welsh, 73, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Carol was born Dec. 16,...

John Timothy Lehne, loved helping others

1 year ago
John Timothy Lehne, 39, of Milton and sometimes Chincoteague, Va., passed away Saturday, Jan. 27,...

Mildred Lee Mullins, family matriarch

1 year ago
Mildred Lee Mullins, 87, a beacon of love and strength, passed away peacefully March 2, 2024, in...

Pamelia D. Martin, had infectious smile

1 year ago
Pamelia D. Martin passed away after a long illness Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Mentor, Ohio. She...

JoAnne Downes Whealton, loved family, music, nature

1 year ago
JoAnne Downes Whealton, 89, of Milton, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving...

John P. Carter, family man

1 year ago
John P. Carter, 81, of Milford, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Friday, March 1,...

Brina Hollander Krupp, retired teacher

1 year ago
With love and sadness, we announce that out dear Brina Hollander Krupp, 78, passed away Sunday, Jan...

Nina Ann Amato, kind, compassionate soul

1 year ago
Nina Ann Amato, 81, passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. A longtime resident of Townsend...

Richard A. Stevenson, proud veteran

1 year ago
Richard A. Stevenson, 91, of Lewes, passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at Beebe Healthcare in...

Margaret Laretta Whalen, enjoyed cooking, sewing

1 year ago
Margaret “Peggy” Laretta Whalen, 89, a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, peacefully passed...

Hugh R. White, proud veteran

1 year ago
Hugh R. White, 87, of Lewes, sadly left us Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he...

William Daniel Kelly, veteran, electronics technician

1 year ago
William Daniel “Bill” Kelly, 95, of Milton, passed away peacefully early the morning Saturday, Feb...

Laverne D. Hall, had adventurous spirit

1 year ago
Laverne D. Hall passed peacefully in her sleep the morning of Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Laverne's...

Dylan Andrei Vansant, aviation inspector

1 year ago
Dylan Andrei Vansant passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. He was born July 4, 1995, in Moscow,...

Marlene L. Banaszewski, retired loan officer

1 year ago
Marlene L. Banaszewski, 89, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, at Delaware...

Larry McBroom, voracious reader

1 year ago
Larry “John” McBroom of Laurel passed away Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. He was born Sept. 17, 1975, in...

Theodore Sevasin Keen, veteran, FDIC retiree

1 year ago
Theodore “Ted” Sevasin Keen, 82, of Cary, N.C., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. He was born July...

Robert Ray Davis Jr., Army retiree

1 year ago
Robert Ray Davis Jr., 80, of Milton, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. Born Oct. 9,...

Barbara Lenox Miller, successful lawyer, judge

1 year ago
The world lost a phenomenal woman and trailblazer Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. Barbara Lenox Miller was...

Barbara Beatriz Hahn, enjoyed helping others

1 year ago
Barbara Beatriz “Lauren” Hahn, 63, of Rehoboth Beach, suddenly passed away with family by her side...

Ginger Lee Stefanides, enjoyed entertaining, traveling

1 year ago
Ginger Lee Stefanides, 76, of Bethany Beach, passed peacefully Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, surrounded by...

Philip James Stephenson, loved music

1 year ago
Philip James Stephenson, 80, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, at his home in Rehoboth Beach,...

Carroll Duane Bragdon, longtime trucker

1 year ago
Carroll Duane Bragdon, 85, of Seaford, passed away Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. He was born Feb. 26, 1938...

Donald A. Prol, active church member

1 year ago
Donald Andrew Prol of Lewes passed away Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. He was born Aug. 17, 1940, in New...