Obituaries

Gloria K. Abbrescia, enjoyed traveling

1 year ago
Gloria K. Abbrescia passed away Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover. Born...

Stephen H. Rust, veteran, DRBA retiree

1 year ago
Stephen H. Rust, 75, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, after a...

William Martin Jr., hardworking man

1 year ago
William “Billy” Martin Jr., 94, of Milton, passed away peacefully at his home Thursday, Feb. 22,...

Constance S. Kotula, retired school nurse

1 year ago
Constance "Connie” S. Kotula, 86, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, at Beebe...

Donald K. Richards, Marine veteran

1 year ago
Donald K. Richards, 94, of Tiffin, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in Lewes. Donald, a U...

Nannette Grimes, loved the beach

1 year ago
Nannette Grimes, beloved wife of Mimi McKennan, daughter of Nada Lowry Grimes, and mother of bird-...

Georgia Conrad, businesswoman, volunteer

1 year ago
Georgia Conrad was born Nov. 13, 1928, in Hollidaysburg, Pa., to Martha and Stephen Wolfhope...

Shirley Joanne Griesbaum, cherished family, friends

1 year ago
Shirley Joanne Griesbaum, 89, of Lewes, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The...

Woodrow Paul Dennis, veteran, hardworking man

1 year ago
Woodrow Paul Dennis, 74, of Milton, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, at home. Woody...

Anthony Donnell Badger, enjoyed being outside

1 year ago
Anthony Donnell Badger of Ellendale passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. He was born June 28, 1958,...

Thomas A. Maloney, veteran, avid outdoorsman

1 year ago
Thomas A. Maloney, 100, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 18 , 2024, at Harrison House of...

Richard Oscar Miller, proud veteran

1 year ago
Richard "Dick" Oscar Miller, 90, of Lewes, passed away Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, at his residence...

Ruth J. Hudson, Delmarva Power retiree

1 year ago
Ruth J. Hudson, 96, of Millsboro, passed away at her home Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Born April 3, 1927...

Carol L. Benton, family matriarch

1 year ago
Carol L. Benton, 79, affectionately known as Kelly, passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024...

Carla Anne Possinger Short, longtime farmer, volunteer

1 year ago
Carla Anne Possinger Short, 84, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, after a valiant fight with small-cell...

Delbert Martin Scott, veteran, DuPont retiree

1 year ago
Delbert Martin Scott, 86, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 17, 2024. Delbert was...

David Snyder, true dog lover

1 year ago
David Snyder, 75, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully at his home Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Born in...

Joyce A. Sexton, full of life

1 year ago
Joyce A. Sexton, 85, a former Texas resident, passed Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, at her home in Rehoboth...

Janice Wright Baker, devoted church member

1 year ago
Janice Wright Baker of Greenwood passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, at home with the family by her...

Karen Lynn Smith, lived life to fullest

1 year ago
Karen Lynn Smith of Millsboro passed peacefully Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Karen was born Sept. 20, 1956...

John Vandergrift Kinsley Jr., retired paramedic

1 year ago
John Vandergrift Kinsley Jr., 77, graduated to heaven Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, at home in Seaford...

Pauline Cottingham, active church member

1 year ago
Pauline Cottingham passed on from this life to her next Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. She was born in...

Joseph LoBiondo, community volunteer, runner

1 year ago
Joseph LoBiondo crossed his last finish line on his way to heaven surrounded by love and his family...

Leonard James Downs, longtime priest

1 year ago
Rev. Leonard James “Jim” Downs died peacefully Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. He was born in Washington, D...

Marlene Ann McCoy, retired LPN

1 year ago
Marlene Ann McCoy passed away in Venice, Fla., Feb. 8, 2024. She was born in Reading, Pa., Feb. 19...

Dennis Gatta, loved the beach

1 year ago
Dennis Gatta, 64, of Millsboro, passed away suddenly at Christiana Hospital Friday, Feb. 9, 2024...

Newell R. Washburn Jr., respected OB/GYN

1 year ago
Dr. Newell R. Washburn Jr., 85, of Lewes, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, with...

Kathleen M. Blackwell, loved the beach

1 year ago
Kathleen M. Blackwell of Seaford passed away Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. She was born Nov. 22, 1959, in...

Paul R. Shriver, fun-loving guy

1 year ago
Paul R. Shriver, 77, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully in his sleep Friday, Feb. 2, 2024...

Jacqueline Louise Faulhaber, loved southern Delaware

1 year ago
Jacqueline Louise Faulhaber, 83, of Dagsboro, formerly of Philadelphia, Pa., passed away Monday,...

Joseph Scott Morton, life of the party

1 year ago
Joseph Scott Morton, 66, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Joseph...

Ellison Lingo Rickards Jr., fireman, mechanic

1 year ago
Ellison “Rick” Lingo Rickards Jr., 75, of Dagsboro, passed away Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at...

Anna May Mark, devout Catholic

1 year ago
Anna May (Babe) Mark, 89, of Dover, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, at Brookdale...

William Paul Smith, veteran, avid outdoorsman

1 year ago
William “Bill” Paul Smith, 82, of Milton, passed away at home Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. He was born...

Shirleen Ruth Thomas, woman of faith

1 year ago
Shirleen Ruth Thomas, 95, of Lewes, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, at The Moorings at Lewes...

Edward Louis Simon, veteran, state retiree

1 year ago
Edward Louis Simon, 77, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. Born May 23, 1946, in Wilmington, son...

Alyssa Kate Wohlleben, devout Jehovah’s Witness

1 year ago
Alyssa Kate Wohlleben passed away Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. She was born Nov. 17, 1979, in Freehold,...

Charles Michael Dunkes, never met a stranger

1 year ago
Charles Michael "Mike" Dunkes, 84, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, at home in Rehoboth...

Eugene H. Braverman, noted businessman

1 year ago
Eugene H. Braverman, 88, passed away Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Gene is preceded in death by his...

Robert Anthony Salvatore Sr., Wawa employee

1 year ago
Robert "Bobby” Anthony Salvatore Sr., 65, of Lewes, passed away at home surrounded by family Friday...

Nikki Ellen Knerr, loved her friends

1 year ago
Nikki Ellen Knerr, 78, of Lewes, passed away Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes...

Wayne Dayton Kline, Melvin Joseph retiree

1 year ago
Wayne Dayton Kline of Millsboro passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. He was born Sept. 27, 1957, in...

Sheila G. Meneely Hilbeck, avid tennis player, golfer

1 year ago
Sheila G. Meneely Hilbeck, 88, passed away peacefully in her home in Lewes Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024,...

Norman Bruce Unruh, loved coastal living

1 year ago
Norman Bruce Unruh, 77, of Lewes, passed away from Lewy body dementia at home surrounded by his...

Betty Ann Olsen, enjoyed golfing, entertaining

1 year ago
Betty Ann (Howard) Olsen, 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Tuesday, Jan...

Gisela Ruth McCafferty, loved animals, nature

1 year ago
Gisela Ruth McCafferty, 95, of Rehoboth Beach, passed peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, Jan. 23,...

William James Hanson, husband of former Dewey mayor

1 year ago
William “Bill” James Hanson, 81, of Dewey Beach, passed away peacefully in hospice care Friday, Jan...

Herman W. Walls, veteran, Verizon retiree

1 year ago
Herman “Skip” W. Walls, 75, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at Beebe Healthcare in...

Michael F. Lynn, visionary developer, family man

1 year ago
Michael F. Lynn, of Bethesda, Md., and Ocean View, passed away unexpectedly Sunday Jan. 28, 2024...

Peter Anthony DiMario, avid sports fan

1 year ago
Peter Anthony DiMario passed away after a brief illness Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, at the University of...

Barbara Mallery Barnard, gentle spirit

1 year ago
Barbara "Bobbie” Mallery Barnard, 93, of Dewey Beach, passed away at home Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024...

Elaine Gayle Burns, retired registered nurse

1 year ago
Elaine Gayle (Pearce) Burns went peacefully to her eternal home following a prolonged illness...

Joseph Frank Gordy Jr., veteran, Gordy Insurance...

1 year ago
Joseph Frank Gordy Jr., 93, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully at home Friday, Jan. 26, 2024,...

Charles E. Marsh, Jr., lifelong horseman

1 year ago
Charlie Marsh Jr., 75, passed from this life to glory Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, following a long...

Caroline Mairs Short, Red Cross retiree, Realtor

1 year ago
Caroline Mairs Short, a lifelong Delaware resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving...

Joyce Kay Schmierer Moore, bus driver, state retiree

1 year ago
Joyce Kay Schmierer Moore passed away Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. She was born Dec. 13, 1943. Joyce...

Carl D. Michaels, veteran, lifelong trucker

1 year ago
Carl D. Michaels, aka The Greek, of Felton, passed away Monday, Dec. 29, 2024. He was born Oct. 2,...

Terry R. Flores, faithful church member

1 year ago
Terry R. Flores, 78, of Lewes, passed away Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at Delaware Hospice in Milford...

Grace Matan Platt Arbury, loved the outdoors

1 year ago
Grace Matan Platt Arbury, of Bethany Beach, and Annapolis, Md., died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, after...

Gloria V. Foreman, devoted mother

1 year ago
Gloria V. Foreman, 94, of Harbeson, passed away Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, after a long battle with...