Obituaries

Margaret Deskis, devoted mother, grandmother

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

Joan Carey, retired court clerk

6 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

6 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

6 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

6 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

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

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

6 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

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

Patricia D. Momot, devout Catholic

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

James Daniel Horgan, veteran, retired loan officer

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

Eileen Polini, woman of faith, volunteer

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

Charlie E. Plummer, devoted to family, community

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

John Morrill Wolfle, services set

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

Lonnie Lee Roth, veteran, longtime trucker

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

Ernestine Martin, dedicated court employee

6 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

6 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

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

Nancy Cooper Krail, devoted to family, faith

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

Frances Perdue Mason, active in community

6 months ago
Frances Perdue Mason completed her earthly journey Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. She was born June 27,...

Herbert Joseph Plummer, retired teacher, actor

6 months ago
Herbert Joseph "Joe" Plummer, 91, of Lincoln, died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, at home. Joe was born...

Elizabeth 'Evalyn' Walch, loved her family and plants

6 months ago
Elizabeth "Evalyn" Thompson Walch, 93, passed away peacefully Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. Evalyn was...

Peter Moodey Ross, respected employee, advisor

6 months ago
Peter Moodey Ross passed away Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. Pete was born Jan. 26, 1940, and was raised...

Ward E. Gray, worked in retail

6 months ago
Ward E. Gray, 72, of Millsboro, formerly of Claymont, passed away Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, at Beebe...

Leo Jan Clark, devoted to family, faith

7 months ago
Leo Jan Clark passed away suddenly due to natural causes Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Georgetown. He...

William J. Sponaugle Jr., veteran, owned Dewey Beach...

7 months ago
William J. Sponaugle Jr., 77, affectionately known as ‘Spoon,’ peacefully passed away Tuesday, Aug...

Judy Ann Lemley, beloved community member

7 months ago
Judy Ann Lemley, born in Wilmington, passed away Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, while vacationing in...

Mabel V. Kimmey, cherished mother, grandmother

7 months ago
Mabel V. Kimmey, 89, of Myerstown, Pa., passed away Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in Stone Ridge Poplar...

Jeanne Doris Fussell Kehrer, successful banking career

7 months ago
Jeanne Doris Fussell Kehrer, 93, passed away peacefully Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Lewes. She was...

Christina Dazio Barsness-Long, caring, generous spirit

7 months ago
Christina “Chrissy” Dazio Barsness-Long, 54, of Delaware, formerly of Coatesville, Pa., passed away...

Paul D. Hastings, Bell Atlantic retiree

7 months ago
Paul D. Hastings, 88, passed away Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. He was born Feb. 7, 1937, in Buffalo, N...

Rita M. Kilby, life of the party

7 months ago
Rita M. Kilby, 97, of Millsboro, passed away Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, at Brandywine Senior Living in...

David J. Rementer Sr., proud veteran, DuPont retiree

7 months ago
David J. Rementer Sr., 84, passed away peacefully in his home Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, surrounded by...

Mary Ann Beatrice Fitzgerald, beloved mother,...

7 months ago
Mary Ann Beatrice Fitzgerald, 92, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, after a...

Georgia Wilkins, Diamond State retiree

7 months ago
Georgia “Jean” Wilkins, 90, passed away peacefully in her home Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. She was born...

George William Burroughs, loved his family

7 months ago
George William Burroughs, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away...

John Francis Brady, ultimate public servant

7 months ago
John Francis Brady, 66, of Lewes, passed away peacefully at his Angola home Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025,...

Robert Edward Palmer, devoted to family, community

7 months ago
Robert E. Palmer, 80, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, surrounded by his...

Jesse Lee Bradham, touched many lives

7 months ago
Jesse Lee Bradham, 80, affectionately known as ‘Pops,’ passed away Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. He was...

Virginia Lee Hysock, loving mother, grandmother

7 months ago
Virginia ‘Ginny’ Lee Hysock, 74, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, at her home in...

Arthur J.E. Sundberg, devoted to family, service

7 months ago
Arthur J.E. Sundberg, 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in...

Charleen ‘Sherry’ Griemsman, retired nurse

7 months ago
Charleen Griemsman, fondly known as ‘Sherry,’ passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in...

Doris Fay Wilkins, loved the Lord, family

7 months ago
Doris Fay Wilkins passed away Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in Georgetown. Doris was the daughter of the...

Edith May Lupton Risher, native of Lewes

7 months ago
Edith May Lupton Risher of Oakland, Calif., died peacefully Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. She was born...

Jesse H. Flanders, proud Air Force veteran

7 months ago
Jesse H. Flanders, 89, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday, Aug. 19,...

Nina Louise Wilson, devoted church member

7 months ago
Nina Louise Wilson, 87, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, surrounded by...

Virginia Fletcher, loving sister, mother, grandmother

7 months ago
Virginia ‘Ginny’ Fletcher, 65, of Georgetown, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at Thomas...

Matthew T. Rowan, cherished son, husband, father

7 months ago
Matthew T. Rowan, 44, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at the Hospital of the University of...

Marius Ambrose, proud Lithuanian, educator

7 months ago
Marius Ambrose, 85, of Lewes, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in...

Nancy Hickman Rhodes, loving mother, grandmother

7 months ago
Nancy Hickman Rhodes passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at her home in Ocean View,...

Betty Lou Dlabik, retired nursing supervisor

7 months ago
Betty Lou Dlabik, 85, of Milton, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2025, at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes...

Bill Childress, loved family, the beach

7 months ago
The beach at Gordons Pond has lost a dedicated beach bum, Bill Childress, who passed away at 72...

Betty Grodecour Gleeson, beloved mother

7 months ago
Betty Grodecour Gleeson, 101, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 24, 2025, at...

Granville William Hall, hardworking family man

7 months ago
Granville William Hall, affectionately known as ‘Shorty’ and professionally known as ‘The BBQ...

Richard Wilkins, lifelong farmer

7 months ago
Richard Wilkins, 66, of Staytonville, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. He was born Sept. 25,...

William Burton Mitchell, proud Army veteran

7 months ago
William Burton Mitchell, 78, of Milton, passed away Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. Born Oct. 24, 1946, in...

Cathy L. Martinson, cherished family, friends

7 months ago
Cathy L. Martinson passed away Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pa., after a valiant battle...

Silvia Trinidad Marinilli Perez, bright, generous soul

7 months ago
Silvia Trinidad Marinilli Perez, 65, passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in her family’s...

Timothy Joseph O'Neill, had a big heart

7 months ago
Timothy Joseph O'Neill, 63, passed away peacefully at his home in Lewes Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Born...

Richard Satterlee Marks, proud veteran, family man

7 months ago
Richard Satterlee Marks, 88, of Milton, passed away peacefully Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. Born Aug...

John W. Swithenbank IV, man of many talents

7 months ago
John W. Swithenbank IV, 53, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at Beebe...