Obituaries

George Allen Adkins, respected agricultural industry...

10 months ago
George Allen Adkins, 93, a devoted family man, proud Delawarean, and respected leader in the...

Walter Stewart Petzold, veteran, devoted to family

10 months ago
Walter “Walt” Stewart Petzold, 90, formerly of Scranton, Pa., passed away peacefully Saturday, May...

Marjorie M. Reichhold, devout Christian, avid knitter

10 months ago
Marjorie M. Reichhold, formerly Marjorie L. McDonough, 101, died Tuesday, May 19, 2025, at...

Thomas Kenneth Irvine, Phoenix attorney

10 months ago
Thomas Kenneth Irvine, 73, died May 18, 2025. Tom was a loving husband, and proud father and...

Ronald Sundell MacArthur, award-winning journalist...

10 months ago
Ronald S. MacArthur, 70, of Lewes, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2025, from liver disease. Ron’s...

Mary Jane McGinnis, homemaker, volunteer

10 months ago
Mary Jane McGinnis passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Born Feb. 19, 1932, in Baltimore...

Patricia L. Ash, Food Lion retiree

10 months ago
Patricia L. “Pat” (Long) Ash of Lewes was called home to the Lord Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Beebe...

Sandra M. Whaley, cherished family, friends

10 months ago
Sandra “Sandy” M. (Bailey) Whaley, 67, of Laurel, lost her courageous, hard-fought battle with...

J. Robert Hitchens, soldier, attorney

10 months ago
J. Robert Hitchens, 78, of Milford, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Bob was a quiet, gentle, and...

Donald Martin Ellwanger, loving husband, brother

10 months ago
Donald Martin Ellwanger, 77, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 8, 2025, at his home in Phoenix,...

Jane Elizabeth Charters, federal retiree, volunteer

10 months ago
Jane Elizabeth Charters, 77, of Lewes, peacefully passed away Monday, May 12, 2025. Jane was born...

Mollie Cantrell Brown-Rust, retired teacher

10 months ago
Mollie Cantrell Brown-Rust passed away Monday, May 12, 2025, in Tavares, Fla. She was born in...

John Gibler, forever a Seahawk

10 months ago
A bona fide son of Rehoboth, John Gibler quietly passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025. A Beebe baby...

Ellison Donald Bunting, successful business owner

10 months ago
Ellison Donald Bunting, 82, of Dagsboro, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2025, at the Delaware Hospice...

Raymond J. Sonderfan, Rigby’s Bar & Grill bartender

10 months ago
Raymond J. Sonderfan, a cherished friend, beloved family member, and pillar of his community, of...

Arthur John Moskal, longtime banker

10 months ago
Arthur John Moskal, 78, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Beebe...

Carole Joan Lynch Jorgensen, loved animals, music

10 months ago
Carole Joan Lynch Jorgensen, 80, of Milton, formerly of Charlotte, N.C., and Wonder Lake, Ill.,...

Betty Jean Henry, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital retiree

10 months ago
Betty Jean Henry, 91, of Bridgeville, departed this life peacefully Thursday, May 8, 2025, at...

Yuly Yury Blyumental, beloved husband, father,...

10 months ago
Yuly Yury Blyumental, 79, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 8, 2025. Born April 10, 1946, in...

William J. Teletchea, proud veteran, family man

10 months ago
William J. Teletchea passed away peacefully Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Delaware Bay...

Albert Sales Jr., successful contractor

10 months ago
Albert “Ed” Sales Jr. of Lewes passed away peacefully Thursday, May 8, 2025, with his lifelong...

Brenda K. Lambert Monaco, loved her family, animals

10 months ago
Brenda K. Lambert Monaco, 71, passed away peacefully Monday, May 5, 2025, surrounded by her loving...

Antonio J. D’Amico Sr., veteran, generous soul

10 months ago
Antonio J. D’Amico Sr. of Lewes passed away Friday, May 2, 2025, surrounded by his family at the...

Bonny Lee King, retired nurse

10 months ago
Bonny Lee King of Georgetown left this world peacefully Sunday, May 4, 2025, surrounded by her...

Timothy Lee Carpenter, veteran, respected dentist

10 months ago
Dr. Timothy Lee Carpenter, 78, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 1, 2025, at...

Carole Shaver Schagrin, pharmacist, avid golfer

10 months ago
Carole Shaver Schagrin passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She...

Donald Thomas McDonough, veteran, million-dollar smile

10 months ago
Donald “Mac” Thomas McDonough, 85, of Milford, peacefully passed away at home Tuesday, May 6, 2025...

MaryJo Whelan, avid reader, walker

10 months ago
MaryJo Whelan of Lewes passed away at her daughter’s home in Cleveland, Ohio, Monday, April 21,...

William C. Beiser Jr., lover of birds

11 months ago
William “Bill” C. Beiser Jr., 96, died peacefully at his Seaford home Saturday, May 3, 2025. He was...

John E. Langrell, veteran, accomplished entrepreneur

11 months ago
John E. Langrell, 88, of Lewes, formerly of Wilmington, passed away peacefully at home with his...

Sharyn Therese Santel, devoted artist

11 months ago
Sharyn Therese Santel, 78, passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer Sunday, May 4,...

Alex Zarow, lifelong pharmacist

11 months ago
Clifford Alex Zarow, 77, of Milton, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Bayhealth Hospital in...

Janet Pulliam Malone, loved people, animals

11 months ago
Janet Pulliam Malone, 79, of Millsboro, passed away peacefully at her home Sunday, April 27, 2025...

Dennis Wayne Reed, veteran, one of a kind

11 months ago
Dennis Wayne Reed, 75, of Milton, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 20, 2025, at his beloved...

Paul D. Collins, lived life to the fullest

11 months ago
Paul D. Collins, 75, of Lewes, who lived life to the fullest and freely shared his many talents...

Walter Johnston Bryan, proud veteran, loved flying

11 months ago
Walter Johnston Bryan, 89, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Thomas...

John Douglas Bamforth, loving husband, father,...

11 months ago
John Douglas Bamforth, 86, passed away peacefully Friday, April 25, 2025, at Bayhealth Medical...

Bernice Vivan Bellinger, jewelry store owner

11 months ago
Bernice Vivan (Yanhko) Bellinger died Friday, April 25, 2025, at Golden Crest in Hampstead, Md. She...

Sandra Kennedy, dedicated to helping others

11 months ago
Sandra "Aunt Sandy" Kennedy, 68, cherished aunt, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully...

William H. Mullahy, retired Navy veteran

11 months ago
William H. “Bill” Mullahy, 88, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, April 19, 2025...

Richardson Smith Roberts Jr., beloved father

11 months ago
Richardson Smith Roberts Jr., 91, of Vineland, N.J., formerly of Cherry Hill, N.J., and Lewes, died...

George Edward Dolnack Jr., veteran, General Electric...

11 months ago
George Edward Dolnack Jr., 94, of Rehoboth Beach, formerly of Gap and Downingtown, Pa., passed away...

Mary Agnes Perez, owned Dockside Gift Shop

11 months ago
Mary Agnes Perez, 91, affectionately known as “Toots” and “Sis,” passed away peacefully Monday,...

Michael Thomas Hopkins, decorated veteran

11 months ago
Michael Thomas Hopkins died peacefully from heart and renal failure at Vitas Hospice in...

Michael Joseph Adamski, proud Army veteran

11 months ago
Michael Joseph Adamski, 82, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, April 20, 2025. Born Dec. 7,...

David M. Bennett, Christian man

11 months ago
David M. Bennett of Knoxville, Tenn., formerly of Milton, passed away during his sleep Monday,...

Stafford Golden Long, loved his family, sports

11 months ago
Stafford Golden Long, 66, passed away peacefully Monday, April 21, 2025, in Milton. Born April 9,...

Penelope L. Carlisle, retired Realtor

11 months ago
Penelope L. Carlisle of Rehoboth Beach, beloved daughter of the late Austin Benton and Julia...

Mary Margaret Schwartz, loving wife, mother

11 months ago
Mary Margaret Schwartz, 104, of Lewes, passed away peacefully at her home Sunday, April 6, 2025...

Ronald Moore, successful Realtor, philanthropist

11 months ago
Ronald Moore, 86, passed away peacefully in his home Sunday, April 20, 2025, surrounded by his...

Donald Nolan Travis, owned West Bay Park

11 months ago
Donald Nolan Travis, 91, of Rehoboth Beach, peacefully passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025, at...

Leonard S. Hatch, veteran, family man

11 months ago
Leonard S. "Lenny" Hatch, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed...

Virginia Alice Glaum Soule, beloved mother, grandmother

11 months ago
Virginia “Ginny” Alice Glaum Soule, 87, of Lancaster, Pa., passed away Monday, April 14, 2025, at...

William Burke, nature enthusiast

11 months ago
William "Brian" Burke went to heaven Sunday, April 20, 2025. Born Jan. 13, 1958, to Nancy K. and...

Cora L. Miller, Milton resident

11 months ago
Cora L. Miller, 71, of Milton, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Excelcare at Lewes. A...

Donna Pagano, loved the Lord

11 months ago
Donna (Muscatello) Pagano went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Excelcare at...

Elsie Warrington Gould, loved teaching, traveling

11 months ago
Elsie Warrington Gould, 92, a devoted educator, world traveler and passionate lover of culture,...

Wayne George Weimer, enjoyed many hobbies

11 months ago
Wayne George Weimer, 83, passed away peacefully Friday, April 11, 2025, in Lewes. He was born Feb...

Paul D. Faircloth, retired CHSP superintendent

11 months ago
Paul D. Faircloth, 65, passed away surrounded by family Wednesday, April 2, 2025. He was born June...

Ann Dorman Hedley, dedicated to family

11 months ago
Ann Dorman Hedley passed away peacefully in her sleep Thursday, April 10, 2025. Born April 1, 1937...