Obituaries

Donna Elaine Fischer, lifelong educator

18 hours ago
Donna Elaine Fischer of Lewes passed away peacefully Monday, March 2, 2026, surrounded by her...

Vernon Thomas Smith, General Foods retiree

18 hours ago
Vernon Thomas Smith, 86, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2026, at his home in Powell, Wyo. Vernon...

Charles Lawson Browne III, beloved husband

1 day ago
Charles Lawson Browne III passed away peacefully in Baltimore, Md., Tuesday, March 3, 2026,...

Calvin F. Jordan, proud veteran

3 days ago
Calvin Francis Jordan passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Prince Georges County, Md. He was born...

Mark Alan Winstead, retired state trooper

4 days ago
Mark Alan Winstead, 68, of Lewes died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. He was loved more than he could...

Gary Earl Showers, veteran, teacher

4 days ago
Gary Earl Showers, 84, of Lewes, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at The Moorings in Lewes. He was...

Teresa Jane Shockley, touched many lives

5 days ago
Teresa Jane Shockley (born Teresa Jane Hall), 63, of Frankford, passed away peacefully Saturday,...

John Stephen Sarik, devoted educator, volunteer

5 days ago
John Stephen Sarik of Lewes passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. He was born June 22,...

June E. Donovan, state retiree, fostered children

5 days ago
June E. Donovan, 73, of Georgetown peacefully passed away at home Monday, March 2, 2026. June was...

Warren Nelson Williams, family patriarch

5 days ago
Warren Nelson Williams, 76, of Milton, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. Born Dec...

Destani Marchelle Gibbs, beautiful soul

6 days ago
With hearts that are both broken and grateful, we celebrate the beautiful life of Destani Marchelle...

Suzanne Talbot, friend to all

6 days ago
With broken hearts and grateful memories, we celebrate the extraordinary life of Suzanne Talbot,...

Betty V. Bradley, beloved mother, grandmother

6 days ago
Betty V. Bradley, known as Ginny to her family and friends, was born March 21, 1932, to Albert and...

Joseph Francis Seay, retired accountant

1 week ago
Joseph Francis Seay, 82, of Lewes, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Thursday, Feb. 26,...

Anna Anhalt Alosi, loving homemaker

1 week ago
Anna M. Anhalt Alosi, 97, of Lewes, passed away Feb. 27, 2026, at Beebe Healthcare, Lewes. She was...

Elaine Gamble Cowan, beloved mother, grandmother

1 week ago
Elaine Gamble Cowan, 86, died peacefully Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, after a long illness at...

Joyce Malinda Macklin, loved her family

1 week ago
Joyce Malinda Macklin, 85, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully in her home Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026...

Jean A. Hawley, loved her family

1 week ago
Jean A. Hawley passed away Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at TidalHealth in Salisbury, Md. Born March 17...

Louis Henry Jones, veteran, devout Christian

1 week ago
Louis Henry Jones, 90, of Lewes, passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, at his residence with his...

Alice Ann Hill, Hollywood socialite governess

1 week ago
Alice Ann Hill of Lewes died peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Known as “Nanny Ali” from her...

H. Edwin Riggin Sr., owned Ed’s Chicken & Crabs

1 week ago
H. Edwin "Ed" Riggin Sr., 92, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. Ed leaves his...

Louise Elizabeth Workman, led extraordinary life

1 week ago
Louise Elizabeth Workman graced our world with her presence Sept. 7, 1916, in Salisbury, Md. Raised...

James Robert DiGuglielmo, devoted family man

1 week ago
James “Jimmy” Robert DiGuglielmo, born Feb. 16, 1959, was a family man – a family man who didn’t...

Glenn Clinton Moore Jr., beloved father, grandfather

2 weeks ago
Glenn Clinton Moore Jr., 74, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. He was born...

Elizabeth Conroy Hurdle, devoted educator

2 weeks ago
Elizabeth Conroy Hurdle, 91, of Harbeson, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026,...

Patricia Monaghan, hospice volunteer

2 weeks ago
Patricia Monaghan, 88, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. Patricia was born and raised in...

James Patrick Gillespie, devoted to faith, family

2 weeks ago
James Patrick Gillespie, 87, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. Born Jan. 7,...

Francis Montgomery, veteran, DuPont retiree

2 weeks ago
Francis “Pat” Montgomery, 77, passed away peacefully at home with family Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026...

Christopher Charles Valenti, owned JB Landscaping

2 weeks ago
Christopher Charles Valenti went to be with the Lord Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. Born June 21, 1952,...

Lorraine Elizabeth Ruth, Beebe retiree

2 weeks ago
Lorraine Elizabeth Ruth, 72, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at her residence in...

Richard Joseph Turner, proud veteran

2 weeks ago
Richard Joseph Turner, 88, of Smyrna, passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Milford. Born May 5,...

George Howard Bunting Jr., former state senator

3 weeks ago
Former Delaware State Representative and State Senator George Howard Bunting Jr., 81, passed away...

Sami Philip Maloof, had a zest for life

3 weeks ago
Sami Philip Maloof, 82 years young, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, leaving behind a...

Scott A. Green, one of a kind

3 weeks ago
It is with great shock and sadness that his family announces the passing of Scott A. Green, 69, of...

Gerhard Joseph Poppel, adventurer at heart

3 weeks ago
Gerhard Joseph Poppel, born in Germany and a lifelong citizen of the world, passed away Tuesday,...

Lynn Dexter, woman of faith

3 weeks ago
Lynn Dexter, born Lynn Shuman July 28, 1947, peacefully departed this life Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026,...

Elizabeth Sheats, state retiree

3 weeks ago
Elizabeth “Betty” Sheats, 94, better known as Betty Boop, of Lewes, formerly of Middletown, passed...

Edward A. Ponzini, TWA retiree, pilot

3 weeks ago
Edward A. Ponzini, 85, of Lewes, formerly of Glen Head, N.Y., passed away early Wednesday morning,...

Cynthia M. Clendaniel, Cape District retiree

3 weeks ago
Cynthia M. “Cyndi” Clendaniel passed away Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Bayhealth Medical Center, with...

Allen Chorman, Sussex County aviator

3 weeks ago
Allen Chorman, 80, passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, at Beebe Healthcare after a courageous fight...

William A. Frerks, Coca-Cola retiree

3 weeks ago
William A. Frerks, 84, passed away at his home in Milton Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, with family by his...

Susan Kaye Voorhees, kind, generous woman

3 weeks ago
Susan “Suzi” Kaye Voorhees, 73, of Rehoboth, formerly of Wilmington, and Marlton, N.J., passed away...

William F. Horn, successful architect

3 weeks ago
William F. “Fred” Horn, 71, of Lewes, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family...

Timothy Patrick Murphy, Boeing retiree

3 weeks ago
Timothy Patrick Murphy, 87, of Georgetown, formerly of Aston, Pa., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 4,...

Sandra L. Purdy, beloved wife, mother

3 weeks ago
Sandra L. Purdy, 69, of Lewes, passed away suddenly Friday Feb. 6, 2026, at Beebe Healthcare in...

Frank E. Manning Jr., lived a full life

3 weeks ago
Frank E. Manning Jr., 81, of Lewes, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Born and raised...

Jeffrey D. Penn, man of deep faith

1 month ago
Jeffrey D. Penn, 85, of Millsboro, left this earth Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, to be with the Lord...

Linda Lou Wilson, devoted wife, mother, grandmother

1 month ago
Linda Lou (Mitchell) Wilson, 74, passed away Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Born July 14, 1951, in...

Kelly John Racz, Kelly’s Outdoors owner

1 month ago
Kelly John Racz of Lewes passed away at his home Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Kelly, who was born in...

Tom Barry, touched many lives

1 month ago
Tom Barry, 75, passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. Born Nov. 24, 1950, he grew up in Ridgewood, N.J...

Esther D. Reynolds, beloved mother, grandmother

1 month ago
Esther Donovan Reynolds, 90, of Milton, our beautiful and loving mother, grandmother and great-...

Eloise Mae Alden Phillips, a life well lived

1 month ago
Eloise Mae Alden Phillips passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in the embrace of her loving family...

Frederick Stewart Roland, retired Army colonel

1 month ago
Frederick Stewart Roland, 87, of Georgetown, passed away Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at TidalHealth...

Therese Johnson Matan, larger than life

1 month ago
Therese Johnson Matan, 85, of Chevy Chase, Md., and Rehoboth Beach, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 3,...

Lisa Lynn Simmons, loved people, nature

1 month ago
Lisa Lynn Simmons of Bellows Falls, Vt., died peacefully at home Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in the...

Sarah Cameron Marshall, accomplished interior designer

1 month ago
Sarah Cameron “Cammie” Marshall, 77, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2026, at Fleet Landing...

Janet M. Scott, devoted teacher, community volunteer

1 month ago
Janet M. Scott, 92, passed away Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, after a brief illness. Born Oct. 17, 1933, in...

Earl Vernon Yoder, proud veteran, carpenter

1 month ago
Earl Vernon Yoder, 77, of Harrington, passed away Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. Born in Greenwood, Earl...

Melda A. Bengston, devoted to family, faith

1 month ago
Melda A. Bengston, 94, of Millsboro, passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, surrounded by her...

Thomas Louis DeEmedio, loved his family

1 month ago
Thomas “Tom” Louis DeEmedio, 76, passed away peacefully at his home Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, with...