Obituaries
Marjorie Ann Hudson
Jan 16, 2022
Marjorie Ann Hudson, 96, of Georgetown, Del., passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Harrison Senior Living. Marjorie was born on July 20, 1925, to the late Lacey and Mary L. (Johnson) Derrickson in Georgetown, Del., where she was a lifelong resident. She was a member of Harbeson United Methodist Church. She excelled at her job of homemaker,...
Patsy A. Burton
Jan 14, 2022
Patricia “Patsy” Burton, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022, in her home with her loving family by her side. She was 80 years old. Patsy was born in Milton, Delaware, the daughter of Joseph and Louise (Atkins) Reed. Graduate of the Class of 1959 Milton High School. Patsy worked for 40 years at Draper King Cole as a data...
Emma Hollinger Farley
Jan 13, 2022
Emma Hollinger Farley, 95, of Milford, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, Del. Emma was born to the late Cecil and Emily (Hill) Hollinger on May 15, 1926. She has been a resident of Milford for 76 years. She graduated from Caesar Rodney High School in 1945 and then completed her...
Jerry Wayne Taylor
Jan 11, 2022
Jerry Wayne Taylor, 67, of Ellendale, Del., departed this world at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Jerry was born on October 22, 1954 to Myrtle Morgan Taylor, and was adopted by Joseph and Margaret Taylor of Deal Island, Md. He is survived by his brother, William Hoyle; three children, James Taylor, Melissa Taylor, and Nicholas Taylor; his...
Leo Reuben Jackson
Jan 11, 2022
Leo Reuben Jackson of Dover, Delaware, passed away on January 11, 2022 after a long battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Leo was born June 27, 1954 to the late Norman (Lefty) C. & Louie May Jackson. Leo graduated from Cape Henlopen High School class of 1972. He worked in construction for many years and retired in 2015 to spend...
Katherine E. Bradley
Jan 10, 2022
Katherine E. Bradley, 76, of Smyrna passed away on January 10, 2022 at home. Katherine was born in Frederica. She was a pay administrator for George & Lynch. She was an honorary member of the “Quarter Century Club”. She loved fishing with her husband and in recent years RV camping with friends and mostly spending time with her grandchildren...
Edward Mears
Jan 9, 2022
Edward Mears, 87, of Ellendale passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at home. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, the son of the late Willard and Mae E. (Myers) Mears. Edward was a plumber and owned Ed Mears Plumbing and Heating. He was also a constable in Pennsylvania for 18 years. He served in the Naval Reserve. He...
Donald E. Baker
Jan 9, 2022
FELTON – Donald E. Baker, 76, of Felton, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Westminster Nursing Home in Dover. He was born in Harbeson, the son of the late Willis P. and Marietta (Donovan) Baker. Donald was a graduate of Milton High School, Class of 1964. He served 6 years in Delaware National Guard and worked as...
Shirley M. Arno
Jan 8, 2022
Shirley M. Arno, 75, of Georgetown passed away peacefully at the Delaware Hospice Center on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Mrs. Arno was born in Orange County, VA to the late Samuel and Nellie (Fletcher) Wade. She worked for the Sussex Community Crisis Housing. Shirley enjoyed watching TV, especially soap operas, Dancing with the Stars, 3rd Rock from the Sun,...
Preston E Clark, Sr.
Jan 6, 2022
Preston E. Clark, Sr., 82, of Ellendale passed away peacefully at Beebe Hospital on Thursday, January 6, 2022. He was born in Milton to the late Henry and Alice Clark. Mr. Clark worked for the State of Delaware and raised chicken when he was younger. He attended The Water’s Edge in Milton and loved the fellowship at the church....
Michael M. Ritter
Jan 6, 2022
Michael “Mike” M. Ritter, 60, of Milton, DE was born August 29, 1961 and passed away much too soon on January 6, 2022. Mike grew up in Lewes and attended school at Cape Henlopen where he graduated in 1979. Mike worked at Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company for 25 plus years and also held many side jobs. When he...
Jonathan Herman Hurd, Sr.
Jan 5, 2022
Jonathan Herman Hurd, Sr., 84, of Milford passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Milford Center. He was born in Milford to the late Major Hurd, Jr. and Anna Mae (Ford) Hurd. He loved farming and worked for Charles West Farms. He was a member of the Fox Hunter’s Club and was an avid hunter and trapper. He...
Sherida Ann "Mom Rita" Davis
Jan 4, 2022
On January 4, 2022, heaven gained a one-of-a-kind angel. They say, "when one passes, and it rains they gain they're wings". Well, on this day, it snowed heavy, and different like no other, so heaven must have set up a grand entrance for this queen's arrival. Sherida Ann “Mom Rita” Davis, age 54, of Georgetown, was born July 23,...
Annamaria Jester
Jan 2, 2022
Annamaria Jester, 64, of Milford, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at Bayhealth Sussex Campus while in the presence of her daughter. The daughter of the late Robert W. and June E. (Short) Hassett, Annamaria was born on December 6, 1957 in Milford, Del. She was a lifetime resident of Delaware. Where...
Edward Lee Rust
Jan 2, 2022
Edward Lee Rust, 70 of Harrington passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at Bayhealth Sussex Campus. He was born in Milford, the son of the late Norman and Edith (Joseph) Rust. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp., serving in Vietnam from 1970 to 1972 as a combat engineer and demo expert. He worked for Ed...
Charles Harry Neibert, Jr.
Jan 1, 2022
ELLENDALE – Charles H. Neibert, Jr., passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at Atlantic Shores in Millsboro. Charles was born in Milton, De son of the late Charles H. Sr., and Grace (Shockley) Neibert. Shortly after he was born, his family moved to Ellendale where he was a lifetime resident. Charles was a veteran of the US...
Pamela Ann Kelly
Jan 1, 2022
Pamela was born on December 20,1980 in Vineland, New Jersey, to Michael J. Kelly and Denise M. McFadden. Born with spina bifida, when she got her first wheelchair around 3 years old, there was no stopping her. She enjoyed wheelchair racing and sports with the Bennett Institute of Baltimore. In 1992, she competed in the Junior National Wheelchair Association...
James 'Jim' Vernon Hake, Sr.
Dec 27, 2021
James Vernon “Jim” Hake, Sr., 79 Enjoyed his retirement MILTON – James Vernon “Jim” Hake, Sr., passed away peacefully at home on Monday, December 27, 2021. Jim was born in Baltimore, MD, son of the late Vernon and Mary (Pearson) Hake. He and his wife Diane were transplants to Delaware from Baltimore and they enjoyed spending their retirement together....
Thomas J. Wiley
Dec 25, 2021
LINCOLN – Thomas J. Wiley, known to his loved ones as Tom, passed away at the age of 59 on December 25, 2021, at home, cared for by his daughter and surrounded by family. Tom was born on February 18, 1962, in Milford, Delaware to William and Mary Wiley. Tom attended Del Tech Community College where he studied Accounting....
Joseph G. Sockolosky
Dec 25, 2021
Joseph G. Sockolosky, 91, of Prime Hook Beach, Milford, passed away on December 25, 2021 at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. He was born on January 6, 1930 in McAdoo, PA to the late Alex and Helen (Pensock) Sockolosky. He was a member of St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church in Lewes, DE. Joseph is preceded in death...
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