Obituaries
Marylin Ann Hurt
Feb 20, 2021
Marylin Ann Hurt, 72, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford. She was born in York, PA on September 3, 1948 to the late Charles and Fern Kashner Hollingshead. Marylin worked as a home health aide. She was a founding member of Healing Hearts Ministries, Rehoboth, and most recently attended Vital Church, Laurel. She...
Irvin William Ritter
Feb 16, 2021
Irvin William Ritter, 86, of Milford, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Irvin was born on January 5, 1935 at the Ritter family farm in Lewes to the late William and Margaret (Dallas) Ritter. Irvin was a member of Slaughter Neck UM Church, the Delaware Improved Order of Red Men, the National Improved Order of...
Dorothy Mae Fisher Chorman
Feb 16, 2021
Dorothy Mae Fisher Chorman of Milton passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at the Moorings at Lewes. Dorothy was born in Gumboro, the daughter of the late Harry R. and Mary E. (Hickman) Fisher. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Chorman in 1985 and daughter, Mary V. Chorman. She...
Frank P. Maydwell, Jr.
Feb 15, 2021
Frank P. Maydwell, Jr., 83, passed away peacefully in Seaford on Monday, February 15, 2021. Frank was a truck driver for Old Dominion Freight Line and enjoyed hunting. He was also an avid Harley-Davidson rider and enjoyed going to the rally in Sturgis, SD with his wife Sarah Ann. He also dearly loved his kids and grandkids. Frank was...
Edna Mae "Skip" Wood
Feb 11, 2021
GEORGETOWN – Edna Mae "Skip" Wood passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, February 11, 2021. Edna was born in Parkesburg, PA daughter of the late Stanley R. and Margaret H. (Taylor) Mulvaney. Many years ago, Edna, along with her late husband Elmer, together owned and operated a local body shop. Edna also worked for many years in the...
Joan A. (Hilker) Bright
Feb 11, 2021
MILTON – Joan A. Bright passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, February 11, 2021. Joan was born in Fort Wayne, IN daughter to the late Charles F. and Virginia (Stahl) Hilker. Joan loved to play BINGO, cards and Keno. She loved travelling and eating out with family and friends. She resided in several states, and enjoyed several...
Elsie Mae Darling
Feb 8, 2021
Elsie "Daisey" Mae Darling of Felton was peacefully reunited with loved ones on February 8, 2021, with family by her side. She was 73. Elsie Mae graduated from Felton High in 1965. After high school, she attended school in Bethesda, Maryland, where she completed a medical certification. Upon graduation, she returned home and married Donald E. Darling, Sr on...
Peggy Eileen Dill
Feb 7, 2021
Now resting alongside her mother and father, Peggy Eileen Dill, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 7, 2021. She was 61 years of age. Born on January 10, 1960, Peggy was a resident of a small town in Delaware, Viola, for most of her life. After graduation from Lake Forest High School and Nursing School at Delaware Technical and...
Robert Alan Unruh
Feb 4, 2021
GEORGETOWN – Robert A. “Alan” Unruh passed away peacefully at Milford Center on Thursday, February 4, 2021. Alan was born in Wilmington, son of the late Harold and Muriel (Stinson) Unruh. Alan worked as a salesman with Manhattan Supply Tool Company (formerly Holloway Brothers Tools) for 38 years before retiring several years ago. Alan was drafted into the US...
Norma L. (Moore) Harrison
Feb 3, 2021
GEORGETOWN – Norma L. (Moore) Harrison passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Norma was born in Philadelphia, PA daughter of the late Ralph W. and Inez (Chafin) Moore. She worked as a secretary with Swift & Company for 26 years, Showell Farms in Maryland for 17 years and Perdue Farms for 3 years before retiring...
Norma E. Short
Jan 31, 2021
GEORGETOWN - Norma E. Short, 95, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Mrs. Short was born in Milton to the late Louis Victor Spencer and Arzie Bell (Walls) Spencer. She retired from ACME and volunteered for the Delaware Hospice Center. She graduated from Milton High School, where she played basketball and graduated as the valedictorian....
Gladys A. Barbosa
Jan 26, 2021
Gladys A. Barbosa, 80, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully at Beebe Hospital on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. She was born in Bogota, Colombia to the late Cipriano and Emma (Benavides) Silva. She retired from the Indian River School District. She attended St. Michael the Archangel in Georgetown and loved attending her grandkids games and events. In addition to her...
Abraham John "Jack" Refsnider
Jan 24, 2021
HARBESON – Abraham John “Jack” Refsnider passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 24, 2021 surrounded by family while Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” was playing softly. Born in Ambler, Pennsylvania to the late Clifford and Mary (Fox) Refsnider, Jack was the youngest and last surviving member of their ten children. Jack entered the US Army at...
Pauline Ann Nichols
Jan 24, 2021
FELTON – Pauline Ann Nichols, 86, passed away at Harbor Healthcare in Lewes on Sunday, January 24, 2021. She was born in Milford to the late Roland and Anna (Alexander) Reynolds on June 30, 1934. She loved her grandson and great-grandchildren, working in the yard, and her cats. In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her husband,...
Kwantae Jamar "Tator" Hovington
Jan 23, 2021
GEORGETOWN – Kwantae Jamar Hovington was taken from this earth tragically on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at his home in Seaford. Kwantae, or “Tator”, as he was known to his family, was a loving father, companion, son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend. He loved his family fiercely, especially his newborn baby girl, Khari Jhene’ Hovington. Kwantae was a hard...
John "Jack" W. Clayton
Jan 23, 2021
MILFORD – John W. ‘Jack’ Clayton, 84, passed away at his home on Saturday, January 23, 2021. He was born in Latrobe, PA on November 18, 1936 to the late Bud and Margaret Moore. Jack proudly served his country for over 20 years with the U.S. Air Force in Michigan, Texas and Delaware and was a veteran of Vietnam....
Lester A. Radke
Jan 23, 2021
MILTON – Lester A. Radke passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, January 23, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Lester was the only child of the late Lester A. and Cordelia H. (Atkins) Radke, and nephew to Ms Sarah L. Atkins, all of Milton, DE. Lester grew up carrying on with all of his lifelong friends in and...
Daniel J. Unruh
Jan 23, 2021
GEORGETOWN – Daniel J. Unruh passed away due to Covid-19 at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes on Saturday, January 23, 2021. Daniel was born in Wilmington, DE to Robert Alan and Roberta (Crump) Unruh. Daniel graduated in 1992 from Wilmington Christian School in Hockessin, DE. He graduated in 1997 from Liberty University with a Bachelor Degree in Communications. After graduation,...
Ruth C. (Calhoun) Smith
Jan 21, 2021
Ruth C. Smith, 89, of Milton, passed away peacefully at Milford Center on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Ruth was an awesome Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and a great friend to so many people. She was a mother to the ‘motherless’ and treated everyone like family. Ruth touched the lives of so many in the Milton area, as well as serving...
Charles T. Clayville
Jan 15, 2021
Charles T. Clayville, 80, of Houston passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021 at Bayhealth- Sussex Campus. He was born in Milford, DE. He worked at the Sussex County Airport in grounds maintenance. He was a collector of DVD’s and VHS tapes. He also enjoyed riding around the countryside. He served in the Delaware National Guard. He was preceded...
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