Obituaries

Sep 11, 2023

MILTON – Robert “Bob” C. Braun, Jr., passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, September 11, 2023.

Bob was born in York, Pennsylvania and graduated from the electronics program at York Vocational Technical School. He had a career in the construction industry both on his own for 20 years with RC Braun General Contractor, and...

Sep 11, 2023

GEORGETOWN – Joseph F. Forst passed away peacefully on Monday, September 11, 2023 at the Country Rest Home in Greenwood.

Joe was born and raised in Georgetown where he remained a lifelong resident.

Joe retired from the Delaware Department of Transportation in 1991 as a utilities inspector after 31 years’ service....

Sep 11, 2023

Christine Hammond, 76, of Magnolia, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2023, at Bayhealth Sussex Campus.

Christine was born in Caroline County, MD, on Christmas Day in 1946 to the late Earl and Elva Mae (Jester) Collins.

Christine was an avid reader, and loved to listen to classic country music. She worked in the construction...

Sep 11, 2023

Margaret May (Fitzgerald) Helsdon, 73, of Lincoln, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2023, at Bayhealth Sussex Campus in Milford, Delaware.

Margaret was born in Milford on September 14, 1949, to the late Willis and Lillian (Stokes) Fitzgerald.

Known to everyone as Maggie, she was a lifetime Delawarean who spent her time crabbing, traveling, camping,...

Sep 9, 2023

YARA JESHI HAZZARD

MILTON – Yara Jeshi Hazzard was born on July 20, 2023, to Tyshi O. Hazzard, and Jessica L. Griffin. She came into this world extremely early and departed this world in the eyes of many on September 9, 2023, at 3:07am. Nonetheless, she still made her mark. She was feisty, beautiful, strong,...

Sep 7, 2023

Bertha May (DeLaittre) Legates, 102, of Milford, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, September 7, 2023.

Bertha was born on July 23, 1921, in Bar Harbor, Maine, to the late William H. and Eva W. (Marshall) DeLaittre. During WWII Bertha worked in an aircraft factory in Hartford, CT. There she met and married her husband Lawrence,...

Sep 3, 2023

Frank Wiley Graham, 85, of Rehoboth Beach passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023 at his home with his wife and son.

He was born January 28, 1938 in Latrobe, PA. The son of Frank R. Graham and Bertha (Beuten) Graham. Frank’s life’s work included being a hair stylist in Washington DC and a real estate agent with...

Aug 28, 2023

Kenneth Martin Statler, proud veteran

Kenneth Martin Statler passed away at his home in Georgetown on Monday, August 28th, 2023. He was born in Sedgewickville, Missouri on February 15, 1931 to the late Greeley and Pearl Statler. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Alice Fay Statler, his son Keith Statler (Heather); two...

Aug 26, 2023

Margaret (Margie) Elizabeth Shrieves, 89, passed away peacefully at home in Georgetown, DE, on August 26, 2023. Born on September 13, 1933, in Baltimore MD, she was the loving daughter of the late Glenn and Barbara Smithson. She is survived by her two sons, John Shrieves of Addison, TX, and Kevin Shrieves of Lusby, MD, daughter-in-law Margo Shrieves, and...

Aug 25, 2023

Aug 25, 2023

Elizabeth Jane Lewczak, 88, of Georgetown, DE, passed away on August 25, 2023.

Betty was born on January 30, 1935, to Andrew Mohout Squires and Rose Monahan Squires in Long Island, New York.

In 1968, Betty met Frank, A US Coast Guardsman assigned to Governors Island in New York City, they went on to start...

Aug 24, 2023

Georgetown—Sandra Lee Donaldson

Sandra L Donaldson passed away peacefully on August 24, 2023, surrounded by her family and loved ones.

Born March 8, 1946, in Bethesda, Md., to Alton and Lucille Jones, she joined the Federal Government in 1969 with the US Dept. of Agriculture, retiring from the DE National Guard...

Aug 23, 2023

Walter Rawson Jr., 77, of Milton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford.

Walter was born on August 29, 1945, the son of the late Robert Reeves Sr. and Sophie (Hrycyk) Reeves.

Originally from Pennsylvania, Walter moved to Delaware in 1993 and later to Milton. He was...

Aug 17, 2023

Ronald D. Sams, affectionately called “Pop-Pop” by family, passed away on August 17, 2023, surrounded by loved ones at his home on the Indian River in Millsboro, De. Born in Simpson, Kansas in 1932, he was predeceased by his parents, Oran and Helen Sams and brother Larry Sams. He received his B.S. in Biology after attending Kansas University and...

Aug 16, 2023

Peggy Jean Lester Abbott, 94, of Milford, passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, surrounded by her family at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford.

She was born in Salisbury, MD on February 8, 1929, to the late James Shelburn Lester and Enola Dryden Lester Nock. She graduated from Wicomico High School in Salisbury in 1946. She...

Aug 8, 2023

Gary Martin of Ellendale, DE, passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at his home.

He was born on October 11, 1948, in Cleveland, OH. He is the son of the late Donald Martin. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife Jenny Martin; his mother, Lorraine Walls; and stepfather, Bud Walls; and sisters,...

Jul 30, 2023

Susan Rebecca Goeckeritz “Becky”, 95, of Georgetown Delaware, passed away on July 30, 2023. She was born in Smyrna, Delaware on October 26, 1927. Her family lived in both Smyrna and Middletown, DE for many years. Her family moved to Georgetown in 1943, when she was in high school.

Becky graduated from Georgetown High School in 1946....

Jul 29, 2023

MILTON – William Henry Smith, a lifelong resident of Milton, well known to many as “Bill Henry”, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, July 29, 2023.

William was born in Milford, De, son of the late Julian M. “Junie” and F. Jeanette (Mitchell) Smith.

He graduated in the Milton High...

Jul 27, 2023

HARRINGTON – Glenn Alan Hayman, 61, passed away at home on Thursday, July 27, 2023.

Glenn worked for George & Lynch, then the city of Harrington, retiring early for health reason after 23 years. He enjoyed hunting, boating, classic cars, and was a Chevrolet man. He was a hard worker and believed you never laid...

Jul 26, 2023

MILFORD—Kenneth M. Bessinger, 58, lifelong resident of Milford, well known to many as Kenny, passed away peacefully at home on July 26, 2023 surrounded by his family.

Kenneth was born in Dover, DE, son of the late Martin K. and Margaret (Bottomley) Bessinger.

He was an avid commercial fisherman and loved the outdoors...