Obituaries
Maxine G. (Downes) Crouch
Jan 19, 2022
Maxine G. Crouch, 94, of Milton, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, Del. Maxine was born on September 29, 1927 in Georgetown, Del. to the late Irving and Madge (Hudson) Downes. She was a lifetime resident of Sussex County and was a member of Grace Church and CHEER. She loved playing bingo,...
Charles W. H. Steiner, Sr.
Jan 18, 2022
Charles W. H. Steiner, Sr., 76, of Lincoln passed away peacefully at the Delaware Hospice Center on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Charles was a Trooper with the Delaware State Police followed by a career with ACME as a manager before retiring. He also served with the US Army during the Vietnam War. He enjoyed coaching Little League and spending...
Robert P. Shulties, Sr.
Jan 17, 2022
Robert P. “Bob” Shulties, Sr. of Dover passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022 at Bayhealth, Kent Campus. Bob grew up on the family farm in the area known as Shulties Crossroads, west of Felton. He married Edna Morris in 1955 and together they raised their four children until her untimely death in 1978. Bob was a contractor establishing...
Cheryl Ann Dodd
Jan 17, 2022
*********CHANGE OF SERVICE NOTICE************ Due to forecasted weather the service for Cheryl is postponed until Monday, January 31, 2022. Cheryl Ann Dodd resident of Georgetown, DE passed away on January 17, 2022, at the age of 67. Cheryl was a dedicated mother and grandmother and a retired Accountant of Service Energy. Those closest to Cheryl will most remember her...
William Raymond Bone
Jan 17, 2022
William R. Bone, 81, of Bridgeville passed away peacefully at Tidal Health Nanticoke on Monday, January 17, 2022. William was born in Cumberland, MD to the late Maxwell and Mary Bone. He served in the US Army with the 82nd Airborne and was a trucker driver with Lee Way Motor Freight. He attended God’s Missionary Church in Delmar. William...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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