Obituaries

Apr 25, 2020

Betty Lou Halfen, 87, of Milford passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at home. Betty was born in Milford, the daughter of the late Jacob W. and Carolyn (Applegate) Brown. She was a Registered Nurse at Kent General Hospital in Dover, retiring in 1994. Betty was a member of the First Baptist Church in Milford. In addition to...

Apr 25, 2020

ELLENDALE – Kyle Matthew Bitler passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Harrington. Kyle worked as a carpenter in the construction industry. As a child, Kyle loved reading and absorbing knowledge, a love that he enjoyed throughout his adult life as well. He loved going to the casino, watching and playing sports, and was a huge fan of...

Apr 25, 2020

Judy Rockwell, 80, of Milford, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 25, 2020. She was born in Milton, DE to the late Clyde and Helen (Palmer) Quigley. She was a nurse’s assistant at Stockley Center, a member of Church of Christ in Lewes, and loved playing bingo. She is survived by her children, Larry Rockwell Jr., Keith...

Apr 24, 2020

Ana G. Yocum passed over to God’s kingdom on April 24, 2020 at Genesis Milford Center. She suffered from dementia and after 8 years, succumbed to this horrible disease. She was born in the Philippines in 1924 where she met and married her love, Ezra Yocum. After WWII she came to the United States and became a proud U.S....

Apr 24, 2020

Robert M. ‘Bob’ Kemp, Sr., 79, passed away in Harrington on Friday, April 24, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was also born on February 14, 1941 to the late Byron and Cora (Long) Kemp. Bob served as the Chief Custodian at W.T. Chipman Middle School in Harrington. He enjoyed mowing grass, tending to his goat herd, as...

Apr 21, 2020

Lynwood T. ‘Tommy’ Kelley, Jr. passed away on April 21, 2020 at Cadia Renaissance after a long illness. He was born in Parksley, VA on March 17, 1941, the son of the late Lynwood T. Kelley, Sr. and Irene Bull Kelley. He was a proud Irishman, a former Boy Scout and Boy Scout leader, member of the Georgetown Jaycees...

Apr 20, 2020

Cheryl “Chic” Bossert, 51, passed peacefully at Beebe Medical Center on April 20, 2020. She was an amazingly beautiful person inside and out, she loved with her whole heart, the best shoulder to cry on, a listening ear, she always gave the cold hard truth and if you ever told her a secret it would be locked away forever...

Apr 19, 2020

Gertrude L. ‘Trudy’ Rosenblatt, 82, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes. She was born in Germany on August 23, 1937 to Carl and Anna (nee Wohrstein) Heitz. Trudy worked in Quality Control for National Can in Fogelsville, PA. She also worked at Cedar Creek Bait & Tackle Shop and enjoyed tying fishing...

Apr 18, 2020

Catherine E. (Olivio) Mayfield passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Harrison Senior Living in Georgetown. Catherine was born and raised in Simpson, WV daughter of the late Theodore and Mary (De Vuono) Olivio. After graduation, Catherine met and married her husband Dewey. Dewey’s career brought them to many places, including Lewes, where they made their home...

Apr 16, 2020

Owen "Bud" Moreland Parks, 80, of Milford, Delaware passed away peacefully on April 16, 2020 due to complications from COVID-19. Bud was born March 2, 1940 in Wilmington, DE to the late Rose and Orris Parks. He was raised in Folcroft, PA where he graduated from Sharon Hill High School. He completed an apprenticeship as a Tool & Die...

Apr 15, 2020

Betty J. Booz passed away peacefully at Bayhealth Sussex Campus on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Betty was born in Biggs, Ky. to the late Theodore and Stella (Garris) Anderson. She was a seamstress and a member of Milford First Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Booz in 1997; her...

Apr 14, 2020

Apr 13, 2020

Sonia Jean Cornell, 51, of Magnolia, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 13, 2020. She was born in Milford, DE to the late Ken W. and Betty M. (Legates) Cornell. She worked for Walmart for over 20 years and was very involved in the Marine Corps League in Dover. She loved spending time with her grandkids and...

Apr 13, 2020

Nancy R. (Millman) Harris, 78, of Vineland, N.J., passed away Monday, April 13, 2020. Nancy was born in Nassau, raised in Milton, but spent the last 57 years of her life in Vineland, where she worked and raised her family. Nancy was preceded by her husband, Jessie E. Harris Sr.; parents, Roland and Frances Millman; sisters, Mary Argo and...

Apr 13, 2020

R. David Reed, passed away at home on Monday, April 13, 2020. He was 48 years young. David grew up on Chincoteague Island, Virginia where he was given free rein to blaze his own path and make choices that only a man with such a free spirit could create. David was no stranger to mischief early on in life,...

Apr 12, 2020

Eva M. Williams, 95, of Lewes passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020, at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes. She was the daughter of Emil and Pearl Tiechman of Roxbury, N.Y. She graduated from Roxbury High School in Roxbury in 1942 and then graduated from Syracuse University. Eva taught elementary school, first at Milton, and then at Georgetown Elementary. She later...

Apr 10, 2020

William C. "Bill" Arrington passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 10, 2020. Bill was born in Nelson, Va. on Nov. 6, 1935, son of the late Bossie Blanford Arrington and Mildred (Burnett) Arrington. Bill was a graduate of Clarksville High School with the Class of 1953. Upon graduation, Bill served in the US Air Force and settled at Dover...

Apr 9, 2020

Larry David McCarty passed away from cancer at the age of 53 Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 6:10p.m. in Lewes, while surrounded by his loved ones. He was born April 14, 1966, in The Great Lakes Hospital at Great Lakes Naval Base, Ill. David was an Eagle Scout with Troop 1 in Lewes, and graduated from Cape Henlopen High...

Apr 9, 2020

Ethel Mae Coverdale passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at Genesis Milford Center. Ethel Mae was born in Milford, daughter of the late Herman and Ethel (Lindale) Holleger. She worked as a floor supervisor with LD Caulk and retired after 37 years with the company. Many years prior she had worked as a beautician. Ethel Mae was a...

Apr 5, 2020

Helen Jane Pusey, 94, of Georgetown passed away peacefully at Paradise Senior Living on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Helen was born in Marshall, IL to the late Emmor F. and Etta Mae (Hanna) Turner. She was a member of Georgetown Presbyterian Church for over 60 years and enjoyed singing in the choir. She also enjoyed needlepoint and cross stitch...