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• Robert L. Tyndall, retired program analyst

  Jun 19
  Robert L. Tyndall, 86 of Dagsboro, formerly of Drexel Hill, Pa., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Monday, June 17, 2013, at ...
  
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  Mildred A. Murray, M&T Bank employee

  Jun 17
  Mildred A. Murray, 61, of Frankford, died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at the home of her daughter in Ocean View after a year's battle with breast ...
  

• William FC Severs, Henlopen Grange member

  Jun 16
  William FC Severs, 84, of Dagsboro, died at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, Friday, June 14, 2013. He is survived by his son, Donald Severs and his ...
  
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  Frank M. McLaughlin, salesman, Realtor

  Jun 12
  Frank M. McLaughlin, 96, of Lewes, passed away Friday, June 7, 2013, at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. He was born Nov. 30, 1916, on ...
  

• Virginia L. Semple, retired registered nurse

  Jun 12
  Virginia L. Semple, 91, of Millsboro, and formerly of Wilmington, passed away gently, surrounded by her family and loved ones, Sunday, June 9, ...
  
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  William T. Robertson Sr., highly decorated veteran

  Jun 11
  William T. "Bill," "Pop Pop" Robertson Sr. passed away peacefully at his home in Lewes, with his family, 
Saturday June, 8, 2013. He is preceded ...
  
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  Shirley L. Roberts, enjoyed cooking, traveling

  Jun 11
  Shirley Louise Roberts, 83, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Brandywine Assisted Living, Rehoboth Beach. She was born in ...
  

• Edward J. Grohol, known as 'Fast Eddie'

  Jun 11
  Edward J. "Fast Eddie" Grohol, 59, of Milton, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Beebe Medical Center, Lewes. Eddie was born Dec. 12, 1953, in ...
  

• Audrey Kadron Townshend, registered nurse

  Jun 10
  Audrey Kadron Townshend, 86, who was born in Baltimore, Md. and lived in Brandywine, Md. and Rehoboth Beach, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013. She...
  

• James L. Sanders, beloved salesman

  Jun 07
  James L. Sanders, 68 passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013, after suffering with ESRD for five years and other related health complications. He died ...
  

• Patrick Carr, avid sports fan

  Jun 06
  Patrick Carr, 34, of Milton, passed away suddenly Friday, May 31, 2013, at his home. Patrick was born in Wilmington, Aug. 31, 1978, son of Gregory ...
  
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  William V. Emerson, truck driver

  Jun 04
  William V. Emerson, 61, of Laurel passed away at home Saturday, June 1, 2013. “Willie” was born Sept. 10, 1951, in Lewes to his parents, the late ...
  

• Patricia Hastings Lyle, Lewes native

  Jun 04
  Patricia Ann (Hastings) Lyle, 81, of Pittsburgh, Pa, born and raised in Lewes, died Monday, June 3, 2013. She was a graduate of Lewes High School, ...
  

• James F. Brown, lifelong firefighter

  Jun 03
  James F. "Jim Buddy" Brown, 79, of Dagsboro, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, at William Hill Manor in Easton, Md. after a long illness while ...
  

• Steven W. Stark, veterans advocate

  Jun 03
  Steven W. Stark, 64 of Dagsboro, formerly of Oceanside, N.Y., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Saturday, June 1, 2013, at ...
  

• Margaret H. Edwards, loved traveling

  Jun 03
  Margaret H. Edwards, 90, of Milton, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at Beebe Medical Center, Lewes. She was born April 20, 2013, in Wilmington, ...
  

• Dolores Louise Eager, loving matriarch

  Jun 03
  Dolores Louise Eager, 79, of Reading, Pa., passed away Monday, May 27, 2013, at Beebe Medical Center, Lewes. She was born in Reading Jan. 20, ...
  
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  Neva Lee West, retired county employee

  Jun 03
  Neva Lee West, 81, formerly Neva Lee McCabe of Bethany Beach, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013, at Nanticoke Hospital in Seaford, as the result of ...
  

• Carol E. Morris, Millsboro resident

  May 31
  Carol E. Morris, 71, of Millsboro, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013. Mrs. Morris was born July 17, 1941, in New Brunswick, N.J. to the late ...
  

• V. Floyd Wescott, retired truck driver

  May 30
  V. Floyd Wescott of Selbyville passed away at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Born June 14, 1933, in Wardtown, Va., he ...
  
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  Norman 'Buddy' Betts, dedicated firefighter

  May 29
  Norman “Buddy” Betts, 79, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013, in the comfort of his home. Norman was born Jan. 6, 1934, to Ira and Miranda Betts ...
  

• Elizabeth 'Betty' Elliott, dept. of elections appointee

  May 29
  Elizabeth "Betty" Delano Elliott, 89, of Delmar, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013, at Seaford Center.She was born July 17, 1923, in Duxbury, ...
  
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  Naomi T. Gross, passion for bridge

  May 28
  Naomi T. Gross, 88, of Lewes, entered into eternal peace surrounded by her family Sunday, May 26, 2013 at Renaissance Nursing Home in Millsboro. Na...
  

• Patricia Murphy Carter, poet, author, professor

  May 27
  Patricia Murphy Carter, poet, author, professor, and devoted wife and mother, passed quietly at Leeland, the Carter family home in Shepherdstown, ...
  
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  Robert M. Bennett, B&B Music founder

  May 25
  Robert "Bob" M. Bennett, 84, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, surrounded by family at the VA Community Living Center in Elsmere. Bob Bennett was born ...
  

• Scott Werner, loved fantasy football

  May 24
  Scott Brandon Werner, 33, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013. Scott was born in Milford to Charles Nelson and Sandra Lee (Gray) Werner. Scott was ...
  
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  Jacquelyn H. Reamy, Library of Congress retiree

  May 23
  Jacquelyn H. Reamy of Rehoboth Beach died Sunday, March 10, 2013, after a long and courageous battle with heart disease. She was born Jacquelyn ...
  

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  Sally Anne Nelson, Department of Commerce retiree

  Jun 17
  Sally Anne Nelson, of Laurel, and formerly of Alexandria, Va. and Waldorf, Md., passed away at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, Thursday, June ...
  

• Katherine 'Kitty Lou' Cullen, active in church

  Jun 16
  Katherine Louise (Kitty Lou) Cullen, 91, died Saturday, June 8, 2012 in Lewes. Mrs. Cullen was the daughter of Jacob Cyrus and Elizabeth Jane ...
  
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  Roger D. Tomlinson, retired vice president

  Jun 14
  Roger D. Tomlinson, 59, of Lewes, formerly of Newark, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Md. He was ...
  
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  Eduardo 'Mikey' and Priscilla Saez, accident victims

  Jun 12
  Eduardo Miguel Saez Sr., and Priscilla Inez Whaley Saez, affectionately known as "Mikey" and "Cil," both 36, of Milton, passed away unexpectedly ...
  

• John R. Welsh, owned lawn service

  Jun 12
  Mr. John R. Welsh, 58, of Millsboro, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Mr. Welsh was born Nov. 5, 1954, in Philadelphia, Pa., to the late ...
  
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  Garabed 'Gary' Zakarian, faith, family, country foremost

  Jun 11
  Garabed “Gary” D. Zakarian, 55, of Smyrna, died suddenly Saturday June 8, 2013, as the result of a pedestrian accident in Dewey Beach. He was born ...
  

• Emory Wayne Streets, maintenance supervisor

  Jun 11
  Mr. Emory Wayne Streets, 88, of Dover, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the Delaware Hospice Center, Milford. Mr. Streets was born in ...
  

• James Gary Derrickson, passionate about work, music

  Jun 10
  Memorial services for James Gary Derrickson, 61, of Thomasville, Ga. will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, June 13, at First Presbyterian Church, ...
  
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  Pauline Grabel, active until the end

  Jun 09
  Pauline Grabel, 91, widow of Ben Grabel, passed from the loving arms of her family and friends, Saturday, June 1, 2013. A Brooklyn, N.Y. native, ...
  
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  Joseph G. Anastasi, lifelong painter

  Jun 06
  Joseph G. Anastasi, 69, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes. He was born Dec. 3, 1943, in ...
  
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  John L. Fitzgerald, longtime disc jockey

  Jun 05
  John L. Fitzgerald, 68, of Lewes, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013, at his hime after a short illness. He was born Jan. 27. 1945, in Wilmington ...
  
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  Robert Anthony Raley, lived life vigorously

  Jun 04
  Robert Anthony Raley died peacefully Monday, June 3, 2013, at Beebe Medical Center. He was in his 80th year. U.S. Army veteran, landscape architect...
  
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  Anna L. Garzione, retired federal employee

  Jun 04
  Anna “Ann” L. Garzione, 71, of Ocean View, DE formerly of Waldorf, Md., passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Saturday, June 1, ...
  
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  Peggy M. Kirby, loyal to Cape High

  Jun 03
  Peggy M. Kirby, 67, of Lewes, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013, after a courageous battle with a brain tumor at Delaware Hospice Center in ...
  
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  Stephen C. Vaughn Sr., former Lewes resident

  Jun 03
  Stephen C. Vaughn Sr., 88, of Mount Dora, Fla., left this earth to join the heavenly band playing his favorite instrument, the saxophone Saturday, ...
  
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  Claudia Melson, retired receptionist

  Jun 03
  Claudia Melson, 91, of Lewes, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 1, 2013, at the Delaware Hospice Center, Milford. Claudia was born Nov. 19, ...
  

• Millie Pearl Jones, Townsends retiree

  Jun 03
  Millie Pearl Jones, 74 of Millsboro, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Beebe Medical Center in ...
  

• Werner Sumpf, Jr., kind to a fault

  Jun 02
  Werner Sumpf Jr., 53, of Millsboro, formerly of Newark, passed away suddenly Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at his home. Werner was born in Wilmington, ...
  
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  Ronald DeCosmo, decorated Air Force colonel

  May 30
  Lt. Col. (Ret.) Ronald "Ron" Lewis DeCosmo, 74, resident of Lewes and St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013, surrounded...
  
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  Daniel Weingrad, successful entrepreneur

  May 29
  Daniel Weingrad, 82, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013. Originally from Philadelphia, Pa., he was an entrepreneur who started, owned and operated ...
  
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  Francis R. Frey, loved theatre, singing

  May 29
  Francis Robert Frey, 86, of Georgetown, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013, at his residence. He was born April 11, 1927, in Bronx, N.Y., son of the ...
  
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  Cecil Wayne Gibson, retired auditor

  May 28
  Cecil Wayne Gibson, 64, of Georgetown, died, Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes. He was the husband of 41 years to the love ...
  

• Catherine Paula Terry, devoted teacher, principal

  May 27
  Catherine Paula Terry of Georgetown was born to Mary M. and Anthony B. Poula on Oct. 23, 1918 in Mitchellville, Md. She passed away Friday, May ...
  
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  H. Carroll "Dick" Mitchell, well-known bartender

  May 27
  H. Carroll "Dick" Mitchell passed away at Deborah Heart and Lung Hospital in New Jersey due to complications of arterial heart disease Tuesday, ...
  

• Nicole Smith-Santee, accident victim

  May 24
  Nicole Smith-Santee, 27, of Bridgeville, was granted her Angel wings Monday, May 20, 2013, after succumbing to injuries sustained in a motorcycle ...
  

• Peter J. Maroulis, Ocean View resident

  May 23
  Peter J. Maroulis, 81 of Ocean View, formerly of Washington, D.C., passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013, at his home. He is survived by his wife of ...
  

• Elizabeth 'Betty' Barnes, helped write histories

  May 22
  Elizabeth R. "Betty" Barnes, 97, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Cadbury at Lewes. She was born in New Florence, Pa., ...