Obituaries

• George E. Houston Jr., devoted family man

  Feb 22
  George Edward Houston Jr., also known by “Eddie” or “Poppy,” 79, of Millsboro, formerly of Elsmere, peacefully passed away Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, ...
  

• Dorothy ‘Dot’ H. Moore, Sussex homemaker

  Feb 22
  Dorothy "Dot" H. Moore, 89, of Georgetown, formerly of Selbyville and Bethany Beach, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes. ...
  
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  William Joseph Martin, decorated Navy veteran

  Feb 22
  William Joseph Martin was welcomed into heaven Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Born in New York City to William Martin and Mary Barry Martin, he moved to ...
  

• Richard J. Vincent Sr., Millsboro resident

  Feb 21
  Richard J. Vincent Sr., 85, of Millsboro, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. Funeral service and interment will ...
  
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  Howard E. Jones, U.S. Navy veteran

  Feb 20
  Howard E. Jones, son of Pauline and Gerald Tarr of Lewes, entered into rest Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Memorial services for Mr. Jones, 57, of North ...
  
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  Margaret T. M. Connolly, enjoyed beach life

  Feb 20
  Margaret Teresa Mary Connolly, 77. of Milton and Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at Calvert Memorial Hospital in ...
  

• Karen F. Kellam Hopkins, loved Yahtzee

  Feb 20
  Karen Frances Kellam Hopkins, 54, of Milton passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes. She was born March 19, 1957, ...
  
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  Donna B. Jubb, loved the beach

  Feb 19
  Donna Bendistis Jubb, 45, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, along with her beloved dog Emma. Donna was born in Wilmington May 5, 1966. ...
  

• Lee C. Bubernak, former Milton resident

  Feb 17
  Lee C. (nee Ossenbach) Bubernak, 63, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, from a sudden heart attack in Medford, N.J. Lee was born Dec. 18, 1948, and last ...
  

• Barbara J. Peterson, nurse and educator

  Feb 17
  Barbara J. Peterson, 69, of Lewes, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, with close friends ...
  

• Michael A. Harshbarger, retired mechanic

  Feb 16
  Michael “Mick” Allen Harshbarger, 69, of Millsboro, formerly of West Valley, N.Y., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Tuesday, ...
  

• Edwin ‘Henry’ Pettit, retired contractor

  Feb 15
  Edwin "Henry" Pettit, 85, of Milford, passed away Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at Kent General Hospital in Dover after a long battle with cancer. Born ...
  
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  Judith T. Runner, dart champion

  Feb 15
  Judith “Judi, J.R., Judester” T. Runner, 72, of Rehoboth Beach, slipped quietly away at home Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Born in Washington, D. C., ...
  

• Marcia H. Weglarz, retired administrator

  Feb 15
  Marcia H. Weglarz, 71, of Lewes, formerly of Bridgeport, Conn., passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at ...
  

• Ethel E. Holton, Lewes native

  Feb 14
  Ethel E. Holton, 93, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Ethel was born in Lewes and moved away when she married her husband. She would have been ...
  
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  Melvin Edward Hanes, scientific illustrator

  Feb 14
  Melvin Edward Hanes, 91, passed away quietly at home Friday, Feb. 10, after a short battle with colon cancer. He was born in Baltimore, Md., the ...
  

• Ronald J. Goldstein, dynamic entrepreneur

  Feb 14
  Ronald Jerome Goldstein, 83, passed away on his birthday, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, surrounded by his wonderful caregivers, just after they sang ...
  
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  Gray Bowen Newman, retired pilot

  Feb 13
  Gray Bowen Newman, 92, of Peabody, Mass. and formerly of Wakefield, Mass., died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at the Renaissance Gardens in Peabody. He ...
  
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  Doris Rose Schnider, talented businesswoman

  Feb 10
  Doris Rose Schnider, 71, of Lewes, formerly of Wilmington, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at her residence. She was born in Cottonwood, Id., Thursday,...
  

• William E. Ellingsworth, retired truck driver

  Feb 09
  Mr. William E. Ellingsworth, 85, of Georgetown, passed away Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. William was born in Millsboro, April 13, 1926, to the late ...
  

• Earl H. Cage,  retired printer

  Feb 09
  Earl H. Cage, 94, formerly of Lewes and also the Millsboro area, and currently of Phoenix, Ariz., passed away Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Born in ...
  

• Dorothy Tripler Perdue, Lewes resident

  Feb 09
  Dorothy R. (Tripler) Perdue, 90 of Lewes, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at her residence. She was born in Easttown, Pa., Aug. ...
  

• Barbara Ruth Andersen, Lewes native

  Feb 07
  Barbara Ruth (Marvel) Andersen, 80, from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, made her grand entrance through the pearly gates of heaven Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Barb...
  

• Ann Whitmore Carter, community volunteer

  Feb 06
  Ann Whitmore Carter, 91, of Millsboro, passed away Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, at her home in the presence of her family. She was born Aug. 18, 1920, in ...
  

• A. Walter Smigel, structural engineer

  Feb 06
  A. (Alexander) Walter Smigel, 91, a longtime resident of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla. He is survived by ...
  

• Morris James Lewis, custodial supervisor

  Feb 06
  Morris James Lewis, 83, of Millsboro, passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Mr. Lewis was born July 21, 1928, in Whaleyville, Md. to the late William ...
  
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  Henry G. Graves II, Teal superintendent

  Feb 02
  Henry G. Graves II, 55, of Harbeson, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes. Henry was born in Milford, the son of ...
  

• Sandra I. "Sandy" Wharton, cosmetology graduate

  Feb 02
  Sandra (Sandy) I. Wharton, 49, of Lewes, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, after a brief illness. Sandy...
  
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  Frank W. DiTolvo, truck driver

  Feb 01
  Frank William DiTolvo, 63, of Millsboro, passed away surrounded by his family, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Fra...
  
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  Jeffrey Lynn Fraley, loved medical field

  Jan 31
  Jeffery Lynn Fraley, 58, was carried by God’s angels to heaven Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. He was the son of William C. Fraley and stepmother, Irene ...
  
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  Susan L. Duffy, bank employee

  Jan 31
  Susan L. Duffy, 43, of Millsboro, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at Atlantic Shores Rehabilitation & Health Center. She was born ...
  

• H. Thomas Holland, retired A&P manager

  Jan 31
  H. Thomas Holland, 78, of Milton, formerly of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at ...
  

• Eva S. Kirsche, active volunteer

  Jan 27
  Eva S. Kirsche, 89, of Milford, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at Bellingham Retirement Living in West Chester, Pa. Eva was born June 17, ...
  

• Royal N. Lipstein, family businessman

  Jan 27
  Royal N. Lipstein, 86, of Wilmington and Deerfield Beach, Fla., passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at Compassionate Care Hospice of St. ...
  

• Robert C. Rollins Jr., drywall finisher

  Feb 18
  Robert Carlton Rollins Jr., 53, also known as “Bob” or “Moose” by his friends, entered the church triumphant, surrounded by his family Sunday, ...
  

• Marjorie Koble, loved traveling

  Feb 18
  Marjorie Koble, 77, of Dover, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, at Delaware Hospice Center, Milford. Mrs. Koble was born April 30, 1933, in Milford, to ...
  

• Charles G. Jones Jr., World War II veteran

  Feb 18
  Charles G. “Park” Jones Jr., 87, of Milton, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at Beebe Medical Center. Charles was born in Milton, son of the ...
  

• Francis Werszner, retired from Playtex

  Feb 18
  Francis “Fran” J. Werszner, 74, of Millsboro, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at Cadia Rehabilitation Renaissance Healthcare, ...
  

• Randy R. Bacot, carpet installer

  Feb 18
  Randy R. Bacot, 53, of Milton, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, at home. He was born in Amarillo, Texas. He was a carpet installer.He is ...
  

• Pasquale A. 'Dee Dee' Coleman Jr., community activist

  Feb 22
  The father in His infinite wisdom saw fit to call his son Pasquale James Alfred Coleman Jr., 59, from labor to reward Thursday Feb. 16, 2012 after ...
  

• Ralph V. Lowe Sr., retired manager

  Feb 22
  Ralph Vincent Lowe Sr., 81, of Georgetown, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family at Beebe Medical Center Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. He was ...
  
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  Thomas Paul Baty Jr., web designer

  Feb 22
  Thomas Paul Baty Jr., 42, of Lewes passed away Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Georgetown. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a self-employed web ...
  

• Edna Duvall Musgrove, active Methodist

  Feb 21
  Edna Duvall Musgrove, 93, of Selbyville and formerly of Burtonsville, Md., died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Md. ...
  
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  Edward J. Goralski, retired inspector

  Feb 20
  Edward J. Goralski, 91, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at Brandywine Assisted Living, Rehoboth Beach. He was ...
  

• Robert B. Johnson, owned tire business

  Feb 20
  Robert Bishop “Bob” Johnson, 87, of North East, Md., died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at Manor Care in Wilmington. Born in Wilmington Jan. 26, 1925, ...
  
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  Robert L. Morgan Jr., restaurant owner

  Feb 19
  Robert L. Morgan Jr., 45, of Bear, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 with his family by his side. Rob was the husband of ...
  

• Helen Bobula Iannotta, enjoyed needlework

  Feb 19
  Helen Bobula Iannotta, 100, passed away quietly with her family Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. She resided at ...
  

• Milton R. Boltz, loved motorcycles

  Feb 17
  Mr. Milton R. Boltz, 71, of Lewes passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Milton was born in Lebanon, Pa., on March 23, 1940, to the late Russell M. ...
  

• Edward S. Kuntz, retired salesman

  Feb 16
  Edward "Ed" S. Kuntz, 97, of Lewes, formerly of Nokomis, Fla., passed away peacefully at his residence Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, with his family by ...
  

• Edwin J. Hicks Jr., Air Force veteran

  Feb 15
  Mr. Edwin Joseph Hicks Jr., 79, of Lewes, passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. Ed was born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 10, 1932, to the late Edwin J. ...
  

• Stephanie Lee Marvel, Georgetown artist

  Feb 15
  Stephanie Lee Marvel, 49, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, as result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born May 2, 1962, she was the ...
  
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  Willie Lee Vann Jr., state wrestling champ

  Feb 15
  Willie Lee Vann Jr., with his loving wife by his side, was called home by his Lord and Savior Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, while being treated at ...
  
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  Julia ‘Betty’ Hitchens, retired bookkeeper

  Feb 15
  Julia Elizabeth "Betty" (Hobbs) Hitchens,106, passed away peacefully Monday, Feb, 13, 2012, at Atlantic Shore Rehabilitation & Health Center in ...
  

• Mary Louise Monroe, Playtex retiree

  Feb 14
  Mary Louise Monroe, 88, of Greensboro, Md., died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Lewes. She was born June 28, 1923, in North Canton, Ohio and was the ...
  

• Ruth U. Gerace, cafeteria worker

  Feb 14
  Ruth U. Gerace, 87, of Millsboro, formerly of Pottsville, Pa., passed away Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at the Renaissance Nursing Home in Millsboro. R...
  
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  Josef Lachmann, St. Peter’s groundskeeper

  Feb 13
  Josef Lachmann of Lewes passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at Christiana Hospital, Wilmington. He was born March 16, 1935, in Ostrzeszow...
  

• Isabella G. Kase, former Grotto employee

  Feb 13
  Isabella G. Kase, 70, formerly of Milton, passed away Thursday, Feb. 9, surrounded by her loving family, at the residence of her niece, Luci ...
  

• Elmer ‘Everette’ Street, welding company owner

  Feb 10
  Mr. Elmer “Everette” Street, 83, passed away after a long illness Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Everette was the son of the late Elmer Street and Edna ...
  
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  Rosemary Molyneux, retired legal assistant

  Feb 09
  Rosemary Molyneux, 84, of Georgetown, passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at her residence with her family by her side. She was born Feb. ...
  

• Frances A. Vick, crossing guard

  Feb 09
  Frances A. Vick, 75, of Dover died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at Pinnacle Nursing Home. Mrs. Vick was born March 18, 1936, in Detroit, Mich. to the ...
  

• Marilyn Jackson Spataro, Florida resident

  Feb 08
  Marilyn Z. Jackson Spataro, 51, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of New Castle, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. She was born Feb. 28, 1960, in ...
  

• Wilke memorial service set

  Feb 06
  A memorial service for Michael W. Wilke of Rehoboth Beach, who passed away Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday Feb. 11, at ...
  

• Robert W. Kilgore, Lewes resident

  Feb 06
  Robert W. Kilgore, 82, of Lewes passed away Saturday Feb. 4, 2012, at his residence. He was predeceased by his wife Delores O’Merra Kilgore. He is ...
  

• J. Michael Haldeman, Lewes carpenter

  Feb 06
  J. Michael Haldeman II, 30, of Lewes, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Michael graduated from Sussex Central High School in 1996 and worked as a ...
  

• Stanton C. Lallier, retired foreman

  Feb 03
  Stanton Crandall Lallier, 70, of Milton passed away Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Bayhealth/Milford Memorial Hospital. Stanton was born in Adams, ...
  

• William E. Molloy III, control board retiree

  Feb 02
  William E. Molloy III, 77, passed away at home in the care of his family Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Born Dec. 1, 1934, he was the son of the late ...
  

• Estelle J. Olsen, retired assistant

  Feb 01
  Estelle J. Olsen, 105, of Millsboro, formerly of Chicago, Ill., Long Island, N.Y. and Ohio, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at Beebe Medical ...
  

• Edward ‘Ed’ Kuntz, retired salesman

  Feb 01
  Edward "Ed" S. Kuntz, 97, of Lewes, formerly of Nokomis, Fla., passed away peacefully at his residence Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, with his family by ...
  

• Mary Ellen Littleton, senior center aide

  Jan 31
  Mary Lou Ellen Littleton, 83, of Laurel, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Mrs. Littleton was born on June 11, 1928 in Clarksburg, West Virginia ...
  

• Walter A. Reynolds Sr., LFD life member

  Jan 31
  Walter A. Reynolds Sr., “Capt. Walt,” 74, of Lewes, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at his residence with his loving family by his side. He was ...
  

• William F. Gibbs, retired poultry worker

  Jan 29
  William Felton Gibbs, 93, of Millsboro, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Gibbs was born Nov. 14, 1918, in ...
  

• Carlton L. Tull, loved to sing

  Jan 27
  Carlton L. Tull, 92, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Elva D. Tull and brother Maurice ...
  

• Gilbert A. Buckley Jr., Lions Club member

  Feb 18
  Gilbert A. Buckley Jr., 68, of Georgetown, passed away Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes. He was born in Milford the son of ...
  

• Viola Mary Bratten, Millsboro resident

  Feb 18
  Viola Mary Bratten, 85, of Millsboro, passed away Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, at Beebe Medical Center. Viola was born in Berlin, Md. She was the ...
  

• Gerald E. Manley, Army veteran

  Feb 18
  Gerald E. “Jerry” Manley of Milton passed away Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, with his loving wife Patricia by his side. Jerry served in the U.S. Army for ...
  

• Catharine Steigelman, retired payroll clerk

  Feb 18
  Catharine Elizabeth Steigelman, 87, of Lewes, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, at Beebe Medical Center. She was born in New York, N.Y., Oct. ...
  

• Florence Wooters, former beautician

  Feb 18
  Florence Wooters, 94, of Salisbury, Md., died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, Md. Florence was born April ...