Obituaries

Jun 21, 2020

On June 21, 2020, Robert “Bob” Ferrier peacefully passed away at age 79.

Bob was born on November 26, 1940, in Wilmington, Delaware to Clarence and Peg Ferrier.  He attended St. Elizabeth’s Elementary School in Wilmington before graduating from Millsboro High School in 1959.

Bob was a proud Navy veteran serving his country from 1959...

Jun 19, 2020

Milford – On June 19, 2020 George W. Shockley, Jr. peacefully passed away at his house.

He was born on June 23, 1945 in Rehoboth to the late George and Emma Shockley.

George owned and operated G.W. Shockley and Associates which developed software for the state of Delaware.

He was a past member...

Jun 13, 2020

Milford-Mr. Lear, “Joe”, 95 was born on October 17, 1924 at the Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen, Texas. He was the son of Mr. Edgar Hayes Lear, who was born in Hannibal, Missouri and Lola Belle Lear (nee Summers), who was born in Nacogdoches, Texas. In 1934, his family moved to San Antonio, Texas where he attended Mark Twain...

May 18, 2020

Brett was born on September 30, 1975, in Wilmington, DE to David and Patricia Kline.

He was a 1994 graduate of Hodgson Vocational Technical High School in Glasgow, DE.

After High School Brett honorably served our country in the Army.

He was working at Unistress as a welder.

Brett liked walking, hiking,...

May 16, 2020

On May 16, 2020, Wesley E. Starr lost his battle with cancer.  He passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his wife and family.

Born on August 6, 1933 to the late Clarence and Florence Starr, Wes spent his early years in Hartford, CT, attending William Hall High School where he ran track (miler) and played baseball...

May 4, 2020

Frederica - On Monday, May 4, 2020, Janet I. Callaway, peacefully passed away while surrounded by her family.

She was born on December 23, 1939, in Wilmington, DE to the late Lester and Jeanette White.

Janet became a Certified Nurse’s Aide working at Governor Bacon Health Center in Delaware City and Genesis Healthcare in

Apr 28, 2020

On April 28, 2020, Joseph T. Pajak, 91, peacefully went home to be with the Lord.

He was born on July 26, 1928, in Pittsburgh, PA, to the late George and Sophie Pajak.

After graduating from Aliquippa High School in 1947, Joe honorably served our country in the Army from 1951 – 1953. He then...

Apr 19, 2020

Milford – On April 19, 2020, Charles R. Ward peacefully passed away at Bayhealth in Dover.

He was born on September 15, 1945 in Milford to the late Charles and Dorothy Ward.

After graduating from Milford High School, Charlie honorably served our country in the Army.

He first worked at DuPont, then as...

Apr 16, 2020

Milford – On April 16, 2020, Phyllis Ann Rust, affectionately known by her family as “Mimi” and her friends as “Phyl”, peacefully passed away at her home with her loving and devoted daughter by her side.

She was born in Milford on September 27, 1927, to the late Roland and Mildred Isaacs, but grew up on their...

Apr 11, 2020

Violet Cohee Marvel, age 96, passed away peacefully at Genesis Milford Center on Saturday, April 11, 2020. She was born in Petersburg, Delaware July 28, 1923, the daughter of Elmer and Mabel (Chambers) Cohee.

She was a loyal and active member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Milford for 73 years. She served the church in many...

Mar 27, 2020

Milford – On March 27, 2020, Laura M. Lavend (nee DiLullo), peacefully passed away at Delaware Hospice.

She was born on September 25, 1946, in Philadelphia, to the late Louis and Bertha DiLullo.

Laura grew up in South Philadelphia and graduated from St. Maria Goretti High School in 1964.

She worked as a...

Feb 25, 2020

Joseph Leo Warnell of Lincoln, Delaware, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2020 at the age of 91.  Originally from Iowa, Mr. Warnell was a PhD biochemist that was first drawn to Delaware to join DuPont as a Research Chemist but later formed and built his own plastics firm based in Milford.

Mr. Warnell was raised in...

Feb 13, 2020

Our mom, Roberta K. Korona, 85, passed away February 13, 2020 with family at her side. She fell at home, January 18th, and did not recover from her injuries. She passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus at 7:28 AM.

Mom was born May 6, 1934 in Elkton, Maryland to the late Robert C. Kennedy and Madalynn...

Jan 27, 2020

Milford - On January 27, 2020, Betty Jones peacefully passed away at her daughter’s residence in Seaford, DE. She was 84.

Betty was born on February 10, 1935 to the late J.C. and Ida Johnson.

She worked a Nursing Assistant at Milford Memorial for 35 plus years.

Betty attended Calvary United Methodist Church...

Jan 24, 2020

Nelson was born on 1 Nov 1924 in Baltimore, MD. He was the son of the late David N. Sills Sr. and Helen (Nelson) Sills, and brother of David N. Sills, Jr. and Winifred Leithiser, all of Milford, DE. He graduated from the Virginia Tech, class or 1945, with a degree in civil engineering and later became a Professional...

Jan 14, 2020

Harrington - On January 14, 2020, Patricia A. Henze, 83, peacefully passed away and was reunited with her late husband, Harry of 65 years

Born on January 8, 1937, in Yonkers, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Grace Collins.

Patricia was a stay at home Mom to her children until they became teenagers...

Jan 11, 2020

On January 11, 2020 in Milford, DE, John A. Kopsco peacefully went home to be with the Lord. He was 65.

John was born on October 10, 1954 in New Brunswick, NJ, to the late Barney and Georgia Kopsco.

He worked at various banks doing Network and System troubleshooting for over 30 years.

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Jan 6, 2020

Milford - Ruth E. Benedict peacefully passed away on Monday, 06 January 2020.

Ruth was born in Albemarle, North Carolina and was the daughter of the late Monroe Morris and Dorothy Shaw Morris. She received an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education and taught Pre-school for several years while stationed in South Korea as a civilian with...

Jan 5, 2020

Milford - On January 5, 2020, Wayne D. Harrington peacefully passed away at home.

Mr. Harrington was born in Milford on August 16, 1938 to the late Paul and Viola Harrington.

He is a graduate of Milford High School, class of 1957.

Wayne honorably served our country in the Army, retiring as a...

Jan 4, 2020

Harrington – On January 4, 2020, Virgil Lyle (Jongeling) Stewart went home to be with his Lord and Savior. Virgil was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on January 1947 to Maria Evelyn Hofling Jongeling and George B. Jongeling of Parker, South Dakota. He was raised on a dairy farm outside of Parker where he enjoyed hunting, shooting, and riding horses....