Obituaries

Nov 11, 2015

Joan Veronica Kerr-Higgins

MILFORD - Joan V. Kerr-Higgins passed away at home on Wednesday, November 11, 2015.  She was 65.

Joan was born on November 23, 1949 in Philadelphia, daughter of the late Michael and Violet Kinney Kerr.

She attended grade school at St. Columba and Incarnation...

Nov 10, 2015

Jason E. Collins

MILFORD - Jason E. Collins passed away suddenly at his home on Tuesday, November 10, 2015.  He was 25.

Jason was born on October 28, 1990 in Milford, son of Edward A. Collins and Beverly Greaves.

He was employed at Walmart in...

Nov 8, 2015

Vivian Marie Lewis

FREDERICA - passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. She was 81.

She was born on September 19, 1934 in Cumberland, Maryland, daughter of the late Edward Blair Peer and Evelyn Marie Farris Peer.

In addition to...

Oct 22, 2015

James Davis Abbott

MILFORD - James D. Abbott passed away surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford.  He was 76.

Jim was born in Milford Memorial Hospital on November 14, 1938 son of the late James D. and Mary (Davis) Abbott....

Oct 8, 2015

Robert H. Talbert

ELLENDALE - Robert H. Talbert passed away at his home on Thursday, October 8, 2015.  He was 76.

He was born on November 6, 1938 in Washington, D.C., son of the late Darnell and Dora (Bateman) Talbert.

Mr. Talbert was employed as a grower...

Sep 21, 2015

Eleanor S. Loderhose

FREDERICA - Eleanor S. Loderhose passed away at home and went to be with her Lord on Monday, September 21, 2015. She was 91.

Eleanor was born on May 10, 1924 in Milford, daughter of the late Harold B. and Anna (Schmitt) Short.

She...

Sep 9, 2015

Mildred B. Vinyard

MILFORD - Mildred B. Vinyard passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at her home.  She was 101.

Born in Lawrence, Kansas on September 1, 1914 to the late Lafayette and Ola (Moody) Burlingame, Mildred moved to Milford, her families original home, as a young child and resided there...

Sep 8, 2015

Margaret Delima Bettro

FREDERICA - Margaret D. Bettro passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford.  She was 96.

Margaret was born on December 9, 1918 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Francis and Delima (Frappier) Loudon.

Peg loved her...

Aug 26, 2015

Joanne Ryan Dorsey

BETHANY BEACH - Joanne Ryan Dorsey died Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford following complications of heart disease.  She was 84.

Born on January 12, 1931 in Elizabeth, New Jersey to parents John Francis and Agnes Donnelly Ryan, Joanne attended Georgetown Visitation for High School and Junior...

Aug 26, 2015

Virginia Fitzgerald of Milford, Delaware departed from this world at Beebe Hospital in Lewes, Delaware on August 26th, 2015 at the age of 74 years, 11 months and 2 days old. Her unexpected death came after a surgical procedure.

She was born in Charlottesville, VA on September 24, 1940, the oldest...

Aug 26, 2015

Thomas G. Showers

GREENWOOD, DE - formerly of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at his home in Greenwood.  He was 64.

He was born in Lebanon on September 10, 1950, son of the late George R. and Patricia (Balor) Showers.

Tom worked on his...

Aug 26, 2015

William "Bill" Preston Jackson

MILFORD - William P. Jackson passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Bayhealth Kent General Hospital in Dover after a short illness.  He was 78.

Bill was born in Felton on July 7, 1937, son of the late Preston O. and Irene (Jones) Jackson.

Aug 11, 2015

William C. Goebel

MILFORD - William C. Goebel was called home by our Lord on Tuesday, August 11, 2015.  He was 89.

Bill was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 20, 1925.

He entered the Navy in 1944 and was deployed to the South Pacific.  He served...

Aug 7, 2015

Jeannette Buell Isaacs

REHOBOTH BEACH - Jeannette Buell Isaacs was a resident of Sussex County, Delaware, from her birth on September 3, 1922, until August 7, 2015.  She and her sister Carolyn were raised by their parents, Olive Roach Buell and John Roland Buell, with an appreciation of community, agriculture, and nature.  Until the Storm...

Jul 29, 2015

Aaron Scott Berg

MILFORD - Aaron S. Berg passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at his summer residence in Horntown, Virginia.  He was 70.

Aaron was born on June 26, 1945 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, son of the late Samuel C. and Margaret Mulraney Berg.

...

Jul 28, 2015

Dorothy V. Fique

HARRINGTON - Dorothy V. Fique passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at Foulk Manor North in Wilmington, DE. Until her health caused her to leave her home, she was a resident of Harrington for over 20 years.  She was 84.

Dorothy was born on June 20, 1931...

Jul 8, 2015

Elon T. Eisenbrey

HOUSTON - Elon T. Eisenbrey passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at the Milford Center in Milford.  She was 89.

She was born on November 17, 1925 in Selbyville, daughter of the late Israel and Ella Lewis Townsend.

Mrs. Eisenbrey worked...

Jun 30, 2015

Warren L. Brooks

"Johnnie"

MILFORD - Warren L. Brooks passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, June 30, 2015.  He was 72.

He was born on March 25, 1943 in West Grove, Pennsylvania, son of the late Warren Brooks and Virginia Lee Burton Meredith.

Jun 24, 2015

Earlene W. Morris II, "Sis"

FREDERICA - Earlene W. Morris II, "Sis" suddenly departed this life on June 24, 2015 at her home in Frederica.

Earlene was born on November 11, 1974 in Milford, the youngest of four children.

She was well known in her community and...

Jun 20, 2015

Robert Roach

MILFORD - Robert Roach died on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford.

Robert was born on January 8, 1939 in Milford to the late Douglas and Marie (Deputy) Roach.

He attended the Milford Senior High School graduating with the Class...