Obituaries

Jan 10, 2011

Herschel N. Poore

Of Milford, passed away Monday, January 10, 2011 at his home. He was 91.

Herschel was born on August 17, 1919 in Milford, son of the late James Brainard and Estella (Messick) Poore.

He was a proud veteran of the United States Army serving his country during World War II....

Jan 7, 2011

Margaret Ann Jones

Of Milford, passed away Friday, January 7, 2011 at Milford Center. She was 95.

Margaret Ann was born on August 17, 1915 in Crumpton, Maryland, daughter of the late David A. and Laura Virginia Clements.

Mrs. Jones was employed with Boulevard Electric in Dover where she worked in sales and...

Jan 2, 2011

Audrey C. Krause

Of Milford, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011 at her home. She was 86.

Audrey was born on February 26, 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland, daughter of the late Roland and Bessie (Clark) Carbaugh.

She was a full time homemaker.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Krause was preceded...

Dec 27, 2010

Samuel Lee Benton

Of Milford, passed away Monday, December 27, 2010 at Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital. He was 75.

Samuel was born on July 21, 1935 in Felton, son of the late William T. and Elsie (Butler) Benton.

He was a proud veteran of the United States Army.

Mr. Benton was...

Dec 25, 2010

Margaret Jane Hayes

Of Milford, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2010 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. She was 77.

Margaret was born on January 13, 1933 in Milford, daughter of the late Clarence and Martha (Otwell) Draper.

Mrs. Hayes was employed in the plant of the L.D. Caulk Company in...

Dec 23, 2010

Kumiko Sato McGinnis

Of Milford, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010 at her home. She was 82.

Kumiko was born in Japan in 1928 to Ryojiro and Kaneko Sato and was one of six children.

In 1953, she married Reese E. Phillips, now deceased, and remained his wife for 22 years. Kumiko was...

Dec 16, 2010

Charles H. Wilkerson

Of Prime Hook Beach, Milford, DE, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Bayhealth Milford after a short illness. He was 93 years old.

Mr. Wilkerson was a native Milfordian born in his grandparents home at 203 Truitt Avenue on August 8, 1917, son of the late Charles VanNuis and Kathryn Sawyer...

Dec 16, 2010

Doris B. Bryant

Of Milford, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Greenmeadows in Dover. She was 90.

Doris was born on October 19, 1920 in Philadelphia, daughter of the late Eugene C. Burton, Sr. and Lucille Mayhew Burton.

She was employed for 28 years with the L.D. Caulk Co in Milford, and...

Dec 7, 2010

Elizabeth A. Farrall

"Betty"

Of Milford, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital. She was 79.

Betty was born on July 22, 1931 in Chestertown, Maryland, daughter of the late Archie and Florence (McGinnis) Stubbs.

Mrs. Farrall was a full time homemaker who loved cooking and working...

Dec 3, 2010

Tina M. Farrall

Of Milford, died Friday, December 3, 2010 in Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital. She was 28.

Tina was born on July 20, 1982 in Salisbury, Maryland, daughter of Gary A. Farrall and the late Ruth Jones Farrall.

She was last employed as a waitress at the Shawnee Country Club in Milford....

Dec 1, 2010

John Richardson Peirce V

Of Milford, Delaware, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland. He was 74.

John was born on October 27, 1936 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, son of the late John R. Peirce IV and Virginia May (Grimm) Peirce.

He served in the U.S. Air Force...

Nov 29, 2010

Edward L. Hendel, D.D.S.

Of Houston, Delaware, passed away Monday, November 29, 2010. He was 74.

Ed was born on September 16, 1936 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, son of the late Albert and Beulah (Toney) Hendel.

He graduated from Hamilton College in upstate New York after which he pursued his degree in dentistry from...

Nov 23, 2010

Ansof S. Gray

Of Broadkill Beach, DE and Silver Springs, MD, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, DE. She was 91.

Mrs. Gray was born on October 1, 1919 in East River Falls, Minnesota, daughter of the late Elmer and Emma Hemmetvedt Strand.

Ansof was a...

Nov 15, 2010

Edna Mae Cooper

Of Dover, formerly of Milford, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 15, 2010. She was 86.

Edna Mae was born on August 25, 1924 in Key West, Florida and moved to Milford in 1953. She lived in Milford until 2008 when she moved to Dover.

She was a...

Nov 5, 2010

Doris J. Edwards

"Dot"

Of Milford, passed away Friday, November 5, 2010 in Milford Center. She was 97.

Dot was born on May 30, 1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Ernest and Carrie (Mayhew) Johnson.

As a youth, she was a performer in the vaudeville theater circuits of producer...

Oct 17, 2010

Ruth V. Ward

Of Milford, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010 at her home. She was 84.

Ruth was born on July 17, 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland, daughter of the late Daniel T. and Ethel V. (Derrenberger) Witts.

She was the office manger for many years for Hutzler's Department Store in Baltimore after...

Oct 14, 2010

Alma Tease Rust

Of Milford, passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at the Milford Center. She was 91.

Alma was born on March 20, 1919 in Camden, New Jersey, daughter of the late John and Margaret (Landsbury) Tease.

Alma was a loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and sister. For many years she...

Oct 13, 2010

Donald E. Blair

Of Milford, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at home surrounded by his family. He was 78.

Mr. Blair was born on February 7, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, son of the late Clarence W. and Dorothy M. (Silva) Blair.

He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving...

Oct 11, 2010

Edna N. Evans

Of Milford, passed away Monday, October 11, 2010 at Milford Center. She was 71.

Edna was born on April 8, 1939 in Brushy Mound, Illinois, daughter of the late Theodore E. and Lottie (Tracey) Newhouse.

She was a full time homemaker most of her life, later employed for several years...

Oct 5, 2010

Florence M. Atkinson

Of Milford, Delaware, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. She was 87.

Florence was born on February 10, 1923 in Philadelphia, daughter of the late George W. and Florence M. (Fredericks) Myers.

She was employed for many years with the Wilmington Trust...