Mary Ellen McLaughlin, 77, of Lewes, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes. She was born May 13, 1943 in Baltimore, a daughter of the late Clarence Price and Mary (Shupp) Price and spent her younger days in the Towson area. She graduated from the Friend's School of Baltimore. Mary loved gardening, traveling and seafood and was a wonderful cook. She will be remembered as a funny, loving and kind wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She is survived by her sons, Derek Thomas McLaughlin of Lewes and Kevin Bryan McLaughlin and his wife Ashley of California; grandchildren, Catherine Mary Elizabeth McLaughlin, Autumn Emery Rose McLaughlin, Thomas Turnbull and Brianna Turnbull; and a daughter-in-law, Marilee Turnbull. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas George McLaughlin, who passed in 2017, and a son, Brian Turnbull. A celebration of Mary's life will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Wounded Warrior Project by visiting https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ or mailing to P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516 or to the Cape Henlopen Food Basket by visiting https://capehenlopenfoodbasket.org/ or mailing to P.O. Box 168, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. Arrangements are being handled by Short Funeral Home of Delmar. To send online condolences to the family, please visit www.shortfh.com.