Obituaries

Dorothy S. Disharoon

Dorothy S. Disharoon

Oct 26, 2007

Dorothy S. Disharoon, 88, of Seaford, formerly of Delmar, died Friday, October 26, 2007 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. At the time of her death she was surrounded by her family. Dot was the daughter of the late Joseph and Edith Small. She was born in Delmar, Maryland and lived her life in this area. Dorothy married John M....

Dorothy E. Crane

Dorothy E. Crane

Oct 25, 2007

Dorothy E. Crane, age 84, a resident of Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for the past 6 ½ years, died Thursday, October 25, 2007 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born in Stockton, Maryland, a daughter of the late Harry and Margaret Matthews. She worked for many years with her husband, caring for and training harness...

Harold Stanley Shiles

Harold Stanley Shiles

Oct 19, 2007

Harold Stanley Shiles, age 93, of Mardela Springs, passed peacefully on the evening of Friday, October 19, 2007 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born on September 29, 1914 in Sharptown, a son of the late John T. and Lillie Mae Robinson Shiles. Mr. Shiles loved his country and showed his pride while serving in the US...

Ernest Lee Colonna

Ernest Lee Colonna

Oct 17, 2007

Ernest Lee Colonna, 75, of Mardela Springs died Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at his home. He was born on August 8, 1932 in Wachapreague, Virginia, a son of Arthur and Florence Colonna. Mr. Colonna graduated from Accomack County High School in 1950. He went on to serve his country in the U.S. Coast Guard. He retired from Crown Cork and...

Ronald D. Baker

Ronald D. Baker

Oct 12, 2007

Ronald D. Baker, 61, of Seaford, died Friday, October 12, 2007, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born on July 9, 1946 in Salisbury, a son of Calvin S. and Thelma A. Baker of Delmar. Mr. Baker retired from E.I. Dupont Company in Seaford on June 30, 2001. He had worked as a supervisor in the polymer...

Albert Jerome Brannan

Albert Jerome Brannan

Oct 11, 2007

Albert Jerome Brannan, age 68, of Delmar, died Thursday, October 11, 2007 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born on January 9, 1939 in Baltimore, a son of the late Peter and May Brannan. He proudly served his country from 1957 to 1961 in the US Air Force. A private service with military honors will be held...

Audrey Mae Burke

Audrey Mae Burke

Oct 11, 2007

Audrey Mae Burke, age 71, of Fruitland, died Thursday, October 11, 2007 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born January 15, 1936 in Bladensburg, MD, a daughter of the late Andrew and Cora Mae Parks. Services will be held at the discretion of the family.

Clinton K. "C.K." White, Sr.

Clinton K. "C.K." White, Sr.

Oct 10, 2007

Clinton K. White, Sr., age 60, of Gumboro, died Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born on July 5, 1947 in Salisbury, a son of the late William Lloyd White and Iva Worth Harrison. "C.K.", as he was known by his family and friends, proudly served his country in the US Army during...

Todd A. Matsatsos

Todd A. Matsatsos

Oct 10, 2007

Todd A. Matsatsos, age 44, of Parsonsburg, died Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at his home in Parsonsburg. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Mack Peter Matsatsos

Mack Peter Matsatsos

Oct 8, 2007

Mack Peter Matsatsos, age 74, of Parsonsburg, died Monday, October 8, 2007 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake, with his family by his side. He was born on August 18, 1933 in Mooresville, NC, a son of the late Peter Mack Matsatsos and Maggie Mae Matsatsos. Mack proudly served his country in the US Navy. He worked for many years...

Ruth Elizabeth Wilson

Ruth Elizabeth Wilson

Oct 5, 2007

Ruth Elizabeth Warren Wilson, age 80, of Oak Orchard, Delaware, died Friday, October 5, 2007, at the home of her caregiver, with whom she lived for the past seven years. She was born on September 24, 1927 in Millsboro, a daughter of the late Wilford and Clara Penuel Warren. She worked for over 10 years at E.I. DuPont in Seaford...

Wallace W. Brittingham

Wallace W. Brittingham

Oct 4, 2007

Wallace W. Brittingham, age 86, of Delmar, passed on Sunday, November 4, 2007, at his home, with his family by his side. Wallace was born in Westover, Maryland, a son of the late Noah J. and Daisey Henderson Brittingham. Mr. Brittingham graduated from Washington High School in Princess Anne. After high school, he proudly served his country in the US...

Dorothy E. Smith

Dorothy E. Smith

Sep 26, 2007

Dorothy E. Smith, 94, passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland. She was born in Delmar, Delaware on September 11, 1913, a daughter of the late Ira L. Wilson and Delia E. Parsons Wilson. Mrs. Smith worked as a seamstress for Banks and Pusey Garment Company in Delmar for 37 years. She...

Roger J. Shockley

Roger J. Shockley

Sep 23, 2007

Roger J. Shockley, 86, of Delmar, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 23, 2007. He was born in Westover, Maryland on March 8, 1921, a son of the late Joseph and Dorothy Willey Shockley. Roger proudly served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps. After his discharge from the service, he worked for many years as...

David D. Skidmore, Sr.

David D. Skidmore, Sr.

Sep 23, 2007

David D. Skidmore, 83, of New Castle, Delaware, and formerly of Wilmington and Dover, Delaware, as well as, Snow Hill, Pocomoke, and Salisbury, Maryland, died Sunday, September 23, 2007, of multiple complications of diabetes and lung cancer at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Maryland. He was born on June 23, 1924, in Caldwell, NJ, the son of the late Carman...

Norma Jane Cordrey

Norma Jane Cordrey

Sep 23, 2007

Norma Jane Cordrey, 86, of Delmar, Delaware died Sunday, September 23, 2007 at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Delmar, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Edith Adkins. Norma Jane was a homemaker who loved cooking for her family and friends. Her cookies and cakes were always a treat. She was a member of St. Stephen's...

Geneva M. Davis

Geneva M. Davis

Sep 22, 2007

Geneva Mae Davis, age 74 of Salisbury, passed away Saturday, September 22, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center after battling a long illness. She was born in Salisbury, a daughter of the late Osten Ray and Mildred Thomas Wingate. Geneva's life was interrupted prematurely, but she leaves all those who knew her in awe of her strength. She worked at Salisbury...

Henry Thomas "Tom" Shelly

Henry Thomas "Tom" Shelly

Sep 21, 2007

Henry Thomas "Tom" Shelly, Sr., age 92, of Delmar, formerly of Fallsington, PA, passed Friday, September 21, 2007, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Delmar. Tom was born on October 9, 1914 in Roger Springs, Tennessee, a son of the late John Henry Shelly and Cassie Mae Shelly. Tom proudly served his country in the United States...

Heather Jo Bennett

Heather Jo Bennett

Sep 19, 2007

Heather Jo Bennett, age 31, of Sharptown, and formerly of Cuba, New York, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at Dorchester General Hospital in Cambridge, Maryland. She was born February 5, 1976 in Cuba, New York, a daughter of Martin Smith, Sr. and Luanne Butts Smith. Heather attended Emmanuel United Methodist Church in Mardela Springs. She was proud of her heritage...

William K. Kenton, Jr.

William K. Kenton, Jr.

Sep 18, 2007

William K. Kenton Jr., 59, died at his home in Nithsdale early Tuesday morning, after a long struggle with stroke-related injuries. Bill was born in Milford, June 9, 1948, along with his twin sister, Joanne Shirey, the children of William K. Sr. and Jean Calhoun Kenton. He graduated from Milford High School in 1966, and the University of Virginia in...