Obituaries

Jenna Nicole Phillips

Jenna Nicole Phillips

Dec 12, 2022

We are sad to announce the passing of Jenna Nicole Phillips, age 17. She found her place in Heaven next to Jesus on Monday, December 12, 2022. Jenna was born on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, to Jeanne and Craig Phillips II. Her memory will be carried on by her sister Chelsy Phillips, her half-sister Amanda, half-brother Craig Phillips III, grandmother...

Marguerite K. Wynn

Marguerite K. Wynn

Dec 2, 2022

Marguerite (Marge) Kolp Wynn, 93, of Millsboro, Delaware, departed this life peacefully on December 2, 2022, at the Seaford, Delaware home of her son William. Marguerite was born October 23, 1929, in Royersford, Pennsylvania to the late William Earl Kolp and Laura Yeager Kolp. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother, and a special friend to...

John R. Nichols

John R. Nichols

Nov 25, 2022

John R. Nichols of Laurel passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022. He was born on December 4, 1944, a son of the late James and Sally (Parsons) Nichols. He attended Delmar High School. John served in the Delaware National Guard for five years before joining the Navy in 1966 and serving until 1969. He was a very proud Vietnam...

Edward Lex Maloney

Edward Lex Maloney

Nov 24, 2022

Edward Lex Maloney, 60, of Delmar, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2022 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was born July 24, 1962, in Salisbury, the youngest of 7 children to the late Edward Michael Maloney and Eileen McSweeney Maloney. Lex grew up in Delmar and graduated from Delmar High School with the class of...

Antionette Lee Lazarus

Antionette Lee Lazarus

Nov 20, 2022

Antionette Lee Lazarus of Port St. Lucie, FL, recently of Delmar MD, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov 20, 2022, at the age of 82. She was born in Smithers, WV and was the second daughter of the late Mary Jane and Samuel Lazarus. She is survived by her sister Mary Jeanne and her husband Ed Danko Sr. of Ocean...

Matthew E. Doughty

Matthew E. Doughty

Nov 18, 2022

Matt was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. A Beloved son, brother, cousin, uncle, friend. Matt worked in residential remodeling and restoration, and particularly excelled as a painter. He lived in West Virginia and Minnesota, before returning to the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Matt was an avid reader and loved baseball. He was an Orioles and Twins fan. Matt will...

Linda Susan Timmons

Linda Susan Timmons

Nov 7, 2022

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Linda Susan Timmons of Bethel, DE on Monday, November 7, 2022. She was 61. Born on August 22, 1961 to Shirley Kinser Pratt and the late George Pratt, Linda grew up in Millsboro, DE and spent many years working alongside her parents and siblings at their...

William G. Pokorny

William G. Pokorny

Oct 31, 2022

William "Bill" G. Pokorny, II, 71, of Delmar, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 31, 2022, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born October 17, 1951, in Mineola, New York, a son of the late William G. Pokorny and Ruth Fisher Pokorny. Bill graduated from Carle Place High School in Mineola, New York with the class...

Robert L. Bell

Robert L. Bell

Oct 28, 2022

Robert L. Bell, 73, of Delmar passed away on Friday, October 28, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family after losing a 3 year battle with cancer. Bob was born on March 13, 1949 in Cambridge, Maryland, a son of the late Lillian A. Bell and Merritt B. Bell. Bob was a graduate of North Dorchester High School...

Charles Brian Cordrey

Charles Brian Cordrey

Oct 25, 2022

Charles Brian Cordrey passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at the Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Brian was the son of the late Charles W. and Norma Jane Cordrey. Brian graduated from Delmar High School in 1960 and from Salisbury State Teacher's College in 1964. He went on to do graduate studies at American University, George Washington University and...

Alvina Lillian Berg

Alvina Lillian Berg

Oct 24, 2022

Alvina Lillian Berg, 97, of Salisbury, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born on July 26, 1925, in Perry Hall, Maryland, a daughter of the late Katherine Irene (Laudenklos) Dietz and Godfrey Dietz. As a young girl Alvina was nicknamed Rene by those close to her. Rene grew up...

Gladys M. Dunn

Gladys M. Dunn

Oct 23, 2022

Gladys M. Dunn, 88, of Hebron, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 23, 2022, after a few days stay at the Alice B. Tawes Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Crisfield. She was born February 27, 1934, in Laurel, Delaware, a daughter of the late William T. Legates and Mary K. (Messick) Legates. She was a wonderful wife, mother and...

Charlotte Ann Stephany

Charlotte Ann Stephany

Oct 19, 2022

Charlotte Ann Stephany, 72, of Seaford, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at Christiana Care Hospice in Newark surrounded by her loving husband, Van Leer Stephany, Jr. and close family friends, Tom Broughman and Trey Hastings. She was born on July 2, 1950, in Milford, Delaware, a daughter of the late Virginia Agnes (Lauer) Spear and William Alvin Spear....

Ruthann Roberts

Ruthann Roberts

Oct 19, 2022

Ruthann Roberts (Walls) of Mardela Springs, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 19, 2022, with loving family by her side. She was born in Wilmington, DE to parents Amos and Maude Walls on August 3, 1934, and grew up in New Castle, DE. Where she met and married Willard Reynolds. In the years to follow...

Lelia Rosalia Paredes Castro

Lelia Rosalia Paredes Castro

Oct 16, 2022

Lelia Rosalia Paredes Castro, 99, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 16, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She will be dearly missed. Lelia was born December 21, 1922, in Casa Grande, LaLibertad, Peru, a daughter of the late Carlos Castro Cortez and Mercedes Cabanillas Terrones. Her strong work ethic started at a young age as...

Jason Richard Dixon

Jason Richard Dixon

Oct 14, 2022

Jason Richard Dixon, 43, a former resident of Pasadena, Maryland, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2022, at Medstar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. He was born on December 28, 1978, in Baltimore City, Maryland, the son of Sandra M. Haas and Richard Benjamin Dixon. Jason worked many years for Eastern Sales and Service in Baltimore. He loved to go...

Loretta R. Johnson

Loretta R. Johnson

Oct 10, 2022

Loretta R. Johnson, 83, of Laurel, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022, at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury surrounded by her loving family. Loretta was born on June 26, 1939, in Wilmington, Delaware, a daughter of the late James Leroy Husfelt and Virginia Brittingham Husfelt. Throughout her lifetime, she worked various jobs in food service, sales, and warehouse management,...

Jeffrey C. Saulsbury

Jeffrey C. Saulsbury

Oct 10, 2022

Jeffrey Clayton Saulsbury, 57, of Federalsburg, and formerly of Mardela Springs, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022, at TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford. He was born December 10, 1964, in Easton, a son of Sandra Jones Saulsbury and the late Edward Saulsbury. Jeff graduated from Mardela High School with the class of '82. After graduation, he worked many years as an...

Walter Meding

Walter Meding

Oct 10, 2022

Walter Meding of Lewes, Delaware, died Monday, October 10, 2022 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury, MD, at age 83. Born to the late Arthur Meding and Anna Slavinskas Meding in Scranton, PA, he is survived by his three sons (Michael, Walter Jr and Timothy) and two daughters (Dawn and Kelly), as well as eight grandchildren. He was preceded in...

Jay E. Kerley

Jay E. Kerley

Oct 5, 2022

Jay Elwyn Kerley, 63, of Georgetown, passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. He was born March 23, 1959, in Salisbury, a son of Mary Louise (Ennis) Kerley and the late Kenneth Lee Kerley. Jay grew up in Melson and was a member of Melson United Methodist Church. He graduated from Delmar High School with the...