Obituaries
John Daniel Bolen
Feb 8, 2022
John Daniel Bolen, 50, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 5, 1971 in Salisbury, a son of Margaret C. Bolen and the late William Luther Bolen who passed in 2013. John graduated from Delmar High School with the class of 1989. Soon after,...
Helen Farley Sullivan
Feb 5, 2022
Helen Farley Sullivan of Delmar, Delaware passed peacefully at home on Saturday, February 5, 2022, a few months after celebrating her 100th birthday. She was born on November 8, 1921, in Hebron, Maryland, a daughter of the late Wilson and Lottie (Cooper) Farley. After raising her children, at nearly 40 years of age, Helen decided to renew her cosmetology credentials...
John Carl Long
Feb 5, 2022
John Carl Long, 59, of Laurel passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford, Delaware. He was born on March 17, 1962, in Bethesda, Maryland, a son of the late Marion Linwood Long and Maude Helen (Marlin) Long. John was strong in faith and was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He had a heart...
Shirley H. Porter
Feb 4, 2022
Shirley Humphreys Porter, 86, of Delmar, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 4, 2022, at her home in Delmar. She was born October 26, 1935, in Salisbury, a daughter of the late Archie and Nellie (Green) Humphreys. Shirley was a long time, active member of St. Stephen's United Methodist Church in Delmar. In her younger days, Shirley worked at Faye's...
W. Cary Adshead
Feb 4, 2022
Walter "Cary" Adshead, 85, of Sharptown, passed away Friday, February 4, 2022, at his daughter's home in Newport News, Virginia. He was born August 5, 1936, in Sharptown, a son of the late Walter and Ida (Riggin) Adshead. He graduated from Mardela High School with the class of 1955. After graduating, Cary was drafted into the U.S. Army where he...
John F. Schnepel
Jan 31, 2022
John Frederick Schnepel, 76, of Delmar, passed away Monday, January 31, 2022 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was the son of the late Frederick V. Schnepel and Alma J. (Rew) Schnepel. John grew up in Box Iron, MD and graduated from Snow Hill High School with the class of '63. Following graduation, he attended a mechanical trade school...
Deborah Anne Dunn
Jan 30, 2022
Deborah Anne Dunn, 69, of Laurel passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. She was born on November 28, 1952 in Salisbury, Maryland, a daughter of the late Frank Parsons and Julia Ann (Seymour) Parsons. Debbie and Phillip were married on February 16, 1974, almost 48 years ago. After the birth of their daughter,...
George R. Mcginnity Jr.
Jan 29, 2022
On Saturday, January 29, 2022, George R. McGinnity, Jr., loving husband, beloved father of four children, nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren, entered into eternal life at age 69. George was born on May 31, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland to George and Marjorie McGinnity, Sr. He graduated from Kennard-Dale High School in 1970 with aspirations of becoming a nautical engineer in...
Sandra A. Balcer
Jan 29, 2022
Sandra A. Balcer / Sadler (Balcerowicz), 78, of Joppa, (recently of Salisbury) Maryland, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 29, 2022, at the home she shared with her daughter. She was born June 30, 1943, in Baltimore. A daughter of the late Raymond and Ida (Pawloski) Sadler. Sandra earned her MBA in education from the University of Maryland. She was a...
Dawn Marie Passwaters
Jan 28, 2022
Dawn Marie Passwaters, 63, of Laurel passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022 at TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford, surrounded by her family. She was born on June 27,1958 in Laurel, a daughter of the late Robert & Mary (Doll) Parsons. Dawn was best described as a "jack of all trades," she could do anything she put her mind to. She...
Isbabell R. Banks
Jan 21, 2022
Isabell R. Banks, 74, of Delmar, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 21, 2022, at TidalHealth Nanticoke Hospital in Seaford. She was born January 28, 1947, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Palmer Reeves and Mattie Patterson. Isabell grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated from Abingdon High School with the class of 1965. She was a hard-working family woman who...
Steven G. Riley
Jan 19, 2022
Steven G. Riley, 57, of Pittsville, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury after a lifelong, courageous battle with diabetes and other health issues. Steven was born May 18, 1964, in Salisbury, a son of the late Harold C. Riley and Dorothy Pattey Riley. He is survived by his brother, Bill Riley and wife, Sandy...
Eloise Marie Massey
Jan 16, 2022
Eloise Marie Massey, 55, of Seaford, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford, Delaware. She was born on January 24, 1966 in Salisbury, a daughter of Frank Adkins and the late Alice Kunde Adkins. Eloise worked as a receptionist at Seaford Genesis for many years. She was always willing to help anyone in need and...
Carolyn S. Walston
Jan 15, 2022
Carolyn Walston, 77, of Delmar, DE passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022 at her home, with her family by her side. She was a loving and caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend. She was born in Cambridge, MD, on January 12, 1945 to her late parents Everett W. Owens and Grace C. Church Owens. She graduated from...
Carolyn Lewis Hubbard
Jan 14, 2022
Carolyn Lewis Hubbard, 83, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 14, 2022, at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury, where she had resided over the past year. Carolyn was born September 1, 1938, in Smyth County, Virginia, a daughter of the late Floyd and Effie (Baldwin) Stamper. Carolyn graduated from Bel Air High School with the class of '56....
Robert Franklin Adkins
Jan 13, 2022
Robert Franklin "Frankie" Adkins, 63, of Laurel, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born July 17, 1958, in Seaford, a son of the late Robert Lee Adkins and Emma Jean (Wilkerson) Adkins. After leaving school, Frankie served his country in the DE National Guard....
Brett Adam Saia
Jan 13, 2022
Brett Adam Saia, 31, of Federalsburg passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford, Delaware Brett worked as a bridge tender on and off at the Tilghman Island Bridge for almost 10 years, He was an avid gamer, and will be remembered as a jokester always trying to make others laugh. Most importantly, he was a wonderful...
Diana Moss Johnson
Jan 11, 2022
Diana L. Moss Johnson, 60, of Seaford passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Diana had a heart of gold and a great love for her family and animals. She is survived by her significant other, Clark Moss; daughters, Jennifer Boland (fiancé, Andrew Blank), and Melissa Moss (Daniel Jones); and grandchildren, Naomi...
Robert Paul Norman
Jan 10, 2022
Robert Paul Norman, 76, of Salisbury passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022, at TidalHealth-Peninsula Regional. Bob was born on June 26, 1945, in Salisbury, a son of the late George Allen Norman, Sr. and Sarah (Davis) Norman. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1967 serving in Germany as an armored tank commander. Bob went...
John Curtis Gore
Jan 9, 2022
John Curtis Gore, 64, of Delmar, passed away at his home on Sunday, January 9, 2022. He was born December 28, 1957 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Jon Schuyler Gore and Dorothy Esther Elizabeth (Westberg) Gore. John earned his Ph.D. in Theology from Trinity Theological Seminary. For many years he worked as a pastoral counsellor and was...
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