Obituaries

Anthony P. Trigila

Anthony P. Trigila

Nov 30, 2021

Anthony "Tony" Phillip Triglia, 72, of Delmar, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was born October 24, 1949 in Salisbury, a son of the late Joseph S. Triglia, Sr. and Mary Antoinette Bellomo Triglia. Tony graduated from Delmar High school with the class of 1968. He furthered his education at Del Tech...

Joann Mariner Lynch

Joann Mariner Lynch

Nov 29, 2021

JoAnn Mariner Lynch, 78, of Delmar passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 13, 1943 in Salisbury, the daughter of the late Randolph and Viola Ann (Jones) Mariner. JoAnn graduated from Delmar High School with the class of 1961 and was a...

Shirley F. Bowden

Shirley F. Bowden

Nov 27, 2021

Shirley F. Bowden, 86, of Delmar, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 27, 2021, at her home. She was born August 3, 1935, in Seaford, a daughter of the late Francis and Hattie Mae (Smith) Moore. In her youth, Shirley attended Delmar schools. While raising a family she enrolled in nursing school in Georgetown and enjoyed a career of over...

Sonja L. Mcclurkin

Sonja L. Mcclurkin

Nov 22, 2021

Sonja L. McClurkin, 83, of Seaford, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 22, 2021, at TidalHealth Nanticoke Hospital in Seaford. Sonja was born January 22, 1938, in Falls Church, Virginia, a daughter of the late James Don Carroll and Marie James Candle Carroll. She graduated from Oak Ridge High School in Tennessee. She always enjoyed working with numbers which led...

Shirley Ann Prettyman

Shirley Ann Prettyman

Nov 21, 2021

Shirley Ann Prettyman was born September 29, 1940, in Laurel, DE to Leon Larry and Lola May Hastings, and was the youngest of four children. She graduated from Laurel Senior High School in 1958. She and her late husband of nearly 43 years, Freddie Allen Prettyman, were poultry farmers in Laurel. She was an avid reader who passed along her...

Thomas J. O'Dea Jr.

Thomas J. O'Dea Jr.

Nov 17, 2021

Thomas J. O'Dea, Jr., 75, of Delmar, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 2, 1946, in Cheshire, Connecticut, a son of the late Thomas and Genevieve O'Dea. Tom graduated from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut and also attended Saint Vincent College in...

Carolyn Shiles Groton

Carolyn Shiles Groton

Nov 16, 2021

Carolyn Shiles Groton, 77, of Pace, FL passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2021 in Florida, where she had resided for the past 17 years. Carolyn was born May 1, 1944 in Salisbury, a daughter of the late Harold Stanley Shiles and Sadie Wilson Shiles. She attended elementary and high school in Mardela Springs. After graduation, she attended Jefferson School of...

Brian Christopher Minerva

Brian Christopher Minerva

Nov 12, 2021

Brian Christopher Minerva, 37, devoted husband, father and son of Salisbury lost his battle with kidney disease on Friday, November 12, 2021, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was born on May 25, 1984 in Sacramento, California. He was a 2003 graduate of James M. Bennett High School, where he played on the baseball team. Brian became a talented...

Joseph Francis Keene

Joseph Francis Keene

Nov 12, 2021

Joseph Francis Keene, 66, of Mardela Springs, passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 2, 1955 in War, West Virginia, a son of the late Samuel Keene and Mary Rose (Honacre) Keene. Joe grew up in a large family, being one of fifteen siblings. At an early...

Bonnie Jane Cordrey

Bonnie Jane Cordrey

Nov 10, 2021

Bonnie Jane Cordrey, 77, of Delmar, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 9, 1944 in Salisbury, a daughter of the late George William Dennis and Hilda Marie (Harrison) Dennis. Bonnie loved helping people and worked as a CNA at Salisbury Nursing Home for several years while...

Alan C. Littleton

Alan C. Littleton

Nov 4, 2021

Alan C. Littleton, 69, of Delmar, passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was born on December 23, 1951 in Salisbury, a son of the late Hilda Cooper Littleton and Laurence A. Littleton, Sr. Alan retired from the DuPont Company in Seaford and went on to work for Koch Industries, retiring in 2019....

Thomas Walter Jr.

Thomas Walter Jr.

Nov 2, 2021

Thomas Walter, Jr., 89, of Laurel, Delaware passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. He was born on December 4, 1931, the son of the late Thomas Walter, Sr. and Elva Price Walter. Tom worked for the Dupont Company in Seaford for 28 years, retiring in 1987. He is survived by his loving wife, Bonnie L....

Lonnie R. Figgs

Lonnie R. Figgs

Oct 30, 2021

Lonnie Richard Figgs, 49, proud father, son, roofer and coach, of Delmar, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021. He was born October 23, 1972 in Salisbury, a son of Phillip A. Figgs of Delmar and the late Elizabeth Ann (Smart) Figgs. Lonnie graduated from Delmar High School with the class of 1990, where he was a member of the wrestling...

Christopher W. Weber

Christopher W. Weber

Oct 26, 2021

Christopher W. Weber, 80, of Salisbury, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Anchorage Nursing Home in Salisbury. Chris was born on August 18, 1941 in Long Island, New York, a son of the late Joseph and Mary Weber. He worked for the Dupont Company early in his career, and went on to work for Kraft Foods in Baltimore...

Steven Jacob Wilkins

Steven Jacob Wilkins

Oct 25, 2021

Steven Jacob Wilkins, 39, of Delmar, lost his battle with addiction on Monday, October 25, 2021 in Cumberland, Maryland. He was born on March 24, 1982 in Salisbury, the son of Debra Phillips Wilkins and the late Steve Wilkins, who passed in 2013. Jacob graduated from Sussex Technical High School with the class of 2000. He started working for DeFelice...

Desirae E. Parkinson Guillot

Desirae E. Parkinson Guillot

Oct 25, 2021

Desirae Eliza Parkinson- Guillot went home to be with Jesus on October 25, 2021. Desirae was a 2011 graduate of Delmar High School. After graduation, her academic achievements include graduating from Del-Tech with an associate's degree in social work, she then went on to earn a bachelor's degree in psychology at Salisbury University. While continuing to pursue a master's degree...

Vernon E. Lanham

Vernon E. Lanham

Oct 24, 2021

Vernon E. Lanham, 80, of Salisbury, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at Laurel Regional Medical Center in Laurel, Maryland. He was born on June 24, 1941, in Gambrills, Maryland, a son of the late Clifton Franklin Lanham and Mary Evelyn King Lanham. He was raised on his family's tobacco farm in Gambrills, Maryland and was the youngest of...

Melissa E. Eskridge

Melissa E. Eskridge

Oct 22, 2021

Melissa E. Eskridge, 40, beloved daughter, sister, aunt and friend to many, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, October 22, 2021. She was born July 9, 1981 in Lewes, a daughter of Linda Kay Parsons and the late Horace Robert Eskridge, Jr. Melissa earned her degree in criminal justice from Del-Tech in Georgetown.She proudly served...

Geraldine E. Parsons

Geraldine E. Parsons

Oct 15, 2021

Geraldine Elizabeth Parsons, 71, of Delmar, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family, on Friday, October 15, 2021 at her home in Harrington, where she had lived the since May of 2020. She was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia on October 22, 1949, a daughter of the late Clarence Miller and Marian Miller Getkin. Geraldine was raised in Delmar where...

James Douglas Norcross

James Douglas Norcross

Oct 13, 2021

James Douglas Norcross, 70, of Laurel, and a longtime resident of Grandin, Missouri, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. He was born January 8, 1951, in Erie, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Eugene and Clora (Griffin) Norcross. In his younger days he learned to cook at the Hershey's Boys Home, where he...