Obituaries
Bruce W. Forster
Jul 10, 2021
Sharptown- Bruce W. Forster, age 74, passed away at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Delmar, DE, on Saturday, July 10, 2021. Bruce was born on March 25, 1947, the oldest son of the late Janis Horner Taylor. He was a 1965 graduate of Washington High School in Princess Anne MD. Bruce received his B.S. Agriculture degree from the University...
Donald Lee Engle
Jul 9, 2021
Donald "Don" Lee Engle, 90, of Salisbury passed away on Friday, July 9, 2021, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was born on August 10, 1930, in Federalsburg, Maryland, a son of the late Raymond and Elizabeth (Jester) Engle. Don proudly served his country in both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean War. He...
Margaret Ann Fothergill
Jul 4, 2021
Margaret Ann Fothergill, 79, of Delmar, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021 at Anchorage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury. She was born June 26, 1942 in Ocean City, Maryland, a daughter of the late Harvey George Elliott and Oneida Watson Elliott. Being raised in Ocean City, she loved the outdoors and especially the beach and anything where water was...
Donovan Divine
Jul 3, 2021
Donovan Divine, 51, of Princess Anne, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. He was born May 5, 1970 in Kings County, New York, a son of Daphne Fay Toomer and Michael Delon. Donovan worked in biosecurity for Cobb Vantress in Pocomoke, a subsidiary of Tyson Foods. He recently earned his CDL and...
Howard F. West
Jul 1, 2021
Howard F. West, 96, of a lifelong resident of Delmar, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, July 1, 2021. He was born December 6, 1924, in Melsons, a son of the late Edward Thomas West and Bessie Gertrude (Hastings) West. Howard was never afraid to get his hands dirty and worked on a farm most of his life....
James N. Burke
Jun 30, 2021
James N. Burke, "Jim," 65, of Salisbury, passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at his home. He was born on May 19, 1956, in Salisbury, a son of the late George William Burke and Audrey Burke. James retired from the US Coast Guard after 22 years of service and went on to work for Cato Oil in Salisbury. He...
Norma R. Hoffmann
Jun 26, 2021
Norma R. Hoffmann, 80, of Laurel passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at her home. She was born on May 7, 1941, in Rogersville, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Walter Blaine Williams and Ethel Lee (Chaney) Williams. Norma spent many years as an assistant supervisor in the electronics field. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren,...
Albert Richard Tingle
Jun 23, 2021
Albert Richard Tingle, 86, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was born January 2, 1935 in Salisbury, a son of the late Oliver and Rosa Tingle. Albert was a proud lifelong Wicomico Countian being raised and living in Parsonsburg. He was a self-employed carpenter at North Park Gardens in Salisbury for many...
Eva D. Bankard
Jun 23, 2021
Eva D. Bankard, 63, passed away at Tidal Health Peninsula Regional hospital in Salisbury, MD on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Born Eva Darlene White on September 29,1957 to the late Nathaniel Joseph White, Jr. and the late Mildred Bowden Lane. Eva was a dedicated employee of Lab Corp for a number of years. As the Team Lead for the Seaford...
Willie Michael Willis
Jun 22, 2021
Willie Michael Willis, 81, of Delmar passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at TidalHealth- Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was born on January 26, 1940 in Williston, North Carolina, a son of the late Willard and Adah Willis. He spent his career as an auto mechanic. He was a wonderful big brother, and loved to tell stories about his...
Jesse Lee Dickerson
Jun 16, 2021
Jesse Lee Dickerson, 85, of Snow Hill, passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. Jesse was the son of the late Burley Lee and Doris Marie (Taylor) Dickerson, and his late step-mother Anna Mary Dickerson. Jesse served our country in the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Korea. After returning to the States...
Opal Lee Gillis
Jun 14, 2021
Opal Lee Gillis, 96, of Delmar, died peacefully on Monday, June 14, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. She was born November 20, 1924 in Sparta, North Carolina, and was the only child of the late Burt Franklin Caudill and Mary Annie Phillips Day. Opal graduated from Galax High School in Virginia. After high school, she moved to Washington...
Leland R. Farris Iii
Jun 10, 2021
Leland "Lee" Richard Farris, III, of Blades, 44 years old, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021 at TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford. He was born in Salisbury on July 9, 1976, a son of Elizabeth Faust Farris of Seaford and the late L. Richard Farris, Jr. Lee graduated from Seaford High School with the class of 1994. He worked in real...
David M. Beach
Jun 4, 2021
David Marshall Beach, 62, of Delmar passed away on Friday, June 4, 2021 surrounded by his loving family, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was born on March 18, 1959, in Pennsylvania, a son of Lenora Faye Beach and the late Paul Marshall Beach. David retired from Spartech in Salisbury in October 2020 after 37 years of service. He...
Carole Ann Bubas
Jun 1, 2021
Carole Ann (née Shelly) Bubas, 77, of Seaford, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. She was born December 19, 1943 in Norfolk, Virginia, a daughter of the late Cdr H. Thomas Shelly, Ret. and Roma (née Barnet) Shelly. Carole devoted her life to her family and will be remembered as a wonderful, loving wife, mother,...
Erica Lynn Young
May 25, 2021
Erica Lynn Young, 47, of Delmar, passed away peacefully at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Erica was born October 6, 1973 in Annapolis, a daughter of Gail L. Oursler of Delmar and the late Benjamin Lape Hopping, III. She graduated from Oak Hill High School in Ohio before earning her associate's degree from Wor-Wic Community...
Gene A. Hendricks
May 23, 2021
Gene Alvin Hendricks, 79, of Laurel passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 4, 1941 in Lynchburg, Virginia, a son of the late Ninie Brooks and Virginia Hendricks. In his early days Gene drove a tractor trailer before starting his career driving a truck for ETD...
Richard G. Johnson
May 22, 2021
Richard G. Johnson, 89, of Laurel passed away peacefully of Saturday, May 22, 2021 at his home. He was born November 22, 1931 in Toledo, Ohio, a son of the late Floyd and Victoria Della (Heine) Johnson. Following graduation from high school Richard enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and proudly served his country and retired after more than 20...
Joseph M. Raley Jr.
May 22, 2021
"If something doesn't change, you're going to end up dead or in jail. Like it or not, you're going into the service!" Through determination, a sharp mind and hard work, Mary Pearl Raley had overcome her own difficult childhood – much of which was spent in an orphanage. Now she was determined to keep Joe, her rambunctious 17-year-old son, from...
Charles G. Robinson
May 16, 2021
Charles G. Robinson of Mardela Springs, Maryland, passed away peacefully at the age of 96 on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was born August 28, 1924 in Nanticoke, Maryland, a son of the late Edgar and Gertie (Harrington) Robinson. Charles proudly served his country in the US Army from 1947 to 1948. He grew...
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