Obituaries
Martha Virginia "Tina" Ward
May 17, 2019
Martha Virginia "Tina" (Cranfield) Ward, age 87, of Delmar, passed away of congestive heart failure on May 17, 2019 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. Born and raised in Willards, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Roy Cranfield and Attress (Truitt) Cranfield, the mother of Vickey (Stevens) Burke and the late Jerry Stevens, and the grandmother of Daniel...
Jerry Dean Collins
May 14, 2019
Jerry Dean Collins, 67, of Salisbury, Maryland, died Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born on December 23, 1951 in Salisbury, to the late George Merrill Collins and Lillian Pearl Collins. Jerry graduated from Mardela High School and worked in the construction field for many years and built a home in 1987 on...
Patricia A. Boothe
May 14, 2019
DELMAR- Patricia A. Boothe, 76, of Delmar, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Big Creek, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Larry Cooper and Mary Alice Dillon. Pat will be remembered as a wonderful cook and a strong, independent woman. She loved helping others...
Della Mae Jones
May 9, 2019
DELMAR- Della Mae (Mitchell) Jones, 80, of Delmar, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 1, 1938 in Dagsboro, Delaware, a daughter of the late John James Mitchell and Hazel Mae Dickerson Mitchell. In her younger days Miss Della owned and operated D.J.'s Ceramics and Flowers in...
Joan B. Neumann
Apr 30, 2019
Joan B. Neumann, 84, of Laurel, Delaware, passed peacefully on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Baltimore on July 16, 1934, a daughter of the late Milton and Mamie B. Abbott. She lived almost her entire life in her beloved Baltimore until moving to Laurel, Delaware, where she resided at the Laurel...
Betty Rae Leister Laws
Apr 20, 2019
SNOW HILL- Betty Rae Leister Laws, 93, died on April 20,2019 at her home in Snow Hill, Maryland. Born in Greenbush, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Ruth Klein Leister and the Reverend Guy E. Leister. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billie R. Laws who died in 2013, her parents and her brother, Klein G....
Archie B. "Chip" Brittingham Jr.
Apr 18, 2019
Archie B. "Chip" Brittingham, Jr., 75, of Lewes, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019, at his home after a short, but courageous, battle with cancer. He was born on August 5, 1943, at Beebe Hospital, a son of the late Archie B. Brittingham, Sr., and Virginia Roxalyn Lodge Brittingham. Chip was a 1961 graduate of Lewes High School and completed...
Robert Thomas Groton
Apr 17, 2019
LAUREL- Robert Thomas Groton, 82, of Laurel, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Christiana Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Parksley, Virginia, a son of the late George Thomas Groton and Maude Rich (Rew) Groton. Bob had a true passion for cars and in 1962 he opened Bob's Speed Shop in Laurel. Through the years he...
Edward Edison Patilla
Apr 16, 2019
Edward Edison "Pop" Patilla died peacefully in his home surrounded by loved ones on April 16, 2019. He was 91. He is survived by his son, Edward Wayne Patilla (Brenda); his daughter, Mari Teresa Patilla; grandchildren, Wayne, Jr., Fallon, Audrey, and Kimberli; brother, Leo Patilla; and a sister, Gertrude Younger (Alvin). In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Jay Hurston Moore
Apr 9, 2019
Jay Hurston Moore, 54, of Salisbury, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Wicomico County on December 15, 1964, a son of the late Jerry Hurston Moore and Rose Anna Moore of Delmar, MD. Jay was employed for many years with Beacon Technologies and Vantage Point Solutions Group....
Ruth Ford Eckstine
Apr 6, 2019
Ruth Ford Eckstine, 84, of Frankford, Delaware went peacefully to her eternal home on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center with her family by her side. Born in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ray Augustine Ford and Naomi Catherine Maugans Ford. Ruth graduated from St. Mary's High School in Hagerstown, MD. She enjoyed...
Nanetta Harrison
Apr 5, 2019
Nanetta Harrison, 93, of Mardela Springs, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019 at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury. She was born on July 16, 1925 in Baltimore, a daughter of the late Milton and Etta (Calloway) Harrison. Nanetta was a 5th and 6th grade school teacher for various schools in Wicomico County where she taught for 30 years. After...
Emily D. Cottingham
Mar 31, 2019
DELMAR- Emily D. Cottingham died peacefully at the age of 97 at Delmar Villa Assisted Living on Sunday, March 31, 2019. She was born in Newark, Maryland, a daughter of the late Carl G. and Bertie Mitchell Dryden. She spent most of her life living in Snow Hill and enjoyed 33 years of teaching for the Worcester County Board of...
Michael Jay Tomaszewski
Mar 27, 2019
DELMAR- Michael Jay Tomaszewski, 61, departed this world on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. He was born January 21, 1958 to Sandra Gutbrod and Ed Tomaszewski. Mike grew up in Weyauwega, Wisconsin, where several of his family members still reside. He attended Weyauwega High School. In addition to his parents, Mike is survived by three daughters, Tara Garcia (Victor), Keri Whitlock...
Michael A. Beck Sr.
Mar 24, 2019
Michael A. Beck, Sr., 76, of Salisbury, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born on July 14, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland, a son of the late James Beck and Barbara A. Boatwright and step-father, Fred Boatwright who helped raise him. Michael was a proud US Navy veteran and a...
Janice Marie Merrill
Mar 24, 2019
HEBRON- Janice Marie Merrill, 77, of Hebron, and formerly of Pittsville, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born September 24, 1941 in Swords Creek, Virginia, a daughter of the late Warren Mullins and Irene E. (Miller) Goswellin. In her younger days Janice worked as an inspector for Chesapeake Foods in Wango....
Janet White Trader Mcnelia
Mar 22, 2019
SALISBURY- Janet White Trader McNelia, 81, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 22, 2019 after a short stay at Anchorage Nursing and Rehabilitation in Salisbury. She was born in Delmar on July 14, 1937, the daughter of the late Herman J. and Margaret Figgs White. Janet graduated from Delmar High School with the class of 1955 and stayed...
Eleanor M. Johnson
Mar 22, 2019
Eleanor M.Johnson, 84, of Salisbury, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019 at Salisbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on May 3, 1934 in Ogletown, Delaware on a dairy farm where she was raised. Her parents were the late George Paul and Julia Murray. Eleanor was the youngest of twelve children. Eleanor worked various secretarial positions over the...
Terri Sue Littleton
Mar 21, 2019
Delmar- Terri Sue Littleton, 64, of Delmar, passed away suddenly at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born June 4, 1954 in Hampton, Virginia, a daughter of the late Warren Callaway and Ruth Young Schrier and her late stepfather, who raised her, Louis Schrier. Terri grew up in Delmar and attended Delmar High School. She worked as a...
Janice M. Maiorana-Smith
Mar 20, 2019
Janice M. Maiorana-Smith passed from this life peacefully surrounded by family and loved ones on the first day of spring in Lewes, Delaware at home. She looked forward to her new life in Heaven without fear. In her final months she was a great testimony as an overcomer. She conquered many battles. Born in Snow Hill, Maryland on September 3,...
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