Obituaries

Giancarla Fanin Lane

Giancarla Fanin Lane

Feb 8, 2018

Giancarla Fanin Lane, 76, of Salisbury, formerly of Delmar, died Thursday, February 8, 2018 at her home in Salisbury. She was born June 9, 1941 in Vicenza, Italy, a daughter of the late Gino and Gioconda (Girardella) Fanin. She graduated from the University of Vicenza in Italy with an art degree. In Vicenza she met U.S. Army PFC Jimmy Lane...

Martin David Beatty

Martin David Beatty

Feb 8, 2018

Martin David Beatty, 87, of Delmar, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at PRMC in Salisbury. He was born on April 26, 1930 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, a son of the late Wallace and Hilda Beatty. Martin served in the U.S. Air Force following high school and after college he began his life-long career as an Air Force military instructor....

Anna Mae Berger

Anna Mae Berger

Feb 7, 2018

DELMAR- Anna Mae Berger, 93, of Delmar, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at the Anchorage Healthcare Center in Salisbury. She was born January 11, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, a daughter of the late Sam and Leta Grasso. Through the years she moved around the country with her husband wherever his job would take him, and raised her family in...

Richard E. Blevins

Richard E. Blevins

Feb 4, 2018

SEAFORD- Richard E. Blevins, 82, of Seaford, formerly of Baltimore, died Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Atlantic General Hospital, while spending time in Ocean City attending an Alcoholics Anonymous convention. Richard was born September 17, 1935 in Pageton, West Virginia, a son of the late Carl and Hazel (Haskett) Blevins. At the age of 17 he married his teenage sweetheart,...

Jacqueline Shirley Elliott

Jacqueline Shirley Elliott

Feb 3, 2018

Jacqueline Shirley Elliott ("Jackie"), 84, of Hebron, Md., passed away peacefully on February 3, 2018, at her home surrounded by the love of her family. Born April 12, 1933, in Columbia, Delaware, she was a daughter of the late Sherman T. and Beula E. (Bradley) Cooper. Jackie was a graduate of Delmar High School, graduating in 1952, and continued to...

Richard "Rick" L. Cullen

Richard "Rick" L. Cullen

Feb 2, 2018

Richard Lee "Rick" Cullen, 74, of Delmar, died Friday, February 2, 2018 at his home in Delmar. He was born September 2, 1943 in Salisbury, a son of the late Charles M. Cullen and Marguerite Pusey Cullen. Rick lived in Delmar for the majority of his life. He graduated from Delmar High School with the class of 1961 where he...

Hollis G. Luffman Ii

Hollis G. Luffman Ii

Jan 29, 2018

Hollis G. Luffman, II, 66, of Delmar, died Monday, January 29, 2018 at his home. He was born January 15, 1952 in Salisbury, a son of the late Hollis G. Luffman and Daisy Elizabeth (Godwin) Luffman. Hollis proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. After returning from the war, he had a long, productive career...

Molly R. Boody

Molly R. Boody

Jan 26, 2018

Molly R. Boody, age 91, died Friday, January 26, 2018, at her home surrounded by her husband, her six living children, and two grandchildren. She was born December 15, 1926, in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late James and Hazel Ryan. Molly married her high school sweetheart Bob November 26, 1947, when he was home on leave from the...

G. Robert Dickerson

G. Robert Dickerson

Jan 23, 2018

LAUREL- G. Robert Dickerson, 92, of Laurel, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury. He was born in Laurel, a son of the late Albert and Katie (Cordrey) Dickerson. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Joe Dickerson, and sisters, Lillian Campbell and Pearl Northam. Robert worked most of his life as a farmer...

Ernest Lee Holder

Ernest Lee Holder

Jan 22, 2018

Ernest Lee Holder, 78, of Laurel, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2018 at his home in Laurel, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on April 19, 1939 in Washington D.C., a son of the late James Lee Holder and Martha Mae Holder Hester. Ernest proudly served in the US Navy in his early years. He retired from...

Edward J. Michelsen

Edward J. Michelsen

Jan 19, 2018

Edward J. Michelsen, 68, of Delmar, left this life on Friday, January 19, 2018 and went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Ed was born on March 2, 1949 in Salisbury, Maryland, a son of the late Harry O. and Ada Louise (Rowney) Michelsen. Ed graduated from Mardela High School in 1967 and then served in...

Linda K. Jones

Linda K. Jones

Jan 18, 2018

Delmar-Linda K. Jones, 59, of Delmar, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, January 18, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 30, 1958 in Arlington, Texas, a daughter of James F. Poole of Delmar and the late Peggy Sims Poole. Linda attended Wicomico High School. She had a 34 year career in banking and worked...

Mae Shockley

Mae Shockley

Jan 14, 2018

Mae Shockley, 79, of Laurel, passed away at her home on Sunday, January 14, 2018. She was born on January 14, 1939 in Salisbury, Maryland, a daughter of the late James George Shockley and Gertrude Margaret Shockley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her 3 beloved brothers, James Howard Shockley,54, Laurel, DE, James Dewitt Shockley,73,...

Paul Adams Myer Sr.

Paul Adams Myer Sr.

Jan 12, 2018

Paul Adams Myer, Sr. of Delmar passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018 at his home. Born on a farm near Bridgeville to Edwin Saxe and Lorraine Marvil Myer on October 14, 1932, he was the youngest 13 children. He was 85. Mr. Myer played All-State football on high school and enjoyed yearly reunions with his remaining classmates. He served...

Lavessa Jean Waryasz

Lavessa Jean Waryasz

Jan 12, 2018

SALISBURY- Lavessa Jean Waryasz, 57, of Salisbury, died Friday, January 12, 2018 at the home of her family in Princess Anne. She was born October 2, 1960 in Salisbury, a daughter of Helen Avis Cousins Figgs Hearn (July 21, 2009) and Earl Edward (Bunky) Figgs (January 30, 2009). Hebron was her childhood home and she attended Mardela High School and...

Terrance "Terry" J. Massey

Terrance "Terry" J. Massey

Jan 10, 2018

DELMAR- Terrance (Terry) J. Massey, 63, of Delmar, Delaware, passed away at home after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Terry graduated from Laurel High School was a chef in Philadelphia for 15 years and a retail manager in both Maryland and Delaware with PetSmart and Family Dollar for his remaining career. He is survived by...

Betty Ellen Pedersen

Betty Ellen Pedersen

Jan 9, 2018

Betty Ellen Pedersen, 81, of Delmar, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at PRMC in Salisbury. She was born on November 5, 1936 in Delmar, Maryland, a daughter of the late Thomas and Lillian Nichols. Betty and her husband were married 62 years. They truly were best friends. Their entire married life was spent living on one street, and...

Patricia Ann Throckmorton

Patricia Ann Throckmorton

Jan 9, 2018

DELMAR- Patricia Ann (Hart) Throckmorton, 74, of Delmar, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.She was born February 8, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas. She was the daughter of the late Raymond Hart, who died during World War II when Pat was a very young girl, and Luella Chermack Hart Simunek and also her step-father, Frank...

Shelby Joy Rusokoff

Shelby Joy Rusokoff

Jan 8, 2018

Salisbury- Shelby Joy Rusokoff, 80, of Salisbury, passed away Monday, January 8, 2018 after a long stay at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born July 28, 1937 in Dunmore, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Forrest C. Griffin and Anna M. (Lowe) Griffin. In her younger days, Shelby worked as a Home Health Nurse then...

Paul Marshall Beach Ii

Paul Marshall Beach Ii

Jan 6, 2018

Paul Marshall Beach, II, 60, of Delmar, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018. He was born on April 30, 1957 in Seaford, Delaware, a son of the late Paul Marshall Beach I and Leonora Beach of Colorado. Paul worked in maintenance for East Coast Properties at Wexford Village. Paul is a life time resident of the area. He has...