Obituaries

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...

Quentin Marvin Tyrrell Jr.

Quentin Marvin Tyrrell Jr.

Jan 6, 2018

DELMAR- Quentin Marvin Tyrrell, Jr., 84, of Delmar, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Greenwood, Delaware on March 17, 1933, a son of the late Quentin Marvin Tyrrell, Sr. and Jessie Lucille (McIlvaine) Tyrrell. Marvin, aka "Junior," attended Evelyn Morris' Lincoln School and Milford High School. He...

Phyllis Brewington

Phyllis Brewington

Jan 5, 2018

Phyllis Helen Brewington, 81, of Delmar, died on Friday, January 5, 2018 after complications from surgery. Phyllis was born on October 11, 1936 in Seaford, DE, a daughter of the late Emerson and Elizabeth Higgins. She graduated from Seaford High School and worked for Higgin's Milk, her father's business, when she was in high school. She enjoyed acting and attended...

Dolly W. Bastian

Dolly W. Bastian

Dec 24, 2017

DELMAR- After a 4-year battle with cancer, Mrs. Dolly Bastian of Delmar, wife of Dr. Wayne Bastian, passed away December 24, 2017 on their 62nd wedding anniversary. Dolly and her family moved to Delmar in 1962 when her husband began a teaching and administrative career at the Delmar School District. Dolly was born on August 9, 1936, in Lock Haven,...

Rose Mary Hill

Rose Mary Hill

Dec 19, 2017

Rose Mary Hill, 81, of Delmar, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at PRMC in Salisbury, surrounded by her family. She was born on November 6, 1936 in Pocomoke, Maryland, a daughter of the late Duke and Grace Weidema. Mrs. Hill was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Laurel for over 20 years. She and her...

Charles William Cordrey

Charles William Cordrey

Dec 17, 2017

Charles William Cordrey, 99, a lifelong resident of Delmar, passed away peacefully at the Seaford Center on Sunday, December 17, 2017. Charles was born on February 13, 1918 in Delmar, one of two children born to the late Arthur and Nellie (Kenney) Cordrey. He graduated from Delmar High School then secured a job at the newly opened DuPont Co. in...

William A. Pusey

William A. Pusey

Dec 12, 2017

William A.Pusey, 82, of Delmar, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born on March 11, 1935 in Fruitland, a son of the late Roy and Fannie (Twigg) Pusey. After graduating from Wi-Hi in Salisbury, Bill served in the U.S. Army. After his service in the Army, he returned to Salisbury...

Lance Patrick Hopkins Jr.

Lance Patrick Hopkins Jr.

Dec 6, 2017

Lance Patrick Hopkins, Jr., 4 day old son of Lance Patrick Hopkins, Sr. and Sophia Lynn Goode of Salisbury, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He was born on December 1st at PRMC in Salisbury. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his siblings, Carriona and Timothy Goode, and Kristopher...

Rachael Jane Collins

Rachael Jane Collins

Dec 6, 2017

Rachael Jane Collins, 69, of Roanoke, Virginia, and formerly of Delmar, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born on December 11, 1947 in Delmar, Maryland, a daughter of the late George and Mary Lecates. After graduation from Delmar High School, Rachael worked as a typesetter for the state register in Laurel and then...

Jo Ann Huffman

Jo Ann Huffman

Dec 5, 2017

Jo Ann Huffman, 78, of Salisbury, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born on June 16, 1939 in Gatewood, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Chester and Dorothy Sheaves. Jo Ann worked for the Wicomico County Board of Education as a school bus aide. Her hobbies included bingo,...

Keith A, Spadin

Keith A, Spadin

Dec 5, 2017

LAUREL- Keith Alan Spadin, 56, of Laurel, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. He was born June 8, 1961 in Sharon, Pennsylvania, a son of Donna Jean (Stewart) Spadin of Delmar and the late James F. Spadin. Keith graduated from Wicomico High School with the class of 1979. He was a skilled carpenter who worked many...

William "Bill" T. Owens

William "Bill" T. Owens

Dec 2, 2017

Georgetown- William Thomas Owens, 80, of Georgetown, died Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. He was born April 27, 1937 in Delmar, a son of the late Russell and Helen (Robinson) Owens. Bill grew up on the family farm and for most of his life considered farming his greatest love. One of his fondest memories of...

Lucy M. Mcinvale

Lucy M. Mcinvale

Nov 27, 2017

Laurel- Lucy M. McInvale, 90, of Laurel, passed away Monday, November 27, 2017 at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a short stay. She was born June 7, 1927 in Raven, Virginia, a daughter of the late Charles William Price and Myrtle Hess Price. Lucy worked many years as a seamstress for several garment companies in the Salisbury and Delmar...

John "Jack" Joseph Littleton

John "Jack" Joseph Littleton

Nov 15, 2017

John "Jack" Joseph Littleton, 60, of Delmar, died Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born November 1, 1957 in Salisbury, a son of the late William R. Littleton and Constance Ann (Dennis) Littleton. Jack drove a truck for the past 30 years for several companies, and most recently drove for Waste Management. He...