Obituaries

Mabel Taylor Kenney

Mabel Taylor Kenney

Jul 6, 2017

Mabel Taylor Kenney, 94, of Delmar, Delaware passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Kenney was the daughter of Littleton and Winnie Taylor. She was born on June 16, 1923 in Delmar. She joins her cherished husband of 58 years, Lynn Kenney who preceded her in death in 2001. She was also preceded in...

Jean Althea Groner Pope

Jean Althea Groner Pope

Jul 1, 2017

SALISBURY- Jean Althea Groner Pope, 85, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, July 1, 2017. She was born February 17, 1932 in Tannersville, Pennsylvania and was a daughter of the late Raymond C. and Ruth V. Schauffler Groner. Jaen retired after 47 years of service as a manager and training specialist at the former...

Robert "Bob" F. Thompson

Robert "Bob" F. Thompson

Jun 21, 2017

HEBRON- Robert "Bob" Franklin Thompson, 77, of Hebron, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born December 8, 1939 at home in Melsons, Maryland, a son of the late Halsey Harrison Thompson and Martha Lola (Ardis) Thompson. Bob enjoyed working for several companies throughout...

Kathryn E. Bozman

Kathryn E. Bozman

Jun 21, 2017

Kathryn "Kay" E. Bozman, age 79, of Eden, passed away on June 21, 2017 at Aurora Senior Living in Princess Anne. She was born on July 18, 1937 in Nassawadox, Virginia, a daughter of the late Thomas Gilmer Wilkins and Bessie Ashmead Wilkins. Kay spent many years working in the cafeteria at Delmar Elementary School. She was a member of...

Frank W. Rhodes

Frank W. Rhodes

Jun 16, 2017

Frank W. Rhodes, age 80, of Laurel, passed away Friday, June 16, 2017 at Lofland Park Center in Seaford. He was born on August 13, 1936 in Laurel, a son of the late Wilson and Kathryn Rhodes. Frank retired in 2001 from Pepsi in Salisbury, after 31 years of service. He was a longtime member of St. Georges United Methodist...

Anne Dickerson Calloway

Anne Dickerson Calloway

Jun 4, 2017

DELMAR- Anne Dickerson Calloway, 92, of Delmar, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Salisbury Nursing Home after a brief stay. She was born April 9, 1925 on the family farm between Laurel and Sharptown, the daughter of the late Norman O. Dickerson and Fannie Hearne Dickerson. She attended the Ellis Grove School, a one-room country school for the...

Racey Darin Pusey

Racey Darin Pusey

Jun 1, 2017

LAUREL- Racey Darin Pusey, 46, of Laurel, died Thursday, June 1, 2017 at his home. He was born July 30, 1970 in Seaford, a son of Freddie T Pusey and Kay Parks Pusey of Laurel. Racey graduated from Laurel High school with the class of 1988. He started working at Jackson's Welding in Delmar at the age of 18 and...

Kevin L. White

Kevin L. White

May 30, 2017

Kevin L. White passed on May 30, 2017, after a brief illness. He was born December 2, 1962 and graduated from Delmar High School in 1980 where he was active in band and Wildcats football. Kevin was an acolyte at All Saints Episcopal church in Delmar. He enjoyed a successful 30-year career in local real estate, working variously for Porter...

Walter H. Young

Walter H. Young

May 29, 2017

Walter Young, age 76, of Salisbury, died on Monday, May 29, 2017 of Alzheimer's, surrounded by his loving family and Coastal Hospice, at home. Born in Ashland, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Charles and Anna Young Paterson. He was one of 12 children. Upon moving to Salisbury in the 70s, he and his wife raised 18,000 chickens for Perdue;...

Linda J. Willey

Linda J. Willey

May 28, 2017

LAUREL- Linda Joyce Willey, 77, of Laurel, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 28, 2017 after spending several months at Lofland Park Center in Seaford. She was born April 27, 1940 in Kingsport, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Sam Prillhart and Myrtle Lynn (Mull) Cannon. Linda retired after working many years as an administrative assistant for Sussex County Planning...

Kenneth Charles Menser

Kenneth Charles Menser

May 22, 2017

Kenneth Charles Menser, age 81, of Delmar, Maryland, passed away at his home on Monday, May 22, 2017. He was born on July 24, 1935 in Baltimore, a son of the late Houston and Katherine Menser. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Ann Menser; sons, Kenneth Scott Menser (Ann) and Keith Brian Menser; step-sons, Richard E. Seabrease, III (Autumn)...

Benjamin D. Lewis

Benjamin D. Lewis

May 18, 2017

Benjamin D. Lewis, 92, of Salisbury, died Thursday, May 18, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 10, 1924 in Whaleyville, a son of the late Carlton and Clara Ellen Lewis. Mr. Lewis proudly served his country in the US Army during WWII. He was captured in Germany during the Battle of the Bulge...

David William Morris

David William Morris

May 17, 2017

Delmar- David William Morris, 77, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury after a brief stay. He was born October 27, 1939 in Canandaigua, New York, a son of the late Rose and William Hamfeldt. David graduated from Delmar High school with the class of 1959. In school he was an outstanding athlete...

Walter "Ed" Edward Hearthway

Walter "Ed" Edward Hearthway

May 14, 2017

Mardela Springs- Walter "Ed" Edward Hearthway, a resident of Mardela Springs, MD, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at his residence at the age of 70. Ed was born in Snow Hill, MD to the late Mildred Ellen (Shockley) and Lester Vincent Hearthway. At the time of his death, Ed was married to Frances Layton Walker. He graduated from...

Christine A. Coyne

Christine A. Coyne

May 5, 2017

Christine A. Coyne, age 77, of Delmar, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland. She was born on May 10, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Nicholas and Anna Bartholomew. Mrs. Coyne was a graduate Hallahan High School of Philadelphia, Pa, and also a graduate of Delaware Valley Medical...

Sandra May Rees

Sandra May Rees

May 5, 2017

Delmar- Sandra May Rees, "Janet", 73, of Delmar, died Friday, May 5, 2017 at her home where she lived with her son and family. She was born January 25, 1944 in Wilmington, a daughter of the late Sam Watts and Audrey Nolan Butz. Janet, as she was known by many, worked many years on the production line at Pepsi Co....

Grace Isabelle Adkins

Grace Isabelle Adkins

May 2, 2017

DELMAR-Grace Isabelle "Izzy" Adkins, 89, of Delmar, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a brief stay. She was born June 11, 1927 in Laurel, a daughter of the late Clarence and Sarah (Whaley) Johnson. Mrs. Adkins worked as a presser at the WR Wilson Pants Factory for 25 years until they closed, then worked...

Jean S. Ellis

Jean S. Ellis

May 1, 2017

Chattanooga, Tennessee-Jean S Ellis, 96, passed away on May 1, 2017 in Chattanooga, TN. At the time of her death she was with her immediate family. Born in Delmar, Md., she was the only child of the late Helen and Ray C. Sturgis. She was educated in the public schools of Delmar, DE. and was a graduate of the University...

Naomi Wenger Venzke

Naomi Wenger Venzke

May 1, 2017

DELMAR- Naomi Wenger Venzke, 94, of Delmar, passed away Monday, May 1, 2017 at Salisbury Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, after a short stay. She was born on July 17, 1922 in Reading, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Herman and Mabel (Snyder) Wenger. Mrs. Venzke worked various places as a secretary, first at the Indiantown Gap Army Base, then later...

Irene F. Wheatley

Irene F. Wheatley

Apr 28, 2017

Irene F. Wheatley, age 79, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017 at her home in Delmar. She was born on October 10, 1937 in Laurel, Delaware, a daughter of the late John R. and Lula Susan Foskey. Irene attended First Baptist Church in Delmar. She and her husband owned and operated Wheatley's Antiques in Delmar for over twenty years....