Obituaries
Rebekah D. Sturgis
Jan 16, 2016
DELMAR- Rebekah D. Sturgis, 83, of Delmar and Salisbury died Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born April 29, 1932 in Buffalo, New York, a daughter of the late Cyrus L. Dirickson and Frances H. Dirickson. In 1946 she moved to the Eastern Shore with her family and finished high school at...
Thomas David Linton
Jan 15, 2016
DELMAR- Thomas David Linton, 51, of Delmar, and formerly of Crisfield, passed Friday, January 15, 2016 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born on August 11, 1964, in Crisfield, he was the son of Thomas R. Linton of Spring Hill, Florida, and the late Ann Betts Linton. He was also preceded in death by an infant brother, Stephen...
Marguerite Cathleen Kaniecki
Jan 11, 2016
LAUREL, DE- Marguerite Cathleen Kaniecki, 73, of Laurel, DE formerly of Reisterstown, MD passed away Monday, January 11, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bay Shore, New York, daughter of the late Andrew and Catherine (Haynes) Hiebler. Marguerite graduated from Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, MD before earning her degree at Villa Julie College in...
Darlene Poole-Horseman
Jan 10, 2016
Darlene Jean Poole-Horseman, 65, of Delmar, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born on July 3, 1950 in Wilmington, a daughter of Myrtle Poole and the late Clarence Poole. Darlene was a mom to many and a grammie to many more. She loved her 30 plus years of work...
Ellen Mae Bradford
Jan 4, 2016
SALISBURY-Ellen Mae Bradford, 50, of Salisbury, died Monday, January 4, 2016 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury after a courageous battle with heart disease and diabetes. She was born December 7, 1965 in Salisbury, a daughter of David P. Bradford of Berlin and the late Mary Lola O'Grady Bradford. She is survived by her fiancé and companion of 28...
Edward A Girod
Dec 17, 2015
DELMAR- Edward A. Girod, 77, of Delmar, died Friday, December 17, 2015 at Seaford Center of Genesis Eldercare. He was born February 27, 1938 in Morgantown, West Virginia, s son of the late Edward E. Girod and Mary Payton Girod. Ed proudly served his country in the US Air Force from 1955 to 1960. He is survived by a daughter,...
Beulah Irene Marine Lewis
Dec 12, 2015
SALISBURY- Beulah Irene Marine Lewis, 88, of Salisbury, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born April 20, 1927 in Milford, a daughter of the late Alfred Dale Lewis and Rhoda Jane Nibblett Lewis. Mrs. Lewis enjoyed her work for many years as a nurse and a sewing machine operator. Her true calling...
Damian Lee Walters
Dec 11, 2015
DELMAR- Damian Lee Walters, 38, of Delmar, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 11, 2015 in Salisbury. He was born August 25, 1977 in Salisbury, a son of Sharon and Jack Webb of Delmar. Damian graduated from Delmar High School with the class of 1995. He was an accomplished carpenter who worked for many years with several local builders and...
Patricia Ann Whitelock
Dec 10, 2015
Patricia Ann Whitelock, 71, of Delmar, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at her home in Delmar. She was born on October 15, 1944 in Salisbury, a daughter of the late Roger and Thelma Shockley. She is survived by a daughter, Lori A. Barry of Delmar; three sons, Roger Whitelock and his wife Sandy of Houston, Mark Whitelock and...
James Ross Abbott
Dec 8, 2015
James Ross Abbott, 71, of Eden, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born on April 7, 1944 in Salisbury, a son of the late Reginald and Louise Muir Abbott. James proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. He spent many years as an auto body technician for White's...
Gale Harrison Lank
Dec 6, 2015
SNOW HILL- Gale Harrison Lank, 74, of Snow Hill, passed away at his home on Sunday, December 6, 2015. He was born in Salisbury, a son of the late Granville Harrison Lank and Grace Marie Carey Lank. Gale graduated from Snow Hill High School with the class of 1960. After high school he attended Goldey-Beacom Business School in Wilmington. He...
Anna Kathryn Mariner
Dec 3, 2015
SALISBURY- Anna Kathryn Mariner, 96, of Salisbury, formerly of Laurel, passed Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Sarah, Margaret & Mollie's Assisted Living center in Salisbury, where she happily lived for the past six years. She was born January 12, 1919 in Federalsburg, a daughter of the late Daniel and Delly Toulson Williams. Kathryn, as she was known by all who...
Juanita Louise Wallace
Dec 3, 2015
DELMAR- Juanita Louise Wallace, 77, formerly of Delmar, died Thursday, December 3, 2015 at her daughter and son-in-law's home in Seaford. She was born August 22, 1938 in Tilghman, Maryland, a daughter of the late Henry Morris Bozman and Eva Louise Bozman. Juanita grew up in Tilghman and graduated from St. Michaels High School with the class of 1956. In...
Sally A. Yates
Dec 2, 2015
Delmar- Sally A. Yates, 60, of Delmar, died Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at her home in Delmar, surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 28, 1955 in Salisbury, the daughter of Gerald Lee Messick of Delmar and the late Gloria Walker Messick. Sally graduated from Delmar High School with the class of 1973 and attended Del-Tech in Georgetown...
Doris L. Williams
Nov 28, 2015
Doris L. Williams, 85, of Delmar, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. She was born on May 6, 1930 in Marion Station, Maryland, a daughter of the late William and Violet Mae Windsor. Mrs. Williams began her career working as a seamstress for the Manhattan Shirt Factory in Salisbury. She went on to...
Mildred "Mickey" Hearthway
Nov 21, 2015
Mildred Ellen "Mickey" Shockley Hearthway, 99, of Snow Hill, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015. Mickey was born near Snow Hill, Maryland on September 28, 1916. She was the daughter of the late Aurelius P. Shockley and Sadie Gordy Shockley. Her husband, Lester V. Hearthway preceded her in death in January 1977. In addition, a daughter Mary Ann Hearthway,...
Betty Ellen Mitchell
Nov 17, 2015
Betty Ellen Mitchell, 78, of Delmar, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born on November 23, 1936 in Seaford, a daughter of the late Clarence and Sarah Johnson. Betty enjoyed bowling, reading and cooking for her family. She attended First Baptist Church in Delmar, and was a member of the...
Faye A. West
Nov 16, 2015
DELMAR- Faye A. West, 73, of Delmar, died Monday, November 16, 2015 at the Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born April 4, 1942 in Livermore Falls, Maine, a daughter of the late Thomas and Marion Perkins Joudrey. Faye worked as a waitress at English's, a job she loved for over 40 years. In years past, she attended Cross...
Colin K. Mears
Oct 31, 2015
Colin K. Mears, 72, of Laurel, formerly of Delmar, died Saturday, October 31, 2015 at his home in Laurel. He was born July 31, 1943 in Exmore, Virginia, a son of the late Benjamin F. and Roby Spence Mears. Colin proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force. Throughout his lifetime, Colin had a reputation as a hard-working, honest...
Doris Mae Banks
Oct 30, 2015
Doris Mae Whaley Banks, daughter of the late Norval and Flora Mae Brown Whaley and wife of the late Clarke Philip Banks passed away on Friday, October 30, 2015. She was a member of the Seaford Wesleyan 'The Ark' Church and an avid fan of the Delmar High School football team and the Baltimore Ravens. Doris worked for Nabisco for...
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