Obituaries

Joseph A. Zonko

Joseph A. Zonko

Jan 1, 2013

Joseph A. Zonko, 62, of Delmar, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. He was born May 23, 1950 in Long Neck, Delaware, a son of the late Charles and Kathryn Zonko. Joe worked at Del-Tech, Georgetown Campus for over 30 years. In his free time, he enjoyed gardening and carpentry work. He loved his...

Helen Tarr Rutter

Helen Tarr Rutter

Dec 29, 2012

Helen Tarr Rutter, 88, of Girdletree, died Saturday, December 29, 2012 at her home. She was born October 3, 1924 in Girdletree, a daughter of the late Milton E. Tarr and Pruella Young Tarr. She was a long time, active member of Spence Baptist Church in Snow Hill, where through the years she served in various capacities. Her life centered...

Douglas David Good

Douglas David Good

Dec 23, 2012

SALISBURY- Douglas "Doug" David Good, 77, of Salisbury, died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at his daughter's home in Salisbury, where he recently resided. He was born November 6, 1935 in Cambridge, a son of the late James Preston Good and Ott Lee Good. Doug drove a truck for most of his career, first for himself before driving many years for...

William Vaughn Hall

William Vaughn Hall

Dec 22, 2012

William Vaughn Hall, 69, of Delmar, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 at PRMC in Salisbury surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 23, 1943 in Salisbury, a son of the late Oliver and Elizabeth Hall. Vaughn was a 1961 graduate of Laurel High School. He spent his life working as a truck driver for Shoreland Foods and...

Barbara E. Rider

Barbara E. Rider

Dec 21, 2012

Barbara E. Rider, 71, of Seaford, formerly of Delmar, died Friday, December 21, 2012 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. She was born August 19, 1941 in Laurel, a daughter of the late Charles and Irma (Niblett) Elliott. Barbara graduated from Delmar High School with the class of 1959. After leaving Delmar in her early 20's, she lived with her...

Esther Riley Mills

Esther Riley Mills

Dec 17, 2012

Esther Riley Mills, 71, of Snow Hill, died Monday, December 17, 2012 at Snow Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, a day after her 71st birthday. She was born December 16, 1941 in Newark, Maryland, a daughter of the late Harold B. Riley and Hazel Bloxom Riley. On December 20, 1959 she married her high school sweetheart, the late Richard A....

Peggy Beach Ward

Peggy Beach Ward

Dec 14, 2012

Peggy B. Ward, 86, passed away peacefully Friday, 14, 2012, at Delmar Manor Assisted Living in Delmar, MD. Prior to her illness she was a resident of Seaford, DE Born in Delmar, DE, she was the daughter of the late Joseph I. Beach and Lettie Goslee Beach. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Evelyn Layfield Callaway

Evelyn Layfield Callaway

Dec 10, 2012

Delmar - Evelyn Layfield Callaway, of Delmar DE, went home to be with her Lord & Savior on Mon, Dec 10, 2012. She died just 3 days before her 79th birthday. Born in Delmar MD on December 13, 1933, she was the daughter of the late J. Ellegood & Bertha Layfield, &and a sister of the late Doris Layfield Calhoun....

Patricia Ann Scribner

Patricia Ann Scribner

Dec 8, 2012

Patricia Ann Scribner, 70, of Parsonsburg, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born in Salisbury on May 2, 1942, a daughter of the late Norman and Miriam Wilkinson. Pat enjoyed needlework and crocheting. She had a special nephew "Nolan" and niece "Alaina" whom she enjoyed...

Donna Marie Jackson

Donna Marie Jackson

Dec 7, 2012

Donna Marie Jackson, 60, of Delmar, died Friday, December 5, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born in Lowville, NY, a daughter of the late Robert A. and Colleen Shirley Campany. Donna proudly served her country in the US Army. After discharge from the Army and starting her family, she worked many years in food service...

Katherine Ziegelheafer

Katherine Ziegelheafer

Dec 5, 2012

Katherine Estelle Ziegelheafer, 91, passed away at her home on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, surrounded by her family. She was born in Bozman, Maryland on April 30, 1921, a daughter of the late Daniel Seth McQuay and Helen Ruth McQuay Fedder. Katherine was a faithful volunteer for many years at the Salisbury Nursing Home and later at Harvest Ministries in...

Radie Russo

Radie Russo

Dec 5, 2012

Radie Russo, 87, of Salisbury, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Aurora Senior Living of Manokin in Princess Anne. She was born in Laurel, Delaware on November 16, 1925, a daughter of the late Gordy Toomey and Annie Fisher Toomey. Radie worked for Bessie Hitchens and Richard Brumbley on chicken farms. She loved cooking for her family and friends...

Hazel Disharoon Wilkerson

Hazel Disharoon Wilkerson

Dec 2, 2012

SNOW HILL- Hazel Disharoon Wilkerson, 89, of Snow Hill, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Snow Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on November 25, 1923 in Snow Hill, a daughter of the late Marion and Doris (Gray) Disharoon. Hazel was a dedicated lifetime member of Bates Memorial United Methodist Church...

Donald Brent Spicer

Donald Brent Spicer

Dec 1, 2012

MARDELA SPRINGS- Donald Brent Spicer, 40, of Mardela Springs, died Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born July 8, 1972 in Seaford, Delaware, a son of Nancy E. (Shockley) Abbott of Mardela Springs and the late Donald Lee Spicer, who passed in 1996. Brent graduated from James M. Bennett High School with the...

Alice Faye Kunde Adkins

Alice Faye Kunde Adkins

Nov 28, 2012

Alice Faye Kunde Adkins, 66, of Laurel, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at the Delmar Nursing Home. She was born September 24, 1946 in Delmar, a daughter of the late Howard and Faith Kunde. Alice was a receptionist at the Methodist Manor House in Seaford for ten years. She loved to play cards with family and friends. Many who...

Verdia M. Beach

Verdia M. Beach

Nov 27, 2012

Verdia M. Beach, 95, of Delmar passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Salisbury Genesis. She was born November 3, 1917 in Delmar, a daughter of the late William and Louise Foskey. Mrs. Beach was a longtime member of St. Stephens United Methodist Church in Delmar. She worked for J. William Gordy Fuel Company for over 30 years. In...

Rafael "Ray" A. Gutierrez

Rafael "Ray" A. Gutierrez

Nov 26, 2012

Rafael "Ray" Antonio Gutierrez, 82, of Laurel, died Monday, November 26, 2012 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. He was born in Puerto Rico, a son of the late Rafael A. Gutierrez and Delfina Bartolomei Gutierrez. Ray proudly served his country in the US Army from 1951 to 1953. He worked in the steel industry for many years as...

Ann Bell Myers

Ann Bell Myers

Nov 25, 2012

Delmar- Ann Bell Myers, 87, of Delmar, died Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Salisbury Rehab and Nursing Center. She was born April 1, 1925 in Eckhart, Maryland, a daughter of the late Pierce Albert Myers and Eva (Orndorf) Myers. Ms. Myers enjoyed being around people and enjoyed being a caregiver for the elderly for a number of years. She loved...

Joyce Ann Klaverweiden

Joyce Ann Klaverweiden

Nov 25, 2012

Joyce Ann Klaverweiden, 68, of Parsonsburg, entered into eternal rest and into the loving arms of her Savior and Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, November 25, 2012, following a lingering illness. Joyce was the youngest daughter of the late Wm. D. and Ida L. Williams. She is survived by her brother, Wm. E. (Buddy) Williams and wife, Pauline of Kingsport,...

Emma Marie Austin

Emma Marie Austin

Nov 21, 2012

Emma Marie Austin, 84, of Salisbury, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. She was born March 31, 1928 in Snow Hill, a daughter of the late Avery and Mary (Phillips) Shockley. Emma worked many years in food service at various places, including Peninsula Regional Medical Center, English's and Salisbury Nursing Home. While...