Obituaries

Dennis "Danny" A. Warner

Dennis "Danny" A. Warner

Nov 5, 2011

Dennis "Danny" A. Warner, 64, of Delmar, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. He was born September 8, 1947 in Easton, MD, a son of Ruth A. (Smith) Warner of Riverton and the late Russell Leroy Warner. Danny proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1965-1967...

Brenda Lee Rayfield

Brenda Lee Rayfield

Nov 3, 2011

Brenda Lee Rayfield, 58, of Salisbury, died Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born in Milford on February 12, 1953, a daughter of the late Edward and Evelyn Ada (Bell) Porches. Brenda was a faithful member of Salisbury Baptist Temple. She worked as a cook and a waitress for several years at the...

Dale R. Booth

Dale R. Booth

Oct 30, 2011

DELMAR— Dale Robert Booth, 71, of Delmar, died Sunday, October 30, 2011 at his home in Delmar. He was born in Wilna, NY, a son of Louise K. Morrison Booth of New York and the late Gordon Booth. Dale proudly served his country in the US Air Force from 1960 until 1964 and was a member of the VFW, Post...

Warren A. Rogers

Warren A. Rogers

Oct 28, 2011

Warren A. Rogers, 82, of Sharptown died Monday, November 28, 2011 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born May 10, 1929, in Georgetown, Delaware, a son of the late Hobart and Armenia Rogers. Mr. Rogers worked for many years in logging as a foreman for the former J.I. Wells Co., which through the years changed to Cropper...

James William Larmore

James William Larmore

Oct 27, 2011

James William Larmore, 76, of Mardela Springs, died Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury. Born in Salisbury, he was a son of the late Curtis Lee Larmore and Katherine Ida (Clemmens) Larmore. Mr. Larmore proudly served his country in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict and served another 20 years in the Navy Reserves. He...

Curtis L. "Junior" Perdue

Curtis L. "Junior" Perdue

Oct 21, 2011

DELMAR- Curtis L. "Junior" Perdue, 65, of Delmar, died Friday, October 21, 2011 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born in Pittsville March 12, 1946, a son of the late Curtis Lawrence Perdue,Sr. and Laura (Wilkins) Perdue. "Jr.", as he was known by family and friends, retired after 30 years of service from Dresser Wayne Industries in...

Amelia "Millie" Ann Hall

Amelia "Millie" Ann Hall

Oct 19, 2011

Amelia "Millie" Ann Hall, 60, of Laurel, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, after spending months at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore. She was born in Salisbury on July 20, 1951, a daughter of the late Vincent Leo Schumacher and Nancy Stokes Schumacher. She was born and raised in Delmar...

Linwood Clayton Lecates, Sr.

Linwood Clayton Lecates, Sr.

Oct 16, 2011

Linwood Clayton LeCates, Sr., 92, of Delmar, died Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 10, 1919 in Delmar, the son of the late Harper Clayton LeCates and Martha Pearl Nichols LeCates. Mr. LeCates retired as a Master Sergeant with the US Army, where he proudly served 22 years. During his tenure with...

Thomas Michael Rabbitt

Thomas Michael Rabbitt

Oct 14, 2011

Thomas Michael Rabbitt, 72, of Delmar passed away Friday, October 14, 2011 at Salisbury Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born October 29, 1938, the son of the late Thomas and Mary Rabbitt. Mr. Rabbitt spent his early years in New York working for Grumman Air Craft as a planning supervisor, before transferring to Salisbury. He then went on to...

Thelma L. Timmons

Thelma L. Timmons

Oct 13, 2011

Thelma L. Timmons, 90, of Parsonsburg died Thursday, October 13, 2011, at Salisbury Rehab and Nursing Center. Born January 1, 1921 in Willards, she was the daughter of the late Corbett and Ada Tyre Lewis. She was a longtime employee of the Gant Shirt Factory before becoming a full time poultry producer on the family farm in Parsonsburg. Thelma enjoyed...

Annie G. Figgs

Annie G. Figgs

Oct 12, 2011

Annie G. Figgs, 98, of Delmar, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury. She was born in Scotland on June 15, 1913 to the late Robert and Susan Grant. Mrs. Figgs was a member of Melson's United Methodist Church in Delmar and the Adah Chapter #5 Order of the Eastern Star in Delmar. She is...

Doris E. Burton

Doris E. Burton

Oct 9, 2011

Doris E. Burton, 93, of Laurel, died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Seaford Center- Genesis Eldercare, where she had been a resident for the past 2 1/2 years. She was born August 12, 1918 in Delmar, a daughter of the late Norman and Flora Hearn Elliott. Doris' love for sewing was used in her work for many years as a...

Jaiden Raine Sprague

Jaiden Raine Sprague

Oct 7, 2011

LAUREL-- Jaiden Raine Sprague, newborn of Harvey Wayne Sprague, Jr. and Kathleen "Kate" Mair (O'Dea) Sprague, of Laurel, died at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury on Friday, October 7, 2011, only a few moments after she entered this world. In addition to her parents, she is survived by grandparents, Kathryn and Thomas O'Dea, Jr. of Hebron, Harvey Wayne Sprague,...

Gary M. Horseman, Jr

Gary M. Horseman, Jr

Oct 6, 2011

DELMAR-- Gary M. Horseman, Jr., 59, of Delmar, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at his home in Delmar. He was born July 25, 1952 in Salisbury, a son of Gary M. Horseman, Sr. and the late Corina Mae (Pervett) Horseman. Gary was raised in Delmar and attended Delmar Jr-Sr High School. He was a member of the New Covenant Fellowship...

George W. Craft

George W. Craft

Oct 4, 2011

SEAFORD- George W. Craft, 86, of Seaford, died Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at his home in Seaford. He was born February 7, 1925 in Hebron, a son of the late Julius and Hilda (Hildman) Craft. George was raised on the family farm in Bridgeville. After high school, he proudly served his country in the US Army during WWII. He was...

Frank Jerome Steininger

Frank Jerome Steininger

Oct 2, 2011

Frank Jerome Steininger, 75, of Salisbury died Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury. He was born January 22, 1936 in Salisbury, a son of the late Carl and Alma Steininger. Mr. Steininger served his country in the U.S. Air Force. In his early years, he worked at various service stations in Salisbury, including Charles Mason's and...

Melvin H. Lecates

Melvin H. Lecates

Sep 22, 2011

DELMAR- Melvin H. LeCates, 73, of Delmar, died Thursday, September 22, 2011 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 5, 1937 in Laurel, a son of the late Larry and Virginia (Cox) LeCates. Mr. LeCates retired after 20 years of service as a custodian at Delmar Jr.-Sr. High School. After retirement from the school he...

Hazel L. Shuster

Hazel L. Shuster

Sep 21, 2011

Hazel L. Shuster, 81, of Georgetown, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at her home in Georgetown. She was born May 30, 1930 in Watertown, New York, a daughter of the late Sage and Inez Hopseker. Mrs. Shuster previously worked at the Stockley Center in Georgetown. She is survived by seven children, Lucille Shuster of Powhatan, VA, Vivian Phillips of Chesterfield,...

Charles E. Radecke

Charles E. Radecke

Sep 10, 2011

DELMAR- - Charles E. Radecke, 94, of Delmar, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Charles was born to the late John and Lydia Radecke of Brooklyn, New York on May 31, 1917. His mother and four siblings moved to Wicomico County in 1928 following the death of his father. After working on the family...

Rev. Charles Phillip "Phil" Bosserman, Phd

Rev. Charles Phillip "Phil" Bosserman, Phd

Sep 7, 2011

Passing of Dr. Phil Bosserman, Peaceman, Gentle Scholar Rev. Charles Phillip ("Phil") Bosserman, PhD October 9, 1931 – September 7, 2011 Phil Bosserman, Professor of Sociology and Peace Studies, and founder of the Center for Conflict Resolution at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD, died September 7, 2011 in Delmar, DE, at the age of 79. Son of barber Harry and...