Obituaries
Betty L. Calloway Wilkins
May 3, 2011
LAUREL-On Tuesday, May 3, 2011,Betty Louise Calloway Wilkins joined her son, David, as he took her hand and led her home through the gates of heaven. She left this world surrounded lovingly by her devoted husband of 64 years, Carl E. Wilkins, as well as her three sons, four daughters-in-law and a multitude of grandchildren. Betty Louise Calloway, our firecracker,...
William "Bill" S. Kowalski
Apr 17, 2011
William "Bill" S. Kowalski, 64, of Delmar, died Sunday, April 17, 2011, on his 64th birthday, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, after a long, courageous battle with ALS. He was born April 17, 1947 in New Haven, Connecticut, a son of the late Walter Stanley Kowalski and Regina Pulaski Kowalski. He was a member of St. Francis...
Stephen G. Gross
Apr 7, 2011
Stephen G. Gross, 69, of Berlin passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at his home in Ocean Pines. He was born September 11, 1941, in Rogers, Oklahoma, a son of the late Milton and Juliet Gross. Mr. Gross graduated from the University of Missouri and became a Naval Aviator flying S-2s off various aircraft carriers. Leaving the Navy he...
Heather Renee Selph
Apr 5, 2011
SALISBURY- Heather Renee Selph, 26, of Salisbury, Maryland passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. She was born December 10, 1984 in Seaford, Delaware to Ruth Marie Giacalone and her husband, Lou of Salisbury and Michael D. Selph of Salisbury. Heather attended Maryland School for the Blind in Baltimore, from where she graduated in 2005....
Ralph A. Gibson, Iii
Mar 29, 2011
DELMAR- - Ralph A. Gibson, III, 66, of Delmar, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Ralph was born November 24, 1944 in Casper, Wyoming, a son of the late Ralph A. Gibson, Jr. and Ella L. Briggs Gibson. He graduated from Delmar High with the class of 1962. He started his work with...
King L. "Jr." Gullette
Mar 28, 2011
LAUREL- King L. "Jr." Gullette, 82, of Laurel, died Monday, March 28, 2011 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born July 10, 1928 in Salisbury, a son of the late Lemuel and Virginia Ryan Gullette. King, or as he was affectionately known as "Jr." to family and friends, proudly served his country in the US Air Force....
Milton G. Shiles
Mar 22, 2011
Milton G. Shiles, 58, of Mardela Springs, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 from complications due to an automobile accident. Milton was born July 22, 1952 in Salisbury, a son of Sadie Wilson Shiles of Mardela Springs and the late Harold Stanley Shiles, who passed in 2007. Milton, affectionately known as "Puppy Dog," spent his whole life in Mardela Springs, a...
Virginia M. Kohl Kline Runnells
Mar 21, 2011
Virginia M. Kohl Kline Runnells, 80, of Hebron passed away Monday, March 21, 2011 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 2, 1930, in Athens, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Reverend William H. Kohl and Susan Weiss Kohl. Mrs. Runnells worked as an executive secretary in the engineering department for Dresser Wayne Industries in...
Raymond E. Myers, Sr.
Mar 21, 2011
Raymond E. Myers, Sr., 73, of Delmar, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2011 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland. He was born June 27, 1937, in Covington, Virginia, a son of the late George Raymond Myers and Sara Louise Myers. Throughout his life, Mr. Myers worked as a farmer on various farms. He loved hunting and fishing....
Victor W. Bean, Jr.
Mar 7, 2011
Victor W. Bean, Jr., 77, of Salisbury, passed away Monday, March 7, 2011 surrounded by his loving family at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 5, 1933, the son of the late Victor and Christaiana Bean. Mr. Bean proudly served his country as a member of the US Army during the...
J. Amos Penuel
Mar 4, 2011
J. Amos Penuel, 87, of Hebron, passed Friday, March 4, 2011 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born at home in Delmar on September 4, 1923, a son of the late John J. and Hattie Brewington Penuel. Amos proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Army-Air Force during World War II, where he...
Ellen Louise "Granny" Schaub
Mar 2, 2011
LAUREL- Ellen Louise "Granny" Schaub, 76, of Laurel, formerly of Hartly, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. She was born March 31, 1934 in Baltimore, a daughter of the late Laura V. (Gilpin) Haymire and Henry D. Haymire. Granny, as most people knew her, enjoyed crocheting, word search puzzles, watching the birds...
Rodd Q. Owens
Feb 28, 2011
DELMAR- Rodd Q. Owens, 52, of Delmar, died Monday, February 28, 2011, at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, due to complications from a brief illness. He was born August 4, 1958 in Salisbury, a son of the late Ralph Orvel Owens and Mildred Ester (Wilson) Owens. Rodd graduated from Delmar High school with the Class of 1976. He...
Donald C. Burke, Sr.
Feb 27, 2011
Donald C. Burke, Sr., 73 of Laurel, Delaware, died Sunday, February 27, 2011 at his home in Laurel. He was born June 12, 1937 in Oella, Maryland, a son of the late William and Ethel Burke. Before retirement, Mr. Burke owned Baltimore Cleaning Services in Baltimore County. He was a member of the Laurel Baptist Church. He began a food...
Ralph David Merrill, Jr.
Feb 26, 2011
Short Funeral Home 13 E. Grove Street, Delmar, De 19940 302-846-2525 DAILY TIMES & LAUREL STAR--- obit with photo, please send proof & price LAUREL- Ralph David Merrill, Jr., 53 of Laurel, formerly of Delmar, died Saturday, February 26, 2011 at his home in Laurel. He was born March 16, 1957 in Salisbury, a son of Ralph David Merrill, Sr....
Joan P. Forcey
Feb 20, 2011
SALISBURY- - Joan Pate Forcey, 79, of Salisbury, and formerly of Adelphi, Maryland, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 20, 2011 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born in Washington, DC, a daughter of the late James B. and Etta Busey Maddox. Joan retired after 30 years of service as...
Betty P. Laporte
Feb 18, 2011
Betty P. LaPorte, 90, currently of the Methodist Manor House in Seaford, and formerly of Claymont and Wilmington, Delaware, died on Friday, February 18, 2011. She was born November 26, 1920, in Parma Heights, Ohio, the daughter of the late Roy and Diana Painting. Mrs. LaPorte was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Wilmington, where she served with the...
Richard Mason
Feb 16, 2011
Salisbury- Richard Mason, 74, of Salisbury, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at Perry Point Veterans Medical Center. He was born December 29, 1936 in Mt. Vernon, Maryland a son of the late John Kelly and Irma Virginia Mason. Richard proudly served his country in the US Army from 1961-1963. He earned his Master's License as a tugboat captain from...
M. Wanda Fowler
Feb 14, 2011
LAUREL- Mary Wanda Fowler, 84, of Laurel, died Monday, February 14, 2011 at her sister's home in Laurel, surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 5, 1927 in Unicoi, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Clarence and Ruth Esther McInturff. In her younger years, Wanda worked for various companies before settling on the Eastern Shore. She will be...
Betty J. Rogers
Feb 9, 2011
Betty J. Rogers, 81, of Sharptown, died Wednesday, February 9, 2011, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born January 8, 1930, in Mardela Springs, Maryland, a daughter of the late Gordy and Fannie Bennett. Mrs. Rogers loved going to the beach, gardening and working with flowers. She worked for Flowers by Nellie in Salisbury for many years....
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