Obituaries
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....
Lawrence F. "Larry" Burgess
Feb 8, 2011
LAUREL- Lawrence F. "Larry" Burgess, 60, of Laurel, and formerly of Frederick, Maryland, died Tuesday, February 8, 2011, at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 20, 1950 in Charleston, West Virginia, a son of the late Romie and Ann Burgess. Larry was raised in Seaford and lived his later years...
Roger Perdue Pusey
Feb 7, 2011
SNOW HILL- Roger Perdue Pusey, 78, of Snow Hill, and formerly of Pennsylvania, died Monday, February 7, 2011 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. He was born and raised in Snow Hill on May 12, 1932, a son of the late Fred C. and Cora Virginia Perdue Pusey. Roger proudly served his country in the US Army. In his earlier...
Janis Elizabeth Huey-Dulis
Feb 5, 2011
Janis Elizabeth Huey-Dulis, 32, of Delmar, died Saturday, February 5, 2011 at her home in Delmar. She was born on January 11, 1979 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Georgia M. Salazar of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and Rennard W. Huey and his wife Patricia of Shavertown, Pennsylvania. Janis grew up in the Rehoboth Beach area and attended Rehoboth Elementary School, Lewes...
Pauline Ann Mcmichael
Jan 26, 2011
SALISBURY- Pauline Ann McMichael, 89, of Salisbury, and a resident of Pine Bluff Village, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born December 22, 1921 in Salisbury, a daughter of the late Amos and Violet (Redden) Cox. Pauline raised three sons and proudly took care of her family and home. She treasured times...
Lydia Rebecca Wootten
Jan 19, 2011
DOVER- Lydia Rebecca Wootten, 92, a resident of Luther Towers in Dover, formerly of Seaford, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011. She was born October 2, 1918 in Laurel, a daughter of the late James Edward and Mary E. Carey Wootten. Before moving to Dover in the last few years, Lydia spent most of her life in Seaford. She worked as...
James S. Parsons
Jan 15, 2011
James S. Parsons, 80, of Delmar, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Delmar Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was born January 25, 1930, in Salisbury, a son of the late James and Edna Parsons. Mr. Parsons was a longtime member of Delmar Wesleyan Church and most recently a member of The Journey in Millsboro. He enjoyed time spent...
Thomas "Bucky" C. Jewell, Sr.
Jan 13, 2011
CHESTER- Thomas "Bucky" C. Jewell, Sr., 65, of Chester, Maryland, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Anne Arundel Medical Center, with his family by his side. He was born February 17, 1945 in Baltimore, a son of the late Charles Clarke and Mary Frances Tanner Jewell. Bucky, as he was fondly known by all who knew and loved...
Marie Wright Phillips Ruhl
Jan 12, 2011
Marie Wright Phillips Ruhl, of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, died January 12, 2011, at age 91, due to complications related to Parkinson's Disease. She was the daughter of Charles Masters Wright and Blanche Maude Wilson of Mardela Springs, Maryland. She was predeceased by two husbands, Clarence E. T. Phillips, Jr. of Laurel, Delaware and William A. Ruhl of Salisbury, Maryland. She...
Howard Joseph Culver
Jan 7, 2011
DELMAR- Howard Joseph Culver, 67, of Delmar, died Friday, January 7, 2011, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 29, 1943 in Georgetown, a son of the late Minos "Mike" Culver and Clara Short Culver. Howard spent his youth in Georgetown and graduated from Georgetown High School with the class of 1961. After high school,...
Jane P. Gordy
Jan 1, 2011
LAUREL- Jane P. Gordy, 75, of Laurel, formerly of Delmar, died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at her home in Laurel. She was born January 5, 1935 in Parsonsburg, a daughter of the late William Jennings Bryan and Olive Parker Adkins. Jane worked for many years as a waitress at The English Grill and Johnny & Sammy's and also worked as...
Mary A. Mcclaine
Dec 31, 2010
BERLIN, MD - Mary A. McClaine, 91, of Berlin, and formerly of Delmar, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, December 31, 2010 at Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born April 27, 1919 in Delmar, a daughter of the late Clarence James Calhoun and Lillie Mae Adams Calhoun. Following graduation from Delmar Maryland High...
Irene M. Phillips
Dec 30, 2010
Irene M. Phillips, 83, of Nanticoke, Maryland, died on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born August 18, 1927 in Salisbury, a daughter of the late Harry Lee "Mutt" Messick and Bertha Banks Messick. Mrs. Phillips was a member of the Calvary Baptist Tabernacle in Salisbury. She was always very good with...
Virginia B. Gorsuch
Dec 29, 2010
Virginia B. Gorsuch, 87, of Ocean Pines, died on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at the Berlin Nursing Home. She was born on June 22, 1923, the daughter of the late Willard and Frances Banks. She is survived by a daughter, Deborah Gorsuch of Ocean Pines; a "sister", Jean Banks of Delmar; and several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews....
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