Obituaries

Apr 11, 2025

Steven L. Curtiss, Harrington, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 11, 2025, he was 68.  Steven was born in Milford, DE to the late, Calvin L. and Phyllis A. Curtiss.

Steven worked for the State of Delaware in the Department of Transportation in the Materials and Research Department, a job he enjoyed, and retired after 32 years...

Apr 2, 2025

Brett D. Tinley, Harrington, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at home, he was 36. Brett was the son of Donald K. Tinley and Linda E. Gordy.

Brett was a 2006 graduate of Lake Forest High School.  He worked as a laborer who did a little bit of everything to include painting, construction, and Instacart/Doordash.

Apr 2, 2025

Herman “Roland” Cohee, Sr., 81 of Milford, DE passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at Bayhealth Sussex Campus, Milford. He was the son of the late, Luella and Nelson Cohee.

Roland was a proud graduate of Dover High School, Class of 1963, and enjoyed attending the class alumni lunches. He worked at Playtex as the...

Mar 24, 2025

Alger L. “Pete” Peterson, 90, of Seaford, passed away at Tidalhealth Nanticoke hospital on Monday, March 24th, 2025.  Pete was born in Minnesota, and grew up mostly in Gaylord, where he lived with his parents, the late Lawrence and Hertha Peterson.  He was the first of four children.

Pete joined the United States Air Force in 1953. ...

Mar 20, 2025

Richard (Dick) B. Seely, 86, Newark, formerly of Harrington, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Richard was born in Milford, DE, to the late Ida Bland Seely and Richard Clark Seely. He was raised by his mother and step-father, the late Woodrow Welch.

Richard was a Harrington High School graduate (1956), and a...

Mar 16, 2025

Pauline L. Fry, 86, Felton, passed away on March 16, 2025 at Bayhealth Sussex Campus. She was the daughter of the late Woodrow and Pauline Krouse.

Pauline retired from the State of Delaware, where she did technical support with the Division of Corporations. She loved her job, rarely missed a day, and accumulated a year’s worth of...

Mar 15, 2025

Phyllis E. Ferguson, Harrington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, she was 76.  Phyllis was born in Wilmington to the late, Ross G. and Edith Ferguson.

Phyllis worked for Verizon as a sales consultant, a job she enjoyed.  She could recount lots of customer service stories she had over the...

Mar 14, 2025

Parthena Dapias, 80, Greenwood, passed away on March 14, 2025 at Bayhealth Sussex Campus. She was the daughter of the late Savvas and Despina Kelidis.

Parthena was a loving, family-oriented woman whose door was always open. She helped raise her grandchildren who thought of her as a second mother. Parthena enjoyed cooking, flower gardening, and hosting gatherings....

Mar 13, 2025

Kathleen “Kay” Minner, 99, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2025, at Simpson Meadows Retirement Community in Downingtown, PA. A devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend, Kay’s life was defined by love, caring for others, faith, and a spirit of adventure.

Born in Farmington, Delaware, to the late Wilmer “Mike” Collison and Nellie Rust Collison,...

Mar 13, 2025

Marlene Alice Cullember, Harrington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at the Bay Terrace Rehab and Healthcare Center, she was 85.  Mrs. Cullember was born in Washington D.C. to the late, John and Catherine Phares Sr.

Mrs. Cullember was a book keeper for the Harrington American Legion Post CKRT #7.  After the birth of her...

Mar 8, 2025

Joseph J. Green, 76, of Felton, DE passed away at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, March 8, 2025.

While Joe was a medic in the Vietnam War, when he returned home, he became an Operating Room Tech/male nurse in Easton Hospital. After that he went on to become a construction worker building homes.

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Mar 5, 2025

Oscar Bishop, Jr., 91 of Felton, DE passed away at home surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. He was the son of the late Oscar and Elnora Bishop.

While Oscar’s main occupation was farming, he also worked at the Texaco service station in Dover, as a machinery mechanic for Taylor & Messick, and school...

Feb 19, 2025

Edward Thompson, Felton, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at his home, he was 67.  Edward was born in Dover, DE to the late, Edith Minner and step father, Harold Minner.

Edward worked for the State of Delaware in the maintenance yard until he left there and went to work for Keller Truck Parts as a...

Feb 19, 2025

Laurie Layton, Harrington, passed away after a long illness on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the Delaware Hospice Center, she was 66. She was the daughter of the late Frederick Kiemer and Barbara Failing.

Laurie was a production worker with Sussex Company for many years. After retirement, Laurie became a homemaker who enjoyed taking care of her...

Feb 19, 2025

Evelyn Ruth Ferracci, Milford, passed away after a long illness on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the Polaris Rehab and Healthcare facility, she was 76.  Evelyn was born in Baltimore, to the late, Thomas Hiltz and Gertrude Hiltz Duvall.

Evelyn was an insurance agent for Atlantic Smith Cropper & Deeley Insurance until she retired.

Evelyn...

Feb 19, 2025

Walter H. Perdue of Harrington Delaware, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, in his home surrounded by the family he loved dearly, he was 79.  Walter was born in Salisbury, Maryland to the late Howard J. and Louise M. Perdue.

Walter graduated from Harrington High School in 1965, then served his country proudly in the United...

Feb 16, 2025

Penny A. Fisher, 59, Greenwood, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025 at the Tidalhealth Nanticoke Hospital. She was the daughter of Donna and Roland Cohee, Sr.

Penny was a 1984 graduate of Lake Forest High School, where she played drums in the band.  After high school, Penny served in the U.S. Air Force for six years....

Feb 13, 2025

Morris E. Wyatt Jr. ("CC") Harrington passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, at the age of 61. Born in Milford to the late Morris E. Wyatt Sr. and Ruth Ann Wyatt Steele, Morris dedicated his career to National Concrete Plant as a concrete foreman, where he was known for his hard work and...

Feb 10, 2025

Evelyn “Teetsie” Collins, 86, Harrington, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2025 at the Greenwood Country Rest Home with her family by her side. She was the daughter of the late, John and Evelyn MacDonald.

When Teetsie was not helping her husband Alton on the farm, she was a secretary at Southern States in Denton, MD. Teetsie...

Jan 23, 2025

Kenneth Ryder, Jr., 84 of Felton, DE passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2024 at the Delaware Hospice Center surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Helen Nielsen and Kenneth Ryder, Sr.

Ken was a 1958 graduate of Felton High School, he then entered the US Navy where he was assigned to the...