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Panagiota Kelidis

Panagiota Kelidis

May 10, 2025

Panagiota Kelidis, Ridgely, MD, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2025 at her home with her family by her side, she was 80. She was the daughter of the late Dimitrios and Elpiniki Karkoulis.

Mrs. Kelidis was a homemaker and loved her family more than anything. She was a natural caregiver, always going above and beyond to...

Nancy L. Bradley

Nancy L. Bradley

May 10, 2025

Nancy L. Bradley, Harrington, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 10, 2025, she was 79.  Nancy was born in Milford, DE to the late, Mary and Norman Morgan Sr.

Nancy worked various jobs over the years including at the Aetna Shirt Factory, ILC of Frederica, where she made the gloves for Outer Space, and at ...

Joan M. Windsor

Joan M. Windsor

May 6, 2025

Joan Marie Windsor, Milford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the Delaware Hospice Center of Milford surrounded by family, she was 76.  Joan was born in Washington, DC to the late Thomas and Rena Windsor.

Joan worked as a manager for Capitol Movers in Dover. She also worked for First State Coin and Jewelry,...

Lois Richards

Lois Richards

Apr 29, 2025

Lois M. Richards, 85, Seaford, passed away on April 29, 2025 at the Lofland Park Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late Orville and Edna Martin.

Lois lived and breathed horses. She enjoyed watching Standardbred racing, and she was a seamstress for several of the harness jockeys often mending or making their uniforms. Lois loved...

E. Allen Needles

E. Allen Needles

Apr 17, 2025

Edward Allen Needles, Felton, passed away at home surrounded by the family he loved dearly, on Thursday, April 17, 2025, he was 85.  Allen was born in Ridgley, MD, to the late, Francis “Lowell” and Sallie C. Needles, and grew up on a farm 8 miles from Harrington.

Allen served his country proudly in the United States...

Steven L. Curtiss

Steven L. Curtiss

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...

Brett Tinley

Brett Tinley

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.

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Herman "Roland" Cohee, Sr.

Herman "Roland" Cohee, Sr.

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...

Alger "Pete" L. Peterson

Alger "Pete" L. Peterson

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. ...

Richard "Dick" B. Seely

Richard "Dick" B. Seely

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...

Pauline Fry

Pauline Fry

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...

Phyllis E. Ferguson

Phyllis E. Ferguson

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...

Parthena Dapias

Parthena Dapias

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....

Kathleen "Kay" Minner

Kathleen "Kay" Minner

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,...

Marlene Alice Cullember

Marlene Alice Cullember

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...

Joseph J. Green

Joseph J. Green

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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Oscar Bishop, Jr

Oscar Bishop, Jr

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...

Edward Thompson

Edward Thompson

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...

Laurie Layton

Laurie Layton

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...

Evelyn Ruth Ferracci

Evelyn Ruth Ferracci

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...

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