Obituaries

Nov 26, 2019

Walter J. Geyer, Sr. of Harrington passed away, on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Ashley Court in Brighton, MI, he was 87 years old.  He was the son of John Geyer and Rhoda Holson.

Walter was a 1950 graduate of Milton High School and from there served in the US Air Force for 4 years.  An auto...

Oct 29, 2019

Donna L. Miller, Harrington, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, she was 61.  Donna was the daughter of the late, Robert and Gertrude Semmens.

Donna worked as the office manager for C & M Custom Homes of Dover.  She took care of the day to day scheduling and enjoyed her job...

Oct 28, 2019

Sue K. Lewis, of Felton, DE, daughter of the late Warren and Ruth Knapp, passed away Monday, October 28, 2019. She was 65 years old.

Sue was a 1972 graduate of Lake Forest High School, and 1975 graduate of the Milford Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. She was a Registered Nurse for nearly 38 years. Sue gave...

Oct 21, 2019

Vivian R. Collier, of Harrington, passed away Monday, Oct. 21, 2019 surrounded by her family at Bayhealth Sussex Campus, at the age of 90.  She was the daughter of the late Walter and Minnie Redden.

Vivian loved working for Ma Bell telephone company where she was a receptionist and teller, retiring in 1991.

Her dedication...

Sep 20, 2019

Linda L. Johnson, of Harrington, passed away at home, on Friday, September 20, 2019, she was 60 years old.  She was the daughter of the late, Harvey and Myrtle Greene.

Linda served her country proudly in the United States Army for 4 years as a crypt analyst.  She worked as a medical transcriptionist and enjoyed her job...

Sep 20, 2019

Mary "Ramona" Hubbard, Harrington, passed away peacefully at her daughter's home on Friday, September 20, 2019, she was 89.  Mrs. Hubbard was born in Greensboro, MD to the late,  William C. and Mary M. Dean.

Mrs. Hubbard was the assistant secretary/clerk of the course for the Harrington Raceway, Dover Downs Raceway and the Ocean Downs Raceway, a...

Sep 16, 2019

Ferdinand “Ferd” C. Nelson, of Harrington, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019 at his home, he was 98.  He was the son of the late, Arthur and Amelia Nelson.

A resident of Baltimore until settling in Delaware in 1996, Ferd graduated from the McDonogh School in Owings Mills, MD.  He proudly served in the United States...

Sep 8, 2019

Robert “Bob” Porter, Lincoln, passed away at the Country Rest Home in Greenwood, at the age of 85.  He was the son of the late Lubie and Alma Sue Porter.

Bob proudly served in the US Navy during the Korean War.  His love of his country led him to join the Maryland police force being Chief of...

Sep 8, 2019

Nancy C. Thompson, FELTON, took the hand of Jesus and entered her Heavenly Home on Sunday, September 8, 2019, from her home, she was 85.  Mrs. Thompson was born in Pennsylvania to the late, Clara and Raymond H. Dennis Sr.

Mrs. Thompson was the owner and operator of Country Flowers of Harrington for many years.  Upon the...

Sep 4, 2019

Phoebe Anthony of Harrington passed away, on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 surrounded by those she loved. She was 98 years old.

Phoebe was a very active member of Prospect United Methodist Church for 43 years, where she served as a certified Lay Speaker, Lay Leader, Bible School Teacher, member of the United Methodist Women, and sang in...

Aug 27, 2019

Nathan Hanggi of Dover, DE  passed away at home on Saturday. August 24, 2019 He was 29 years old.  He is the son of Albert (Alain) Hanggi and Sandra (Alexander) Martin.

Nathan was a 2008 graduate of Lake Forest High School. He loved to fly and was proud to serve as a C5 crew chief in the...

Aug 16, 2019

Triston Andrew Webb, of Georgetown, formerly of Frederica, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 16, 2019, with his mother by his side, at the Harrison House of Georgetown, he was 24.  Triston's work here on Earth was done, as God called him home to be an angel in Heaven.  He proudly walked on his own through the pearly...

Aug 7, 2019

Norma J. Short, HARRINGTON, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, August 7, 2019, at the Milford Center, she was 89.  She was the daughter of the late, Norman R. and Margaret Cohee.

Mrs. Short worked for the City of Harrington for almost 20 years.  She started by cleaning the city offices and worked her way up to City...

Aug 6, 2019

Harold L. Mullins, 70, of Harrington went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Einsten Medical Center in Philadelphia.  Harold was born to Clarence and Edith Mullins.

Harold was a 1967 graduate of Harrington High School as well as a 1969 graduate of Delaware Technical and Community College in Georgetown. Harold served in...

Aug 5, 2019

Chelsea Wooters, Harrington, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019, at Christiana Care Hospital, she was 30.  Chelsea is the daughter of Ronald and Shelly Wooters of Harrington.

Chelsea worked as an assistant with home health care.  She was a hard worker, and was always on the go.  She enjoyed helping people and would drop everything to...

Aug 3, 2019

Linda Mae Cane, Felton, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2019, from her home surrounded by the family she loved dearly, she was 68.

Linda worked for the past 30 years as a Certified Nurses Assistant with the Felton Convalescent Home, until her health prevented her from doing so.  In her spare time, she loved playing Bingo...

Aug 2, 2019

Rebecca Parrott, Felton, DE, formerly of Salisbury, MD, passed away in the home of her daughter, on Friday, August 2, 2019, she was 96. Mrs. Parrott was born in Hebron, MD to the late, Sam Jenkins and Lillie Hughes Jenkins.

Mrs. Parrott attended Madison College and received her Masters Degree in education from the University of Maryland....

Jul 26, 2019

William DeLorenzo, FELTON, DE, born on September 16, 1950, was called home on Sunday, July 21, at 3:30 am, after a two year long hard battle with lung cancer.  He was a graduate of Pennsgrove High, Class of 1968, and enjoyed the finer things in life along with traveling and seeing the United States.

He is predeceased...

Jul 18, 2019

Robert L. "Rob" McGee, FELTON, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, he was 43.  Rob was the son of the late Levin McGee Jr. and Mary McGee of Kentucky.

Rob was a bricklayer for Wilson Masonry of Harrington.  He was a hard worker who took pride in his work. ...

Jul 13, 2019

James Carlton Goodhand Sr., formerly of Harrington, passed from this life on Saturday, July 13, 2019, at the age of 89.  Carlton was the oldest son of the late James and Margaret Goodhand’s five children. Carlton spent his young life on the farm working with his father. He worked 2 ½ years with Kennersley Dairy Farms near Church Hill,...