Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Betsy Short
Jan 6, 2018
Betsy Short, of Harrington, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018, surrounded by her family at home. She was the daughter of the late, Willard and Ruth Butler.
Betsy worked for several years for Wells Insurance Co. She also had her own business as a public accountant for 28 years. She retired in 1980 to attend to...

Lewis Welch
Jan 1, 2018
UPDATE - Due to the snow, the funeral will be pushed back to Saturday at 1pm with a visitation one hour prior....
Lewis Welch of Harrington passed away on Monday, January 1, 2018, he was 87. He was born to the late Milton and Irene Welch.
Lewis graduated from Harrington High school in...

Sandra H. Carneiro
Dec 28, 2017
Sandra H. Carneiro, of Frederica, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family, she was 73. Sandra was born in San Francisco to the late, Clyde Smart Jr. and Patricia McHale.
Sandra was mainly a housewife, although while living in California she did do some secretarial work and was a teacher's...

Werner C. Grabner
Dec 22, 2017
FELTON — Werner Grabner passed away at home surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late, Ferdinand and Hedwig Grabner.
Werner was proud to have served in the U.S. Navy where he had the privilege of driving for an Admiral.
Werner was a retired electrician who worked with the Union IBEW 26...
Joanna T. Gibson
Dec 20, 2017
Joanna T. Gibson, of Felton, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, December 20, 2017, she was 82 years old. She was born in Bessemer, Alabama to the late, Quiella D. "Randy" Sauls Jr. and Mary Ellen Tate.
Ms. Gibson worked for over 30 years in the D.C. public schools as an English teacher. After she...
Margaret H. Oldham
Dec 19, 2017
Margaret H. Oldham of Felton, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital, with her family by her side, she was 92. Mrs. Oldham was born in Willow Grove to the late Milton Edward and Helen A. Moore.
Mrs. Oldham worked as an assistant manager for Sherwin Williams of Milford, for many years and...
Tammy L. Roberts
Dec 16, 2017
Tammy L Roberts of Houston, DE passed away at home on Saturday, December 16, 2017. She was 40 years old. She was the daughter of the late Brenda Greenly and Harry Roberts II.
Tammy had a strong social conscience, and was a very caring person that often opened her home to those in need. She enjoyed playing...
Chuck F. Nugent
Dec 13, 2017
Chuck F. Nugent of Milford, went to his Heavenly Home on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, from the Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital, he was 69. Chuck was born in New York to the late Gertrude and Charles F. Nugent Sr.
Chuck retired as a supervisor for the Sussex Company in Milford after 41 years of dedicated employment. Chuck had...

Gertie Louise Fairbanks
Nov 29, 2017
Gertie Louise Fairbanks of Seaford, DE passed away at her home on Wednesday, November 29, 2017. She was 89 years old. She was the daughter of the late, Roland and Ida Brady.
Louise grew up in Maryland on a tobacco farm. In addition to being a homemaker, she was a pastor with World Christianship Ministries. Her biggest...
Melrose J. Salmons
Nov 26, 2017
Melrose J. Salmons of Harrington, DE passed away at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, on Sunday, November 26, 2017, she was 82 years old. She was the daughter of the late, Raymond and Helen Moyer.
Melrose retired from Leggett's Department Store after more than 20 years. She then started waitressing at various local restaurants, most recently...
Anna Leathery
Nov 25, 2017
Anna Leathery, of Felton, passed away on Saturday, November 25, at home with her family by her side, she was 83. Anna was born in Germany to the late, Josef and Anna Wastian. She grew up in Germany during WWII where she remembered the homes around her being bombed.
Anna started factory work at the early age...

Eric A. Harding
Nov 24, 2017
Eric Harding, of Harrington, passed away Nov. 24, 2017 at home. He was the son of the late Donald and Marilyn Harding.
Eric was a former dispatcher at Win Transportation in Maryland.
Eric loved to spend time with family and friends playing pool, horseshoes, and fishing. He enjoyed watching Nascar and the Baltimore Ravens. Though...
Albert L. Wright
Nov 24, 2017
Albert L. Wright of Harrington, passed away on Friday, November 24, at the Milford Hospice Center, he was 85. He was born in Andrewsville, DE to the late, George Albert and Myrtle Wright.
Mr. Wright served his country proudly in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. The last job that he had prior to retirement...
M. Louise Wix
Nov 14, 2017
M. Louise Wix, of Farmington, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at her daughters home surrounded by family, she was 72. Louise was born in Christiana, DE to the late, Robert H. Vincent Sr., and Laura M. Vincent Davis.
Louise was a homemaker and stay at home mom. When she was not taking care...

Joyce E. Robbins
Nov 11, 2017
Joyce E. Robbins, of Milford, DE, formerly of Reading, PA, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017, at the Life Care at Lofland Park, Seaford, DE, she was 90 years old. She was born in Gordon, PA to the late, John F. and Dorothy Lewis.
Mrs. Robbins worked as a seamstress and loved to sew. She always...
Mary Stubbs
Nov 10, 2017
Mary Stubbs passed away Friday, November 10, 2017 at Country Rest Home in Greenwood, at the age of 94. She was the daughter of the late George and Thresa Collins.
Mary was a member of the Manship Chapel in Felton. She worked for many years at the Harrington Shirt Factory. She later retired from L.D. Caulk Co....

William 'Billy' Elliott
Nov 7, 2017
HOUSTON — William E. “Billy” Elliott, 64, of Houston, Del. passed away at Christiana Hospital on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. He was the son of the late Emory and Bessie Elliott.
Billy was a 1964 graduate of Milford High School, and worked for 25 years as a handyman at Allen Family Foods. He was an avid hunter...
Diane Marie Porter
Nov 3, 2017
Diane Marie Porter
Diane Marie Porter of Felton, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 3, at her home, she was 57. Ms. Porter was born in Milford, DE to the late Charlotte L. Porter and Frank Porter Jr. of Harrington.
Ms. Porter worked as the office manager for the family run business, Porter...
Harry G. Farrow Jr.
Nov 2, 2017
Harry G. Farrow Jr., of Harrington, passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2017, at the Hospice Center of Milford, he was 84. Harry was born in Harrington, DE to the late, Harry G. Sr. and Legatha Farrow.
Harry grew up on the family farm, one of the earlier farms in the town of Harrington. He was a...

Eileen Zoe Golaboski
Oct 28, 2017
HARRINGTON — Eileen “Zoe” Golaboski passed away Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 in her home, with her loving husband by her side. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Eileen Keary.
Zoe was a unit clerk at the University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore for many years in shock trauma, ICU, and pediatrics. A woman of devout...