Florence F. Moore
Nov 12, 2011
Florence Eliason Ford Moore, 86, of Bear passed away on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, at Christiana Hospital.  She was the daughter of the late J. Leslie and Florence Ford.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, George R. Moore Sr. Florence was the oldest living member of the Pencader Presbyterian Church in Glasgow.  She was an...
Alice R. Clark
Nov 1, 2011
Alice R. Clark, 86 HARRINGTON — Alice R. Clark, 86, of Harrington, passed away Nov. 1, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Clara Hudson; husband, Stanley Clark; and sister, Mary Hobbs. She is survived by her daughters, Cheryl Hudgins of Harrington, and Linda Melvin of Harrington; brother: John Hudson of Delmar; sister, Faye Morris of...
Ruth A. Poore
Oct 28, 2011
HARRINGTON - Ruth Poore, of Harrington, passed away October 28, 2011. She is the daughter of Eva Kline of Oxford, Pa. and the late Austin Kline. Ruth worked at the Harrington Raceway and Casino since they first opened. She loved her job as a supervisor and enjoyed meeting and interacting with all the people. She never missed a day of...
Robert L. Biddlecombe
Oct 6, 2011
HARRINGTON - Robert "Bob" L. Biddlecombe, of Harrington, died Oct. 6, 2011. He was 70. He was son of the late Russell and Helen Biddlecombe. Bicycle Bob, as he was known around Harrington, was a jack of all trades. Over the years he held many jobs including carpentry, truck driving, bartending, and even a welder's helper. In his younger years...
Ellen Irene Pizzo Marchuk
Sep 15, 2011
Ellen Irene Pizzo Marchuk, 62 LINCOLN, Del. — Ellen Irene Pizzo Marchuk, of Lincoln, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2011, at Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital.  She was 62. Ellen was born to the late Charles and Irene Wengert. Mrs. Marchuk was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with her family and watching TV. She will be remembered as a kind neighbor...
Bonnie Lister
Sep 14, 2011
Bonnie Sue Lister, 42 HARRINGTON — Bonnie Sue Lister, of Harrington, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, at home surrounded by her family and closest friends. She was 42. Bonnie Sue was the owner and operator of an in home daycare center. She loved her daycare and cared for and thought of her daycare children as her own. The children minded...
Wayne Platzke
Sep 13, 2011
Wayne L. Platzke, 68 FELTON — Wayne L. Platzke, of Felton, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, at Easton Memorial Hospital. He was 68. Mr. Platzke served his country proudly in the United States Marine Corp. He retired after 20 years, from a successful and exciting career as a United States Marshal. In his spare time, he enjoyed wood working,...
Kathleen M Simpson
Sep 4, 2011
LAUREL — Kathleen M. Simpson, of Laurel, passed away Sept. 4, 2011, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. She was 57. Mrs. Simpson served her country proudly in the US Army. She worked for a while in the nursing field, but then opened up a computer repair shop, Laptop Rescue, alongside her husband.  She worked as a computer technician and enjoyed working...
Gloria Alma Melvin
Aug 26, 2011
Gloria Alma (McNamire) Melvin Felton, DE Gloria went home to be with her Lord on Friday, August 26, 2011 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford.  She was 83. She was born in Pleasantville, NJ on Nov. 21, 1927 to the late Leslie and Edna (Williams) McNamire.  As a small child, she moved to Delaware and later graduated from Dover...
Gail Smith
Aug 25, 2011
HARRINGTON - Gail I. Smith, of Harrington, passed away Aug. 25, 2011. She was 75. Gail Smith worked at ILC for 25 years as a seamstress sewing Apollo space suits. She actually had sewn several parts of the space suit used by Buzz Aldrin when he walked on the moon. Mrs. Smith also worked as a cook for Heartbreak Hotel....
Joseph B. Melvin Sr.
Aug 7, 2011
FELTON - Joseph B. Melvin, of Felton, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, at Delaware Hospice Center, Milford. He was 84. Mr. Melvin was born and lived his entire life on the family farm. He served his country proudly in the US Army during WWII. After the war, he took flying lessons on his GI...
Billy Joe Griffin
Jul 21, 2011
Billy Joe Griffin Sr., of Frederica, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2011, at the  University of Pennsylvania Hospital, he was  49.  He was the son of the late Alex and Alice Griffin. Mr. Griffin worked as a crane operator for Burris Foods for over 25 years.  In his spare time, he enjoyed watching Nascar.  He loved to attend the...
Alan A. Burns
Jul 13, 2011
Alan A. Burns Of Bear, DE, age 54, died July 13, 2011, in Christiana Hospital. Alan was the son of the late Mary V. and Thomas D. Burns, Sr. Alan had been a resident of Chimes of Delaware since 1995. He was known as a gentle giant, who helped anyone that needed help. For a long time, he helped take...
Edmund Stephens
Jul 13, 2011
Edmund E. Stephens, 79 HARRINGTON — Edmund E. Stephens, of Harrington, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Bayhealth-Milford Memorial. He was 79. Mr. Stephens served his country proudly in the US Army during the Korean Conflict, where he received a Purple Heart. Up until the war started, he played in the US Army Band. Mr. Stephens worked as a...
Beatrice Goodhand
Jul 8, 2011
Beatrice W. Goodhand passed away from this life and into the arms of Jesus on July 8, at the Delaware Hospice Center.  She was 82. Beatrice (Bea) was born in Chester, PA, in 1928, the daughter of  James Palmer Hallman and Dorothy Milby Hallman.  Bea was formerly from Bridgetown, MD and attended Ridgely High School.  She married Carlton Goodhand of...
Homer Clark Jr.
Jun 27, 2011
HARRINGTON - Homer Clark Jr., of Harrington, passed away on June 27, 2011. He was 47. Mr. Clark worked for 20 years at the Box Factory in Harrington as the Assistant Manager of shipping. He met Teresa, his wife of over 20 years, at the Box. For the past several years he was a mail truck driver for R.E. Callaway....
Charles H. Foraker
Jun 25, 2011
Charles Hazel Foraker died Saturday June 25, 2011 at Bayhealth-Kent General in Dover.  He was 82.  He was born March 29, 1929 in Sandtown, DE, the son of the late Jennie M Foraker and Hazel P. Foraker. On January 8, 1951, he married Marjorie L. Corkell, who passed away on May 4, 2009.  He was a truck driver and maintenance...
John P. Passwaters
Jun 24, 2011
HARRINGTON - John P. Passwaters Sr., of Harrington, passed away June 24, 2011. He was 81. John Passwaters retired from the National Guard after 20 years of service. He worked maintenance in the Camden, N.J., sewage treatment plant for several years. Mr. Passwaters was first and foremost a minister. He may have held other jobs but he always served God...
Mary Emily Rothermel
Jun 17, 2011
Mary "Emily" Rothermel HARRINGTON - Mary "Emily" Rothermel, of Harrington, died Friday, June 17, 2011, in Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital. She was 89. She is the daughter of the late Harry D. and Louise L. Minner. Mrs. Rothermel was a seamstress for George Sherman Shirt Factory for over 26 years. She also helped her daughter in law for many years in...
