Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
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...
Josephine Christiansen
Jun 8, 2011
Josephine Christiansen, 82 FELTON — Josephine Christiansen, of Felton, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital. She was 82. Mrs. Christiansen retired in 1995 as a security guard for Kent County Levy Court. She started as a custodian with Levy Court, and was later promoted to guard. In her spare time, she enjoyed shopping and spending time...
Jonathan Kelley
Jun 3, 2011
BRIDGEVILLE — Jonathan Robert Kelley, of Bridgeville, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2011, at Milford Hospice Center. He was 60. Mr. Kelley worked in maintenance for over 25 years at Kent County Public Schools in Maryland. Mr. Kelley was also called into ministry. He was a former Methodist pastor, and currently working towards his ministers license for FLAME, Fellowship...
Mildred Camidge
May 31, 2011
GREENWOOD - Mildred Camidge of  Greenwood, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at her son Donald’s home. She was 92. She is the daughter of the late Stanley L. and Lillian D. Champagne.  Mrs. Camidge worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse for many years. She also had previously worked 13 years on the police department for Nassau County, and...
David Lang
May 28, 2011
HARRINGTON - David Lang, of Harrington, passed away May 28, 2011, at his residence. He was 72. David is son to the late John and Dorothy Lang. Mr. Lang worked as a car salesman for many years. He also volunteered at the Food Pantry for Lake Forest Church Association, Inc. He was a avid golfer and loved to bowl. Mr....
Charlotte M Pritchard
May 28, 2011
HARRINGTON - Charlotte M. Pritchard, of Harrington, passed away May 28, 2011, at her residence. She was 52. Charlotte taught school at Lake Forest High School for the past nine years as a Agriculture and Business teacher, and was a FFA Advisor for Lake Forest. She was involved in 4H for 20 years touching many lives. Charlotte was an avid...
Carmine A. Gallo Jr.
May 22, 2011
HARRINGTON — Carmine A. Gallo Jr., passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family that he loved. He is the son of the late Carmine and Teresa Gallo Sr. Mr. Gallo served his country proudly in the U.S. Army National Guard. Mr. Gallo owned 1st State Petroleum Services, working in sales and installation of service...
Becky L. Brittingham
May 13, 2011
GEORGETOWN - Becky Brittingham went to be with her Lord on May 13, 2011, at Delaware Hospice Milford Center with her family there to comfort and support her. She was 52. Mrs. Brittingham graduated from Lake Forest in 1976. She worked for the state of Delaware as a secretary for 18 years. She started in the Treasury office for 10...
Joan Boyce
May 7, 2011
Joan F. Boyce, 78 FELTON — Joan F. Boyce, of Felton, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, Dover. She was 78. Mrs. Boyce worked as a waitress for many years until her marriage to Francis Boyce Sr. when she became a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her father, Guilford L. Flatt Sr.; husband, Francis...
Patricia Mary Lecates
Apr 23, 2011
Patricia Mary LeCates, 1 month, of Seaford, Delaware, was born March 23,2011 to Samuel E. LeCates, Sr. and Stephanie (Wheeler) LeCates. Patricia had been a patient of A. I. DuPont since her birth. Patricia went to be with her Lord on April 23, 2011 surrounded by family and friends. She is survived by her brother Samuel E. LeCates, Jr. Her...
Julia Quillen
Apr 22, 2011
Julia A. Quillen, of Milford, DE, passed away peacefully from the Delaware Hospice Center, Milford, surrounded by her loving family whom she cherished, on Friday, April 22, 2011, she was  71.  She was born to the late  John E. and Mary Porter Sr. Mrs. Quillen was a homemaker.  In her younger days, she belonged to a women’s softball team,  as...
Doreen Rogers
Apr 16, 2011
MILFORD - Doreen Gray Rogers, of Milford, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2011, in the Delaware Hospice Center, Milford. She was 59. Doreen was preceded in death by her father, Joseph L. Gray, and survived by her parents Clarence and Audrey Billings of Harrington. Doreen was a graduate of Harrington High School, class of 1969, where she was homecoming...


