Obituaries

Jun 27, 2021

Milford - My beloved husband, George Babel, died on June 27, 2021 from Multiple Myeloma.  He was a kind, wonderful, special man who will be incredibly missed by our loving family and friends who dedicated themselves to George and me during these final heartbreaking months. In his final weeks we had the blessing of Hospice, an organization of angels...

Jun 24, 2021

Susan Bickert Romansky 81 of Harrington Delaware, passed away peacefully with her husband Joseph by her side on Thursday, June 24, 2021.

Born in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Viola Bickert. She graduated from Catasauqua High School and later moved to New York where she earned her degree in criminal justice.....

Jun 9, 2021

R. Caldwell, former State Official

Milford – On June 9, 2021, Richard Holmes Caldwell peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his loving wife and friends. He was known as “Dick” to his family and friends.

He was born on February 28, 1932 in Spangler, PA to the late Robert F. and Mary Saylor Caldwell....

Jun 2, 2021

Randal Todd Gerhard, of Ellendale, died June 2, 2021 in his home. Randy passed peacefully in his sleep after battling cancer. He was 61 years old.

Randy was born, May 27, 1960, at Plattsburg Air Force, New York to Donald and Marlene Gerhard. He had an exciting childhood as the son of an Airmen living in Florida,...

Jun 2, 2021

Milford – Herman “Dick” Degnats, age 72, peacefully passed away Wednesday, June 2, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on November 1, 1948 in Milford, DE and attended elementary school in Felton, DE before moving to Harrison, NY where he graduated from Harrison High School in 1966. Dick was drafted into the Army in 1968...

May 28, 2021

Milford - Allan Kenneth Bowler, 84, of Dover, DE, peacefully passed on 5/28/2021. He was born May 21, 1937, in Milford, New Hampshire, to the late George and Inez (Peterson) Bowler. Allan graduated from Caesar Rodney High School in 1956. He married Rose M. Chambers on 4/1/1961; they just celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary.

Allan served as...

May 26, 2021

Harrington – On May 26, 2021, John Paul Camarote, Jr., peacefully went home to be with the Lord.

He was born on February 9, 1939, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania to the late John and Emma Camarote.

Mr. Camarote was a biology teacher at Overbrook Senior High School in Pine Hill, N.J. for many years.

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May 20, 2021

On May 20, 2021 Edward Hamlet passed at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, Delaware and is at peace with Jesus Christ our Lord. Ed was Born in Philadelphia, PA on October 12, 1941 to William Matthew and Catherine Dugan Hamlet.  He was the fourth of five children.  He was preceded in death by brothers William, Robert and Hugh...

May 17, 2021

Milford - On May 17, 2021, Susanne Cole Truitt went home to be with the Lord.

She was born on November 7, 1927, in Wilmington, DE to the late Earl and Josephine Cole.

Susanne was a 1946 graduate from Pierre S. DuPont High School.

Mrs. Truitt worked for 32 years at Dover Air...

May 13, 2021

Katina (Casey) Boulais, 74, of Milford, DE (formerly of Cheshire, CT) passed away peacefully on May 13, 2021 at her home.

Katina was born October 6, 1946 in Canton, IL, the daughter of the late Gene J. and V. Pauline Casey.

Katina was raised in Canton, IL before her family moved to the Short Beach...

Apr 28, 2021

Milford – On April 28, 2021, Arlene C. Walls peacefully went home to be with the Lord.

She was born on January 13, 1934 in Lebanon, DE to the late George and Emily Cohee.

Arlene worked as an Executive Secretary at General Foods and Playtex for many years.

She was a member of...

Apr 25, 2021

On April 25, 2021, Peter J. Parks went home to be with the Lord.

He was born on August 13, 1955 in Cambridge, MD, to the late Martin and Mary Parks.

Mr. Parks was a member of Ducks Unlimited and volunteered at the Felton Fire Department. He was an avid fisherman.

Peter was...

Apr 17, 2021

On April 17, 2021, Vergena Verger peacefully went home to be with the Lord.

She was born in La Gonave, Haiti on November 1, 1978 to the late Gabriel and Sinterese Verger.

Vergena is survived by her children, Vergeline, Osking, Jefferson, and Wayno Jean, the father of her children, Osler Jean, her mother, Sinterese Norceus,...

Apr 11, 2021

Elsie Ford was born Elsie Louise Breeding in Washington, D.C. on July 16, 1948 to Horace Eugene Breeding and Gladys Burrell Breeding.  Their marriage was brief and Elsie was raised by her father’s Aunt Laura Madeline Jordan and Uncle Ellsworth Jordan.  Her Great Aunt and Uncle provided a very loving and comfortable upbringing.  Elsie enjoyed ballet lessons, piano lessons,...

Apr 10, 2021

Milford - On April 10, 2021, Marion V. Marvel, 88, peacefully passed away at her residence.

She was born on November 15, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA to the late John and Marion                     .

Marion worked as a Cashier for many years at the Safeway in Milford and Georgetown.

Mrs. Marvel and her husband...

Mar 29, 2021

On March 29, 2021 our loving husband, father, grandfather and friend George Zukowski passed away at his home in Delaware after battling a long illness.

George was born June 21, 1939 in Dublany, Poland. During WWII the family was forcefully taken to Germany to be put into the work force. In 1949 George and his parents Anna...

Mar 22, 2021

Cheryl de Luca (formally Massey) of Greenwood, DE, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on March 22, 2021 she was 77 years old.

Cheryl was born on January 30, 1944 in Wilmington, DE before her family settled in Milford. Cheryl graduated Milford High School in 1962 and later received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from...

Mar 21, 2021

DORETTA V. KONESEY   A LIFE WELL LIVED

Born on June 13, 1914, before the start of WWI, the Spanish Flu, voting for women and television, Doretta Virginia Konesey, or Dee, as she was known to her friends, lived through a century that changed the world.  Dee was very much a woman of her times.

Mar 16, 2021

Milford – On March 16, 2021, Dorothy “Dot” Willis, peacefully went home to be with the Lord.

She was born on July 16, 1941, in Harrison Township, PA, to the late Clair and Nancy Wylie.

Dot started her working career at the F.B.I. as a secretary from 1960 to 1966. After that she was a...

Mar 13, 2021

HOUSTON, DE - Helen Sherwood Maloney passed away peacefully on March 13, 2021 at Bayhealth Sussex Campus. She was 86 years old.

Helen was born on a farm in Houston, DE to the late Homer Sr, and Ethel Sherwood.

Helen graduated from Harrington High School in 1953 and Milford Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1956. Her love for...