Obituaries

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...

Mar 10, 2021

Milford - On March 10, 2021, Lida Wilson Wells, 97, was called home to the Lord.

She was born on September 8, 1923 in Pocomoke City, MD, the 6th of 8 children, to the late Coulbourn and Lida Emma Wilson.

Lida graduated from Pocomoke City High School in 1940, and soon moved to Milford, DE...

Mar 3, 2021

Magnolia – On March 3, 2021 Kenneth E. Xiques peacefully went home to be with the Lord. He was born on May 10, 1962 at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, CA to Kenneth R. and Gloria Xiques.

Kenny honorably served our country in the Navy from 1980 to 1984. He received the Navy “E’ Ribbon, Sea...

Mar 3, 2021

Christopher Grantham Goering, 25, died March 3, 2021. Chris was a loving, and determined child who grew up to be incredibly resilient in the face of adversity. From wearing the same Buzz Lightyear shirt for six months, to a year-long family- wide insistence on camping in his own bedroom before he’d go to sleep at night, Chris was always...

Feb 17, 2021

Milford - At 11:47pm on February 17th, 2021, Kathryn Kimmel Russ calmly drew her final breath in the warm care of Delaware Hospice in Milford. Her passing will be mourned in communities all along the East Coast and in households spanning distances farther than she would expect.

Kathy’s loving and enthusiastic energy touched everyone she met and would...

Feb 16, 2021

Milford – On February 16, 2021, Michael Andrew Clark, passed away unexpectedly at Bayhealth – Sussex Campus.

Mr. Clark was born on November 14, 1971 in Washington, D.C. to James and Sarah Clark.

He grew up in Upper Marlboro, MD and graduated from Frederick Douglas High School in 1989.

Michael loved to cook...

Feb 2, 2021

Frances E. Frankel, 94, died peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2021 at Country Rest Home, Greenwood, where she had resided because she needed extensive care after suffering a major stroke in July, 2019.

A native Milfordian, she was a daughter and the youngest child of the late Elsie R. and Clarence W. Emory. She graduated from Milford...

Jan 31, 2021

Greenwood – Dorothy Holden, 102 years of age, died on January 31, 2021.

A graveside service will be held on 11AM on Friday 2/5 at Milford Community Cemetery.

Jan 24, 2021

Milford – On January 24, 2021, Patricia M. Beideman peacefully went home to be with the Lord.

She was born on January 15, 1941, in Dover, DE to the late Earl and Dorothy Cohee.

Pat graduated from Dover High School in 1959.

She worked at ACME in Milford for many years, retiring as...

Jan 22, 2021

Milford – On January 22, 2021, Jeanna Cugno went home to be with the Lord.

She was born on October 17, 1933 in Lexington, ID to the late Forest and Doris Walker.

Mrs. Cugno worked for many years in Delaware for the Visiting Nurses Association as a Home Healthcare Nurse.

She was a...

Jan 22, 2021

Milford – On January 22, 2021 Kathleen L. Betts, peacefully passed away at her home with her husband and daughters by her side.

She was born on August 8, 1947 in Flushing, N.Y. to the late Geraldine Mattingly.

Kathy’s family was always her utmost priority and always put their needs in front of her own.  ...