Obituaries

Dec 4, 2014

Helen Louise Southard

HOUSTON – Helen L. Southard went to be with our Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Milford Center, after a short stay, surrounded by her loving family and staff. She was 82.

Helen was born on July 9, 1932 in Frederica to the...

Nov 21, 2014

Ralph F. Bourgeois

MILFORD - Ralph F. Bourgeois went to rest with his eternal Father on Friday, November 21, 2014. Born in Philadelphia on September 10, 1925 he was 89 years old.

At the age of 17 Ralph served his country as a First Classman in the US Coast Guard on USS LST27. Having survived...

Nov 7, 2014

Theodore P. "Ted" Govatos

MILFORD - Theodore P. Govatos passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, November 7, 2014. He was 99.

He was born in Alpena, Michigan on November 25, 1914, son of the late Peter and Diamondo (Manolakis) Govatos.

Ted graduated from Milford High School where he excelled on the...

Oct 23, 2014

Diana L. Walch

MILFORD - Diana L. Walch passed away gracefully at home surrounded by her family on Thursday, October 23, 2014. She was 72.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, the only child of Faye and Harold Stengel, Diana grew up in Boulder, Colorado and was a 1964 graduate of Colorado State University, where she met...

Oct 21, 2014

Heather Teresa Harman

MILFORD - Heather Teresa Harman passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was 27.

She was born in Prince William County, Virginia, on January 6, 1987, the daughter of Gene Harman and Angela (Bailey) Rush.

Heather graduated from Cape Henlopen High School with...

Oct 18, 2014

Jessie I. McWilliams

MILFORD - Jessie I. McWilliams passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital. She was 90.

Jessie was born in Academia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1924, daughter of the late James L. and Linda M. (Beaver) Innis.

She cherished her role as a full time homemaker...

Oct 6, 2014

Dolores S. Smith

MILFORD - Dolores S. Smith passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Monday, October 6, 2014 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. She was 78.

Dolores was born in Cambridge, Maryland on July 25, 1936, daughter of the late Talmadge Slacum and Virginia (Fallin) Slacum Moore.

She was...

Oct 5, 2014

Robert John Paulas

MILFORD - Robert John (Papadopoulos) Paulas, born November 27, 1921 in Manhattan, New York City, NY passed away on October 5, 2014, after a brief illness. Robert was predeceased by his parents, John Paulas and Ottilie (Fischer) Paulas, Hilda (Rowe) Paulas, his wife of 63 years, and a sister, Jacqueline Haight. He is survived...

Oct 5, 2014

Joan Ann Kimmey

MILFORD - Joan Ann Kimmey passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Milford Center. She was 78.

Joan was born in Wilmington on August 17, 1936, the daughter of the late Joseph and Anne (Barlow) Baggs.

She was employed by DuPonts in Wilmington as a communication director for 18 years,...

Sep 12, 2014

Charlotte L. Wheelock

MILFORD - Charlotte L. Wheelock died peacefully on Friday, September 12, 2014. She was 88.

Charlotte was born on September 28, 1925, to the late Frank and Edna (Martin) McCullough and was a lifetime resident of Milford.

For many years, she worked at Montgomery Ward in Milford while also caring...

Sep 4, 2014

Jennifer A. Kopp

LINCOLN - Jennifer A. (Dickerson) Kopp, 33, passed away quietly and peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones and friends on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital. She has now joined her Mom Mom and Pop Pop in Heaven and will never be sad again.

Jennifer was born in Milford...

Aug 28, 2014

Karen S. Carey-Wilkerson

Of Milford, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014 at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. She was 60.

Karen was born in Milford on March 21, 1954, the daughter of George V. and Jeannette Messick Carey.

After high school, she furthered her education at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia where she...

Aug 27, 2014

Marilyn McDonough

AGE: 84, MILFORD

Marilyn McDonough, 84, passed away on August 27, 2014. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Mabel (Whittaker) and John Meyer.

Marilyn graduated from Bay Ridge High School for Girls and the Katherine Gibbs School. She was an Executive Secretary in New...

Aug 25, 2014

Otis G. Webb

MILFORD - Otis G. Webb passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on August 25, 2014. He was 93.

Otis was born in Redden on July 16, 1921, son of the late Horace and Ida O'Day Webb.

He was a proud U.S. Army veteran of WWII serving in the 8th...

Aug 24, 2014

Barbara Ann Kutz Mercer, of Dover, formerly of Milford, passed away peacefully after a brief illness, on Sunday August 24, 2014 at Kent General Hospital in Dover. She was 90 years old.

Barbara was born in Milford on June 22, 1924 to Madora (Flick) and Harry Fleming Hart. She attended all her school years in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,...

Aug 21, 2014

James A. Carnright, Sr.

MILFORD - James A. Carnright, Sr. passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 21, 2014 at the Delaware Veterans Home in Milford. He was 94.

He was born in Saugerties, NY, on July 7, 1920, son of the late Albert and Ethel Wemple Carnright.

Jim graduated from Flushing High School...

Aug 14, 2014

Albert W. "Buzz" Adams, Jr.

MILFORD - Albert W. Adams, Jr., life time Sussex County waterman and captain, and great teacher of all, left this earth to be with his Lord on Thursday, August 14, 2014. He was 74.

He was born in Milford on December 21, 1939, son of the late Maj. Gen. Albert...

Aug 11, 2014

Betty Ann Peirce

MILFORD - Betty Ann Peirce passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. She was 78.

Betty Ann was born in Warrenton, Virginia on October 2, 1935 to the late Leonard Getty and Ada Eliza (Maddux) Burke.

She was employed by the federal government in...

Jul 29, 2014

IdaBelle Farrow Isaacs

"Be of good cheer!" And she was!

MILFORD - IdaBelle Farrow Isaacs, of 100 years, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Westminster Village in Dover.

IdaBelle was born in Georgetown on March 10, 1914 to Deborah Abbott Farrow and Oliver T. Farrow....

Jul 23, 2014

Sophia Dorothy Gagen

MILFORD - Sophia Dorothy Gagen died at age 95, at the Milford Center in Milford on July 23, 2014.

Sophie was born on her family's farm in Cutchogue, Long Island, New York on February 18, 1919, the eighth of ten children of the late John and Anna Alec, immigrants from Russia and...