All Obituaries

John “Teflon John” Eskridge, age 70, of Bridgeville, DE was taken home by the lord on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, surrounded by his loving family and friends after fighting a hard battle with cancer.           He was the son of the late Roland T. II and Ruth Ann Hurlock Eskridge. He was blessed with two sets of parents.  He lost his mother, Ruth before he was a year old and was raised by hjs parents, John L. and Effie...

  Hester M. White, age 95, of Seaford, DE passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Paradise Senior Living.           She was born in Caroline County Maryland in 1924, the daughter of the late William and Effie Meluney.  She was also preceded by her husband, Samuel Carl “Pinky” White and her son, Woodrow White.  ...

Mary Swift of Seaford passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.  She was born September 8, 1925 in Milford, DE.   She was a sales clerk at Woolworth’s in Seaford, DE for 24 years.  She was a lifetime member of VFW Auxiliary and a past noble grand of Miriam Rebekah Lodge #20.  She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Seaford Fire Department for 52 years.  She was a member of St. John’s United Methodist...

    Walter G. Hofman On Sunday, September 13, 2020, Walter G. Hofman, passed suddenly and peacefully at his home in Bridgeville, DE. Walter was born in Bielsko-Biala, Poland on October 20, 1944. He met Alina Jurkiewicz, the love of his life, in 1966. He was a loving father and grandfather to his son Daniel, his daughter-in-law Ines, his daughter Magdalena, his son-in-law Curtis, and his grandchildren Alexander, Christyn and Zachary. Walter fought for social change and...

Ronald Edward Keiser. 1944 -2020   Beloved husband, father, grandfather, teacher and coach, Ronald Edward Keiser was born to Edward B. Keiser and Mary Franes Keiser on May 8, 1941 in North Fork, West Virginia.  He peacefully passed away on September 3, 2020, at Lofland Nursing Home in Seaford, Delaware after a brief illness.   He fully lived 79 years.   Ron, or as he was better known “Bone” attended Concord University in Athens, West Virginia on a...

  Phyllis O’Day Palmer, age 93, of Seaford, DE passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.           Phyllis was born and grew up in Seaford. She Graduated from Seaford High School and Wesley College.  She and her husband owned and operated Soil Service in Seaford.  A family business serving the local agricultural community.  She was an active member of St. John’s United Methodist Church for over 70 years, serving...

  Jackie Karem Maddox of Seaford, Delaware, passed away August 28, 2020. He was born on January 30, 1936 in Sulphur Springs, Texas and was the son of Clyde and Ruby Maddox who preceded him in death. After graduating from Sulphur Springs High School, Jack attended two years of college at East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce, Texas. He enlisted in the Navy in 1956 and served on the Cruiser USS Providence and the Carrier USS Lake Champlain as well as several Aviation Squadrons...

Donald M. Ranish, passed away at the age of 89 on September 1, 2020 in Seaford, De.  He was born in Ramey, PA and was preceded in death by his parents, Michael and Julia Ranish and six sisters and one brother.           Don is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Loma Ranish and his two beloved children, Carol and Michael Ranish as well as 3 grandchildren, Grant, Colin and Drew Knud-Hansen and many nieces and...

Robert F. Pucci, age 87 of Bridgeville, DE passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020.           He was the son of the late Calogero and Mary Pucci.  He was also preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth “Betty” Pucci in 2015, a brother, James and a sister, May.           Robert was a self-employed carpenter for many years.  He was active in Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Seaford and...

Nancy A. Fairchild Lewis went home to be with the Lord on Sunday August 30th 2020. She passed away at 3:30 pm at Bay health Sussex Campus with her two daughters by her side. She was Born October 19th 1950 in Milford Delaware she was 69 years old. She was proceeded in death by her husband Glenn H. Lewis,her mother Mary E. Fairchild and her father Martin R. Fairchild.She was survived by her children James R. Fairchild, Glenna L. Lewis (James Fleetwood) ,Michelle D. Lewis (Robert Wilkerson) and...