All Obituaries

    Charles S. “Steve” Dewey, age 68, of Seaford, DE passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019.           Steve was retired from the Navy, and served in Vietnam.  He was a Life Member of the American Legion in Seaford and the VFW in Seaford and was a founder of the American Legion Riders, Post 6.           He was the son of Mildred Dewey and the late Charles Dewey.  He...

William “Bill” Dewey, Sr. age 66, of Bridgeville, DE passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family.           Bill was a farmer and truck driver.  He was a devoted father and family man.  He was a member of the American Legion in Seaford.           He was the son of Mildred Dewey and the late Charles Dewey.  He was also preceded in death by his wife Jennilee...

  Dr. Michael K. Smith of Seaford, DE, passed away peacefully surrounded by those he loved at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford on April 12, 2019, at the age of 63 after a courageous fight against cancer. Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Rockville, MD, Mike was the son of the late Dale Paul Smith and Roger and Mary Ann LeGassie.  Mike was a 1974 graduate of Robert E. Peary High School in Rockville, MD.  He went on to obtain a bachelor’s degree from Frostburg...

Elizabeth C Ortiz No He muerto solo me fui antes y no quiero que me  recueden con lagrimas como aquel que no tiene espernza. No lloren mi partida, vivan mis alegrias gozen mis recuerdos, cumplan mis Deseos y no olviden que siempre estare junto a ustedes. No he muerto, aunque mi cuerpo no este, siempre mi precencia se hara sentir, sere la suabe brisa en sus rostros, sere un libro en blaco lleno de hermosas historias y recuerdo. No lloren por mi, es tan bello aqui nunca...

Lois T. Ewing, age 92, of Seaford, DE died on Thursday, March 28, 2019. Lois and her husband of 64 years, Donald lived in Seaford for several decades. Lois was a member of the Nanticoke River Yacht Club and was an active volunteer at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. She was a life master of the American Contract Bridge League. She is survived by a daughter, Lesley Ewing, MD and her husband Gerald Tremblay, MD, JD; a son, Curtis Ewing and his wife Susan; 5 grandchildren, Lindsey, Jamey,...

  Samuel L. Mellin, age 94, of Seaford, DE passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019.           Sam retired from the federal government, where he was an inspector for the USDA.           He was a marine veteran of WW II, a member of the Marine Corp League Devil Dog Detachment, Hiram Lodge #21 A F & A M.  He was also an avid deer hunter, fisherman and...

Rosalie Tarun Thompson Age 91, Methodist Manor House Seaford DE, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 29th, 2019 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital surrounded by loving family after a short illness. Born Nov. 7th 1927, she was raised in Baltimore County, MD.  and there Rosalie met the love of her life John P. “Jack” Thompson who was in the U.S. Navy.  They were married in 1946, moved to Seaford and her first job was with DuPont for 9 years, then she left to start her...

  Shirley L. Hurley, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at the age of 90.  She passed away at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family.   Shirley was born on July 17, 1928, in Cambridge, Maryland, to Roland and Carrie Saunders.  She worked as a dedicated home health aide as well as a nurse’s aide at the Seaford Manor House for many years.  On March 25, 1949, Shirley married Edgar Thomas...

Evelyn Rice Short, age 85, died on Monday, March 18, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.  She was born on July 7, 1933 to Robert and Mary Rice and was the oldest of six children.  Evelyn moved with her family to Seaford, Delaware from Detroit, Michigan where she met the love of her life, Charles Emory Short. They were married on February 16, 1952.   Evelyn was a homemaker and, while raising seven children, helped her husband run the family farm.  She later worked for...

  Betty Jane Snyder died March 15,2019 after a 3-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Harold (Bud) Snyder, her daughters and their husbands, Vicki and Dale Strohmaier and Elizabeth and Mark Tanner, 3 grandsons, Daniel, William and Scott Rosenblum, 3 great grandchildren, Reed, Jack and Mila Rosenblum and 9 of her 13 siblings, Shirley Colona, Elaine Cullen, Judy Hastings, Diane White, Rebecca Poffenberger, Richard Whaley and Dennis...