All Obituaries

Joseph George Ivock lovingly passed away on April 15, 2021 at the age of 101. Born September 6, 1919, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he was the oldest son of Veda Vitt and Frances (Perak) Ivock. Preceded in death by parents and siblings; wife, Mary Jane; grandson-in-law, Benjamin VanSciver; and great-granddaughter, Bethany VanSciver. Joe is survived by his companion of 28 years, Diana Carroll Spicer. He was the proud father of Donna Borgenicht (Ron), Nancy Rowan (James W), and Mary Jo Verdery...

    Paul W. Coffin, Jr. made his journey to be with Our Lord on January 20, 2021 at the Tidal Health Nanticoke in Seaford after several years of a struggle with Parkinson's Disease and the Dark Cloud of Covid.   Paul was born 12-26-42 to Doris C. and Paul W. Coffin, Sr.  Doris was diseased when Paul was age 3 and Paul Sr. remarried later to Gladys Stevens who helped raise Paul Jr to adulthood.  Both Paul Sr. and Gladys are now deceased. The Conner Family of...

Paul Watson Jarrett, age 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on April 14, 2021 at Nanticoke Hospital in Seaford, DE.  He was born on July 2, 1930 in Cambridge, MD to the late Elsie and Norman Abraham Jarrett.  He was also preceded in death by his sons, Paul Lee Jarrett and Frederick Watson.  He had a sister; Mildred, and brothers; Shriver and Robert Lee.  He grew up and went to school in Cambridge.  In his years he worked odd jobs and one was for The...

  Vada M. Damaska returned to her heavenly home on March 26, 2021 after long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported her in her struggle and ultimately gave her peace. Vada was born to the late Rev. Ernest and Ruth McClain, on June 2, 1936. She graduated from Geneva College in 1957 and began her elementary teaching career. Vada was a devoted educator who touched the lives of many students over the years. She retired from...

Roland "Ken" Willey, Sr., 82, of Seaford, Delaware, passed peacefully at Tidal Health Mears Campus on March 25, 2021. Ken was born on April 28, 1938 to Roland and Roberta (Dean) Willey. Ken entered the Navy at the age of 17, until he was honorably discharged in October of 1956. He worked as a barber for years, before gaining employment with the United Parcel Service in 1975. He retired in 1995. He was a longstanding serving member of the JayCees organization. Ken was an...

Vivian H. Steele, age 73, of Seaford, DE passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021.           Vivian retired from the Dupont Company in Seaford after over 31 years of service.  She was an active member of Shiloh Church in Laurel.           She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Marvin S. Steele.  A daughter, Theresa Burger (Mike), 2 grandchildren, Kevin Miller and Alex Burger, a sister,...

Dorothy Socha Smith-Grove, age 85, of Seaford, DE passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021. She was born in Salem, NJ on January 19, 1936 to the late John and Helen Giniecki Socha. She was a 1954 graduate of Seaford High School. She retired from Canteen in 1998, and again from LabCorp in 2014. Dorothy truly lived life to the fullest through simple pleasures, talking with friends and family, working in the yard, word searches, knitting, and needlecraft. She was a giving person who...

  Doris E. Merritt, age 75, of Seaford, DE passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.           Doris was a Manager for Food City when she retired. She also had worked as a hairdresser.  She was a member of Concord United Methodist Church.            Her husband, Wayne Merritt died in 2019.  She is survived by 2 sons, Lee Merritt (Angel), and Lin Merritt (Mona), 5 grandchildren, Kyle,...

Nancy S. Brown, 88 Years September 17, 1932 – February 20, 2021 Gracious lady, wonderful woman, Nancy Shivers Brown, of Seaford, Delaware, passed peacefully at home on Saturday, February 20th, 2021 surrounded by her children and husband; she had waited for all to be with her.  She loved her family infinitely, still does, and that is equally true for her nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Better yet, she knew they loved her too, unconditionally.  Such a...

Marvin Lloyd passed away peacefully  on February 26, 2021. Marvin affectionately known as “Fuzzy”, was born on September 30, 1938 in Seaford, DE, the son of the late Luzzetta and Norman Lloyd. He was and extraordinary husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. Marvin was a proud graduate of Seaford High School Class of 1956 and, as he would say, they had the best football team ever! He continued his education at Goldey Beacom College. After graduation, he worked as an...