All Obituaries

Nicholas B. “Nick” Lindale, 69, of Milford, DE passed away peacefully on Monday, March 30, 2020 at the Delaware Hospice Center, Milford. Nick was born in Milford the son of the late Augustus H. and Anna (Adam) Lindale. He served in the U.S. Army and was assigned to Germany during the Vietnam War. Nick worked as a mechanic for the Delaware State Police out of Troop 7, Lewes for 33 years before retiring in October 2014. During his tenure with the Delaware State Police, he received...

Howard E. Todd Jr., of Harrington Delaware, passed away on March 28, 2020. Howard was born October 25, 1930 near Queenstown MD.  He attended Queenstown Grammar School (2nd grade alone) and graduated from Centreville High School class of 1947.  Howard was married to Saeko Todd in 1954 in Kobe Japan Embassy. They were married 66 years. Howard enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1950 and was honorably discharged as Staff Sergeant in 1954.   He served in the Far...

Theodore T. Yerkes (Ted), 83, of Milford, DE passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at the Milford Center. Ted was born in Milford, DE the son of the late Robert H. and Eleanor (Moore) Yerkes. He began his career as a salesman at the Milford Chronicle. He also worked for many years for Boulevard Electric, Economy Auto, and Chick’s of Harrington. After his retirement, Ted worked as a parts runner for I.G. Burton in Milford for several years. Ted was a life member of Houston...

Elba Lenora Wise, 90, of Milford, DE passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Genesis Milford Center. Elba was born in Berkley Springs, WV, the daughter of the late Luther P. and Maryann Elizabeth (Tritapoe) Cain. She worked as an office manager at Jenkins Foods, at Rogers Graphics and at Sea Watch before retiring. She was a member of the Highland U.M. Church, Berkley Springs, WV. She was a member of the Historical Vintage Car Club. Elba enjoyed crocheting, gardening, loved...

Mercedes M. Richardson, 94, of Milford, DE passed away peacefully at Milford Place on Monday, March 9, 2020. We very much want to honor Mercedes life and together share our appreciation of her contributions to the community, however, in consideration of the current public health environment, and to protect the health of Mercedes friends, the Celebration of her life previously announced will now be postponed until a later date. Mercedes was born in Brooklyn, NY the daughter of the late Juan...

Shirley Ann Corrin 87, of Harrington, DE passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 after a valiant battle with cancer. Shirley was born in Harrington, the daughter of the late Theodore Hughes and Helen (Beckwith) Harrington. She was a graduate of Harrington High School class of 1951. Shirley also had the honor of being named the first Miss Harrington in 1950. She began her career working at First National Bank from 1951 until 1955, when she got married and moved to Wilmington. She then began...

Chuck Coverdale, 62, of Milford, DE passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at home. Chuck was born in Milford, DE the son of Charles R. Coverdale and the late Rosemary (Haight) Coverdale. Chuck was a graduate of Milford High School class of 1976. He owned and operated Chuck’s Heating and Air Conditioning in Milford. Chuck was a Life Member of the Carlisle Fire Company, Inc., joining September 1975.  As well as serving on numerous committees he held the position as...

Dawn Lea (Hopkins) Willis of Milford passed away on Feb. 27 due to complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. She was preceded in death by her husband James, mother Catherine (Draper) Hopkins of Harrington, and father B. Norman Hopkins of Milford. She is survived by her three children, Beau (Danielle) Willis of Takoma Park, MD, Hunter (Skye) Willis of Colorado Springs, CO, Brie (Lance) Wyatt of Milford, DE, seven grandsons, and sister Kathy Delozier of Pamplin, VA. Dawn grew up in...

Marcus Francisco Carreno, 45, of Milford DE passed away Saturday February 22, 2020 at home. Marcus was born in Drexel Hill, PA the son of June Carol (Martin) Carreno and the late Francisco Tomas Carreno. He was a chef for the past 25 years for many local restaurants including Abbotts Grill, Jakes Seafood, Striper Bites and most recently Brick Works in Smyrna. He is survived by two sons, Dominic Michael Carreno and his girlfriend Jessica Jarman and Marcus Francisco Carreno Jr., one daughter...

George Joseph Koenig, 66, formerly of Milford, Delaware, passed away February 13, 2020 at Harbor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Lewes. A native of East Meadow, New York, Koenig graduated from State University of New York at New Paltz, where he received a degree in art education. He maintained a love for art throughout his life and would frequently draw caricatures, paint and create other works of art. He eventually moved to Milford, Delaware and he was most recently employed at...