Alexander DemetriouPOCOMOKE — Alexander Demetriou, age 78, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, at the Macky & Pam Stansell House hospice facility in Berlin.Born on March 15, 1945 in Lincolnshire, England, he was the son of the late Michael Demetriou and Elizabeth Tyson.Alex’s great sense of humor will be missed by his wife, Carolyn;… Read more »

Vincent J. SmolinskiSELBYVILLE — Vincent J. Smolinski, age 79, of Selbyville, Del., formerly of Baltimore, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, at his home.Vince was a retired Baltimore County Police Officer. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Barbara (White) Smolinski; a sister, Ruth Riebel and her family of Florida; his… Read more »

Carlton H Lyons, Jr.FENWICK ISLAND — Carlton H Lyons, Jr., 94, of Fenwick Island, died Oct. 12, 2023 at Beebe Hospital. He donated his body to science with the cremated remains to be interned in the Roxana Cemetery.Born in Wilmington, Del., he was the son of the late Carlton H. Lyons, Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth… Read more »

Rosemary DawickiGEORGETOWN, Del. — If you are reading this, my time on earth has come to an end. I hope I have returned home to our heavenly Father.I was born in St. Michael’s Hospital in Newark, N.J. in 1942 to the late John Clinton and Ann Marie (Singerle) Medlin, the first of seven children.Living for… Read more »

Charles Owen RouseOCEAN CITY — Charles Owen Rouse, age 73, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 at Tidal Health in Salisbury.Born in Baltimore to the late Charles R. Rouse and Mary Bernadette Rouse, Charles was the second oldest of 6 children in a close, loving family. After graduating from college, he obtained a… Read more »

Virginia Ann McEwan KubiakBERLIN — On Oct. 9, 2023, Virginia Ann McEwan Kubiak, affectionately known as Ginny, peacefully left this world with her devoted husband, Rick, and cherished daughter, Alison, enveloping her in their loving embrace within the comforting confines of her home in Berlin. Her passing marked the end of a courageous fight against… Read more »

Kenneth Byron ShaferOCEAN CITY — Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Kenneth Byron Shafer, 71, of Ocean City, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.He was the son of the late Lynn Rigdon Shafer and Martha (Eyre) Shafer. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Lynn Shafer.In addition to his wife,… Read more »

Lotta Jayne SawyerWEST OCEAN CITY — Lotta Jayne Sawyer, 75, of West Ocean City, passed away on Sept. 20,2023 after a brief illness.She was born in Baltimore to Charles and Lotta Wilson on Feb. 17, 1948. She graduated from Eastern High School.She is survived by her husband of almost 42 years, Charles “Pete” Redden Sawyer;… Read more »

John Harold RogersBERLIN — John Harold Rogers, 83, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at the Stansell House in Ocean Pines.He was born in Spartanburg, S.C. on Sept. 23, 1940, to John Oliver Rogers and Lula Cox Rogers. He is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, Patricia Rogers; daughters, Patricia Landry… Read more »

Waldo Leonard Sterling Hansen, Jr.BERLIN — Waldo Leonard Sterling Hansen, Jr., known as “Dew” to many, 83, of Berlin, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, surrounded by his loving family.Dew was born Aug. 13, 1940, in Baltimore, a son of the late Waldo Leonard Sterling Hansen, Sr…. Read more »