Delaware Obituary Collection
(Obits and death notices from Various Funeral Homes in Delaware [with many Maryland obits that are associated with Delaware]).
Many obituaries from Dover and Rehoboth Beach.
Funeral services for Trevor Rainard Moncrief, 32, of Camden, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 15, at the Calvary Baptist Church, Queen & Fulton streets, Dover. Mr. Moncrief died Monday, June 5, 2006.
Mr. Moncrief was born June 29, 1973, in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of Linda and Robert Baldwin.
At an early age, he and his family moved to Montgomery, Ala. where he became a member of the Westside Baptist Church.
After Mr. Moncrief s family returned to Delaware, he joined the family that he loved so much. He was known for making jokes, doing Bernie Mac impressions, being the life of the party, helping others and his love for all children.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Moncrief is survived by a grandmother; his fianc e Regina Tilghman and his adopted children, Danielle, Destiny, Dorene, Brianna, Tyrese and William; a sister, Trisha Moncrief and a brother, Kendall Moncrief, both of Dover; a sister-in-law, Erica Fulton, of Dover; two great-uncles, Harold and Melvin James; three great-aunts, Ernestine Gates, Connie Green and Georgia Ashley; two aunts, Bessie Donald and Louiza Pettyway; a sister that he adopted, Kay Helten; three nephews, Kendall Dashawn, Dontrel and Samuelle; two nieces, Kiara and LaShaunel; and a host of relatives and friends.
Arrangements are by the Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Dover.
Lori Anderson Mundy
Funeral services for Lori Anderson Mundy, 47, of Camden, were held Saturday, June 10, in the Pippin Funeral Home, Wyoming. Mrs. Mundy died peacefully Wednesday, June 7, 2006, in her home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.
Mrs. Mundy was born May 5, 1959, in Easton, Md., daughter of Anne Pippy Ward, now of Centreville, Md., and the late Chester McPherson Anderson.
She graduated from Queen Anne s County High School in 1977.
Afterward, she attended Salisbury University and graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science degree in medical technology and later achieved her MT ASCP certification.
She then worked as a medical technologist at Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, Dover.
Mrs. Mundy s many hobbies included her home, gardening and her special love for dogs. As a devoted wife and mother, her family was always her number one priority.
Mrs. Mundy was dedicated to her faith and the church family of Christ Episcopal Church, Milford.
She was preceded in death by her father, Chester McPherson Anderson; and her maternal grandparents, Karl and Frieda Fischer.
She is survived by her husband of 17 years, Mark E. Mundy; a son, William Gregory Seymour of Camden; her stepfather, Jimmy Ward of Centreville, Md.; and a sister, Sandy Kozur of Wye Mills, Md.
Mrs. Mundy also is survived by two nephews, Marshal Kozur and Brady Kozur, both of Wye Mills; two stepsisters, Karen Ward and Margaret Eney and her husband Jeff, all of Baltimore; a stepbrother, David Ward and his wife Lola Escalante of California; and an extended family of nieces, nephews, in-laws and friends.
Memorial contributions in Mrs. Mundy s name may be made to the Kent County SPCA, 32 Shelter Circle, Camden, DE 19934.
Beatrice Moore Ogg
Funeral services for Beatrice Moore Ogg, 87, of Milford, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 15, in the Pippin Funeral Home, 119 W. Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, where friends may call one hour earlier. Mrs. Ogg died Sunday, June 11, 2006, at Heritage at Minford.
Mrs. Ogg was born Feb. 26, 1919, in Goldsboro, Md., daughter of the late Ralph Moore and Eva Wheeler Moore.
She was a bookkeeper for Sears, and then for Southern States until 1977. She then enjoyed life as a homemaker. Mrs. Ogg s hobbies included gardening, canning, needlework and camping.
Mrs. Ogg is survived by her husband of 63 years, Lincoln Ogg; four daughters, Jo Ann Lathbury, of Laurel, Elaine DeVita, of Milford, Kathleen Ryan, of Frederick, Md., and Lisa Holden, of Springfield, Ore.; a sister, Shirley Ann Burris, of Rising Sun; a brother, Byron Moore, of Sandtown; a cousin, Billy Wheeler, of Smyrna; nine grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer s Association, 4 N. Bedford St., Georgetown, DE 19947
Russell T. Reed
Funeral services for Russell T. Reed, 82, of Wyoming, were held Saturday, June 10, in Torbert Funeral Chapel South, Dover. Mr. Reed died Wednesday, June 7, 2006, in his home.
Mr. Reed was born May 29, 1924, on his family s farm in Dover, son of the late Homer Reed and Mary Louise Thorpe Reed.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a medic in the European Theater.
Mr. Reed was the owner and operator of R & R Used Cars in Wyoming.
He was a charter member of the Camden Wyoming Moose Lodge and the Greensboro Veterans of Foreign Wars.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 40 years, Margaret Reed; a daughter, Linda Lee Barnett; three brothers, Frank Thorpe, Herman Reed and Robert Reed; and a sister, Alice Jones.
Mr. Reed is survived by four sons and two daughters-in-law, Larry Reed and his companion, Ethel Melvin, of Dover, Mike Reed, of Camden, Richard and Sondra Reed, of Hartly and Steve and Linda Reed, of Parkside, Pa.; a brother, Wilson Reed, of Felton; a sister, Anna Lane, of Jackson, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a son-in-law, Rick Barnett, of Camden; and a former son-in-law, Barry Adams, and his wife, Denise, of Magnolia.
Funeral services for Norma F. Richardson, 94, of Dover, were held Tuesday, June 13, in the Funeral Home of Michael J. Ambruso, Dover. Mrs. Richardson died Friday, June 9, 2006, in Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, Dover.
Mrs. Richardson was born in West Cape May, N.J., daughter of the late Harry S. Fisher and Maude Yearicks Fisher.
She held a masters degree in education, and taught kindergarten in the New Jersey school system for more than 44 years. Her career included positions with the Cape Elementary School, Cape May, Stone Harbor Elementary School, the Haddonfield School District, the West Deptford Township School District and the Barclay School, Cherry Hill, N.J.
After retiring in 1977, she devoted her time to the Surrey Gift Shop, which she and her husband owned and operated in Cherry Hill until 1988. She moved from Haddonfield, N.J., to Dover in 1988.
Mrs. Richardson was a member of the Eastern Star, the National Education Association, the Retired Cherry Hill Teachers Association, Cape May County Retired Teacher s Association and the Dover Newcomers Club.
She is survived by her husband, Walter E. Richardson; a son and daughter-in-law, Ronald F. and Karen Richardson, of Galloway Township, N.J.; two grandchildren, Kevin Gifford, of Galloway Township and Scotty Gifford, of Trenton, N.J.; and a niece, Ruth Lee, of Cape May City, N.J.
Interment will be in Cold Springs Presbyterian Cemetery, Lower Township, N.J.
Memorial contributions in Mrs. Richardson s name may be made to the Masonic Charity Foundation, 902 Jacksonville Road, Burlington, N.J. 08019.
Norma Mary Schmidt
A memorial mass for Norma Mary Schmidt, 72, of Dover, was held Saturday, June 10, in the Church of the Holy Cross, Dover. In addition, funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 17, at St. Benedict s Church, Carrolltown, Pa. Mrs. Schmidt died Saturday, June 3, 2006, in Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, Dover.
Mrs. Schmidt was born in Carrolltown, daughter of the late Herman H. Bender and Nellie Campbell Bender.
She attended St. Benedict s Elementary School and Carrolltown High School before graduating in 1955 from the Mercy School of Nursing, Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Schmidt worked briefly as a registered nurse with Mercy Hospital before taking leave to raise her own family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Nellie Lou Graney; and a brother, Larry Bender.
Mrs. Schmidt is survived by her husband, Robert H. Schmidt; two sons, Robert Schmidt, of Glen Meade, N.J., and Jeffrey Schmidt, of Lenhartsville, Pa.; and four daughters, Amy Jones, of Savannah, Ga., Julie Gilmore, of San Francisco, Kristine Gross, of Berlin, N.J., and Laura Schmidt, of Riverton, N.J.
She also is survived by two brothers, Robert Bender, of Williamsburg, Va., and Charles Bender, of Johnstown, Pa; two aunts, Esther Hoover, of Patton, Pa., and Elizabeth Campbell, of Altoona, Pa.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were by Michael J. Ambruso Funeral Director, Inc., Dover.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Atonement Friars, P.O. Box 300, Graymoor, Garrison, N.Y. 10524; or the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, 100 W. 10th St., Suite 1115, Wilmington, DE 19801.
Olga S. Thomas
Olga S. Thomas, 91, of Dover, died Sunday, June 11, 2006, in Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, Dover.
Mrs. Thomas lived at the Green Meadows retirement home, Dover, and had worked in manufacturing for Western Electric until her retirement.
Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas J. Thomas, in May 2003.
She is survived by a son, Thomas J. Thomas Jr., of Burnsville, Minn.; two daughters, Judith A. Thomas Moffett, of Dover and Karen K. Thomas Bruce, of Smithville, N.J.; and a sister, Rusty Snyder, of Haines, Ala.
She also is survived by six grandchildren, Bruce J. Moffett, of Hartly, Thomas J. Moffett and Jason L. Moffett, both of Dover, Susan M. Bruce Hinman and Jennifer L. Bruce, both of Northfield, N.J., and Eric T. Bruce, of Smithville, N.J.; and six great-grandchildren, Mathew A. Moffett, of Dover, Rebecca M. Bullen, Brandon M. Moffett, and Kristin N. Moffett, all of Hartly, and Grant M. Hinman and Alison Hinman, both of Northfield.
Arrangements were by Torbert Funeral Chapel, Dover.
