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Obituaries
Wynona June Boland,
Bull on Beach worker
Wynona June Boland, 68, of
Long Neck and formerly of Silver
Spring, Md., died Monday, June
5, 2000, at home.
Mrs. Boland moved to
Delaware in 1993 and was a
member of the Lutheran Church
of Our Savior in Rehoboth Beach
and had been a volunteer at Beebe
Medical Center. She had been
employed locally by Bull on the
Beach Restaurant, Rehoboth
Beach, and previously she was
the executive chef for Export Im-
port Bank of the United States in
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Boland is survived by her
husband, John F. Boland.
A memorial service will be held
at 10 a.m., Monday, June 12, at
the Lutheran Church of Our Sav-
ior, 7 Bay Vista Road, Rehoboth
Beach. Contributions are sug-
gested to Delaware Hospice,
Southern Division, 600 N.
DuPont Hwy., Georgetown DE
19947.
Arrangements were made by
Parsell Funeral Homes & Crema-
torium, Lewes.
Bernice 'Nicey' Jackson,
Israel Church member
Bernice C. "Nicey" Jackson,
73, of Lewes, died Saturday, June
3, 2000, in Beebe Medical Center.
Mrs. Jackson was born in
Lewes, the daughter of the late
Liston and Viola Johnson Wright.
She was a homemaker. She was
also a member of Israel United
Methodist Church in Lewes.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Harland I. Jackson,
in 1985; and a granddaughter,
Gwendolyn Sheppard Doughty, in
1995.
She is survived by four daugh-
ters, Evelyn Dunning, Vonnie
Burton and Darlene Jackson, all
of Lewes, and Donnie Witke of
Georgetown; a son, Jerry Jackson
of Lewes; nine grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; and
many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 1 p.m.,
Saturday, June lO, at Israel U.M.
Church, Five Points, near Lewes,
where friends may call two hours
prior to the service and where the
Rev. Annie Jane Custis will offici-
ate. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Arrangements were made by
Watson Funeral Home, Millsboro.
Shirley A. Burton,
night manager
Shirley A. Burton, 64, of
Newarkand formerly of Wilm-
ington, died Sunday, June 4,
2000, at Christiana Hospital.
Mrs. Burton was the manager
of the night shift at Howard John-
son's, Kirkwood Highway. Dur-
ing her 24 years of service, she
was the best friend of every cus-
tomer who came to the door. Mrs.
Burton attended Faith City
Church, enjoyed fishing and her
family.
She is survived by her husband
of 45 years, Alvin M. Burton;
children, Deborah J. Martin of
Newport, Lorinda Lafferty of
Newark, Christopher Burton of
Lewes, Deanna Woodward of
Newark and Christina Sage of
Newark; and nine grandchildren.
Services and burial were held at
Gracelawn Memorial Park. Con-
tributions are suggested to the
American Heart Association,
1096 Old Churchman's Road,
Newark DE .19713-213Z
Robert Michael Reuther,
sales accounts manager
Robert Michael Reuther, 73, of
Winding Creek Village, Mills-
boro, died Monday, June 5, 2000,
in his sleep at home.
Mr. Reuther graduated from
Long Branch High School in
1943 and served in the U.S. Army
Air Corps as a radio operator on a
C-47 transport from 1944 to
1946. After the war he attended
the University of Miami and then
entered the field of,.idustrial
sales. Prior to his retirement in
1990, Mr. Reuther was a national
accounts manager tor the Con:
tainer Corporation of America.
He and his wife, Merle, relocated
from Wilmington to the Delaware
seashore where he enjoyed play-
ing golf as a member of Sussex
Pines Country Club, boating, gar-
dening and his family.
He is survived by his loving
wife, Merle; three sons, Robert Jr.
and his wife Holly of Wilming-
ton, Eric and his wife Joanne of
Lewes, Kurt and his wife Pam of
Lewes; his daughter, Melissa and
her husband, David Scott of Ken-
nett Square, Pa.; and five grand-
children.
Services will be held at 11 a.m.,
Friday, June 9, at Mary, Mother of
Peace Catholic Church, Mills-
boro, with burial private.
Contributions are suggested to
the Sussex Elementary Consor-
tium; DuPont Avenue, Lewes, DE
19958. Arrangements by Parsell
Funeral Homes & Crematorium,
Lewes.
Craig E. Keuski,
former resort resident
Craig E. Keuski, 23, of Balti-
more and formerly of Rehoboth
Beach, was found dead in the Pat-
apsco River near Baltimore on
Thursday, June 1, 2000, having
been reported missing five days
before.
Mr. Keuski
had been at a
nightclub near
Baltimore's In-
ner Harbor the
last evening he
was seen alive
and a female
friend offered
to take him by KEUSKI
boat to a marina near her resi-
dence with five other people on
board. When the group arrived at
the marina an hour later Mr.
Keuski was no longer aboard and
the Maryland State Police are in-
vestigating his death, ruling it
suspicious. An autopsy was
scheduled for June 6.
Mr. Keuski was a 1994 gradu-
ate of James H. Groves Adult
High School in Georgetown and
was employed as an
apprentice/journeyman for
Steamfitters Union 486 M&E
Sales, a division of Honeywell,
having moved to Baltimore in
1997. He recently completed his
licensing certification as a jour-
neyma, h. He enjoyed woodwork-
ing, working on cars, fishing and
camping.
Mr. Keuski is survived by his
parents, Dennis E. and Kathleen
A. Keuski of Rehoboth Beach; a
brother, Brian M. Keuski of Re-
hoboth Beach; his grandparents,
Arthur Stritch and Louis and
Marie Keuski; and other relatives
and fliends.
Funeral services were held at
Dudaruck Funeral Home of Dun-
dalk in: Baltimore with burial in
St.Stanislaus Cemetery, Balti-
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Contributions are suggested to
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Michael Paul Sackawicz,
retired electrician
Michael Paul Sackawicz, 77, Of
rural Millsboro, and formerly of
Lester, Pa., died Friday, June 2,
2000, at home.
He was a retired electrician for
Westinghouse Corporation in
Lester, for 38 years. He was a vet-
eran of World War II, serving in
the U.S. Army. He was a member
of Mary, Mother of Peace
Catholic Church, the Cape Hen-
lopen Elks Lodge, Mason-Dixon
VFW Post 7234 at Quillen's Point
in Ocean View, American Legion
Post 28, at Riverdale-Oak Or-
chard, and the Indian River Yacht
Club.
He is survived by his of 49
years, Emily M. Sackawicz; two
Michael Paul II of Wilmington,.
and Raymond J. of Concord
Township, Pa.; a brother Bennie
of Haddon Heights, N.J.; a sister
Josephine Nawrocki of Secane,
Pa.; and five grandchildren.
Services were held at Mary,
Mother of Peace Church with bur-
ial in Henlopen Memorial Park
near Milton.
Arrangements by Melson Fu-
neral Services, Long Neck.
Sara E. Webb,
enjoyed birdwatcMng :
Sara E. Webb, 87, of George-
town, died Saturday, June 3, 2000,
at Harbor Healthcare, Lewes.
Mrs. Webb was a homemaker.
She was a member of Grace
Church, Milton, and enjoyed bird-
watching, gardening, sewing and
cooking.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Ralton, in 1975.
She is survived by a son,
Charles Webb of Lewes; two
grandchildren, Carey Webb and
his wife, Patti, of Monkton, Md.
and Erin Webb of Quaker City,
N.H.
Graveside services were held at
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milton.
Contributions are suggested to
Grace Church, 514 Union Street,
Milton.
Arrangements by Short Funeral
Services, Milton.
Julius J. Harvatt,
Army director
Julius J. Harvatt, 75, of
Nokomis, Fla., and formerly of
Lewes, Del., died Monday, May
29, 2000, at home.
Mr. Harvatt was a retired direc-
tor of studies and analysis of the
Secretary of the U.S. Army. He
served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II. He was a member
of St. Mark's Episcopal Church of
Venice.
He is survived by his wife of 53
years, Marion D.; two daughters,
Kathleen A. Harvatt of Baltimore,
Md. and Janice H. Patterson of
Miami; two sisters, Irene E,
Duffieldof Morris Plains, N.J.,
and Mary Chamberlain of Rock-
ford, I11.; six grandchildren; and
one great-grandson.
Memorial services will be held
at 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 14, at
St. Peter's Episcopal Church,
Lewes.
Contributions are suggested to
St. Peter's Episcopal Church,
Mulberry Street, Lewes, DE
19958.
Leland F. Hodge,
phone company manager
Leland F. Hodge, 66, of Lewes
and formerly of Silver Spring,
Md., died Thursday, June 1, 2000
of respiratory failure at Beebe
Medical Center.
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