Dorothy Smith, of Elkton, Md., formerly of New Castle, Del., passed away on July 22, 2024 at Caraway Manor Assisted Living in Elkton, Md. She was 97.

She was the wife of the late James Smith.

Born on the family farm in Oxford, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Ethel Miller Johnson.

Dorothy loved all animals, especially cats.

She is survived by her nieces and nephews. 

Services will be private.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.  

Jesse C. Dolinger, of Nottingham, passed away on July 27, 2024 at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford. He was 90.

He was the husband of Frances King Dolinger, with whom he shared 69 years of marriage.

Born in Oxford, he was the son of the late Laurel and Grace Rouse Dolinger.

Jesse was a member of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church.

In 1955, he started, owned and operated Dolinger Electric.

He was an avid golfer.

He is survived by his wife, three children, Christine Dolinger, Bob Dolinger (Barb) and Dan Dolinger all of Nottingham, eight grandchildren, Jason Dolinger, Emily Dolinger, Hannah Rush, Sarah McKinney, Rachael Perry, Kirstin Dolinger, Meredith Hostetter and Daniel Dolinger, and 24 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Cecil Dolinger.

Funeral services were held on Aug. 5 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in  Oxford.

Interment will be in Nottingham Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The Light House Youth Center, 245 Commerce St., Oxford, PA 19363.   

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. (www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com) in  Oxford.

Mitchell DeWayne Norton passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 3, 2024 while with his loving daughter. 

Mitchell was born in 1943 in Maryville, Tenn. He is predeceased by his beloved wife of 48 years, Beverly Iris (Beerson) Norton.

He is survived by his daughter, Alisa M. Orr and her husband Kevin Orr, and grandchildren Malena and Johanna. He is also survived by his two sisters, Brenda Murray and Patricia Lilly.

Mitchell was a graduate of Marcus Hook High School and served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Firth, Germany. He achieved a rank of SP5 in the three years he served and also spent time in Fort Ord in California. He worked as a laboratory technician for the DuPont Company and Koch Industries for 45 years. Mitchell went on to start his own business, City Lights Video Productions, with his wife Beverly.

He loved spending time with his family and friends, playing his guitar, listening to country and blues music, etc. He moved to the West Grove area to be close to his favorite weekend country music venue, Sunset Park.  He had a creative engineering mind and loved photography, video productions, and building things.

Relatives and friends are invited to his graveside  service at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 at Union Hill Cemetery 424 North Union Street, Kennett Square. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Blount County Foster Parent Association, 2753 Greenway Drive, Maryville, TN 37803.

To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.

Arrangements are being handled by the Kuzo  Funeral Home in Kennett Square.

Thomas Burgos, of Oxford, passed away on Aug. 1, 2024 at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del. He was 47.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of Luis Santiago of Oxford and the late Carol A. Hersh Burgos. 

Tommy loved spending time with his family and friends. He loved any kind of Spanish food you put in front of him with a “cold Coke,” as he would say.  He was an avid fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, Phillies and Sixers. Tommy loved sitting around talking about the good ol’ time, as he would say. He had a heart of gold and would do anything for you.

He is survived by his father, four children, Shantell Folks of Atglen, Dream Burgos of Kennett Square, Barry Burgos of Delaware and Nevaeh Burgos of Delaware, and three grandchildren, Naomi, Joel and Nevaeh.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Johnathan Burgos and Luis Burgos.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 9 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. at 86 Pine St. in Oxford, where friends and family may visit from 10 to 11 a.m.

Interment will be private.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.