Claude Alan Warnick, 79

Claude Alan Warnick, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 6,
2026, at Kent General Hospital in Dover after valiantly fighting a long illness. Born on August 31,1946 in Milford, Claude was the son of the late Archie and Evelyn Warnick.
He grew up in Greenwood, DE and attended Greenwood schools. His family were members of Tressler’s Mennonite Church in Greenwood, of which his uncle and aunt, Dwight Warnick and his sister Leota Warnick, were charter members.
Claude was a dedicated and hardworking man. As a youth he worked on his uncle’s farm in Greenwood along with his three brothers and in his father’s garage where he learned how to fix cars. As a young man he worked at various jobs, apprenticed as an electrical lineman and became a first-class electrical lineman with C W Wright Construction Company. He then went on to work with the City of Dover Electric Department, retiring after 20 years.
When he wasn’t working, Claude loved to fish and go duck hunting. He was also a Civil War enthusiast and enjoyed being a Civil War reenactor. He belonged to the 2nd Delaware Reenactor Brigade and the 13th Virginia Brigade travelling to many Civil War battlefields. If you knew Claude, you definitely heard about the Civil War.
Claude was a lifetime member of the Kent County Theatre Guild which brought him much joy and happiness. He worked the lights for the shows as well as helped on many items for the Playhouse and even occasionally was an extra in the plays. He often recounted funny stories about the Playhouse and he loved to attend the after parties with all the theatre people.
Claude was a quiet man and was known for his quick wit and dry one-liner jokes. He was very kind and would help anyone. He and his wife enjoyed square dancing and clogging at local fairs and watching the Philadelphia Eagles. Claude was a wonderful father to his three stepdaughters, raising and loving them as his own and his love for them was greatly returned. He will be dearly missed by his family and forever remembered by all who knew him. Even though he is gone, he will always be in our hearts and minds.
In addition to his parents, Claude is preceded in death by his stepdaughter, Debbie Byers (John); his brother Nolan Warnick; sister-in-law Ann Warnick, and nephew Garth Warnick.
He leaves behind his loving wife of 51 years, Julie Warnick, his two stepdaughters, Tonieanne Lord (Stevan), Cathy Wolfe (Ken); four grandchildren, Sheana Lord, Ryan Wolfe, Megan Wolfe, and Scott Haymond (Alana); two brothers, Richard Warnick, Randall Warnick (Janie) as well as his nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 27 at Lofland Funeral Home, 102 Lakeview Avenue, Milford. Letters of condolence may be shared with the family at www.loflandandmcknatt.com.