Obituaries

Rita L. Biddle, beloved daughter, wife, mother, granny, great-granny and friend passed away peacefully at home in the early morning of April 17, 2024, at the age of 89; just a few weeks shy of her 90th birthday.

Christine Yarnall, age 94, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Joseph B. Clark, Sr., age 84, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

Robert Allen Mercer, age 78, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024.

JC Kane, age 21, of Townsend, DE, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024.

James H. “Rick” Harvey, age 76, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, April 21, 2024 after a brief illness.

Flora Jane Kibler, age 101, of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2024.

Harvey Donald Nimmerichter, Jr., age 67, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Friday, April 19, 2024 after a two-year battle with stage iv esophageal cancer.

William Taylor Morecraft III, age 76, of Bear, DE, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

Virginia Ardenia Joines, age 85, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, April 21, 2024.

Joan M. “Joanie” Mayer, age 83, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 18, 2024.

Ralph F. McKeown, Jr., age 79, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 20, 2024.

Harry F. Killian, age 79, of Middletown, DE, formerly of Willingboro, NJ, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2024.

Joseph “Joe” Handlin, age 47, of Newark, DE, tragically was taken from this world on Monday, April 15, 2024.

Pamela Ivy Lack, age 93, of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024.         

Richard Oscar Becker, Jr. (“Bud”), age 71, passed away on April 8, 2024, at his daughter’s home in Middletown, DE, surrounded by family during the solar eclipse.