Obituaries

William C. “Bill” Mohr, Sr., age 65, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021.

Woodrow W. “Woody” Chambers, Jr., age 78, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021, after a brief battle with cancer.

Born on November 18, 1952, Darlene “Wanda” Hendy-Green, was a native of Brooklyn, NY and educated in the New York Public School system.

Christopher A. “Chris” Bourne, age 17, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2021.

Helen J. Durso, age 86, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2021.

Joseph Lambert “Joey” Conway, age 43, of Middletown, DE, passed away suddenly following a car accident on Saturday, February 13, 2021. Joey will be greatly…

Shawn Stanley, age 39, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Born in Toledo, OH on October 20, 1981, he was a…

Forrest “Pop” Kirk, Sr., age 86, of Peach Bottom, PA, and formerly of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Sunday, February…

Dale Overstreet, age 67, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021. Born in Bedford County, VA on December 31, 1953, he…

Marie Frances Frost, age 91, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021.

Lorraine Marie (Kuzo) Kandra, age 89, of Newark, DE, passed away unexpectedly at Christiana Care Hospital on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Born in Hazleton, PA…

Professor emeritus in the English department at the University of Delaware, recognized for his excellence in teaching, and known for his widely used textbook on the English language, Dr. Finnie died at home on Thursday, February 18, 2021, after a short illness.

On February 20, 2021, Paul Burge, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away at the age of 94 at Christiana Care. Paul was…

Brenda “Kay” Laws, age 74, of Bear, DE, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 18, 2021 with her loving husband, John, of 57 years, and daughter, Sharon, by her side.

Dr. Imelda Pangilinan Hamilton died in her home in Newark, DE, on Monday, February 8, 2021, surrounded by her three daughters. She was 84 years…

William Francis “Skip” Nutter III, age 44, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021. Born in Wilmington, DE on April 11,…

Liliane Moortgat-Burke, age 66, passed away while in hospice at Christiana Hospital, on Monday, February 8, 2021. Born in Mortsel, Belgium, she was the daughter…

Virginia Mae “Ginny” (Koerner) Monjon, a resident of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 14, 2021, at the age of 84. She was…

Deborah Lynn Reed, age 66, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021.

June May Berry, age 80, of Chesapeake City, MD, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on Monday, February 15, 2021, surrounded by her loving family.

June Zito, age 69, of Townsend, DE, and formerly of Sewell, NJ, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2021.

Robert B. “Bob” Hill, age 81, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 13, 2021, with his beloved wife, Joanne, of 60 years by his side.

June Ellen Kulisich Hansell, age 76, of Newark, DE, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021, surrounded by her family.

Ronald Lynn “Ron” Boyle, age 64, of Elkton, MD, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.

Kim Elaine Davis, age 62, of Elkton, MD, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021.

Natalie Greene, age 47, of Delaware City, Delaware, joined our Lord in Heaven February 8, 2021, after a brief fight with cancer.

Carolyn Beth Lusby, age 58, of Glen Burnie, MD, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021.

Irene Suchocki, age 93, of Newark, DE, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Born in Wilmington, DE on July 1, 1927, she was a…

Louis B. “Lou” Broglie, age 66, of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021.

William John “Bingo Bill” Holena, Jr., age 43, of Newark, DE, passed away suddenly on Friday, February 5, 2021.

Ruth “Bunny” Doyle, age 85, of Bear, DE, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021. Born in Philadelphia, PA, on March 21, 1935, she was…

Carolyn Ann Carwell, age 75, of Middletown, DE, and formerly of The Bronx, NY, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at her residence.

Rose Mary Cammock, age 86, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021. Born in Wilmington, DE on May 1, 1934, she was…

Thomas Edward Armiger, Sr., age 90, formerly of Newark and New Castle, DE, passed away on February 7, 2021, in Kissimmee, Florida. Born in Salisbury,…

Robert Winston Guest, “Bob”, of Newark, Delaware, died suddenly on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Born on June 29, 1951 in Danbury, Connecticut, Bob was the…

Deborah Ann DeBoue was born in Charity Hospital in New Orleans, LA on May 16, 1955 to the late Elijah and Jeanetta DeBoue. On February…

Linda I. Hill, age 80, of Townsend, DE, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Monday, February 1, 2021.

Margaret A. “Peggy” Pruitt, age 90, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2021.

Carolyn B. Wright, age 83, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021.

Helena Toomer, age 73, of New Castle, DE, died on Saturday, January 30, 2021.

Karen Lightfoot, age 70 of Bear, DE, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021, surrounded by her family.

Margaret Street Sullivan, age 99, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully at Christiana Healthcare on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 2 days prior to her 100th…

Floyd Thomas Gartley, age 74, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021.

David J. Clauss, Jr., age 76, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Born in Allentown, PA on June 19, 1944,…

Ottavio L. “Tavy” Calvarese, Jr., age 61, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Born in Chester, PA on February 22,…

Margaret M. Mera, age 90, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021.

James William “Bill” Shaw, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 24, 2021, surrounded by his family. Bill was…

Victoria M. Giglio, age 91, a resident of Somerford Place for several years, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on…

Marie E. McCormick, age 84, of Newark, DE, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Born in Wilmington, DE on September 27, 1936, she was…

Daniel J. “Dan” Salvato, Jr., age 58, of Bear, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021. Born in Philadelphia, PA on December 11, 1962,…

Mary Ann Carroll, age 99, of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021. Born in Elkton, MD on June 19, 1921, she was…

Francis Earl “Fran” McDade, age 59, of Earleville, MD, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 28, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Chester,…

Mrs. Constance D. Hill, age 82, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021. A native Delawarean, Mrs. Hill was born in Wilmington…

Gary Lee Arrington, age 52, of Bear, DE, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Born in Woodbridge, VA on December 6, 1968, he was…

Louis Forman, age 85, of Hockessin, DE, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on December 1, 1935. Louis…

Rosamond Olivine Rainford, also known as Miss Madge, Aiya and “Sexy Lady”, of Bear, DE, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021, aged 92. Born…

Emma “Sue” Burke Nagg, age 84, of Newark, DE, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, surrounded by her loving…

Ashley Taylor King, age 20, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021.

Mitzie A. Gans, age 87, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Born in Portsmouth, VA on July…

Sharyn Rose Nesnow, age 75, of Elkton, MD, passed away peacefully at her residence on Saturday, January 23, 2021 after a long battle with PEComa cancer.

John Wesley Williams, Jr., age 88, of Bear, DE, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 17, 2021. Born in Upland, PA on July 21, 1932,…

Ryker Grayson Kenneth Bragg, beloved infant son of Erica L. Miller and Aaron M. Bragg of Elkton, MD, suddenly departed this life on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.

Gladys C. White, age 88, of Elsinboro, NJ, departed this life on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 with her two sons by her side.

Elizabeth M. “Betty” Walker, age 86, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, January 21, 2021.

Nancy M. Parker, age 81, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.

Regina Ann Kalinowski, age 68, of Wilmington, DE, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, January 14, 2021.

William P. “Bill” Rapuano, Sr., age 72, of Bear, DE, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.

Mary Ellen Martin, age 85, of Bear, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Born in Crisfield, MD on February 10, 1935, she was…

Gerald H. “Jerry” Ringler, Sr., age 85, of Bear, DE, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 9, 2021. He was born on…

John David Todd, age 97, of Newark, DE, husband, father, grandfather and friend to many, died at Millcroft Senior Living Community on Sunday, January 3,…

Pastor Robert C. “Bob” Geary, age 73, of Camden-Wyoming, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021.

Winifred Marie Brannon, age 95, of Milford, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021. Born in Wilmington, DE on March 2, 1925, she was…

 Paul Francis Hendrick, Sr., age 76, of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021. Born in Philadelphia, PA on March 27, 1945, he…

Maria Kymberly Tucker, age 55, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021. Born in Philadelphia, PA on April 24, 1965, she was…

Barbara A. Eaton, age 73, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021.

Mary A. Rose, age 100, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Born in Summerhill, PA on October 14, 1920, she was…

Joanne Ruth Davis, age 87, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 15, 2021.

Stanley David “Stan” Kirk, age 64, of Bear, DE, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021. Born in Wilmington, DE on January 16, 1956, he…

 Judith A. “Judy” Brimer, age 75, of Wallingford, PA, formerly of New Castle, DE, passed away into the arms or our Lord, on Wednesday, January…

Alfred “Fred” Escheu, age 87, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Born in Neusass-Augsburg, Germany on January 29, 1933, he was…

Darrell Wayne Fitzwater, age 58, departed peacefully into Christ’s hands on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, after a valiant eight-year battle with kidney cancer. He will…

James C. “Jim” West, Sr., age 81, of Newark, DE, formerly of Wilmington, DE, passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 14, 2021.

Michael Allen Foley, age 32, of Townsend, DE, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021.

Mr. Joseph F. “Joe” McCarthy, age 82, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021.

 John L. Filasky, Sr., age 69, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021. Born in Long Island, NY on August 17, 1951,…

Michael Christopher “Mike” Kardos, age 39, of Dover, DE, and formerly of Bear, DE, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. To know Mike was…

Leslie P. Kasecky, age 58, of Nanty Glo, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021.

Judith K. “Judy” Robinson, age 71, of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Born in Olney, IL on July 16, 1949, she was…

Bertha C. “Cathy” Case, age 78, of Salisbury, MD, formerly of New Castle, DE, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021, the same day as…

Allan Louis “Butch” Case, age 76, of Salisbury, MD, formerly of New Castle, DE, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021, the same day as…

Mary Earline Gaul, age 84, of Elsmere, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Born in Madison, NC on April 2, 1936, she was…

Luis A. “Papo” Lopez-Diaz, age 62, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021.

Hazel Smith, born as, Hazel Vanderhorst, was the first born of 7 to Richard and Thelma Vanderhorst on August 24, 1935 in Georgetown, SC. Hazel…

Stephen “Steve” Hankins, age 80, of Bear, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 after a long fight with cancer. Born in Pennsylvania in…

Amerigo V. “Mike” Marando, age 94, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Born in Wilmington, DE on May 8, 1926, he…

Dorrene Yvonne Green, age 62, of New Castle, DE, was granted her angel wings on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Born in Wilmington, DE on March…

The sweetest soul this side of heaven has shed this vale of tears. On January 6, 2021, Sharon Jean Phillips left Christiana Hospital to join her…

Cecil Edward Doty, age 96, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020. Born in Cleburne, TX on December 1, 1924, he…

Michael Joseph Bandy-Pistory, passed away suddenly in the comfort of his own home on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at the age of 39. Born in…

Joseph J. Martini, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Joseph proudly served in the United States Army as a Corporal….

William “Bill” Saxton, 77, of Rivesville, WV and formerly of Newark, DE, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021, surrounded by family after losing a 2-year…

Robert V. Crew, Jr., age 77, of Elkton, MD, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Born in Chestertown, MD…

Michael W. “Mike” Felker, age 45, of Smyrna, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Born on June 21, 1975, he was the son…

Joseph “Joe” Andrew Yearick, age 91, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 4, 2021. Born in Helton, NC on December…

Thomas F. “Tom” Toppin, Jr. (also known as “Little Tommy”), age 57, of Newark, DE, passed away due to cardiac arrest on Wednesday, December 23, 2020.

Julio M. Salas, age 88, of Margate, FL, formerly of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020. Born in Puerto Rico on December…

Jeremy P. Jones, Sr., age 41, of New Castle, DE, departed this life on January 1, 2021 at his residence.

George Albert Foxwell III, age 64, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Christiana Hospital with his loving wife by his side, just as she had always been ever since their relationship began 26 years ago.

Nancy J. Miller, age 62, of Elkton, MD, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021.

Anakia Varoo Skylen Foster, age 14, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020.

Daniel J. Vacula, age 65, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020.

Jack Del Thorpe, age 56, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021.

Robert E. “Rob” Gibson, Jr., age 57, of Bear, DE, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020. Born in Baltimore, MD on September 10, 1963,…

George A. Price, Jr., age 64, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020. Born in Wilmington, DE on February 7, 1956, he…

Dr. Paul Henry Sammelwitz passed away peacefully on January 1, 2021 after a brief illness. Paul was born in Buffalo, NY on March 13, 1933…

Karen T. Lattanzio, age 62, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, December 31, 2020. Born in Wilmington, DE…