Obituaries

William Carl “Bill” “Dida” Stump, age 84, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

Ernest Derrick Sudler, age 71, of Bear, DE, was called home to rest on Monday, April 24, 2023, at Christiana Care Hospital.

Patricia Ann “Pat” (Scully) McDowell, age 87, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Monday, May 8, 2023.

Kaye (Oberle) Gebert, age 72, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

William L. “Bill” Simpson, Jr., age 87, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Thursday May 4, 2023, after a prolonged illness.  

Calvin Joseph “Cal” Cruz of Middletown, DE passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at the age of 90.

William J. “Bill” Martin, age 77, of Bear, DE, passed away peacefully after an 18-month battle with Leukemia on Thursday, May 4, 2023, while surrounded by his loved ones.

Deborah S. “Debbie” Jacobs, age 59, of St. Georges, DE, passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2023, after fighting a very courageous battle with AML (Leukemia).

Marie M. Evans, age 94, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.

Leonard J. Kalinowski, age 59, of Newark, DE, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023.

Leonard Peter Krygowski, age 82, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Monday, May 1, 2023.

Charles A. “Charlie” Newton, age 86, of Historic New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully, at home, surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

On Saturday, April 15, 2023, Alfred Kenneth “Hank” Plitt, age 93, of Newark, DE, passed away in his sleep in the comfort of his home, with his devoted wife, Susan, beside him.

William Charles “Bill” Gailey, Jr., age 68, of Bear, DE, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

Frances R. (Kempski) Kowalski, age 84, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Monday, May 1, 2023.

Louis N. “Lou” Backes, age 96, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 1, 2023.