Obituaries

Alice Mae (Dame) Vernier passed away peacefully on Monday, April 10, 2023.

Gladys Ellen Deskins, age 87, of Hockessin, DE, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023.

Richard E. “Dick” Boyle, age 79, died on Saturday, February 11, 2023 in Middletown, DE.

Francis D. Pennypacker, age 63, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023.

Julia Y. “Julie” Harrison, age 56, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023.

Richard Lee Balback, age 82, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023.

John Earl Pennington, age 71, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 15, 2023.

James Anthony “Jim” Gifford III, age 81, of Newark, DE, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023.

Mrs. Marjorie Allene (Norris) Fioravanti, age 86, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, following a brief illness.

Dawn R. Goffredo, age 51, of St. Georges, DE, passed away suddenly on Friday, April 7, 2023, alongside her longtime companion, Robert John “Bobby” Mankovitch, Jr.

Diane E. Thomas, age 83, of Newark, DE, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. If her life were a book, it would be a thousand pages.

Elizabeth Klock (Smith) Hoagey, age 92, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Friday, April 7, 2023.

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Mark Pobres Gracias, age 76, of Newark, DE, on Friday, April 7, 2023.

Nancy L. Webster, age 79, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

Charles Bihl, age 77, of Newark, DE, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023 with his wife and daughter by his side.

Rev. John W. Keating, age 76, of Elkton, MD, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.