Obituaries

Ella Mae (Thompson) Young, known as Ella or Gran-Gran, age 96, was born on December 8, 1925 and passed away peacefully on July 23, 2022 after a short illness.

Shirley A. Christaldi, age 75, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 11, 2022.

Robert S. “Bob” Kearns age 84, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 8, 2022.

Pat Landis, age 71, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away on Saturday, August 6th, 2022.  

On Thursday, August 4, Helene Ann Malgiero Catanese brewed a cup of tea, curled up beneath her cozy blanket on the couch, and in a slight alteration to her nightly routine, drifted off and into the arms of her Lord, unexpectedly and without pain.

Sadie Mazel Butler, age 88, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home on Friday, August 5, 2022.

Patricia “Pat” Samoluk, age 88, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 4, 2022. 

Andrew “Drew” Jacob Sumner, age 21, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.

Marietta B. (Garrett) Dickerson, age 93, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.            

Mary G. Douglas, 91, from Newark, DE, and formerly of Chicago, IL, died peacefully on July 31, 2022. 

James E. “J.B.” Romano, age 79, passed away suddenly on July 29, 2022.

Betty Jo Edwards, age 90, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.

Shirley M. Branden, age 85, of Newark, DE, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022.

Benjamin Kalinowski, affectionately known as “Benny,” age 57, of Port Penn, DE, passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2022.

Frank Louis Vettori, age 78, of Newark, DE, passed away on July 28, 2022.

It is with heavy heart that we announce the sudden passing of Glenn John Wilds on July 23, 2022, at the young age of 64.