Obituaries

Lynne Milkovics, age 73, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020, from complications related to a difficult-to-manage seizure disorder. Lynne was born in Philadelphia, PA,…

Carolyn J. Smith, age 83, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020.

Joseph T. “Joey” Davidson, age 56, of Elkton, MD, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020. Born in Wilmington, DE, and raised in New Castle,…

Charles Gaze “Kelly” Keskemety, age 86, of Bear, DE, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020. Born in Wilmington, DE on April 20, 1934, he…

David Michael “Dave” Cox, age 63, of Smyrna, DE, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020.

A beautiful, kind and gentle soul has passed away into God’s arms, Hettie Malinda (Clifton) Kraszewski, 94 of Bear, DE, on Sunday, September 20, 2020,…

James Leonard “Len” Gardner, age 85, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020. Born in Wilmington, DE on June 24, 1935, he…

Thomas Edward “Tom” White, Jr., age 41, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020. Born in Wilmington, DE on June 18,…

Juan Carlos Valdivia, age 52, of Newark, DE, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020.

Maureen Lynn “Reenie” Horan-Winter, age 52, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.

Elizabeth J. “Penny” León, age 60, of Delaware City, DE, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.

Michael G. Murphy, Sr., age 60, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020.

Cynthia D. Brown, age 66, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020.

On Friday, September 18, Ruth Ann Chynoweth danced barefoot into heaven.

Robert “Bob” Walton Gore of Newark died September 17, 2020 after a protracted battle with cancer. He was 83.

Donald Jerome Rainford, affectionately known as “DJ”, was born to Donald and Sharon Rainford of Bear, Delaware, on January 25, 1988.

Horace J. “Joe” Conway, age 79, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 surrounded by his loving family.

Ronald G. “Ron” Cox, age 84, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020.

Clark H. Payne, Jr., age 59, of Dover, DE, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2020.

Roger Fleck, age 73, of Bear, DE, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020.

Lorraine Stella Raughley, age 79, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 17, 2020.

Janice Mae Badura Holton, age 88, of Newark, DE, lost her long, brave battle against myelodysplastic syndrome on Sunday, September 13, 2020, at Christiana Hospital surrounded by family.

Gae Dawn Baker, age 67, of New Castle, DE, went home to be with her God on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.

Donald E. “Don” Hall, Jr., of South St. Georges, DE, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020.

Gary B. Houston, Sr., age 64, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday, September 12, 2020, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Luis R. Mercado, age 73, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2020.

Anne Deputy, age 97, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020.

Joshua B. Howell, age 31, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020.

Carmela Alice Wolfe, age 93, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020.

Jane V. West, age 76, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2020.

Joan Elizabeth Drowsky, age 86, formerly of Atlantic City, New Jersey, passed away in Christiana Care Hospital on September 8th, 2020, with her daughter Sandra Cahall by her side.

Shirley Ann West, age 48, of Bear, DE passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.

Jacob F. Baker III, age 59, of Townsend, DE, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020.

Fay Ann Herald, age 85, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.

Mary Ann Pfannenstiel, age 78, of Middletown, DE. passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020.

Henry Theodore “Ted” Rowe, Jr., age 87, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully with his loving wife by his side on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.

Alfred E. “Alfie” McWilliams, Jr., age 43, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2020.

George Howard Floyd, age 71, of Orlando, FL, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020.

Joseph J. Tabino, Sr., age 96, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 7, 2020, at his residence.

William Joseph “Bill” Johnson III, age 55, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2020.

Hilda Beck Perialas, age 94, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020.

Mehrangiz (Mary) Jaymand, 81, passed away peacefully in the company of her loving family on September 2, 2020.

James D. “Jim” Humes, 68, of Bear, DE, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2020.

Vito Conigliaro, age 83, of Bear, DE, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2020.

Maryann Ferri, age 79, of Newark, DE, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2020.

Richard H. Wallace, age 71, of Newark, DE, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020.

AnnaMay Hannah, age 73, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2020.

Kenneth Lawrence “Ken” Guthrie, age 76, of Newark, DE, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2020.

James Terence “Jim” Laverty, age 66, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020.

Robert Michael “Bobby” Watunya, age 61, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020, surrounded by his loving family and friends.

Larry C. Malin, age 73, of Bear, DE, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 29, 2020, while under hospice care, surrounded by his loving family.

Diane Lease Sammelwitz passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Thursday, August 27, 2020.

Nancy D. Palmer, age 81, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer on August 26, 2020.

Sharon Louise Boatwright, born from the union of Hampton and Lois Reid on August 20, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York and passed away suddenly on August 18, 2020.

Loretta S. Dobbins, age 79, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 22, 2020.

Albert C. “Big Al” Miller, age 95, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020.

Destiny M. LaBarge, age 29, of West Chester, PA, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.

Cynthia Marie “Cindy” McAlees, age 69, of Newark, DE, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020.

William H. Twardus, age 74, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020.

Mabel G. Wilson, age 97, of Charlestown, MD, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020.

Elizabeth A. Binasiewicz, age 88, of Newark, DE, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, August 15, 2020.

Anna C. McDonald, age 85, of Wilmington, DE, and formerly of Alameda, CA, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020.

Bryan Andrew Jennings, age 30, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020.

Richard George Soehlke, loving Father, Husband and Friend, age 89, of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020.

Patricia Caperino, age 82, of Newark, DE, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020.

Bethly Roma “Beth” Guilbault, age 91, of Bear, DE, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020.

Linda Ann Nichols, age 71, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020.

Michelle Madlyn Nevin, age 68, of New Castle, DE, passed away at her residence on Sunday, August 9, 2020.

Sheraun Frias, 45, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020. After an all-too-brief bout against cancer closed out Sheraun’s time with us here on Earth, the family finds peace knowing that her spirit lives on.

Marie T. (St. Pierre) DiGuardi, age 86, of Millsboro, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Friday, August 7, 2020.

Carole J. (Duphily) Varisco, age 82, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.

Edward A. “Ed” Danisavich, Jr., age 82, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020.

William Henry “Bill” Crystle III, age 94, of Wilmington, DE, formerly of Wallingford, PA, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.

Major General Carol A. Timmons, age 62, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2020, surrounded by her wife and family.

William M. “Mitch” “Pop-Pop” Hynson, Jr., age 92, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.

Jeffrey T. Barlow, age 46, of Hanover, MD passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020.

James Linsley “Bucky” Hinton III, age 66, of New Castle, DE passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2020.

Maxine Rash, age 87, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020.

LuAnn McEvoy-Kurt, age 63, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.