Obituaries

Ann B. Kline, age 72, of Newark, DE, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.

Lorna Rose Craven, age 88, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020.

Marlene P. Talmadge, age 80, of Tucson, AZ, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020.

Edward F. Soccorso, Sr., age 96, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.

David Alan Anderson, age 56, of Newark, DE, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020.

On February 22, 2020 Kenneth Levy Wilkins transitioned to be with the Lord. Born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 12, 1950, he was the oldest son of the late Robert Levy Wilkins, Sr. and Francis Elizabeth Wilkins.

Leonard Louis “Len” Schott, age 76, of Newark, DE, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.

It is with deep sorrow, but with much gratitude for a long and wonderful life, that Charles David Bullock, affectionately known as Pops, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the age of 80.

Dorothy M. “Dot” Barnshaw, age 89, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, February 21, 2020.

Anne Elizabeth Boyce, age 96, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, February 21, 2020.

Karen Jayne Sparks, age 62, of Townsend, DE, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020.

William F. “Bill” Lawler, age 79, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020.

Roy Fulton Couden, Jr., age 71, of Newark, DE, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020.

Eleanor Lois Kirby, age 78, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020.

Burial of ashes will be private. Friends and family are invited to a gathering to take place Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 from 5-6pm at Spicer-Mullikin…

Dianne Theresa Camponelli, age 81, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.

Herbert Albert “Herb” Torterotot, Sr., age 82, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020. Born and raised in Newton Square, PA…

Marie A. Ferraiolo, age 82, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020.

Andrew J. “Jack” Pearce, Jr., age 85, of New Castle, DE, passed away at Christiana Hospital on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.

Arthur Frederick (Art) Knapp, age 94, of Newark, Delaware passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, January 7, 2020.

Lauren Simandl Charles, age 61, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 after a courageous 14-month fight against cancer.

Martin Edward “Eddie” Hardy, age 65, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020.

William C. “Bill” Bachman, age 90, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020.

Norman Ingham, age 96, died on February 12, 2020, peacefully at home surrounded by his family.

Michael J. “Mike” Sharpe, age 64, of Vineland, NJ, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020.

Theresa M. “Tess” Ferri, age 91, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020.

Barbara Sara Argoe, age 82, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 10, 2020.

George Edward “Chip” Pierce, age 63, of Felton, DE, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020.

Gertrude M. “Trudy” (Murray) Higgins, age 100, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020. Born in Philadelphia, PA on October 23, 1919,…

Lawrence J. “Larry” Cylc, Sr., age 63, of Claymont, DE, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 9, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.

Catherine J. Reyburn, age 94, of Newark, DE, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020. Born in Wilmington, DE on September 4, 1925, she was…

On Friday, January 31, 2020, heaven gained a beautiful angel named Brooklyn Taylor Krohe. “Brooks, GC, Brookalina, B-Nasty Krohe” was 23 and from Middletown, DE….

Robert A. Downward, age 65, of Newark, DE, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.

Donald Stephen “Chip” Gazdick, Jr., age 61, of Landenberg, PA, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, in Lake Worth, FL.

Susan C. “Sue” Brownridge, age 71, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020.

Michael Joseph “Mike” Evans, age 31, of Bear, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020.

Kangyoon Joanne Rhee, age 73, passed away peacefully at home in Newark, DE, on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.

Dr. Aletha Scarangello, 84, of Newark, died on January 19, 2020, in Brooklyn, NY, at the home of her daughter, son-in-law, and grandsons.

Robert Mancil “Buddy” Hackendorn, Jr., age 76, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.

James Lindsay “Jim” Hoffman, Sr., age 81, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 30, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.

Michael G. Snyder, age 56, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020.

Donald Craig Brown, completed his earthly journey on Jan 25, 2020.

Gwen L. Holland, age 61, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020.

Ronald J. “Ron” Love, age 70, of Newark, DE, passed away at home on Sunday, January 26, 2020.

Franklin D. “Frank” Kersey, age 87, of Warwick, MD, and formerly of Delaware City, DE, passed away at Union Hospital on Sunday, January 26, 2020.

John Raymond “Jack” Billé, age 86, of Glen Mills, PA and formerly of Springmill in Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.

Karen M. Wisniewski, age 60, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.

Dorothy M. Romano, age 73, of New Castle, DE, passed away at Christiana Hospital on Monday, January 27, 2020.

Andrew J. (Drew) Ostroski, III age 52, of Newark, DE and formerly of Lewes, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020.

Margaret E. “Peg” DuRoss, age 87, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020.

Robert J. “Bob” Paxson, Sr., age 60, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020 surrounded by his loving family and fiancée.

Samuel L. Dowell, age 91, of Newark, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020.

Patricia A. “Pat” Burns (nee Clarkson), passed away January 21, 2020, surrounded by family.

Harry Joseph Brown, Jr., age 78, of Lewes, DE, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.

Phyllis Jean Kortvelesy, known to her friends as “Brook”, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2020, following a brief battle with cancer.

Charles Douglas “CD” Jennings, age 75, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.

Theresa Ann “Terry” Henderson, age 70, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020.

Carol Martha Hasson, age 71, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020.

Charles M. Thorp, age 89, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Saturday, January, 18, 2020.

Marianne Houston Teed, age 86, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 17, 2020.

Ruth W. “Ruthie” Wolstencroft, age 94, of Newark, DE and formerly of Lock Haven, PA, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020.

Russell L. “Russ” Eaton, age 85, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020.

Denis J. “DJ” McCormick III, born in Newark, DE on August 30, 1989 to Denis McCormick and Linda Reeder, passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, January 11, 2020.

Kenneth Wayne “Pooh Bear” Simpers, Sr., age 59, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020.

John R. “Jack” Carter, age 84, of Trinity, FL, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020.

Virginia P. “Ginny” Houck, age 95, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020.

Robert J. “Bob” Beck, age 80, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020. Born in Honesdale, PA on July 26, 1939, he…

Richard R. “Dick” “Rich” Gary, Jr., age 88, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 9, 2020, surrounded by his loving family at Christiana Season’s Hospice.

Marian Lillian Santo, age 67, of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020.

Barbara “Babs” Ann (Daugherty) Holbrook went home to be with the Lord and her husband Bea on January 5, 2020.

Eleanor Tietjen, age 92, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020.

On Thursday, January 2, 2020, Ivy Linette Jackson-Sharpe, loving wife and mother passed away at 70 years old.

Frances M. Aaron, age 60, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2020.

Pauline C. King, age 82, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020.

Josephine L. Kolasinski, age 94, of Newark, DE, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020.

John Kenneth “Jack” Wilson, age 72, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 30, 2019, surrounded by his loving family.

Gary L. Petitt, age 79, of Townsend, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Born in Bradford, PA on March 16, 1940, he was…

Milan D’Anna Hervas , age 22, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2020.

George W. Rogers, age 78, of Middletown, DE, and formerly of New Jersey, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020.

Howard W. Stewart, Jr., age 63, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020.

Bernice B. Sayne, age 78, of Bear, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2020.

Alessandra Trimarco, age 96, recently of Newark, DE, and long-time resident of Philadelphia, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 2, 2020.

Virginia M. “Ginny” Maucher, age 82, of Bear, DE, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 1, 2020.

Marie Chantal Michel was born on June 26, 1974 to Claudel and Marie Marthe Michel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.