Obituaries

Marie E. McCormick, age 84, of Newark, DE, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Born in Wilmington, DE on September 27, 1936, she was…

Daniel J. “Dan” Salvato, Jr., age 58, of Bear, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021. Born in Philadelphia, PA on December 11, 1962,…

Mary Ann Carroll, age 99, of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021. Born in Elkton, MD on June 19, 1921, she was…

Francis Earl “Fran” McDade, age 59, of Earleville, MD, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 28, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Chester,…

Mrs. Constance D. Hill, age 82, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021. A native Delawarean, Mrs. Hill was born in Wilmington…

Gary Lee Arrington, age 52, of Bear, DE, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Born in Woodbridge, VA on December 6, 1968, he was…

Louis Forman, age 85, of Hockessin, DE, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on December 1, 1935. Louis…

Rosamond Olivine Rainford, also known as Miss Madge, Aiya and “Sexy Lady”, of Bear, DE, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021, aged 92. Born…

Emma “Sue” Burke Nagg, age 84, of Newark, DE, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, surrounded by her loving…

Ashley Taylor King, age 20, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021.

Mitzie A. Gans, age 87, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Born in Portsmouth, VA on July…

Sharyn Rose Nesnow, age 75, of Elkton, MD, passed away peacefully at her residence on Saturday, January 23, 2021 after a long battle with PEComa cancer.

John Wesley Williams, Jr., age 88, of Bear, DE, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 17, 2021. Born in Upland, PA on July 21, 1932,…

Ryker Grayson Kenneth Bragg, beloved infant son of Erica L. Miller and Aaron M. Bragg of Elkton, MD, suddenly departed this life on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.

Gladys C. White, age 88, of Elsinboro, NJ, departed this life on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 with her two sons by her side.

Elizabeth M. “Betty” Walker, age 86, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, January 21, 2021.

Nancy M. Parker, age 81, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.

Regina Ann Kalinowski, age 68, of Wilmington, DE, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, January 14, 2021.

William P. “Bill” Rapuano, Sr., age 72, of Bear, DE, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.

Mary Ellen Martin, age 85, of Bear, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Born in Crisfield, MD on February 10, 1935, she was…

Gerald H. “Jerry” Ringler, Sr., age 85, of Bear, DE, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 9, 2021. He was born on…

John David Todd, age 97, of Newark, DE, husband, father, grandfather and friend to many, died at Millcroft Senior Living Community on Sunday, January 3,…

Pastor Robert C. “Bob” Geary, age 73, of Camden-Wyoming, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021.

Winifred Marie Brannon, age 95, of Milford, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021. Born in Wilmington, DE on March 2, 1925, she was…

 Paul Francis Hendrick, Sr., age 76, of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021. Born in Philadelphia, PA on March 27, 1945, he…

Maria Kymberly Tucker, age 55, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021. Born in Philadelphia, PA on April 24, 1965, she was…

Barbara A. Eaton, age 73, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021.

Mary A. Rose, age 100, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Born in Summerhill, PA on October 14, 1920, she was…

Joanne Ruth Davis, age 87, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 15, 2021.

Stanley David “Stan” Kirk, age 64, of Bear, DE, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021. Born in Wilmington, DE on January 16, 1956, he…

 Judith A. “Judy” Brimer, age 75, of Wallingford, PA, formerly of New Castle, DE, passed away into the arms or our Lord, on Wednesday, January…

Alfred “Fred” Escheu, age 87, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Born in Neusass-Augsburg, Germany on January 29, 1933, he was…

Darrell Wayne Fitzwater, age 58, departed peacefully into Christ’s hands on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, after a valiant eight-year battle with kidney cancer. He will…

James C. “Jim” West, Sr., age 81, of Newark, DE, formerly of Wilmington, DE, passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 14, 2021.

Michael Allen Foley, age 32, of Townsend, DE, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021.

Mr. Joseph F. “Joe” McCarthy, age 82, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021.

 John L. Filasky, Sr., age 69, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021. Born in Long Island, NY on August 17, 1951,…

Michael Christopher “Mike” Kardos, age 39, of Dover, DE, and formerly of Bear, DE, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. To know Mike was…

Leslie P. Kasecky, age 58, of Nanty Glo, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021.

Judith K. “Judy” Robinson, age 71, of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Born in Olney, IL on July 16, 1949, she was…

Bertha C. “Cathy” Case, age 78, of Salisbury, MD, formerly of New Castle, DE, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021, the same day as…

Allan Louis “Butch” Case, age 76, of Salisbury, MD, formerly of New Castle, DE, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021, the same day as…

Mary Earline Gaul, age 84, of Elsmere, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Born in Madison, NC on April 2, 1936, she was…

Luis A. “Papo” Lopez-Diaz, age 62, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021.

Hazel Smith, born as, Hazel Vanderhorst, was the first born of 7 to Richard and Thelma Vanderhorst on August 24, 1935 in Georgetown, SC. Hazel…

Stephen “Steve” Hankins, age 80, of Bear, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 after a long fight with cancer. Born in Pennsylvania in…

Amerigo V. “Mike” Marando, age 94, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Born in Wilmington, DE on May 8, 1926, he…

Dorrene Yvonne Green, age 62, of New Castle, DE, was granted her angel wings on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Born in Wilmington, DE on March…

The sweetest soul this side of heaven has shed this vale of tears. On January 6, 2021, Sharon Jean Phillips left Christiana Hospital to join her…

Cecil Edward Doty, age 96, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020. Born in Cleburne, TX on December 1, 1924, he…

Michael Joseph Bandy-Pistory, passed away suddenly in the comfort of his own home on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at the age of 39. Born in…

Joseph J. Martini, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Joseph proudly served in the United States Army as a Corporal….

William “Bill” Saxton, 77, of Rivesville, WV and formerly of Newark, DE, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021, surrounded by family after losing a 2-year…

Robert V. Crew, Jr., age 77, of Elkton, MD, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Born in Chestertown, MD…

Michael W. “Mike” Felker, age 45, of Smyrna, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Born on June 21, 1975, he was the son…

Joseph “Joe” Andrew Yearick, age 91, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 4, 2021. Born in Helton, NC on December…

Thomas F. “Tom” Toppin, Jr. (also known as “Little Tommy”), age 57, of Newark, DE, passed away due to cardiac arrest on Wednesday, December 23, 2020.

Julio M. Salas, age 88, of Margate, FL, formerly of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020. Born in Puerto Rico on December…

Jeremy P. Jones, Sr., age 41, of New Castle, DE, departed this life on January 1, 2021 at his residence.

George Albert Foxwell III, age 64, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Christiana Hospital with his loving wife by his side, just as she had always been ever since their relationship began 26 years ago.

Nancy J. Miller, age 62, of Elkton, MD, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021.

Anakia Varoo Skylen Foster, age 14, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020.

Daniel J. Vacula, age 65, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020.

Jack Del Thorpe, age 56, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021.

Robert E. “Rob” Gibson, Jr., age 57, of Bear, DE, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020. Born in Baltimore, MD on September 10, 1963,…

George A. Price, Jr., age 64, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020. Born in Wilmington, DE on February 7, 1956, he…

Dr. Paul Henry Sammelwitz passed away peacefully on January 1, 2021 after a brief illness. Paul was born in Buffalo, NY on March 13, 1933…

Karen T. Lattanzio, age 62, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, December 31, 2020. Born in Wilmington, DE…