Obituaries

Raymond O. “Ray” Butler, age 68, of Newark, DE, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.

Anthony Stephen Gott, age 63, of Delaware City, Delaware, left the confines of his physical body to transcend into a pain-free, eternal life in Heaven on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.

Eric Benson, age 70, of Bear, DE, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, following a year-long journey with glioblastoma.

Clarence D. “Frog” Reed, age 75, of Smyrna, DE, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2026. Born in Dover, DE on April 4, 1950, he…

Lawrence J. “Larry” Lenzini, age 71, of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, February 2, 2026.

Gudrun Charlotte Rosenkranz Sturek, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at the age of 83.

Matthew R. “Ryan” Story, age 34, of Smyrna, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.

John T. Moore Jr., age 41, of Bear, DE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, surrounded by his close family and friends.

Ruth H. George, age 93, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2026.

Gene Albert Hamm, age 87, of Smyrna, DE, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026.

Carol P. Reule, age 79, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

Lois Kay (Crockett) Nesci, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the age of 74.

Lucille Dana Angell Soukup, 94, passed into eternity at her home of 60 years, in Wilmington, DE, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, after a brief illness.

William C. Pragg, age 85, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2026.

Frederick A. Wheeler Jr., age 86, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 23, 2026.

Joseph “Joe” E. Brynes Jr., age 72, passed away suddenly on Monday, January 26, 2026.