Obituaries

Carol Ronneburger Janas, age 57, passed away on December 29 2021.

Linda M. (Wooters) Smith, age 62, of Dover, DE, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 30, 2021.

David R. Johnstone, age 75, of Smyrna, DE, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 30, 2021.

Richard “Dick” Mitchell of Middletown, DE, and formally of Frenchtown, NJ and Scituate, MA, passed away peacefully on December 25. 2021 at the age of 93. 

Christopher “Chris” Lind, age 55, of Newark, DE, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 21, 2021.

Ralph Elston Kendall, Sr., age 82, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021.

Winifred Theodora “Winnie” (Manlove) Spence, age 92, of Townsend, DE, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 25, 2021.

Eda Marie Gentile Ciemania, age 101, of Coker Creek, TN, passed away at 8:25 A.M. on Monday, December 20, 2021 at home.

Stewart W. “Buddy” Forbes, Jr., age 74, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021.

Terry Lee “Bucky” Walls, age 58, of Selbyville, DE, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021.

William M. “Bill” Davis, age 62, of Bear, DE, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, surrounded by his loving family.

Sally Brown, age 62, of Middletown, DE passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021.

Timothy Andrew “Tim” Macey, age 62, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Monday, December 20, 2021.

David A. Robinson, age 57, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Friday, December 10, 2021.

Robert Paul “Bob” Reeder, age 84, of Minnetonka, MN, formerly of Newark, DE, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.

Elizabeth Ellen “Betty” Gliniak, age 93, of Bear, DE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.

Elizabeth Anne McCloskey, age 101, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 16, 2021.

Peter Cherwaty, Sr., age 96, of Nottingham, PA, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, December 16, 2021.

James Charles Mullin, age 74, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.

David B. Nolan, age 56, of North East, MD, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021.

Donald Anthony “Don” Bauer, age 79, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Friday, December 3, 2021.

Clayton D. “CJ” Gebhart, Jr., 38, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, at Christiana Hospital on Thursday, December 16, 2021, after a short illness.

Loretta A. Messick, age 83, formerly of Monroe Avenue, Wilmington Manor, died December 16, 2021, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease.

Carol (Hughes) Pochvatilla, age, 72, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Christiana Hospital.

Juanita Marie “Nean” Wilson, age 66, of Bear, DE, went home to be with the Lord peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, December 11, 2021.

Janice Marie Carter, age 85, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 15, 2021.

Dr. Luella Eudora (Williams) Pettigrew, age 93, of Townsend, DE, passed away after a lengthy illness on Monday, December 6, 2021.

Richard W. Ladd, surrounded by his loving family, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Seasons Hospice in Wilmington Hospital, after a brief illness.

Frances E. “Fran” Brumbaugh, age 69, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, December 8, 2021.

On Thursday, December 9, 2021, Marie A. Henry’s wish was granted and she joined the Heavenly family she missed so much.

Joyce A. Stanton, age 79, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 11, 2021.

Leslie Edward “Ed” Singleton, age 83, of Newark, DE, died after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease, on Sunday, December 12, 2021

Sieglinde Hummel Elischer, age 81, of Middletown, DE passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Friday, December 10, 2021.

          Harry C. Stigler, age 69, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021.

Elizabeth A. “Betty” Yearsley, age 86, of St. Georges, DE, formally of Frankford, DE, passed away at Christiana Care on Thursday, December 9, 2021.

Ingrid A. Basher, age 80, of Newark, DE, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021.

Evan Richards Moody, age 83, of Newark, DE, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, surrounded by his loved ones.

David D. Poffenberger III, age 90, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, December 9, 2021.

Karin Stumpf Todd received her diamond covered Angel wings on Saturday, December 4, 2021, and they perfectly matched her eternal Juicy Couture track suit.

Patricia Smith Pheris, age 82, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 6, 2021, after a long illness from Atypical Parkinson’s Disease.

Leonard M. “Lenny” Beatson, Sr., age 55, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 surrounded by his family and friends.

Brenda D. Cain, age 81, of New Castle, DE, passed peacefully from life on the morning of Monday, December 6, 2021 in the comfort of her own home.

Geraldine R. McCloskey, age 82, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Christiana Hospital with her loving brother by her side.

Gertrude (Fickus) Smith, age 89, of Newark, DE, died peacefully at home on Thursday, December 2, 2021.

Richard A. “Dick” Dougherty, age 85, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021.

Colleen M. Downward, age 65, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 3, 2021.

Ronald P. Carroll, age 81, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 3, 2021.

Virginia Ann (Williamson) Staudt, age 81, of Hockessin, DE, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 3, 2021.

John E. Trincia, age 79, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.

Rev. Dewayne Pierce, age 54, of Middletown, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 30, 2021.

Mary Ann Reder-Hopper, age 62, of Bear, DE, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, November 23, 2021.

Frederick K. Will, age 91, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021.

William G. “Bill” DiPersio, age 61, of Port Penn, DE, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.

Sonja W. Hairsine, age 96, of Lake Orion, MI, passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.

Dorothy J. “Dottie” Jordan, age 76, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021.

Deborah Jeanne Hanna, age 63, of Elkton, MD, passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021.

Nicholas J. Caporelli, age 79, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021.