Obituaries

Florisse Coleman Thomas, age 94, of Newark, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.

Raymond Buckingham Streets, age 83, of Newark, DE, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2024.

Everett L. Landis, age 90, of West Grove, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2024.

John Joseph “Jay” McCloskey, Jr., age 70, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2024, surrounded by his family.

MaryMartha Theresa Pribish, age 87, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, January 28, 2024.

Martha Dauman (Miller) Tappan, age 90, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024.

Danny “Dan” Ray Rankin, Jr., loving husband and father, age 40, of Townsend, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.

Joseph W. “Joe” Rowe, Jr., age 69, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January 25, 2024.

Janet Marie Yannuzzi, age 80, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.

Georgette L. Borrelli, age 79, of Newark, DE, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024.

Robert “Bob” Kokstein, age 76, of Middletown, Delaware, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2024.

Clinton “Steve” Lester, Sr., age 74, of Townsend, DE, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024.

Edward G. “Ed” Blomquist, age 67, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024.

Ellen M. Robinson, age 75, of Bear, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.

Merritt Burke Williams, age 85, of Selbyville, DE, and formerly of Minquadale, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, January 19, 2024.

Rebecca K. Tormen, of Newark, DE, answered The Lord’s Call and has transitioned to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, January 4, 2024.

Israel Custodio, Sr., age 91, of Newark, DE, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.

Matthew J. “Matt” Moore, age 39, of Chester County, PA, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024.

Joyce Elaine Laird, age 66, of Bear, DE, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, January 19, 2024. Joyce battled Vascular Dementia courageously for 11 years.

Elaine E. Shiflett, age 83, of Chestertown, MD, passed away peacefully shortly after a visit by her son on Thursday, January 18, 2024.

Betty Ann Lyons, age 71, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2024.

Howard Edwin Farley Sr., age 67, of New Castle, DE, suddenly passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024, after a short illness.

Stephen J. Myers, age 49, of Bear, DE, passed away on Thursday, December 28th, 2023.

Stephanie S. Jester, age 52, of Newark, DE, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

Dennis Duckett, age 79, of Newark, DE, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.

Denise Magnani passed away on January 7th, 2024, at 11:58 am at Christiana Hospital after a short illness. She was 76 years old.

Maria Isabel Opio, age 64, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at her home in New Castle, Delaware.

Enola Jane (Newton) Teeter, age 82, of Newark, DE, long-time horticulturalist and greenhouse operator, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, after a short illness.

John Thomas Mayer, age 83, of Bear, DE, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023.

Barbara Clowson, a beloved wife, mother and grandmother passed away Sunday, January 7, 2024 in Newark, De.

Lisa Louise Thompson, age 69, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, after her courageous battle with uterine cancer.

Kenneth Michael Poczynek, known to loved ones and friends as Ken, of Elkton, MD, sadly passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024, at the age of 64.

Rita Marie Kochendorfer, age 85, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Monday, January 8, 2024.

Marcella J. Pease, age 90, of Bear, DE, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023.

Raymond J. Magnani, devoted husband and amazing father, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024, at his home in Newark, Delaware at the age of 74.

Frances Geraldine Driver, age 85, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023.

Bruce H. Gordon, Jr., age 92, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 22, 2023.

Emile John “Sonny” Walther, Jr., age 91, of Townsend, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, January 7, 2024.

Tammi W. Orzechowski, age 63, of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2024.

Mario D. Benedetto, age 70, of Newark, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.

Barbara B. Thurman, age 92, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

Tracie L. “Titimama” Hinson, age 46, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2023.

Dr. Walter Richard Curtice, age 88, peacefully joined his wife, Dixie, on Monday, January 1, 2024, at the Newark Manor Nursing Home in Delaware.

Ibis Pino, age 88, of Middletown, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.

Hazel I. LeBourdais, age 89, of Milford, DE, and formerly of Newark, DE, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023.

It is with great sadness, that we announce Nancy Haynes Davis, age 85, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on Thursday, December 28, 2023.

Ming Gao, age 87, of Middletown, DE, and formerly of Houston, TX, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023.

William Parker Davis Sr., a devoted family man, beloved husband, and cherished father, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2023, at the age of 85.

Bruce J. Petroski, age 67, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023.

Jeffrey R. Fell, age 59, of Middletown, DE, gained his angel wings peacefully in the loving arms of his wife, Andrea on Saturday, December 23, 2023.

Nancy Ann Hurst, age 81, of Glen Mills, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 30, 2023.

Cary Lamont (“Bunchie” “Gary”) Lawrence, beloved husband, father and grandfather, 73, of Middletown, Delaware, transitioned peacefully on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.

Robert Neil Lackey, of Fairmont, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on December 26, 2023, he was 68.

Herta M. Dignan, age 86, of Newark, DE, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2023.

Joan M. Thompson, age 83, of Bear, DE, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 31, 2023.

Sheila E. Knouse, age 81, of Middletown, DE, died peacefully at her home on Saturday, December 30, 2023.

Scot English Hanna, of Dagsboro, DE, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2023, of a severe brain injury.

Paul R. Alexander, age 69, of Elkton, MD, passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2023.