Obituaries

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.