Thomas Maney
Feb 15, 2024
Thomas V. Maney Age 95 of Wilmington Passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 15, 2024. Thomas was born in Philadelphia to the late Robert and Margaret (Divine) Maney. The family moved to the Henry Clay area in Delaware where he attended A.I. DuPont High School. Soon after graduation, Thomas entered the Navy and served for 4 years....
Christopher Baker
Feb 11, 2024
Christopher R. Baker Age 40 of Wilmington Passed away February 11, 2024. Chris was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. He was a graduate of Corpus Christi Grade School and McKean High School. He was a dedicated employee of Blockbuster Video until their closing. His upbeat and charismatic personality made him a perfect fit for any retail sales position. Chris...
Edith Schneider
Feb 10, 2024
Edith M. Schneider Age 93 of Wilmington Passed away peacefully on February 10, 2024 at Christiana Hospital with her family by her side. Edith was married to John Schneider for 63 years until his passing in June of 2017. She was a loving and devoted mother, wife, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend. The ultimate stay at home mom, she...
Juan Prado
Feb 8, 2024
Juan E. Prado Age 81 of Wilmington, DE Passed away on February 8, 2024. He was a member of the St. Pauls' R.C. Church. Juan retired Dupont Experimental Station after 30 years of dedicated service. He also played baseball for DuPont for over 20 years. He will be dearly missed by those who knew him. Relatives and friends are invited...
Jean Miller
Feb 8, 2024
Jean Ann (Hetrick) Miller, 83, of New Castle, Delaware passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, February 8, 2024. Jean Ann was born to Gerald and Jean Hetrick in DuBois, PA on August 24, 1940. As a small child, Jean Ann and her family moved to the City of New Castle, DE where she would later meet, and marry...
Antoinette Burton
Feb 7, 2024
Antoinette Burton (Durzynski) Age 82 of Millsboro Born July 2, 1941 she died peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones on February 7, 2024. A lifelong resident of Delaware, Antoinette lived in Wilmington to Elsmere to North Wilmington and finally Millsboro. She attended Wilmington High School and eventually earned her GED before being hired at the Delaware Department of...
Alice Jacobs
Feb 5, 2024
Alice E. (Chase) Jacobs Age 96 of New Castle Passed away peacefully at home on February 5, 2024. Born September 7, 1927 to the late Lucien C. and Mary (King) Chase, Alice was a proud lifelong resident of Historic New Castle and member of Immanuel on the Green Episcopal Church. Alice was honored to be the oldest member of the...
Elaine Deascanis
Feb 5, 2024
Elaine Gale DeAscanis (née Noel) passed away recently on February 5th, 2024. She was born in Pocahontas, VA but moved with her family to New Castle, Delaware at age seven, where she remained as a lifelong resident. Gale was known by many as "Gale D," "G-RAD," or "Big Red" – she had auburn red hair at 5'8". She was the...
Glenda Kotowski
Jan 30, 2024
Glenda L. Kotowski Age 87 of New Castle Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on January 30, 2024. Glenda was born in Louisville, KY to the late James T. and Rose (Milliner) Lillard. The family moved to Delaware when she was a child for her father's work. Glenda was a proud 1954 graduate of St. Paul's High...
Sophie Odom
Jan 28, 2024
Sophie H. Odom Age 85 of New Castle Sophie passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 28, 2024. She was born to John and Helen Merritt in Wilmington, Delaware. Sophie worked for her father at the family store in Wilmington as well as Woolworths before being a stay-at-home grandmother. She had a zest for life, and she was always...
Bonnie Kane
Jan 19, 2024
Bonnie L. Kane Age 79 of Wilmington Passed away peacefully with her family by her side on January 19, 2024. Bonnie was born in Wilmington to the late Carl M. and Mary Emma (Johnston) Dill. She was a proud 1963 graduate of Conrad High School. After graduation Bonnie went to work for Sears. In 1967 Bonnie married the love of...
Allison Reynolds
Jan 13, 2024
Allison Marie Reynolds Age 39, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, January 13, 2024, after a 5-year battle with cancer. Ally was born in Dover, Delaware. In her early childhood she lived in Nebraska, Virginia, and Utah while her father served in the United States Air Force. The family moved back to Dover while Ally was in high school,...
Roger Mclane
Jan 11, 2024
Roger Thomas McLane "Tommy" Age 78 of Elsmere Passed away peacefully at home in his favorite chair on January 11, 2024. Tommy retired after 42 years as a concrete truck driver. He was also a 63-year member of Elsmere Fire Company. He loved working on the fire trucks and was the chief engineer for many years. Tommy also trained drivers...
S. Craighton
Jan 10, 2024
In Loving Memory: S. Michelle Craighton (Beck) With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of S. Michelle Craighton (Beck), a woman of extraordinary strength and resilience, who gracefully faced life's challenges with unwavering courage. She departed this world on January 10, 2024, at the age of 65, leaving behind a legacy of enduring love, compassion, and fortitude. Born in the...
Margaret Reiter
Jan 8, 2024
Margaret Ann (McGovern) Reiter Age 71 of Wilmington Passed away peacefully on January 8, 2024. Marge was born in Wilmington to the late George and Cecilia (Gold) McGovern. She attended St. Elizabeth School for all 12 years and was a proud member of the 1970 graduating class. Immediately after graduation Marge went to work for Diamond State Telephone. She was...
Barbara Indellini
Jan 7, 2024
Barbara Indellini of New Castle DE passed away on January 7 , 2024, after a short illness. Barbara was born to the late Augustine and Norina Indellini on July 2, 1950. She was a lifelong resident of "Shawtown" where she had many neighborhood friends and fond memories. She was a graduate of William Penn High School. She had enjoyed a...
Betty Rodriguez
Jan 4, 2024
Betty Ann Rodriguez Age 82 of Wilmington Passed away with her family by her side on January 4, 2024. Betty was born in Charlestown, South Carolina to the late Joseph and Anna Beard. When she was living in Florida Betty met Juan Rodriguez. Juan quickly stole Betty's heart, and they were married in 1958. Together they shared 65 blessed years...
James Mckee
Jan 1, 2024
James W. McKee Age 80 of Bear Passed away peacefully on January 1, 2024. Jim was born in Johnstown, PA to the late Jack and Marcella (Finnegan) McKee. He grew up in Wilmington with his siblings and attended Mt. Pleasant High School. On June 9, 1962, Jim married the love of his life, Vivian Russell. Together they shared 61 loving...
Ann Scott
Dec 30, 2023
Ann Margaret Scott, age 83, of New Castle, DE, passed away on December 30, 2023, surrounded by family. She was the wife of the late John Thomas (Tommy) Scott with whom she shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Ashland, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Helen Scully Sheridan. Ann graduated in 1958 from PS DuPont...
Mary Karpinski
Dec 21, 2023
Mary Elizabeth Karpinski, age 85, passed away on 12/21/2023 at Penn Presbyterian Hospital with family present. Mary Elizabeth was employed as an Executive Secretary for DuPont prior to becoming a full time mother. Once her son was of middle school age, she transitioned back to DuPont. Mary Elizabeth - or "Liz" - was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary...
