Obituaries
Barbara A. Kolinka
November 25, 2024
Barbara Ann Kolinka (Smith), age 83, of Wilmington, Delaware, formerly of Hanover, Pennsylvania, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2024 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Barbara was born to parents Philip and Claudine Smith in 1941. She was raised in Hanover, Pennsylvania, and for seven years was a Nun with the Sisters […]
Alice Severance
November 23, 2024
Alice Severance, 75, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2024. She approached every interaction as an opportunity to show kindness. She was the daughter of beloved mother, Dorothy Horgan, and father, Thomas Horgan, and sister to her “army buddies,” Sue Woodall, Jean Glassman, Bayard Horgan, Dan Horgan, Charlie Horgan, and Betsy Scharr. […]
Janet Blanchfield
November 23, 2024
Blanchfield, Janet Allison (Kilburn) died November 23, 2024, at age 89. She was a resident of Cokesbury Village, Hockessin, DE and previously a longtime resident of Brandywine Hundred. Born in Erie, PA (Lawrence Park), she was the daughter of Corttis and Mildred Kilburn. She and high school classmate Robert Blanchfield married in 1956 following her […]
Gloria L. Ignar
November 21, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Gloria Lucille (Nainor) Ignar on November 21, 2024, in Wilmington, DE. A devoted wife, cherished mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Gloria’s life was a testament to the power of love and family. Gloria touched the lives of all who knew her with her genuine […]
Thomas J. Jacoby
November 21, 2024
Thomas John Jacoby, age 70, of Wilmington, Delaware, formerly of Edgewater Park, New Jersey, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at Wilmington Hospital. Thomas was born in 1954 in Trenton, New Jersey, son of the late Joseph Jacoby and June Frank Jacoby. He graduated from Holy Cross High School, Delanco, NJ in June of […]
Dianne E. Johnson
November 21, 2024
Dianne Elizabeth Johnson, born January 1, 1944, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Dorothy Lillian Hamilton and Reginald Hall Johnson, Jr, passed away November 21, 2024. She was born five seconds after midnight, the first baby born in the United States in 1944. Ms. Johnson attended elementary school in North Carolina and South Carolina. In […]
Roseann Webb
November 18, 2024
Roseann Webb passed away peacefully in her home at the age of 87 on November 18, 2024. She resided in her home in Wilmington, DE for over 50 years. Born in 1937, Roseann graduated from West Catholic Girls High School. Throughout her life Roseann stayed active with her close circle of friends as well as […]
Louise Little
November 12, 2024
Louise Little passed away on November 12, 2024 at Christiana Care Hospital in Newark, Delaware. Louise was born in 1935 to Henry and Myrtle (Delameter) Little, of DeLancey, New York. Her parents predeceased her as did her sister, Beula Caroline Loudermilk and brothers Erwin and Fred. She is survived by many dear nieces and nephews […]
Helen M. Smiddy
November 11, 2024
Helen M (Putkisto) Smiddy, 91, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away on November 11, 2024 surrounded by her family. A resident of Wilmington for almost 60 years, Helen was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to Konsta and Maria Putkisto and was raised in Rutland, Massachusetts. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in […]
Joyce S. Palmer
November 5, 2024
Joyce S. Palmer, beloved matriarch of her family, passed away on the morning of November 5, 2024, at her home with family by her side. She is preceded in death by her first husband, Arthur Lamberth, her second beloved husband, Carter B. Palmer, and her son, Timothy W. Lamberth. Joyce was born in May of […]