Obituaries
Cynthia Henderson Kuespert
March 13, 2023
Cynthia Henderson Kuespert passed away at the age of 88 on March 13, 2023. Born in Lincoln Nebraska, daughter of Clyde P. and Winifred Henderson, Cynthia was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Nebraska in 1956, majoring in journalism and English. Nearly 30 years later she earned a Master’s degree in Urban […]
Battle Malone Hamilton
March 13, 2023
Battle Hamilton slipped peacefully out of his body just as spring was getting ready to pop. Kind, sweet, witty, stubborn, modest, smart, authentic, gentle and gentlemanly, he was above all what many have described as ‘a good man.’ Born in Bronxville, New York, he was educated at The Gunnery, Vanderbilt University, the University of Sussex […]
Margaret A. David
March 10, 2023
Margaret David, age 96, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2023. She was born in 1927 in Kearney, New Jersey. She was the second oldest of 5 children. After graduating from high school, she went to work for TWA in their office. She met her husband Vernon when she was 21 and got married soon […]
Ann “Colleen” Mulhern
March 10, 2023
Ann “Colleen” Mulhern (Pope), age 70, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away peacefully with friends by her side after a long battle with Dementia on March 10, 2023. Colleen was preceded in death by the love of her life, her husband, Retired Wilmington City Fire Chief, John P. (Sean) Mulhern Jr., her parents, Richard H. Pope […]
Stanley Rosen
March 9, 2023
Stanley Rosen, born March 1, 1928, died March 9, 2023, in between, he did lots of stuff! What can you say about a life well lived? What can you say about the life of someone who repeatedly said “I don’t believe in reincarnation, but if there is such a thing, I want to come back […]
William T. Peirson, Jr.
March 9, 2023
William T. “Bill” Peirson, Jr., age 75, of Hockessin, DE, originally of Yorklyn, DE passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was born in Wilmington, DE in 1947 to the late William T. Peirson, Sr. and Grace Byrd Peirson. He attended A. I. Dupont School and Served in the U.S […]
Rodney F. Boyer
March 8, 2023
Rodney Francis Boyer, of Wilmington, Delaware, died on March 8, 2023, just shy of his 98th birthday, at home in the care of his loving children. Rodney was the younger brother of Alec, Nolan, and Harry Boyer, all of whom pre-deceased him. After graduating from P.S. Dupont High School in 1943, he served as a […]
Amalendu Dasgupta
March 7, 2023
Amalendu Dasgupta, 84, passed away in Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, surrounded by family. He is survived by his wife, Sathi, and son, Sumit, three brothers, one sister, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Mona. Amal immigrated to the U.S. from India in 1968 to pursue […]
Carol “Joan” Schmidt
March 7, 2023
Carol “Joan” Schmidt, 89, passed away 6:45AM, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at her residence. Born in 1933, in Newman, IL, she was the daughter of Waldo J. “Jeep” and Lucille “Cele” (Bender) Myers. She co-owned and operated Schmidt’s Christmas Tree Farm in Landenberg, PA since 1970. She married Ellis August Schmidt who preceded her in […]
Janice Lou Ekoniak
March 6, 2023
Janice “Jan” Lou Ekoniak, 73, passed away quietly on March 6, 2023 at her home in Hockessin, Delaware surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Paul Ekoniak and they shared over 44 years of marriage together. She graduated from Fountain Central High School, Veedersburg, Indiana, and graduated cum laude from Purdue University with […]