Obituaries
Earl Raymond Benningfield, Jr.
July 29, 2022
Earl Raymond Benningfield, Jr., age 79, of Claymont, DE passed away on Friday July 29, 2022. Mr. Benningfield graduated from Chester High School in 1961 and graduated with a Business Degree from Delaware Technical & Community College in 1973. In addition, he was a proud member of the Free Masons. He began his life of […]
Thomas J. Finn
July 28, 2022
On Thursday July 28, 2022, Thomas James Finn, loving husband and father, passed away at age 87. Tom was born in 1935 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzern County, PA to the late Martin and Kathryn (Haughney) Finn. He was married to Beverly (Olson) Finn in 1960 and eventually remarried to Karin Riccio Finn (nee Kolz) in 1985. […]
Maria Domenica (Infante) Minutola
July 28, 2022
Maria Domenica (Infante) Minutola, age 71, of Hockessin, Delaware went to her eternal rest on Thursday, July 28, 2022 after a courageous nine month battle with pancreatic cancer. Maria was born in Bagnoli Irpino, Italy on July 30, 1950. Bagnoli Irpino is located in the Campagna region of Italy. She immigrated to the United States […]
Thomas J. Finn
July 28, 2022
On Thursday July 28, 2022, Thomas James Finn, loving husband and father, passed away at age 87. Tom was born in 1935 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzern County, PA to the late Martin and Kathryn (Haughney) Finn. He was married to Beverly (Olson) Finn in 1960 and eventually remarried to Karin Riccio Finn (nee Kolz) in 1985. […]
Grace (Caputo) Camoirano
July 28, 2022
Grace (Caputo) Camoirano passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 28, 2022 just five days after her 96th birthday. Grace was born in July 1926 in Toughkennamen, PA to Louis and Grace Caputo. She was one of twelve siblings. Growing up with so many siblings, Grace was a natural caretaker. She was extremely loyal […]
Rita J. Vasta
July 27, 2022
Rita J Vasta, 98, of Wilmington, DE passed away on July 27, 2022. Along with her parents, Rita was predeceased by husband of 34 years, Joseph A. Vasta. She is survived by her 4 daughters and 5 grandchildren. Rita, Julia (James and children Paul, Angela and Jesse), Victoria (children: Thomas, Alexandra and Peter, Rebecca) and […]
John M. Tippett, II
July 27, 2022
John M. Tippett, II, age 42, of Wilmington, Del., passed away on July 27, 2022, after losing his hard-fought battle with mental illness. Born in 1979, in the West Texas town of Alpine, John grew up in Ponca City, Oklahoma before his family relocated to North Wilmington. He graduated from Brandywine High School in 1998, […]
Barbara A. McHugh
July 25, 2022
Our Matriarch, Barbara A. McHugh, age 87, of Cokesbury Village, Hockessin died Monday afternoon, July 25, 2022, surrounded by her 6 daughters. In her view, love and family were the measure of a life well lived, and by that measure she was incredibly wealthy. Barbara was born in 1935 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and grew up […]
Edna Bennett Pierce
July 22, 2022
CENTREVILLE – Edna Bennett Pierce, age 90, passed away peacefully on July 22. She was born in Beaver, Pennsylvania to Metallurgy Engineer Karl F. Peterson and former South Dakota teacher Alice Gordon Peterson – a melding of Swedes and Scots. The Peterson family was active in their church and community and instilled the values of […]
Francis Irenee duPont
July 21, 2022
Francis I. duPont, of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, died peacefully in his home above his beloved Brandywine on Thursday, July 21 at the age of 95. Francis (also known as Nick) was born in Buffalo, New York in 1926, the oldest son of Emile F. duPont and Sarah Duer Townsend. Throughout his life, he enjoyed enduring […]