Obituaries
Joan Desmond
April 3, 2022
Joan Russell Haubrich Desmond passed away on April 3, 2022 at age 102. She was born in 1920, the third child of Emma & Wilbur Russell in Newton, MA. Upon graduating from Colby Jr. College, as a medical secretary in 1941, she went to work for Dr. Bernard P. Haubrich in Claremont, NH. Later in […]
Dominick J. Trapasso, III
April 2, 2022
Dominick Joseph Trapasso III passed away on April 2, 2022, in Newark, Delaware, at age 68. Dominick grew up on Long Island in East Islip, New York. Through his intelligence, hard work, and determination, he earned a scholarship to New York University and became the first person in his family to graduate from college. He […]
Katherine O’Donoghue Satinover
April 2, 2022
Katherine (O’Donoghue) Satinover, age 71, of Ardentown, Delaware, a fifth generation Washingtonian, passed away on Saturday April 2, 2022 at her home in Ardentown, Delaware. She was the daughter of the late Roger and Antoinette O’Donoghue, of Washington, D.C. Katherine was a graduate of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington, D.C. and earned her Bachelor’s […]
Sheilah Gray
March 27, 2022
Sheilah Ann Gray, age 76, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at her home in North Wilmington. Sheilah was born in Wilmington is the daughter of the late Andrew Cebenka and Gloria (Hougentogler). She attended P.S. DuPont High School and went on to earn an associate’s degree from Goldey-Beacom College. […]
Joanne L. (Vaccarini) Saienni
March 24, 2022
Joanne L. Saienni, devoted wife and loving Mother and Nonna passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022 in Wilmington, Delaware at the age of 94. Joanne was born in Wilmington, Delaware and was the daughter of the late Philip and Florence Vaccarini. She was a proud alumni of the second graduating class of St. Elizabeth’s […]
Patricia Fairchild Costis
March 23, 2022
Patricia “Patsy” Fairchild Costis, age 89, of Wilmington, DE, formerly of Bluefield, WV, passed away on March 23, 2022 at Christiana Hospital in Newark. She was born in 1932 to the late Joseph and Frances (nee Church) Fairchild. Patsy was a graduate of Bluefield High School Class of 1950 and then furthered her education by […]
Robert Sievers
March 18, 2022
Robert Jerome Sievers, the son of George Harold and Anunciata “Nancy” Marinaccio Sievers, was born 88 years ago in Brooklyn, New York. Bob (as he was known to his friends and family) passed away peacefully, with his wife Benita and son Mark by his side, on March 18, 2022 in Wilmington, Delaware. Bob graduated from […]
Lawrence Alden Thurrell
March 18, 2022
Lawrence Alden Thurrell In his own words: Larry Thurrell stopped looking down at the grass the 18th of March 2022. As in life, he was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing. He was born in Wolfeboro, NH in 1936 the youngest of four brothers, Robert (d. 2007), Philip (d. 2005), and […]
Lillian Antonelli
March 18, 2022
Lillian Leverage Pryor Antonelli, age 91, passed away Friday, March 18, 2022 at Parkview Nursing Care in Wilmington, Delaware. Lillian was born in 1930 in Wilmington, DE, the daughter of Herbert H. and Arletta (nee Fenton) Leverage. She is preceded in death by two brothers, Herbert Fenton Leverage and Howard W. Leverage. Her sister Renee […]
Olympia Ganoudis
March 16, 2022
Olympia Ganoudis passed away peacefully on March 16, 2022. She was 93 years old. Olympia was born in Philadelphia to the late George and Georgia Tridemas. She graduated from P.S. DuPont High School in 1947 and kept up with class reunions throughout her life. She believed in showing up for life events, no matter how […]