Obituaries
Edward Gordon Head
November 14, 2021
Edward Gordon Head, age 75, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2021, after battling a long illness. Ed was born in Wilmington, DE and was the son of the late Eugene and Ruth Head. Ed was a well-known and respected member of society who accomplished many things in his life. In his younger years he […]
Lucille Jane Gioffre Eyre
November 13, 2021
Lucille Jane Gioffre Eyre, of Avondale, PA, formerly of Wilmington, Delaware & Landenberg, Pennsylvania passed away on November 13, 2021 at the age of 88. As the eldest girl in a family of 11 children, Lucille took on the role of assistant mom without complaint (mostly). She was a guide to her younger siblings and […]
Carl DeMartino
November 12, 2021
Carl DeMartino, age 96, a resident of Hockessin, DE, passed away on November 12, 2021 at Cokesbury Village. Carl was born in South Philadelphia and raised in Springfield, PA. He served in the Navy Air Force during World War II. Following his discharge from the Navy, he attended Villanova University, where he received a bachelor’s […]
Philip E. Milford
November 12, 2021
Philip E. (Phil) Milford, 81, of Wilmington, a news reporter for nearly 50 years, died November 12, 2021 after a long illness. Born in New York City to British immigrants, Milford grew up in Philadelphia. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1959, serving on the aircraft carriers U.S.S. Independence and U.S.S. Forrestal until he was […]
Gail Morrison
November 12, 2021
(Mary) Gail Tigani Morrison, 80, of Wilmington, Delaware peacefully passed in her residence November 12, 2021. Gail was the first born to Francis and Frances Tigani in 1941. She attended Ursuline Acadamy for 12 years. She received her Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Delaware in 1962. Following College, with a few other friends, […]
Joan Hulihan
November 12, 2021
Joan Marie Hulihan (Skivo) of Wilmington, DE passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021 at the age of 90. Joan was born in Philadelphia, PA where she met her husband Joseph Hulihan. They were married in 1953 and later moved in 1972 to Wilmington, DE where they raised their three sons. Joan enjoyed playing golf, traveling with […]
Robert L. Artest
November 11, 2021
Robert L. Artest of Landenberg, PA passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at the age of 80. He left this world peacefully with his wife Christa, daughter, Gabriela and son-in-law Tom, by his side. Bob was born in Accoville, West Virginia on February 19, 1941. His parents were Denver and Gladys and he was […]
A. Marie Lower
November 8, 2021
A. Marie Lower passed away on November 8, 2021 at Seasons Hospice in the Wilmington Hospital. Marie was born to Columbus McVey Jones and Mae Boyd Jones in 1924. She later went to work for the Atlantic Refining Company where she met and married Henry Y. Lower on October 1, 1947 in Smyrna, Delaware. Marie […]
Garry H. and Shirley P. Laupheimer
November 8, 2021
Garry Hanlon Laupheimer passed away on October 15, 2018. Garry was born in 1938 in New Orleans, LA, and raised in Stamford, CT. He graduated from Stamford High School and went on to receive his bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Garry was an avid hunter, angler and wood worker […]
Patrick Edward Melie
November 7, 2021
Patrick Edward Melie, age 59, of Wilmington, Delaware died at home on Saturday, November 7, 2021. Patrick was a brother, stepfather, grandfather, and patron of the arts. His passions were live music, Impressionist painting, and loving his family. He was a collector of musical performances, logging in more than a thousand live performances. As each […]