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Obituaries


Jean Ann McFadden

November 18, 2021

Jean Ann McFadden, age 72, passed away on November 18, 2021 in Wilmington, Delaware. Jean was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and she graduated from Central Catholic School. Thereafter, she attended nursing school at Allentown Hospital School of Nursing where she received her Diploma in Nursing. Jean decided to seek additional education and she chose to […]

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Lorraine A. Cannon

Lorraine A. Cannon

November 17, 2021

Lorraine A. Cannon, age 77, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. Lorraine was born in Wilmington, daughter of the late Joseph and Helena Kaminski. Lorraine graduated from Wilmington High School in 1962. She received her associate’s degree from the Hagerstown Medical Institute. […]

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Edward Gordon Head

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 […]

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Lucille Jane Gioffre Eyre

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 […]

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Carl DeMartino

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 […]

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Philip E. Milford

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 […]

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Gail Morrison

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, […]

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Joan Hulihan

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 […]

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Robert L. Artest

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 […]

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A. Marie Lower

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 […]

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