Obituaries
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 […]
Kirk Ashley Young
November 3, 2021
Kirk Ashley Young, age 62, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on November 3, 2021 in Wilmington. Kirk was a 1976 graduate of Howard High School. After graduating, he went on to work as a longshoreman in Wilmington. He was known around the South Bridge Community as “Black Man.” A father of five children, Kirk’s favorite […]
Lois Johnson Myoda
November 3, 2021
Lois Carrie Mae Johnson Myoda, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2021 at the age of 88. Lois was born in Wolbach, NE, a village of 300 people, to Herman Johnson and Mae Carrie Mathiesen. She was the granddaughter of Leander and Clara Johnson and Martinus Mathiesen and Carrie Madsen. Lois is […]