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Obituaries


Daphne Craven Reese

Daphne Craven Reese

August 25, 2021

Daphne Craven Reese, wife, mother, sister, cousin, friend, lifelong volunteer and philanthropist died peacefully Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at home in Centreville, DE. Her last moments, like the rest of her life, were full of family and love. She was 74.   Daphne brought joy, humor and kindness to everything and everyone. She had a […]

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Andrew J. Cardinal

Andrew J. Cardinal

August 24, 2021

Andrew J. Cardinal, of Wilmington, DE, age 60, passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 in Christiana Hospital. Andy lived his life with Muscular Dystrophy, passing away after 22 years with breathing assistance from a ventilator and support from family, friends and the Medical community.   Andy was educated in a variety of grammar schools, […]

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Jayant Karnik

Jayant Karnik

August 23, 2021

Jayant H. Karnik, age 76, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2021 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware.   Jayant was born in India, son of the late Harishchandra Karnik and Vimal Ratan. He attended the University of Gujrat, Ahmedabad, Gujrat, India where he received his B.A. in electrical engineering and […]

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William Cauffiel Lickle

William Cauffiel Lickle

August 19, 2021

William Cauffiel Lickle, retired financial executive, steeplechase owner and larger-than-life family man, died on Thursday, August 19th at his home in Greenville, Delaware. He was 92. Born August 2, 1929, in Wilmington, Delaware to the late Charles and Hazel (Cauffiel) Lickle, he was a graduate of Tower Hill School where he met the love of […]

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Marjory “Bodgie” Fair Read

Marjory “Bodgie” Fair Read

August 18, 2021

Marjory Fair Read, known to absolutely everyone as “Bodgie”, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2021 in Hockessin, Delaware. Bodgie was born in Washington D.C., and grew up in Middleburgh, VA, Merion, PA and Aiken, SC, the daughter of Josefa Hofmann Fair and Col. Howard Cleugh Fair and granddaughter of the world-famous pianist Josef Casmir […]

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Robert S. Strouss

Robert S. Strouss

August 17, 2021

Robert (Bob) S. Strouss, age 86, of Garnet Valley, PA, passed away on August 17, 2021. He was a very blessed man. Not only did he live to be 86, but he had a clear memory of all the good things that happened to him in his life with God, his loving family, and friends. […]

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Ted Rollins

Ted Rollins

August 15, 2021

Theodore (Ted) Wayne Rollins, age 58, passed away August 15, 2021 at Emory University Hospital in the Rollins Pavilion after a 10-month brave battle with cancer. He was born in 1962 in Wilmington, DE. He is survived by his loving wife Holly M. Rollins and children: Sarah Rollins, Emma Rollins and stepsons Eric Parrish, Zac […]

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Harvey S. Eckell

Harvey S. Eckell

August 13, 2021

Harvey S. Eckell, age 76, passed away August 13, 2021. Harvey was born in Philadelphia, the oldest child of Alvin and Sara. He was a proud graduate of Bartram High School and attended Drexel University where he majored in accounting. Harvey was also a graduate of Gratz college. Harvey married his wife in 1967; they […]

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Ron Ingham

Ron Ingham

August 13, 2021

Rodney R. Ingham, age 89, of Wilmington, Delaware, died on August 13, 2021. Ron was born in Leominster, Massachusetts. He was the son of the late John Vernet and Ruth Royer Ingham of Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware. Ron attended Niagara Falls High School and graduated from the University of Rochester in 1954 with […]

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Cecilia Ann Nothstein

Cecilia Ann Nothstein

August 13, 2021

On Friday, August 13, 2021, Cecilia Ann “Chic” Nothstein, loving wife and mother of two children, passed away at the age of 90, in Unity, NH. Chic was born on May 17, 1931, in Summit Hill, PA to Gennaro and Pasqua Collevechio. She graduated from Saint Ann High School, Lansford, PA, where her athletic abilities […]

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