Obituaries
Johannes Robert Krahmer
January 31, 2021
Johannes Robert Krahmer, age 88, of Wilmington, DE died on January 31, 2021 after a long illness. Hans was born in Mannheim, Germany to Wolf and Herta Clemm Krahmer and emigrated to the United States in 1938. His father represented German pulp and paper interests, and the family lived in Cape Elizabeth, ME. Following the […]
Agnes Efstation Dignam
January 30, 2021
Born in Manhattan on 6/24/1918 to James and Anna Efstation. Agnes had two brothers, Tom and Dino Efstation. The family moved to Staten Island, NY, where her father built a three-story brick home with a fur store on the first level. They then bought a hotel in Asbury Park, NJ; The Minot House. The family was Greek Orthodox and her […]
David A. Smith
January 29, 2021
Mr. David Alexander Smith of Wilmington, Delaware, age 92, died peacefully at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware on January 29, 2021. Dave was a resident at Highfield Madeline Care Center and was a long time member of the Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Newark, DE. Born on November 14, 1928 in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, […]
John Kent Riegel, Jr.
January 28, 2021
John Kent Riegel, Jr 51, died on January 28, 2021, in the Wilmington Hospital from coronavirus complications. He had been hospitalized when his entire immediate family contracted coronavirus. He was born in Bethesda, MD on December 2, 1969, the son of J. Kent and Betty Riegel. John Kent was born with developmental disabilities, but overcame […]
Charles Brodigan
January 27, 2021
Charles Brodigan, age 89, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Born in Norwalk, CT in 1931, he was the son of the late Harriet (Dimond) and Francisco Brodigan. He grew up in New Haven, CT with his 3 brothers and cousin before moving with his family to Buenos Aries, Argentina […]
William “Bill” L. Tomasco
January 27, 2021
William “Bill” L. Tomasco, age 79, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Born and raised in Chester, PA, he was son of the late William and Antoinette (Desper) Tomasco. Bill worked for Boeing on projects including the V-22 Osprey and CH-47 Chinook until he retired with more than 45 years of service. In his free […]
Mildred A. Meyers
January 26, 2021
Mildred A. Meyers (née Savidge), age 86, of Hockessin, DE passed away on January 26, 2021 surrounded by her loving family and caring staff at Christiana Hospital. Born in Hockessin, DE in 1934, she was the daughter of the late Daniel C. Savidge and Pauline I. Savidge (née Schwartzentruber). She was a school bus driver […]
Diane G. Wallace
January 26, 2021
Diane G. Wallace, of Lakeland, Florida (formerly of Hockessin, DE and Wayne, PA) died peacefully on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at the age of 91. Born in Philadelphia to the late Martin Patrick Glynn and Genevieve Long Glynn, Mrs. Wallace attended Lower Merion High School and Harcum Junior College. She was a homemaker, and volunteered […]
Claire Frances Hanavan
January 25, 2021
Claire Frances Hanavan, of Wilmington DE, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at the home of her daughter on January 25th, 2021. Born in Huntington, Long Island, she was the daughter of Catherine and Charles L. Huisking. A Marymount College graduate, Claire came to Wilmington in 1955, when she married her beloved Taylor Hanavan. […]
Patricia DeFino
January 23, 2021
Patricia DeFino, age 78, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away peacefully surrounded by her children Saturday, January 23, 2021. She was born in 1942 and graduated from Bay Ridge High School in Brooklyn, New York. She was married to the love of her life, Patrick DeFino, in 1964 and raised four loving children. She will be […]