Obituaries
Richard Andrew Kavanaugh
December 10, 2019
Richard Andrew Kavanaugh, age 62, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2019 at his home in St. Helena, California. He was born in Wilmington, DE to Gerard Kavanaugh Sr. and Ann Boys Kavanaugh. He graduated from St Edmond’s Academy, Archmere Academy and Colgate University. He played football on a championship team at Archmere, led by […]
Robert P. Kwapinski
December 9, 2019
Robert P. Kwapinski, 77, of Newark, DE, died on Monday December 9, 2019. He was a graduate of St. Joseph’s High School in Camden, NJ, received his undergraduate degree in English from La Salle University, and Masters in Education from West Chester University. Robert began his career as a teacher at St. Joseph’s High School […]
George G. Johnson
December 6, 2019
George G. Johnson, aged 95 years, of Wilmington and formerly of Millsboro passed away on Friday December 6, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was predeceased by his wife of 45 years, Louise Zickgraf Johnson. George was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing on the Delmarva Penninsula. He joined the US Navy in […]
Edna Burrill Hein
December 5, 2019
Edna Burrill Hein, of Cokesbury Village in Hockessin, DE, passed away on December 5, 2019 at the age of 95. She was born near Hawley, MN to Edna and Allan Burrill, and moved to Minneapolis at the age of ten. Edna graduated from the University of Minnesota, and completed her dietetic internship at New York […]
Julia C. Becker
December 5, 2019
Julia Catherine Becker (86), beloved wife, mom, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on December 5, 2019 after a brief illness. One of three sisters, Julia was born in York, PA in 1933 to J. Oscar Bollinger and Catherine (Miller) Bollinger. After graduating from William Penn High School in York, PA, Julia attended the School of […]
Gatha Faye Meadows
December 3, 2019
Gatha “Faye” Hatfield Meadows, 77, passed on December 3, 2019 at her home in Hockessin, DE, surrounded by family. Faye is survived by her husband, Steven A. Meadows, with whom she enjoyed a wonderful marriage for over 55 years. Faye was the loving mother of Steven (Dawna) Meadows of Newark, DE, Michelle Meadows of Huntington, […]
Eveline Elizabeth Hanafi
December 3, 2019
Eveline Elizabeth Hanafi “Ginger” “Eve” (née Dugan, Conner) passed away in the MICU at Newark Christiana Hospital on December 3, 2019 due to complications with pneumonia, aggressive thoracic infection, and cancer of the brain and lungs; she was 60 years old. Eve was born in 1959 in Wilmington, Delaware to her parents, Thomas and Joan […]
Norma Jean Morris Day
December 2, 2019
Norma Jean Morris Day of Greenville, Delaware died Monday, December 2, 2019, at the age of 89. She had resided in Delaware since 1957, the last nine years at the retirement community Stonegates. A talented artist, Norma earned her Bachelor of Science in Applied Art and Master of Arts in English degrees from The University […]
Marion Daly Woodworth
November 30, 2019
Marion Daly Woodworth, age 96, of Wilmington, DE died at home on Saturday, November 30, 2019 with family by her side. Born in Salem, Massachusetts in 1923, she was the daughter of John E. and Everill Sonigan Daly. She graduated from P.S. DuPont High School and Beacom College. Marion worked as a bookkeeper then became […]
Naomi R. Campbell
November 27, 2019
Naomi Campbell, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. Daughter of Martha and Emil Ruppenthal, she was born in Buffalo, New York. She enjoyed a happy childhood with seven siblings and musical parents who encouraged them all to sing or play an instrument. She graduated from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan with […]