Obituaries
Frederick William “Fred” Bauchwitz
April 6, 2025
Frederick William (Fred) Bauchwitz passed away on April 6, 2025, at 63 years of age. Fred was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1961. He was the second of four children of Peter Siegbert Bauchwitz of Halle (Saale) Germany and Maria Helena Palmeira Bauchwitz of Aracaju, Brazil. At one year of age, Fred moved to Wilmington, […]
Gail Gill
April 4, 2025
Gail Traquair Purdy Gill, beloved mother, grandmother, and cherished friend, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2025, at Westminster Village in Dover, Delaware. She was 88. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1937, Gail spent much of her adult life in Wilmington and Middletown, Delaware, where she built a vibrant and meaningful life rooted in family, […]
Elizabeth F. Vandenbraak
April 2, 2025
Betty (Elizabeth) Fay Buckwalter Vandenbraak, 97, of Wilmington, Delaware, died peacefully in her residence in Wilmington on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Born in 1927, in Wilmington, Delaware, to Carl and Margaret (Livingood) Buckwalter, Betty Fay loved the home she grew up in, which was built by hand by her father. She attended The Forwood School, […]
Lydia Ann Olson
April 1, 2025
Lydia Ann Olson was born in Garden City, Michigan, in 1935, to Frank and Anna Gunther, originally of Zerbst, Germany, and died peacefully in her sleep on April 1, 2025. She was greatly loved and had a positive impact on many lives throughout her life, especially her husband of 49 years, Eugene “Gene”, kids Randy, […]
Nina Florenz
March 31, 2025
Nina Florenz passed away peacefully on March 31, 2025, in Wilmington, Delaware, with her daughters by her side. Nina was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and immigrated to the United States with her parents at the age of five—an early journey that shaped her resilient, curious spirit and deep appreciation for possibility. At the heart […]
Robert A. Oswald, Jr.
March 30, 2025
Robert A. Oswald, Jr. died peacefully of metastatic melanoma at his home in Wilmington, DE on March 30, 2025. Bob was born in March of 1945, in Cleveland, Ohio, to his parents, Robert and Mary Oswald, both now deceased. He spent his formative years in Salem, Ohio, where he graduated from Salem High School in […]
Angelo Delis
March 29, 2025
Angelo Delis, 76, of Milton, Delaware, died on March 29, 2025 after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Manhattan, New York in 1948 to Constantine and Ariadne (Papangelou) Fkiaradelis, Greek immigrants from the Aegean island of Lemnos. He grew up in the Astoria neighborhood in Queens and graduated from W.C. Bryant High […]
Claude L. Beaudoin
March 28, 2025
Claude L. Beaudoin, 91, of Wilmington died peacefully on Friday, March 28, 2025 at Christiana Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born in December of 1933, in Manchester, NH, the son of John and Clara (Lemieux) Beaudoin. Claude was raised by a very determined mother, grandmother, and several aunts, in a tight-knit family full […]
Katherine S. Beardsley
March 27, 2025
Katherine S. Beardsley, age 90, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2025, in Wilmington, DE. Originally from Chester, PA, Katherine attended St. Hedwig’s Elementary School and later graduated from Notre Dame Catholic Girls High School in Moylan, PA. Through the years she was an active member of Church of the Holy Child in Wilmington as […]
Dr. George Peter Liarakos
March 26, 2025
George Liarakos passed away peacefully on March 26, 2025 surrounded by the family he adored. He was a gentle, humble man of unwavering integrity who died with dignity and lived seeking perfection and helping others. And so concludes a life well lived. George was born in 1934 in Lira, Monemvasia, Greece to Petros and Despina […]