Obituaries
Tamara Downes
November 3, 2025
Tamara Lee Downes (Stubbs), 53 years old, of Wilmington, DE, went peacefully and strong with the Lord surrounded by her loved ones on November 3rd, 2025. Born in 1972 in Newark, DE. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend to all. In Tammy’s lifetime, she always said “good things come in 3’s […]
Kearline D. McKellar-Jones
November 2, 2025
Very quietly and peacefully on Sunday morning, November 2, 2025, feast of “All Souls Day” Our Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom, gently closed the eyes of our beloved angel Kearline Dana Josephine McKellar-Jones, and she entered his eternal rest. To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven— Ecclesiastes 3:1 […]
Leo A. Long, Jr.
November 1, 2025
Leo Long, age 80, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, November 1, 2025. A lifelong Delawarean, Leo was born in Wilmington to the late Leo A. Long Sr. and Ann Canavan Long. After graduating from Salesianum School in 1962, he proudly joined and served in the Delaware National Guard. In […]
James K. Chapman, Sr.
November 1, 2025
James K. Chapman, Sr., 85, passed peacefully on November 1, 2025. He was born in 1940 to Seely and Virginia Chapman in Chicago, Illinois. The oldest of 3 children, they moved to Providence, RI, and then settled in Wilmington, DE, where he attended P.S. Dupont high school, and later the U.S. Naval Academy and the University of […]
David L. Benfer
October 25, 2025
David L. Benfer, age 85, of Glen Mills, PA, formerly of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on October 25, 2025. After graduating from Salem High School in New Jersey, David attended Bucknell University, where he earned a degree in Economics in 1962. During his time at Bucknell, David married his childhood sweetheart, Ann Campbell, beginning […]
Joseph J. Brower Sr.
October 24, 2025
Joseph John Brower, Sr. of Millsboro, DE, formerly of Landenberg, PA, passed away on October 24, 2025, at the age of 82. Joe battled Parkinson’s Disease for several years and was recently diagnosed with double pneumonia. Joe was born in Chester, PA to Harry and Eileen Brower. Joe attended Eddystone High School. In Joe’s early […]
Shirley M. Young
October 24, 2025
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Shirley Marie Young on October 24, 2025, at the age of 90. She passed away peacefully in her sleep after a brief illness. Shirley was the beloved wife of her late husband Leon (“Lee”) Young and is survived by her brother Don Bourne, son Scott […]
Raymond P. Elliott
October 23, 2025
Raymond P. Elliott, age 95, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2025. Born in Camden, New Jersey in 1930, Ray attended St. Paul Elementary School and graduated from Wilmington High School. Soon after, he began a long and dedicated career with the Diamond State Telephone Company, where he worked from 1948 until […]
Raymond A. Chorba
October 22, 2025
Raymond Arthur Chorba, 93, of Hockessin, Delaware died peacefully at Cokesbury Village on October 22, 2025. He was born in Braddock, Pennsylvania in 1932 to Michael and Mary Ando Chorba, and was raised in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Ray was married to Ann Baxter Chorba for 53 years before her death in 2010. Ray attended New […]
William Kirkus Dugdale
October 22, 2025
On Wednesday, October 22, 2025, surrounded by his children and loyal canine companion, and full of the Lord’s grace, William “Bill” Kirkus Dugdale took his final breath. He left this world quietly, in peace, and with the same quiet dignity with which he lived his life. Bill—known as “Will” to some and affectionately “GeeGee” to […]