Obituaries
Joan K. Miegel
April 10, 2025
Joan Miegel passed away on April 10, 2025, after a long and full life. She was 99. The daughter of Cecelia and John Kreps, Joan was born and raised in Camden, New Jersey. She was the fourth of their six children. After graduating from Camden High School, she attended the New Jersey College for Women, […]
Polly D. Tindle
April 8, 2025
It is with great sadness, we announce the passing of Polly Dake Tindle. She passed away peacefully at home on April 8, 2025, with her beloved pugs, Cuddles and Washington, by her side. Born in 1949, at Bryn Mawr Hospital, Polly was sister of Nancy Swayne and Robert Tindle. Her life was dedicated to service, […]
Dr. Curtis Jack Orr, Jr.
April 8, 2025
Dr. Curtis Jack Orr, Jr. (Jack) was born in Dover, Pennsylvania in July of 1941. Jack was a thoughtful speaker and minister, a compelling consultant, a devoted professor and a loving husband, father, and grandfather. A man of great scholarly competence, Jack earned his Ph.D. in Communication from Temple University and an M.A. in Philosophy […]
Elaine M. Soutar
April 7, 2025
Elaine Sharp Soutar passed away on April 7, 2025 at Jenner’s Pond, in West Grove, PA, where she has lived since moving from Wilmington in 2011. She was 87 years old. Elaine was born to the late William and Margaret Sharp. She grew up in Wilmington and graduated from PS DuPont High School in 1955. […]
Patricia C. Deverell
April 7, 2025
Patricia (Pat) Deverell age 90, of Greenville, DE. passed away peacefully on Monday April 7, 2025. Pat was born in Baltimore Maryland to Wilmer Joseph Cannon and Mable Disharoon Cannon. Pat graduated from Conrad High School and enjoyed regular lunch outings with classmates long into retirement. She earned her B.S. from James Madison University. Pat […]
Christopher L. Perry
April 7, 2025
Christopher L Perry, 86, passed away peacefully on April 7 at Country House in Greenville, DE, following a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. A beloved husband and father, Chris is survived by Nancy, his wife of 53 years; a son, Jeffery (Marti) of Belen, NM; and a daughter, Kimberly Hoyt (Robert) of Stewartstown, PA. Chris […]
Wilma Dean Wyatt
April 7, 2025
Wilma Dean Wyatt, of Oxford, Pennsylvania, passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior on April 7th, 2025. A devoted mother, grandmother, sister, and servant of Christ, Wilma’s life was marked by unwavering faith and a passionate commitment to teaching God’s Word. She is survived by her two beloved children, Larry Wyatt and […]
Joseph Rhoads, Jr.
April 6, 2025
Joseph Rhoads, Jr., 89, of Middletown, Delaware died on April 6, 2025, while in hospice care at Christiana Hospital. Joe was born in Philadelphia, PA and grew up in Wilmington, Delaware. He graduated from Earlham College in 1957 and served as an Army Medic from 1958-1960 at the Valley Forge Army Hospital. In 1963, Joe […]
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, […]