Obituaries
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 […]
Linda Joy Daley
March 25, 2025
Linda Joy Daley passed from this life on Tuesday March 25, 2025 at the age of 73. She passed peacefully with her family by her side. Linda was born in 1951 to Charles F. Daley, Jr. and Joan Romney Westmoreland at the Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She grew up in Wilmington, DE, where […]
James M. Pando
March 24, 2025
James (Jim) Pando passed away on Monday, March 24, 2025. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Blanche, his sons, Jim (Lizanne) & Jeffrey (Couqui), and his granddaughters, Cynthia & Jenna. Upon graduation from Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, with a B.SC. in Chemical Engineering, he married Blanche and they moved from St. Catherines, […]