Obituaries
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 […]
James C. Wang
October 20, 2025
James C. Wang, age 87, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2025. James was a graduate of Fu Chung High School in Taipei, Taiwan in 1959 and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from National Taiwan University. He later completed his Master of Science degree at New York University in 1979. […]
Chi-Kai Shih
October 20, 2025
Chi-Kai Shih, age 88, of Hockessin, Delaware, formally of Taipei, Taiwan passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025 at Christiana Hospital. Chi-Kai was born in Nanjing, China and graduated from the National Taiwan University in 1960, with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and then from the University of Rochester in 1964, with his PhD. in […]