Obituaries
Martin C. Meltzer
October 3, 2024
Martin Charles Meltzer of Wilmington, Delaware passed away peacefully with his loving wife Yoyo by his side on October 3, 2024 at age 75. He was predeceased by his mother and father, Roselle (Levy) and Samuel Meltzer. Martin earned a bachelor’s degree in History and Education from Trenton State College in New Jersey, as well […]
Joseph M. Catania
October 3, 2024
Joseph M. Catania, 60, of Milford, DE passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2024, in Dover, DE. Joseph was a member of the Ridley High School class of 1982. Described as a Jack-of-All-Trades, Joseph held many positions in his life. He was a landscaper, an inventory manager, and even a chef. But his most important […]
Mary E. Riga DiAngelis
October 2, 2024
Mary E. Riga DiAngelis passed away on October 2, just shy of her 96th birthday. Born in Toughkenamon, PA in 1928, she was the daughter of the late Diamanda and Emidio Riga. She is survived by her only child Mary Lou and her beloved dog Olivia, “Via”. As a single working mother, Mary was a […]
John “Moon” Reilly
October 1, 2024
John “Moon” Reilly passed away on October 1, 2024, in Wilmington, Delaware. He was born in 1931 in Philadelphia, PA. Our loving husband and father passed peacefully in his sleep at home at the age of 93. Moon grew up in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia. He attended Nativity BVM grade school and graduated […]
Beverly Mills
September 30, 2024
Beverly Jean Csizmadia Mills passed away at home September 30, 2024 surrounded by family. Beverly was born a first-generation American in 1942 and grew up near Detroit, Michigan. She married David Lennox Mills, PhD. in 1965, initially settling in Ann Arbor, MI where they had two children. In 1971 David’s career took the family to […]
Louis “Lou” J. DeSeta
September 30, 2024
Surrounded by family, Louis J. DeSeta, Age 79, of Bear, DE passed away peacefully on Monday, September 30, 2024. Lou was predeceased by his parents, Vincent Sr. and Inez, and his brother, Tony. In 1965, Lou enlisted in the Army. After completing jump school training at Ft. Ord California, he was deployed to Vietnam where […]
Joan M. Wuertz
September 29, 2024
Joan Mary Wuertz died at Country House Kennett Pike in Greenville DE, on September 29, 2024. She was born in 1931 in Kent England and grew up surrounded by the Battle of Britain in WWII. She trained as an RN at Charing Cross Hospital in London and as a midwife at Kings College Hospital in 1955. In […]
Harold Richard Hodgson
September 28, 2024
Harold Richard “Dick” Hodgson passed away at Christiana Hospital on September 28 at the age of 88. He was born in Betterton, MD to Margaret and Jonathan Hodgson in 1936. Dick attended Centreville High School and then the College of Business and Public Accounting at the University of Maryland, where he was a member of […]
Shirlie Gibson
September 27, 2024
Shirlie (Swanson) Gibson, age 95 of Hockessin DE, formerly of Dunwoody, GA, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2024. Shirlie was born in Bridgeport, CT to the late Herman Swanson and Gertrude (Ahlberg). She graduated from Stratford High School (Stratford, CT) in 1947 and graduated from Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing as an R.N. in […]
John W Mayfield
September 27, 2024
John W Mayfield, age 90, of Wilmington, Delaware passed peacefully on September 27, 2024, surrounded by loving family. John was born in Wilmington, DE, the son of Evart and Anna (Coombs) Mayfield. He graduated from Pierre S. DuPont High School in 1951 and completed a BS in Physics and Math from Purdue University in 1957. After completing his studies at Purdue, John entered the military and was […]