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Obituaries


Navajeevan Aiyanadar Chakkaravarthi

Navajeevan Aiyanadar Chakkaravarthi

April 9, 2024

Navajeevan Aiyanadar Chakkaravarthi, age 79, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his own home on April 9th, 2024.  He was the son of Mr. Palaniappa Aiyanadar and Mrs. Aiyanadar Mangalambal.  He was the tenth of twelve siblings.  He was born in Madurai, India. He graduated from Madras Medical College and went on to study […]

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Stella Kehinde Dosunmu

Stella Kehinde Dosunmu

April 7, 2024

Stella Kehinde Dosunmu passed away peacefully at her home in Claymont, DE, surrounded by her loving family on the night of April 7th, 2024, following a courageous battle with kidney disease, at the age of 69. Born in 1954, in Owo, Nigeria, she entered the world just moments after her beloved twin sister. She was […]

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Henri V. du Pont

Henri V. du Pont

April 7, 2024

Sunday, the 7th of April 2024, Henri V. du Pont, age 58, our Darling, dad, friend, brother, cousin and uncle left us peacefully in the comfort of his home in Greenville, Delaware. Henri was a kind and gentle soul, always optimistic, a dreamer who always had new ideas. He loved his 3 children immensely and […]

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Bonita W. Piekarski

Bonita W. Piekarski

April 3, 2024

Bonita W. Piekarski, 92, passed away peacefully in the early morning of April 3, 2024, at the Harbor Chase Retirement Community. Bonnie was born in Keokuk, Iowa in 1931 to doting parents Carleton and Matilda Williams. A younger sister Judith and little brother Carter soon joined the family. Bonnie spent her early years in the […]

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Richard C. Zolper, Sr.

Richard C. Zolper, Sr.

April 1, 2024

Richard died peacefully with family by his side at Riddle Hospital in Pennsylvania on April 1, 2024, at the age of 100. He was born in Wilmington, DE, in 1923, son of William B. and Marion Zolper. Growing up in the Highlands area, he graduated from Wilmington High School and pursued higher education at the […]

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L. Jean Bishop

L. Jean Bishop

April 1, 2024

Louise Jean Bishop, age 81, of Claymont, DE, formerly of Wilmington, DE, died on April 1, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.  Ommi, as she was known to her children, grandchildren, and those close to her, graduated from Brandywine High School in 1961, after having never missed a day of school in her 12 years.  […]

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Michael J. Hood, Esquire

Michael J. Hood, Esquire

April 1, 2024

Michael passed away unexpectedly at Christiana Hospital on Monday, April 1, 2024 due to several health complications. Michael was born on December 29, 1956, to Carolyn (Episcopo) and Logan J. Hood. As a young boy, Michael enjoyed playing baseball and from a very young age, he learned to love the game of golf. He spent […]

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Richard Abrams

Richard Abrams

March 31, 2024

Richard “Dick” Abrams, age 85, of Blackwood, New Jersey, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2024. He is remembered, loved, and survived by his children Cheryl, Susan (Ron), Richard, and Michelle (Robert), his 4 grandchildren, Nick, Samantha (Steve), Emily and Olivia and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his brother Frank, sister Carol […]

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Anna Muldowney

Anna Muldowney

March 30, 2024

Anna Muldowney of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at the age of 88. Born Anna Puntigam in Feldbach, Austria in 1935, she was the only child of Frank and Marianne Puntigam.   On February 6, 1958, Anna and her parents arrived in the United States.  While In […]

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Diane Richardson

Diane Richardson

March 30, 2024

Diane Richardson, age 82, of Wilmington, DE died on Saturday, March 30, 2024 of Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a cancer of the blood.  Born in Whitinsville Hospital, Whitinsville, MA, she was the daughter of Richard Meredith Andrews, Jr and Gertrude Frances Schofield, of Uxbridge, MA. Accomplished and skilled in craftwork, Dee had several award-winning quilts displayed at […]

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