Obituaries
William E. Hyland, Jr.
January 5, 2026
William E. Hyland Jr, affectionately called Scuba Bill, age 77, passed away peacefully at “home” in Bear, DE on January 5, 2026, with his family at his side. In learning Christmas week that his cancer had advanced, Bill asked for one wish, that his passing be kind and peaceful. His wish was granted leaving a […]
Marie Julia “Bonnie” Ortner
January 4, 2026
Marie Julia “Bonnie” Ortner of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2026, after a brief illness. Bonnie was a graduate of Immaculata University with a B.S. in Chemistry and began her career as a chemist for DuPont in the Information Systems Division. She later worked as a property manager for Alexo Hill & Associates […]
Rakesh Kumar Gupta
January 4, 2026
Rakesh Kumar Gupta, a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle, passed away on January 4th, 2026. He was a brilliant and dedicated cardiologist at the Wilmington VA Hospital, a true classical music connoisseur, a sports car enthusiast, a thoughtful philosopher, a lover of chicken fajitas and tirasimu, but, most importantly, a kind, sincere, sweet, […]
Despina Croussouloudis
January 3, 2026
Despina Croussouloudis, 93, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 3rd, 2026. She was born to John and Eleni Croussouloudis in Manhattan, NY and spent her formative childhood years in Chios, Greece, growing up with her twin sister, Maria and her older sister, Stella, both of beloved memory. After returning to New York, she graduated from […]
Ammini T. Cherian
January 2, 2026
Ammini T. Cherian, 78, of Hockessin, Delaware entered eternal life peacefully at her home on January 2, 2026. She was born in Mannar, India to Mr. & Mrs. M.C Thomas, Kochumaliyil, the youngest of six children. Ammini studied nursing in Andhra Pradesh, India before coming to the United States. Being the hands and feet of […]
Nancy Bartoshesky Lynch
December 31, 2025
Nancy Bartoshesky Lynch of Wilmington, Delaware passed away on December 31, 2025. Matthew Lynch, her devoted husband of 44 years, was by her side. She was 75. While frontotemporal dementia altered her final chapter, it did not erase who she was to those who knew her. Nancy was a proud Wilmingtonian who spent her childhood […]
Ruby Robinson
December 31, 2025
Ruby Robinson, the youngest of eleven children of the late McKinley and Senora Wiggs, after a lengthy battle with cancer, departed this life on December 31, 2025 at the Country House in Wilmington, Delaware. Ruby was born on October 25, 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland. She was educated in the Baltimore City Public School System where […]
Lois Elaine Scott
December 30, 2025
Lois Elaine Scott, age 94, of Wilmington DE and formerly of Charlottesville VA, died while sleeping in her home on December 30, 2025, after two weeks of hospice care with family members attending her daily. She was born in Oklahoma but spent most of her childhood in St. Joseph, MO and graduated from Central High […]
Serina Amber White
December 28, 2025
Serina Amber White, age 40, of Wilmington, Delaware and formerly of Dallas, Texas and San Clemente, California, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware. Serina graduated from Concord High School Class of 2003 and attended college at Temple University. Previously she attended Aletheia School, George Read, H.B. DuPont, and […]
Jane Kirby Schaller Bye
December 28, 2025
Jane Kirby Schaller Bye, 92, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at Millcroft Living. She graduated from Decatur Girls’ High School in 1950. Jane then continued her education at the University of Delaware, graduating in 1954. After graduating from the University of Delaware, Jane worked at the Wilmington Public Library from […]