Obituaries
Tamara U. Knehnetsky
December 4, 2025
Tamara U. Knehnetsky, age 95, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025, where she resided at ACTS Country House, Wilmington, DE. She was born in Valga, Estonia to the late Leonid Usatenko and Julia Kattai. As a teen starting high school, she fled with her mother to Germany in September 1944, because of WWII. At […]
Lois Elizabeth Shaffer Schafer
December 3, 2025
Lois Elizabeth Shaffer Schafer, age 101, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at Maris Grove in Glen Mills, PA. Born in 1924, in Connellsville, PA, she was the only child of Anna ( Suanna) Cossel and Harry Lewis Shaffer, Lois grew up in the Dormont area of Pittsburgh, PA. She graduated from Grove […]
David R. Moore
December 1, 2025
David R. Moore, age 78, of New Castle, DE., passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025. David was born in Wilmington in 1947, son of the late Joseph Moore and Mildred Henderson Moore. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam war. He worked for the General Motors Corporation in Wilmington on the assembly […]
Dr. Shivakumar B. Hendi
December 1, 2025
Dr. Shivakumar B. Hendi passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on the morning of December 1, 2025. He was born in India and was the eldest of 6 children. While he was raised in a small village, he dreamt big and made a habit of defying the odds in his life and career. Dr. […]
Norma Little
November 30, 2025
Norma J. Little, age 85, of Newark, DE, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2025, due to a brief illness surrounded by family at Christiana Care-Accent Care in Newark. Norma is preceded in death by her parents, Norman and Jean K. Beard, and her sister, Dorothy E. Jarrell. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and a friend to many. […]
Gordon Cadwgan Jr.
November 29, 2025
Gordon Eugene Cadwgan Jr, age 81, of Wilmington, DE, formerly of West Palm Beach, FL, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 29, 2025. Gordon’s life was marked by service, scholarship, and a genuine appreciation for the world around him. He graduated from the Williston Northampton School and went on to earn his Bachelor of Science […]
Mary Louisa Gorsuch
November 29, 2025
Mary Louisa Gorsuch (Krauter) passed on November 29, 2025. She was born in 1932, in Baltimore, MD to the late Marie (nee Roes) and Harry Alvin Krauter. Mary graduated from Western High School in 1950 and attended Towson State University and Johns Hopkins University from 1950 to 1952. She was a full-time kindergarten teacher at First […]
James Edwin Miller
November 29, 2025
Jim passed on Nov. 29, two days before he and Cynthia were to celebrate 69 years of marriage. He was the son of James David and Edith Gwendolyn Miller, born August 1, 1933 in Harrisburg, PA. He grew up in York PA, graduating from York High in 1952. He played clarinet in the high school […]
Rev. James T. Kirk, Jr.
November 27, 2025
The Reverend James Thomas Kirk, Jr., 68, died on Thursday, November 27, 2025. He was the pastor of Saint Mary Magdalen Church, in Wilmington. A native of Historic New Castle, Delaware, he was born in 1956, to the late James T., Sr. and Leontia (Lancaster) Kirk. He received his early education at Saint Peter School, […]
Nancy L. Merena
November 27, 2025
Nancy Lynn Merena, 86, passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2025. She was a devoted wife, mother, teacher, sister, friend, grandmother (Nana), and truly an angel on earth. Nancy dedicated her life to her children and her students, and her gentle guidance and leadership left a lasting impact on many over the years. Nancy was […]