Obituaries
Marcilee (Marcie) Ann Wilson Bierlein
June 1, 2024
Marcilee Ann Wilson Bierlein (Marcie), who earned four academic degrees, developed careers in government, the private sector and academia and still found time to raise a family and lead several diverse civic groups, died June 1, 2024. She was 81. Marcie was born in September of 1942 in Winfield, Kansas. Her mother Audrey separated from […]
Robert Gresh Chipriano
May 30, 2024
Robert Gresh Chipriano, age 68 of Galena, MD formerly of Mechanicsburg, PA died on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at home. Bob graduated from Cumberland Valley High School in 1973 and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Penn State University. He most recently retired from Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. in 2022 after working […]
Katherine Monday-Schievenin
May 28, 2024
Katherine Monday-Schievenin, age 92, passed peacefully in her sleep on May 28, 2024. She was born 1932, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Charles and Kathryn Baker. Katherine had many careers from homemaker to childcare provider where she would take the children to Disney to explore. She especially enjoyed working at Happy Harry’s after coming to Delaware. […]
Barbara M. Renz
May 26, 2024
Barbara M. Renz, 86, formerly of Newark, passed away on May 26, 2024, at Life Care Center of Attleboro, Massachusetts. Born in Wilmington, she spent most of her life in Delaware, until moving to Massachusetts in early 2023 to be near her family. She was pre-deceased by her husband George (2004), daughter Debbie (1992), and […]
Kenneth Lynn Hampton
May 26, 2024
Kenneth Lynn Hampton, age 79 of Wilmington, Delaware. Passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 26th, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. Kenneth was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2022. His strong will to survive and the love of his family carried him through the last two years. Despite his own battle, he was always eager […]
Fred J. Anders, Jr.
May 24, 2024
Fred J. Anders, Jr., known to his loved ones as Fred, aged 95, departed this life in the peaceful retirement community of Stonegates on May 24, 2024, in Greenville, Delaware. He was born in 1928, in Lakewood, Ohio. Fred was a man of science who dedicated his career to DuPont, working in various locations including […]
Devyani Shah
May 23, 2024
Devyani “Devy” A. Shah, 81, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother of Hockessin, DE, passed away from complications of a respiratory illness on May 23, 2024, leaving a void her family cannot fill. She was born in Gujarat, India and attended university in Mumbai before emigrating to Philadelphia with her newlywed husband, Ashvin Shah, in 1968. […]
Linda H. O’Connor
May 22, 2024
Linda Hardy O’Connor died peacefully on May 22, 2024, at her home at the Country House in Wilmington, DE. Linda was born in 1940, to Vernal and Zella Hardy of Wilmington, DE, and earned her undergraduate degree in chemistry at Bucknell University. She met her husband to be, Brian O’Connor, while completing graduate work in […]
Frances B. Taylor
May 21, 2024
Frances Marie Beardsley Taylor, age 92, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Frances was born in 1932 and grew up in Chester, PA. and attended Chester High where she was a drum majorette and participated in Young Life. She spent many happy summers in Nicholson as […]
Ruth Matruder Smythe
May 20, 2024
Ruth Louise Matruder Smythe of Rehoboth Beach, DE died peacefully with her children at her side on May 20, 2024. Most people knew Ruth as a prominent attorney and fierce advocate, both in private practice and as a Public Defender for the State of Delaware. But more importantly, everyone knew Ruth as a loving wife, […]