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Obituaries


Nancy “Nan” McDiarmid Norling

Nancy “Nan” McDiarmid Norling

April 26, 2023

Nancy “Nan” McDiarmid Norling, 82, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 26, 2023 at Cokesbury Village in Hockessin, DE. She was the beloved wife of Parry McWhinnie Norling and loving mother of Christine (Andrew) Jones and Jonathan Norling (Colleen Quinn). She was a devoted sister to John (Dolores) McDiarmid, Jr. and David (Margaret) […]

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Frank T. Sobonya, Jr.

Frank T. Sobonya, Jr.

April 25, 2023

Frank T. Sobonya, Jr., age 71, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. Frank grew up in Twin Rocks, PA, and went to Penn State University for 2 years. He then moved to Delaware where he went on to receive his bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University […]

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Jean E. Mullin

April 25, 2023

Jean Eckles Mullin, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Stonegates, Greenville, Delaware where she was a resident for the last ten years. She was born in 1930 in Wilmington, Delaware. Growing up at her Knollwood home, Jean loved experiencing country life as a child. She made annual visits to Menominee in […]

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Diane D. Renzi

Diane D. Renzi

April 24, 2023

Diane D. Renzi, age 83 of Hockessin, Delaware formerly of Greenville, Delaware joined her Lord on Monday, April 24, 2023 at her home in Hockessin, Delaware. Diane was born in Wilmington, Delaware, daughter of the late William Duncan and Bertha Roney Duncan. She was a Conrad High School Class of 1958 graduate. She began her […]

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Rose Marie Dresser

Rose Marie Dresser

April 23, 2023

Rose Marie Dresser, age 86, of Hockessin, Delaware passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side, on Sunday April 23, 2023. Rose Marie was born at home in Astoria, Long Island, NY to the late Christina Fusaro and Manuel Moledo. Rose Marie graduated from White Plains, NY High School in 1955. After […]

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Amy M. Mullin

Amy M. Mullin

April 23, 2023

Amy Monica Mullin, age 51, of Wilmington, Delaware formerly of Oakland, California passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at her home in Wilmington.   Amy was born in Ardmore, Pennsylvania in 1972, daughter of the late John Mullin and Judith Sharpley Mullin. She graduated from the Lower Merion High School in Ardmore. She earned […]

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Patricia Donahue Ham

April 22, 2023

Patricia “Trea” Donahue Ham, age 75, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Trea was born and raised in Wilmington Delaware, daughter to the late Charles and Mary Kelleher Donahue. She graduated from Christ Our King Grade School, Ursuline Academy and Goldey-Beacom College. She was retired […]

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Paul Joseph Tkacz

Paul Joseph Tkacz

April 22, 2023

Paul Joseph Tkacz, 95, passed away peacefully at Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE surrounded by family on April 22, 2023. Paul was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, July 29, 1927 and was the youngest child of the late Nicholas and Marya Rybazuk Tkacz. The son of Ukrainian and Polish immigrants, Paul was a member of the […]

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Elizabeth Jane Miller Jenkins

April 21, 2023

Elizabeth Jane Miller Jenkins “Biddy”, age 89, died peacefully surrounded by family on April 21, 2023. Biddy was born in Richardson Park, Delaware, in 1933. She was the daughter of the Drs. Elizabeth and Edgar Miller. Biddy graduated from Wilmington Friends School in 1951 and attended Mount Holyoke College where she was inducted into Phi […]

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Patricia Emmott Chappell

Patricia Emmott Chappell

April 21, 2023

Patricia “Pat” Emmott Chappell of Cokesbury Village, Hockessin passed away peacefully April 21, 2023 at the age of 90. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Gordon Emmott and Miriam Stackhaus Emmott of Media, PA. Pat graduated from The George School, Newtown, PA in 1950 and received her BA in […]

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