Obituaries
Barbara Bell Scanlan
June 7, 2023
Barbara Bell Scanlan of Hockessin, DE, age 93, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at Cokesbury Village on June 7, 2023. Barbara was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1929, daughter of Kenneth C. and Katherine T. Bell. She grew up in Scarsdale, New York, her home until she was married. She attended Mount Holyoke […]
Frank Marshall Hoopes, Jr.
June 4, 2023
Frank Marshall Hoopes, Jr. went peacefully to his Lord’s eternal home on June 4, 2023. Frank was born in Wilmington, Delaware on March 19, 1936 and packed several lifetimes of living into his 87 years. He grew up on Shipley Road and graduated from Wilmington Friends School and Washington & Lee University. A fine athlete, […]
Thomas C.T. Brokaw
June 4, 2023
Thomas Clarkson Taylor Brokaw, 77, died on June 4, 2023 at home surrounded by his family. Devoted to native plants and ecological restoration, Brokaw created a private nature preserve in Kennett Square and Avondale, Pennsylvania, served on the boards of conservation and arts organizations, built fine miniatures, and was known for his linguistic abilities, broad […]
Edward Carpenter White
June 4, 2023
Edward Carpenter White of Wilmington, Delaware went peacefully to his Lord’s eternal home on June 4, 2023. He will be remembered for his generosity, competitive spirit, and tremendous love for his family and friends. Edward (age 91) was born to Willard Thomas White and Grace Carpenter White. He grew up on Old Limestone Road and […]
John Peter Gerard Kehoe
June 2, 2023
John Peter Gerard Kehoe, age 79, of Chadds Ford, PA, passed away June 2, 2023, after a brief stay in hospital. Born in Salford, England to Eileen (O’Shea) and John Gerard “Gerry” Kehoe, Peter excelled in academics and athletics at his beloved boarding school in Ireland, the Cistercian College of Roscrea. Peter married his first […]
Sarah S. Kitts
June 1, 2023
Our cherished mother, wife, aunt, and grandmother Sarah S. Kitts (Summers) of Wilmington, Delaware passed away peacefully on June 1st, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her adoring husband, Richard, after 57 years of marriage, her beloved sisters Rosemary Rabbitt & Patsy Curry and her brother Jack Summers. Sarah is survived […]
Lucas Sterling VanDyke
May 31, 2023
Lucas Sterling VanDyke, age 5 Months, of Elkton, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. Lucas was born in Newark, Delaware, the son of Jonathan VanDyke and Kira Beam VanDyke. He was the love of their lives and was called too soon from this world. He […]
Ashok Kumar Gupta
May 30, 2023
Ashok Kumar Gupta, 74, died surrounded by his closest loved ones in the early morning of May 30, 2023. He was a beloved husband and patriarch, an ambitious businessman, a worldly devotee of sports and culture, and a prodigious absorber of knowledge and wisdom. Born on Jan. 12, 1949 and raised in Chennai, India, Ashok […]
Ottavio Francis Biondi, Sr.
May 30, 2023
Ottavio Francis Biondi, Sr., much-loved husband, father, and grandfather, died peacefully on May 30, 2023, at his home in Jupiter, Florida. He will be missed greatly. Frank, a proud first-generation Italian American, was born in 1933 in Wilmington, Delaware to Ferdinando Biondi, who emigrated from Italy in 1912 at the age of 14, and Mary […]
Joseph Lazartic
May 29, 2023
Joseph Lazartic (1945-2023) will be remembered as the best husband, father, brother, uncle, friend, and neighbor for which anyone could ever ask. He was a talented and passionate artist when it came to fixing and fabricating cars or sculpting with copper, creating incredible pieces of art. He was full of joy and spread it where […]