Obituaries
Ann “Colleen” Mulhern
March 10, 2023
Ann “Colleen” Mulhern (Pope), age 70, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away peacefully with friends by her side after a long battle with Dementia on March 10, 2023. Colleen was preceded in death by the love of her life, her husband, Retired Wilmington City Fire Chief, John P. (Sean) Mulhern Jr., her parents, Richard H. Pope […]
Stanley Rosen
March 9, 2023
Stanley Rosen, born March 1, 1928, died March 9, 2023, in between, he did lots of stuff! What can you say about a life well lived? What can you say about the life of someone who repeatedly said “I don’t believe in reincarnation, but if there is such a thing, I want to come back […]
William T. Peirson, Jr.
March 9, 2023
William T. “Bill” Peirson, Jr., age 75, of Hockessin, DE, originally of Yorklyn, DE passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was born in Wilmington, DE in 1947 to the late William T. Peirson, Sr. and Grace Byrd Peirson. He attended A. I. Dupont School and Served in the U.S […]
Rodney F. Boyer
March 8, 2023
Rodney Francis Boyer, of Wilmington, Delaware, died on March 8, 2023, just shy of his 98th birthday, at home in the care of his loving children. Rodney was the younger brother of Alec, Nolan, and Harry Boyer, all of whom pre-deceased him. After graduating from P.S. Dupont High School in 1943, he served as a […]
Amalendu Dasgupta
March 7, 2023
Amalendu Dasgupta, 84, passed away in Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, surrounded by family. He is survived by his wife, Sathi, and son, Sumit, three brothers, one sister, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Mona. Amal immigrated to the U.S. from India in 1968 to pursue […]
Carol “Joan” Schmidt
March 7, 2023
Carol “Joan” Schmidt, 89, passed away 6:45AM, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at her residence. Born in 1933, in Newman, IL, she was the daughter of Waldo J. “Jeep” and Lucille “Cele” (Bender) Myers. She co-owned and operated Schmidt’s Christmas Tree Farm in Landenberg, PA since 1970. She married Ellis August Schmidt who preceded her in […]
Janice Lou Ekoniak
March 6, 2023
Janice “Jan” Lou Ekoniak, 73, passed away quietly on March 6, 2023 at her home in Hockessin, Delaware surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Paul Ekoniak and they shared over 44 years of marriage together. She graduated from Fountain Central High School, Veedersburg, Indiana, and graduated cum laude from Purdue University with […]
Vicki Lynn Ledgerwood
March 6, 2023
Vicki Lynn Ledgerwood passed away at her home in Wilmington, Delaware on March 6th, 2023 at the age of 54 after a life-long battle with a congenital heart disease. Her love of life did not come to an end with her passing. She was surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor her legacy […]
Daniel J. Ward
March 6, 2023
Daniel J Ward passed away peacefully at his home on March 6, 2023. He was born in Riverton, NJ in 1939 to the late Daniel and Anna May Ward. After graduating from Camden Catholic HS he attended several of the Big 5 Philadelphia universities before starting a successful career in Corporate Sales at Yellow Freight. […]
Helen Rettew
March 6, 2023
Helen Rettew (nee Kwiatkowski), age 85, of Wilmington, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 6, 2023. Helen was born in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Paul Kwiatkowski and Anna Kopernik Kwiatkowski. She graduated from the Summit Hill High School and Goldey Beacom College. She worked as an administrative assistant at the Winterthur Museum. […]