Obituaries
Geraldine C. Romans
August 16, 2025
Geraldine (Gerry) Romans, age 80, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 16, 2025 surrounded by loved ones. Born in 1944 in Penns Grove, NJ, Gerry was the beloved daughter of Harry and Geraldine Becker. She grew up in Penns Grove with her large family. Gerry was the 3rd oldest grandchild out of […]
Michael N. Castle
August 14, 2025
Michael N. Castle, widely known as a dedicated public servant who brought a bipartisan, common-sense approach to policy-making, died on Thursday, August 14, 2025 in Wilmington, Delaware following a long illness. Governor Castle was a two-term Delaware Governor from 1985 to 1992. He served as Delaware’s lone Member of Congress from 1993 to 2011, making […]
Dalton Lee Poole
August 14, 2025
Dalton Lee Poole passed away on August 14, 2025, age 74, from stage 4 lung cancer. He was born in April of 1951, the second child of Amber (deceased in 2015) and Doris Poole. He was also predeceased by a little sister, Starr Melinda Poole. He is survived by his loving mother, age 94, elder […]
Joan Shirley Price-Platt Pieretti
August 10, 2025
Joan Shirley Price-Platt Pieretti, beloved wife, daughter, aunt, cousin, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Sunday August 10th surrounded by love. She was a lifelong beacon of kindness, laughter, and grace. Born to Dorothy May Price-Platt and Ellsworth Platt of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Joan was a devoted daughter who carried a deep […]
Mary Marshall
August 9, 2025
Mary Marshall, age 62, of West Grove, PA, passed away peacefully in her home on August 9th, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born in Wilmington to Robert and Mary Rickert. After graduating from University of Delaware, Mary raised three children. During that time, she worked various jobs and was involved with numerous […]
Danny Deardorff
August 9, 2025
Dan Deardorff, 73, of Middletown, Delaware, formerly of Miller, South Dakota, passed away in his home on August 9, 2025. Born in Miller in 1952, he grew up in Mulvane, Kansas before moving to Wilmington, DE, Chadds Ford, PA, and finally, Middletown, DE. He graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1970. Dan dedicated 36 […]
Helen K. Irwin
August 7, 2025
Helen K. Irwin, age 97, of Hockessin, DE, passed away on Thursday, August 7. She was predeceased by her husband Andrew (2000) and daughter Pamela (2023). Her survivors include sons Alan (Joan) and Peter, daughter Andrea Debold, granddaughter Abigail Chehi (Stephen), grandson Peter Jr. (Megan) and great-granddaughters Maddy and Emma. Helen had a long career […]
Marilyn Joan (Sturges) Krussman
August 6, 2025
Marilyn Joan (Sturges) Krussman, 89, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2025, at the Cadia Rehabilitation Center, Wilmington, DE. Marilyn was born in Paterson, NJ, in September of 1935. She was the daughter of the late Harold P. Sturges and Emma G. (Rodger) Sturges. Marilyn grew up in Clifton, NJ, Baltimore, MD, and then Wilmington, […]
Ottavia Caponi
August 5, 2025
Ottavia Caponi, 78, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, in Wilmington, Delaware. Born in Luco Dei Marsi, Italy, to Biagio Ciaffone and Marianna Garbuglia, Ottavia was the third of four children. In Italy, she met and married the love of her life, the late Anthony Caponi. Together they built their home in Elkton, […]
Martha M. Ogorek
July 30, 2025
Martha Ogorek, a longtime resident of Hockessin, DE Age 97 passed peacefully on July 30,2025. Martha lived in Hockessin for over 85 years. She grew up on Evanson Road where her family had a 100 acre farm. She always recalled riding her horse in the fields surrounding her home and riding to get the mail […]