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Obituaries


Ruth A. Joslin

Ruth A. Joslin

February 19, 2024

Ruth Brisbane Austin Joslin passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 19, 2024, at the age of 101. Ruth was born and grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, the daughter of Willard B. and Rae Berndt Austin.  She graduated from the Wilmington Friends School and the Edgewood Park School at Briarcliff Manor, New York. She […]

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Natalia Artemiadis

Natalia Artemiadis

February 18, 2024

Natalia Artemiadis, age 12, of Hockessin, Delaware, passed away suddenly at home on February 18, 2024. She was the beloved daughter of Panagiotis Artemiadis and Spyridoula Kerasaridi. In 2023, Natalia graduated from North Star Elementary School.  She was currently a 6th grader attending Cab Calloway School for the Arts as a Visual Arts Major. Natalia […]

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Joan P. Egan

Joan P. Egan

February 15, 2024

Joan Hampton Pontiff Egan, 93, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at the Stonegates Health Center. Born in Fall River, MA, Joan was the daughter of the late Eugene Jackson Pontiff and Doris Hampton Pontiff. She was raised in New Bedford, MA and South Dartmouth, MA and moved to Wilmington in […]

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Richard Harry Weible, Jr.

Richard Harry Weible, Jr.

February 11, 2024

Rick, age 60, of Wilmington, DE, formerly of Elkton and Hack’s Point, MD, suddenly departed this life on December 11, 2023. Rick was born in Media, PA, in August of 1963 to Richard Harry Sr. and Patricia Mae Weible (Chance). Rick was a CDL truck driver and worked for various trucking companies over the years. […]

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Harry Crawford Carter, Sr.

Harry Crawford Carter, Sr.

February 11, 2024

Harry Crawford Carter, Sr., age 84, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania and formerly of Aston, Pennsylvania, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2024. Harry was born in 1939 in Aston, Pennsylvania, son of the late Amos Murray Carter and Ruth Hannah Steward. He graduated from Eddystone High School in 1959. He began working as a milkman for […]

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Patricia Hannigan

Patricia Hannigan

February 11, 2024

Patricia (Pat) Hannigan, of Wilmington Delaware, passed away peacefully on the morning of February 11, 2024 in Wilmington, Delaware. She was 74. Born in Colόn, Panama in 1949, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Hannigan and Agnes (McDade) Hannigan. She was raised in the Canal Zone and was ever after a “Zonian” at […]

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Janet Mabey Lund

Janet Mabey Lund

February 9, 2024

Janet Mabey Lund, age 90, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2024 from complications of Covid at the Country House in Greenville, DE. Janet was born in East Providence, Rhode Island in 1933 to Susan and Clinton Mabey.  She graduated from East Providence High School followed by Bryant College with a degree in accounting.  As […]

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Pierre C. Pingitore

Pierre C. Pingitore

February 8, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of our father Pierre Pingitore at the age of 95, a remarkable man whose life was dedicated to service, exploration, and love for his family.  He grew up in Buffalo, New York and lived there with his parents and his older siblings, Louis and Nelson.  […]

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Ann Theresa Knee

Ann Theresa Knee

February 7, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother and grandmother, Ann Theresa (O’Halloran) Knee at the age of 95. She departed peacefully on February 7, 2024 in her sleep. Ann was a devoted mother to her four children and a cherished grandmother to eleven grandchildren. She took immense joy […]

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Margaret Joan Nist

Margaret Joan Nist

February 6, 2024

Margaret Joan Nist (nee Vincent) of Bethany Beach, DE, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024.  She grew up in Wilmington, DE, until her family moved to Geneva, Switzerland – an unpopular decision with teenaged Margy.  As it turned out, her Swiss adventures provided for fantastic tales later in life.  The experience was one of […]

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