Obituaries
Donald C. Sutherland

March 10, 2024
Donald C. Sutherland passed away peacefully on March 10, 2024. He was five months into his 98th year. Don was born in New York, NY in 1926. He was the son of the late Judson and Marie Sutherland. He grew up in Plandome, Long Island. Don graduated from Cornell University in 1948. He was […]
Anne C. O’Brien

March 10, 2024
Anne Catherine O’Brien (Garland), age 93, of Hockessin, DE died Sunday, March 10th, at Cokesbury Village. Anne was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1930 to Martin and Mary Garland. She graduated from West Catholic Girls High School of Philadelphia in 1948. On October 20, 1951, Anne married Edward O’Brien at St. Francis de Sales Church […]
Ajay A. Vaidya

March 9, 2024
Ajay A. Vaidya passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on March 9, 2024. We mourn the loss of Ajay A. Vaidya, after a courageous battle with muscular dystrophy. Born in 1969 to Dr. Aroon and Asha Vaidya, Ajay’s life was a testament to the strength of the human spirit in the face […]
Christina “Tina” Louise Weimer Hollars

March 9, 2024
Christina “Tina” Louise Weimer Hollars, 71, of Elkton MD, formerly of New London, PA went home to be with the Lord on March 9, 2024. Tina was born in 1952, the daughter of Richard Weimer and Barbara Hackman Weimer of Chatham, PA. Tina grew up in the Southern Chester County area and graduated from Avon […]
Peter Winthrop Murray

March 9, 2024
Peter Winthrop Murray, age 57, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Peter was born in Montclair, New Jersey, son of the late Andrew Murray and Phyllis O’Connell Murray. He earned a BS Business degree in 1989 from the University of Vermont. He then attended the UVM Rubenstein School of Environment and […]
Sallie S. Annett

March 8, 2024
Sallie Annett, age 88, of Hockessin, died on Friday, March 8, 2024. She was born Sallie Anne Shaffer to George and Anne (Byers) Shaffer in Wheeling, WV in 1936. When asked about her life she said, “I never was a soloist.” However, from an early age, music was a part of her life. As an adult, […]
Charles G. Oertel

March 8, 2024
Charles (Chuck) Oertel passed away peacefully on Friday, March 8, 2024. Chuck was born in Wausau, WI in 1933. He was the son of Oscar and Ilma Oertel. He attended Wausau High School and then went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin. After that he went on to pursue a career in Sales […]
Barry John Friel

March 8, 2024
Barry John Friel, age 70, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, Barry lost his fight on Friday, March 8, 2024. Barry was born in Philadelphia and as a child his family moved to Wilmington Delaware. There he went to St. Helena’s School where he volunteered with United Cerebral Palsy and obtained the rank […]
Francis Xavier Reilly
March 7, 2024
Francis Xavier Reilly, age 97, passed away peacefully at home on March 7, 2024, surrounded by his family. Born in Wilmington in 1926, he was the son of the late Alice Scanlon Reilly and John E. Reilly Sr. His wife of 73 years, Kay Vandenbraak Reilly, died in 2023. He was also predeceased by his […]
R. Bruce Pinkerton

March 6, 2024
R. Bruce Pinkerton passed away peacefully on March 6, 2024 in Accent Care Hospice at Christiana Hospital. He was several days short of his 90th birthday. Bruce was born in Abington, PA in March 1934 and was the son of the late Neilson H. and Sara K. Pinkerton. He grew up in Chester and Lancaster […]