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Obituaries


Janice Van Gunda

Janice Van Gunda

November 28, 2023

Janice Mae Van Gunda of Lewes, DE passed away on November 28, 2023 at Bayhealth Sussex Campus, Milford, DE.  She was 82. Born in 1941 in Las Animas, CO, she was the daughter of the late Clayton Stilley and Mildred Wasmer Stilley.  She was a homemaker and loved to help her friends in the community […]

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Joan E. Gentile

Joan E. Gentile

November 27, 2023

Joan E. Gentile passed away on Monday, November 27, 2023, at the age of 74. Joan was born in Philadelphia to the loving parents of Joyce (Worley) and Gerald Brady in March of 1949. She grew up in Philadelphia, PA and raised her children in Washington Twp., NJ. She also enjoyed various shore homes with […]

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Nancy Schueck

November 26, 2023

Nancy Catherine (Linde) Schueck passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2023 in Hockessin, Delaware. Born in August of 1943 at Four Oaks Farm in Bethlehem, PA, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Good Linde and Mildred Claire (Reimer) Linde. Nancy graduated from Southern Lehigh High School in Center Valley, PA.  She later earned a […]

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Benjamin Powell

Benjamin Powell

November 26, 2023

Benjamin Gabriel Powell, age 95, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away in the early morning hours of November 26th, 2023 with his family by his side. Born in December of 1927 in Chester, PA, moved to Delaware in 1960 where he lived until his death. After graduating high school he joined the Navy at 16 years […]

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Jayalakshmi Panchanadam

Jayalakshmi Panchanadam

November 24, 2023

Mrs. Jayalakshmi Panchanadam passed away peacefully at home on November 24, 2023, at the age of 94. Her memory will be treasured by all who were touched by her loving presence.

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Donald Hawkins

Donald Hawkins

November 23, 2023

Donald R. Hawkins, age 80, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully at home on November 23, 2023, surrounded by family and friends. Donald graduated from Wilmington High School in 1961. He later attended the University of Delaware and served in the Army Reserves. He worked in the insurance industry in Delaware, Florida, New York City […]

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Toby Peoples

Toby Peoples

November 22, 2023

Toby Anne (Gegenheimer) Peoples, age 78, of Wilmington, Delaware formerly of Princeton, Maine went home to her Lord and Savoir on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at Shipley Manor in Wilmington, Delaware.  She loved shopping with friends and family and enjoyed decorating for all the holidays and seasons. She graduated from Glassboro State College in 1968 […]

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John Ray Bowman

John Ray Bowman

November 22, 2023

John Ray Bowman, age 85, of Wilmington, DE passed away peacefully after a short illness, surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday November 22, 2023. Born in York, PA, he was the son of the late John K. and Beatrice (Shunk) Bowman. After graduating from West York High School, John went on to attend the […]

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Carol Barbara Stokley

Carol Barbara Stokley

November 22, 2023

Carol Barbara Stokley passed away surrounded by family on November 22, 2023, in Wilmington, Delaware where she resided since 2014. Carol was born in 1945 in Flatbush Brooklyn, NY, to her loving parents Clyde and Faye Johnson.  Her family moved to Toms River NJ in 1959 where she was a graduate of Toms River High School […]

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Charlotte Annette Austin

Charlotte Annette Austin

November 21, 2023

Charlotte A. Austin (nee Ritchie), age 100, of Hockessin, DE (and formerly of New York City for 52 years) died peacefully with family at her side on November 21st, 2023 at her residence at Cokesbury Village,  Hockessin, DE. Charlotte (also known as Charlotta and Cal) grew up in the remote countryside in Greenfield, New Brunswick, […]

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