Obituaries
Clarine Manerchia
November 27, 2024
Clarine Marie (Limmina) Manerchia, age 84, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully at home on November 27, surrounded by family. Clarine attended the Cathedral of Saint Peter, before attending Wilmington High School, graduating as part of the 1958 class. She worked in a variety of roles for the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, at both Immaculate […]
Joan C. DelGuidice
November 26, 2024
Joan Catherine Del Guidice (Guaglianone), age 79, of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, formerly of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. She was lovingly surrounded by her family and her beloved cat, Louie. Joanie, also known as Meem and Aunt Joan by many, was born in 1945, in Philadelphia, PA, […]
Sally Gordon Petrillo
November 26, 2024
Sally Gordon Petrillo, age 83, of Wilmington, DE, peacefully made her transition on November 26, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Born to the late Morris and Natalie Gordon, Sally attended Notre Dame Academy in Washington, D.C. and graduated from the University of Delaware. A professional painter, Sally generously shared her art with family, friends, […]
Barbara A. Kolinka
November 25, 2024
Barbara Ann Kolinka (Smith), age 83, of Wilmington, Delaware, formerly of Hanover, Pennsylvania, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2024 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Barbara was born to parents Philip and Claudine Smith in 1941. She was raised in Hanover, Pennsylvania, and for seven years was a Nun with the Sisters […]
Robert A. Reimschussel
November 24, 2024
Robert “Bob” A. Reimschussel, of Claymont, Delaware, passed away peacefully on November 24, 2024 at the age of 89. Born in Jersey City, NJ, in 1935, Bob grew up in Chester, PA, and spent his adult life in Claymont, DE, where he built a legacy of faith, family, and community service. Bob was a devout […]
Alice Severance
November 23, 2024
Alice Severance, 75, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2024. She approached every interaction as an opportunity to show kindness. She was the daughter of beloved mother, Dorothy Horgan, and father, Thomas Horgan, and sister to her “army buddies,” Sue Woodall, Jean Glassman, Bayard Horgan, Dan Horgan, Charlie Horgan, and Betsy Scharr. […]
Janet Blanchfield
November 23, 2024
Blanchfield, Janet Allison (Kilburn) died November 23, 2024, at age 89. She was a resident of Cokesbury Village, Hockessin, DE and previously a longtime resident of Brandywine Hundred. Born in Erie, PA (Lawrence Park), she was the daughter of Corttis and Mildred Kilburn. She and high school classmate Robert Blanchfield married in 1956 following her […]
Gloria L. Ignar
November 21, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Gloria Lucille (Nainor) Ignar on November 21, 2024, in Wilmington, DE. A devoted wife, cherished mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Gloria’s life was a testament to the power of love and family. Gloria touched the lives of all who knew her with her genuine […]
Thomas J. Jacoby
November 21, 2024
Thomas John Jacoby, age 70, of Wilmington, Delaware, formerly of Edgewater Park, New Jersey, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at Wilmington Hospital. Thomas was born in 1954 in Trenton, New Jersey, son of the late Joseph Jacoby and June Frank Jacoby. He graduated from Holy Cross High School, Delanco, NJ in June of […]
Dianne E. Johnson
November 21, 2024
Dianne Elizabeth Johnson, born January 1, 1944, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Dorothy Lillian Hamilton and Reginald Hall Johnson, Jr, passed away November 21, 2024. She was born five seconds after midnight, the first baby born in the United States in 1944. Ms. Johnson attended elementary school in North Carolina and South Carolina. In […]