Obituaries
Carole Ann Benningfield
October 12, 2024
Carole Ann Benningfield, age 81, of Claymont, DE passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2024. Mrs. Benningfield lived her early childhood years in Chester, Pennsylvania where at the age of 4, she met and played with a 4-year-old neighborhood little boy named Earl. A little boy who would someday become her future husband. Later in […]
Anneliese Maar
October 10, 2024
Anneliese Graunke Maar passed away peacefully on October 10, 2024, at the age of 81. She was born in 1943 in a small town in Pomerania, Germany, the second daughter of farmer Oskar Graunke and his wife Dora. In 1945, at just two years old, Anneliese and her family fled to Western Germany ahead of […]
Elyn S. Schmitz
October 10, 2024
With profound sadness, we announce the peaceful passing of Elyn Schneider Schmitz, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, on October 10, 2024, in Wilmington, Delaware. Elyn was born in 1920 in Dover, Delaware, the fourth cherished child of Frank and Philena McKee. From her early days, she embodied a quiet strength, determination, and a […]
Constance O’Neal
October 10, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Constance M. O’Neal on October 10, 2024, at the age of 91. Connie was born in April of 1933 in Wilmington, DE to the late William L. and Mary Martine. She is preceded in death by her husband, Eugene H O’Neal and her sister […]
Susan Y. Krewatch
October 9, 2024
Susan Read Yerkes Krewatch, age 82, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. She was born in New York City to Leonard A. Yerkes Junior and Doris Kelley Pool. She was the third of four children. At the age of five she moved with her family to Wilmington, Delaware, where she attended Tower Hill […]
Richard Lee Tyndall, Jr.
October 7, 2024
Richard Lee Tyndall, Jr., age 58, of Garnet Valley, PA, one very kind, loving and caring soul, departed this earth on Monday, October 7, 2024 after a very courageous battle with cancer to be with his Heavenly Father. Rich was born in Upland, Pennsylvania in 1966, son of Eleanor Miazga Tyndall and the late […]
Marlene E. Seibert
October 6, 2024
Marlene Edna Seibert, age 87, of Wilmington, DE passed away peacefully at Cadia Healthcare Pike Creek on October 6, 2024. Marlene was born in 1936 at Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, DE to Caroline M. (Stranahan) and Leonard F. Touhey, but grew up in the small town of Penns Grove, NJ. Marlene graduated from Penns Grove […]
Mark C. Chen
October 5, 2024
Mark C. Chen, longtime resident of Oakwood Road in Fairfax, Wilmington, DE gently parted ways with life at the age of 95 on October 5, 2024 in Glen Mills, PA. His peaceful passage was attended by loving family members with their hands over his heart. Born on the southeast coast of Taiwan, Mark was the […]
Martin C. Meltzer
October 3, 2024
Martin Charles Meltzer of Wilmington, Delaware passed away peacefully with his loving wife Yoyo by his side on October 3, 2024 at age 75. He was predeceased by his mother and father, Roselle (Levy) and Samuel Meltzer. Martin earned a bachelor’s degree in History and Education from Trenton State College in New Jersey, as well […]
Joseph M. Catania
October 3, 2024
Joseph M. Catania, 60, of Milford, DE passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2024, in Dover, DE. Joseph was a member of the Ridley High School class of 1982. Described as a Jack-of-All-Trades, Joseph held many positions in his life. He was a landscaper, an inventory manager, and even a chef. But his most important […]