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Obituaries


Dorothy “Dottie” B. Dzuris

Dorothy “Dottie” B. Dzuris

July 26, 2023

Dorothy “Dottie” B. Dzuris, 89, of Hockessin, DE, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Born in Nanticoke, PA, to the late Sophia Shandro, Dottie graduated from Nanticoke High School where she met her beloved high school sweetheart, John L. Dzuris.  Shortly after marriage Dottie and John moved to Wilmington, DE where […]

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Walter P. Norris

Walter P. Norris

July 20, 2023

Walter Paul Norris Sr., age 72, of Wilmington, Delaware, formally of Middletown, DE, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 20th at home, surrounded by his loving family. Walter served 30 years honorably in the Delaware Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force and Delaware Army National Guard.  During his time in […]

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Rebecca Lynn Knight Orr

Rebecca Lynn Knight Orr

July 20, 2023

Rebecca Lynn Knight Orr’s 77-year life journey ended on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at Accent Care Hospice in Wilmington, Delaware. Rebecca is survived by her husband of 59 years, Dr. Curtis Jack Orr, Jr.  Rebecca was devoted to her husband and to creating a loving family.  Their journey brought them to Illinois, Michigan, eventually back […]

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Margaret Cupp Chandler

Margaret Cupp Chandler

July 19, 2023

Margaret Cupp Chandler died on July 19th, 2023 at Cokesbury Village, Hockessin, Delaware. She was born in Richmond, Virginia, to Harvey and Lula Eanes Cupp in 1924.  She moved with her family to Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, in 1927 where she received her early education.  In 1944, she received her Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from […]

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Gerald M. “Jerry” Loughran

Gerald M. “Jerry” Loughran

July 18, 2023

Gerald M. “Jerry” Loughran, small in stature but large in life, a resident of Stonegates Retirement Community, Greenville, DE died peacefully at home on July 18, 2023. Born in March of 1932 in Cambridge Springs, PA, Jerry was the son of Lulu G. and Gerald B. Loughran. He was a 1954 graduate of The Pennsylvania […]

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David M. McKelvey, Sr.

David M. McKelvey, Sr.

July 18, 2023

David M. McKelvey, Sr., age 59, was born in October of 1963, and passed away peacefully on July 18, 2023. He was predeceased by his parents Janet C. (Mihaly) and Ronald W. McKelvey. He is survived by his children: Heather (Shane), Emilee (Peter) and David Jr.; grandchildren Paige, Abigail, Michaela, Harper and Rhys and his […]

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D. Jean Meier

D. Jean Meier

July 15, 2023

Jean Meier (nee Furbee), 95, born the luckiest day of the year in 1927 in Moundsville, West Virginia, passed on peacefully at home early Saturday morning, July 15, 2023. After graduating from McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio, Jean began her career at The Canton Repository Newspaper. After marrying the love of her life Robert […]

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Rosemary H. Cardinal

Rosemary H. Cardinal

July 15, 2023

Rosemary H. Cardinal, of Wilmington, DE, age 86, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023 in Christiana Hospital. Rosemary was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, daughter of the late John Ernest and Vernette (Heinsen) Holderried. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School as Valedictorian in 1955 and earned her BA in Chemistry from Marquette University in […]

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Edward H. Goetz

Edward H. Goetz

July 14, 2023

Edward H. Goetz, age 95, of Greenville, DE, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023 at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1928, where he lived until he and his wife Barbara relocated to Greenville, Delaware in 2020. He graduated from Rockhurst High School in […]

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Kathleen Stowe Manns

Kathleen Stowe Manns

July 13, 2023

Kathleen Stowe Manns of Selbyville, DE (formerly Wilmington, DE) passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family after a brief illness on July 13, 2023.  She was born in Darby, PA in 1952 to John and Agnes Stowe (Higgins) and raised in Bethel Township, PA where she attended St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School […]

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