Henry “Hank” T. Schaal, age 91, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. He was born in Wilmington, DE, son of the late Joseph and Cora (Ray) Schaal. Hank was a graduate of Brown Vo-Tech High School; served honorably in the US Navy and was a decorated Korean War Veteran. Hank enjoyed a 25-plus year career as an installation technician with the local telephone company (Diamond State, then Bell-Atlantic, now AT&T). A devout parishioner of St. John the Beloved, Hank...

Theresa S. (Rutkowski) Starr, 81, of Newark, Delaware peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.  Born in Wilmington on March 13, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Aljozy and Josephine (Czerwinska) Rutkowski. Terry was a graduate of Wilmington High School, class of 1960, and became employed with the Wilmington Trust Company.  She left her position to become a fulltime homemaker and stay at home mom to her sons, and rejoined the...

Kathleen T. Barton, age 91, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 29, 2023 surrounded by her family. Kathy was born in 1931 to the late John Ernest & Sarah V. Townsend. She graduated from Conrad High School and completed courses at Beacom College before marrying H. Dudley Barton with whom she shared 57 years of marriage. She was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother. Kathy’s favorite role in life was being MomMom to her two granddaughters, Sarah and Katie. In...

Susan “Susie” Resler, age 64, passed away at home in comfort and peace, surrounded by her husband and children, on Monday, May 29, 2023. Susie was born December 7, 1958 in Alexandria, Virginia to Philip and Dot Browning. She was the youngest of seven kids and is survived by her adoring siblings: Nod, Liz, Judy, Mary, Robert, and John. At age three, she moved with her family to France where she continued to grow up in Europe for the remainder of her childhood and early...

Paul, age 68, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2023. He passed away at home, surrounded by his family following an 8 year battle with cancer.  The only child of Winifred and Paul Eriksen Sr., Paul II was born in Wilmington, Delaware and grew up in Seaford. Following his graduation from Seaford High School in 1973, Paul enlisted in the Marine Corps where he served as a Sargent in the 114th Platoon. During this time, he served overseas in Moscow and Helsinki at the...

Thomas Austin Rees, also known to many as “Top Cat" or "Tommy" of Wilmington DE, and Rehoboth Beach, unexpectedly but peacefully passed away, Saturday, May 27, 2023, after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Andrew and Catherine (Lawler) Rees. Tommy, born on February 24, 1943, had many cherished memories of Old New Castle, where he was raised and continued to have lifelong connections. Tommy proudly served in the Delaware Army...

Clendia Guzman-Paredes, 66, of Bear, Delaware passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Mrs. Paredes was born in Nayarit, Mexico on August 31, 1956, daughter of the late Amador and Esther (Valenzuela) Guzman.  She and her family came to the United States in 1986, settling in Salt Lake City, Utah, and made Delaware their home in 1997.  Mrs. Paredes assisted her husband in the founding and operating of several Mexican specialty stores in New Castle County,...

Vivian Burr, age 96, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully at home, on Thursday, May 25, 2023. She was born in Norristown, PA, daughter of the late Frank and Carmela (Bruno) Pellegrino. In addition to raising her family, she worked for many years behind the deli and butcher counters at the SuperFresh Market. Vivian was a founding member of the group Post-Cana (now known as PC Fellowship), which served as a social community for widows and widowers. She also enjoyed spending summers in...

Sandra K. (Thomas) White, 86, of Newark, Delaware peacefully passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.  Born in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania (now Jim Thorpe) on July 10, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Myra (Marsden) Thomas.               Sandra and her family relocated to Delaware during her childhood.  She attended Warner Middle School, where she excelled at basketball, and was a graduate of...

Cecelia C. Jones “Ceil”, 94, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2023, surrounded by her family.  Ceil was born on July 2, 1928 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late John Edward Carville and Edna Painter Carville. She was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. To know her was to love her.  Throughout her life, Ceil loved spending time reading, painting and volunteering at the...