Iwanna Fedyk

OBITUARY Iwanna Fedyk Iwanna Hajdukewycz Fedyk was born on January 10, 1936 in the village of Siltse, Pidhaitsi township, Ternopil region, to Luka and Maria Hajdukewycz (nee Pekarksa). She was married for 62 years to Roman Fedyk. She had an older sister, Julia Prokopik and an older brother, Volodymyr Furda, who died fighting as a… Read more »

Dr. Morris P. Rorer, PhD

Morris P. Rorer, age 82, passed from this life the evening of February 2 at Christiana Hospital surrounded by a friend of 50 years and neighbors. Morris was a single man who worked for a lifetime as a PhD chemist for DuPont. He was born and raised in Roanoke, Virginia. There will not be a… Read more »

Carol J. Alexander

Carol J. Alexander, 89, died at home on Wednesday, January 29th; she passed in the company of her beloved son, William C. Alexander in South Park PA. Carol was born in Montgomery County, PA to Helen M. Weise and Edmund C. Hedge. Carol had strong connections to Philadelphia and spent many summers in the Northeast… Read more »

Amy Gier Baldwin

Amy Gier Baldwin, aged 70, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully from pancreatic cancer surrounded by her loved ones on December 9, 2024. In 1954, Amy was born to Thurman Gier and Ethel Macklin Baldwin Snyder as the youngest of four girls. She developed a dear love for music and nature at an early age,… Read more »

Donika Diandra Lynch

In Loving Memory of Donika Diandra Lynch November 7, 2009 – January 11, 2025 Donika Diandra Lynch, 15, of Camden, Delaware, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2025. Born on November 7, 2009, in Kingston, Jamaica, Donika was the cherished daughter of Shanika Blake and Donardo Lynch. Donika was a radiant young woman whose energy… Read more »

Mr. Edward de Garbolewski

Edward de Garbolewski, beloved husband, father, grandfather, leader, mentor, and collector passed away peacefully on January 10, 2025 in Wilmington, Delaware at the age of 88.  Ed was born on March 2, 1936 in New Haven, Connecticut to Casmir and Margaret (Broomall) de Garbolewski and grew up in Media, Pennsylvania.  Ed attended Drexel University, where… Read more »

Chew Hing Yee

Chew Hing Yee passed at the age of 80 on January 14, 2025, in Wilmington, Delaware with his loving wife Ellen and family at his side. Chew was born on November 14, 1944, in the village of White Clay Well in the city of Toi San and the province of Canton, China to Yook Sim… Read more »

Dr. Peter Kolchin PhD

Peter Kolchin, a distinguished historian of American slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction, and comparative slavery and a University of Delaware professor for over 30 years, died at home on Monday, January 13, 2025. He was 81. The cause of death was lymphoma.  Peter’s scholarly influence was manifested through numerous publications, lectures, public talks, teacher workshops, and… Read more »

Mrs. Rose Mary Marinelli

Rose Mary Marinelli, age 102, of Newark, DE, died on January 6, 2025.  Mary, as she was known to most, was born on October 15, 1922 in East Palmyra, NY to the late Camillo Cascini and Laura Beatrice Cascini (Mammoccio) and was raised in Fairport, NY.  During World War II, Mary and her family proudly… Read more »