William L. Kirn Sr.

William L. Kirn, Sr., 82, of Newark, DE, passed away January 3, 2015 at Christiana Hospital. Born in Camden, NJ on November 2, 1932, William was the son of the late William Benjamin and Edna Hummel Kirn. He was a painter, a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from General Motors. He enjoyed hunting… Read more »

Robert A. Pierce

Robert A. Pierce, 73, of Newark, DE, passed away at home surrounded by his family on June 21, 2016. Born on August 5, 1942 in West Grove, PA, he was son of the late John S. and Edna Mae (Steward) Pierce. Robert attended the Auburn Regular Baptist Church. He loved bowling with the Oxford League… Read more »

Joseph Dennis Ardes

Joseph Dennis Ardes of Elkton, MD, age 75, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Joe was born on November 24, 1944 in Chester, PA to the late George J. Ardes and Mary (Sipple) Ardes. Joe was a millwright for GM Automotive. He loved working on cars and his favorites were Corvettes and Firebirds. Joe was… Read more »

Elizabeth Louise Grohs

Elizabeth “Betty” Grohs, of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016, at Dominion Village in Poquoson, VA. She was 83 years old. Betty was born on November 7, 1932, in Unionville, PA, to the late John Paul and Eleanor Heald Galloway. She resided in Newark, DE for nearly 60 years and enjoyed the… Read more »

Herbert I. Brown

Herbert Irving Brown passed away January 5, 2021 beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Herb was born August 25, 1925 to Herbert and Sarah Lucinda (Crow) Brown in Newark, DE. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brother Robert and sister-in-law Dorothy and his sister Henrietta and brother-in-law Dan Mahan. Herb… Read more »

Frank Charles Forster Jr.

Frank Charles Forster, Jr. age 94, of Newark, DE, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Foulk Manor North in Wilmington, DE. He was born on November 21, 1923, in Baltimore, MD, to the late Frank Charles, Sr. and Elsie Viola Bell Forster. Frank was a high school graduate of the Baltimore Polytech Institute.… Read more »

Dorothy Mae Parker

Dorothy Mae Parker of Rising Sun, MD, age 89, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2020. Dorothy was born on August 28, 1930 in Chicago, IL to the late William Rossman and Grace (Norwood) Kromwell. Dorothy loved her family, especially her great grandbabies. She loved to keep busy and was lovingly known as “The Energizer Bunny”.… Read more »

Carley A. Justis

Carley A. Justis, age 70, of Wilmington, DE passed away January 25, 2018. She was born July 8, 1947 in Wilmington, DE to the late Edward and Olive Justis. Carley grew up on Tyre Avenue in Newark where she used to reside with her parents. She was an artist and worked at the Beehive in… Read more »

Ronald William Shaffer

Ronald William Shaffer, age 77, of Mt. Pleasant, PA, passed away on June 7, 2018. He was born on May 8, 1941, in Perth Amboy, NJ, to the late Melvin C. Shaffer, Sr. and Eleanor Waite. Ronald, better known as “Pinky,” was employed as an auto body repairman for many years and took great pride… Read more »

Paul A. Boulden

Paul A. Boulden, 71, of Newark, DE passed away surrounded by his loving family April 12, 2016 after his courageous battle with cancer. Born December 25, 1944 in Wilmington, DE, Paul was the son of the late David and Lucy Boulden. Paul retired from Chrysler after 30 years. He was a dedicated NASCAR and Dallas… Read more »