Carolyn E. Dawson, age 83, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 8, 2026.  Born at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Paul E. Dawson and Carolyn (Schulz) Dawson. Carolyn grew up on the family farm in Unionville, Pennsylvania and graduated from Unionville High School and Goldey-Beacom College. She spent her professional accounting career with Hercules retiring after 40 years of service. Carolyn was an avid golfer serving on the Board of the ...

Regina F. (Zych) Murray, 86, of Newark, Delaware passed away to her final resting place with our Lord and Savior Jesus on Saturday, March 7, 2026.  Born in Wilmington, Delaware, she was the second daughter of Vincent and Madeline Zych. Regina graduated from Newark High School in June, 1957 and worked for the DuPont Company, having retired after 32 years of dedicated service.  She met and married the love of her life, Victor W. Murray, who passed away on February 1, ...

Kenneth L. Davidson, age 89, of Wilmington and formerly of St. Georges, Delaware, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Born and raised in St. Georges, Kenneth Lee graduated from Delaware City High School in 1954. He proudly served in the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command from 1954 to 1958. During his military service, he held the government's highest level of security clearance and was assigned to the cryptology section. On May 1, 1959, Kenny began a twenty-year ...

Robert J. Borkowski Sr., 77, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, March 6, 2026. Born in Wilmington on September 19, 1948, he was the son of the late Jesse and Frances (Maykut) Borkowski. Bob was a graduate of Brown Vocational High School and proudly served the City of Wilmington as a firefighter for 24 years with the Wilmington Fire Department. An electrician by trade, he operated Robert J. Borkowski Electric during the day while also working the night ...

Gail M. Hartzell, 91, of Hockessin, Delaware, formerly of Newark, peacefully passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania on October 5, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ruth (Waltman) Meyer. Gail was employed as an Administrative Assistant with Conrail for over 30 years. She was a past member of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Richard L. Hartzell, passed away on February 6, 2013. Gail is survived by her children, Susan C. Williams (Jeff), George ...

Salvatore V. Santangelo has gone on in his journey to be with God and reunited with his beloved wife, Sylvia. Sal graduated from Dobbins Vocational-Technical High School and later attended Villanova University. He built a long and accomplished career as a Senior Engineering Mechanical Machine Designer, working for several companies before joining the DuPont Company. During his time at DuPont, he worked in the ESD Department, the Department of Energy, and the Design Division. He retired in ...

Angeline R. Beattie, age 93, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 5, 2026.  Born in Wilmington, she was the daughter of the late Amedeo and Christine (Montoro) Russo, and grew up in the Little Italy neighborhood of town.  She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Beattie Sr., with whom she shared 53 loving years of marriage. Angeline was employed as a supervisor with Bell Telephone.  As her children grew older, she made several career ...

Michele Buccio Berryman, 71, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.   Michele was born in Wilmington on August 21, 1954 and was a graduate of St. Elizabeth’s High School.  She and her husband owned and operated Dunkirk Liquors for 28 years.  Michele eventually joined the staff of CPG & Associates and was employed as an office administrator for 16 years.   She was a member of St. John the Beloved ...

Faith A. Trotto, 72, a longtime resident of the Forty Acres area of Wilmington, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2026 at Polaris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Milford, Delaware.  Born in Wilmington on November 19, 1953, she was the daughter of the late John and Violet (Ellis) Trotto. Faith was employed as a medical secretary with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Delaware, having retired after 29 years of dedicated service.  An observant and devout ...

It is with profound sadness and heartfelt respect that we announce the passing of Nicole Polec, affectionately known as Nikki, who departed this world on March 1, 2026, at the age of 39. Born on December 17, 1986, in the vibrant city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nikki was a beacon of warmth and kindness, touching the lives of everyone she met. Nikki faced her final challenge with the same courage and dignity that characterized her entire life, after a tenacious battle with bile duct ...