Claymont chapel of Gebhart Funeral Homes, a firm the Gebhart family took over in 1919, in a house built in 1915 as a vacation home and converted to a funeral home in the 1950s. The family bought the chapel in 1972, and the firm's preneed plans moved here when its New Castle building closed to services in 2021.
More Funeral Homes in New Castle County
Delaware City funeral home of Spicer-Mullikin, a family-owned firm tracing to 1906 that has kept a Delaware City location for many years. Holds a green burial certification from 2012 and offers green burial plans with formaldehyde-free care and handmade seagrass caskets.
Hockessin home of the Chandler family firm founded in 1892, opened in 1978 as New Castle County's first crematory owned by a family funeral home. A floor-to-ceiling glass window lights its chapel, and certified celebrants on staff lead memorial services for families with no church or clergy.
New Castle home of a family-owned firm founded in 1917 and now led by the fourth generation of the family, which bought its first New Castle property in 1928. It raises funds for non-profit children's organizations through the Matthews Children's Foundation and runs a second home in Wilmington.
New Castle funeral home of Spicer-Mullikin, a family-owned firm tracing to 1906 with four locations in the county. Keeps a horse-drawn hearse built in the 1840s and restored in 1987, and arranges out-of-state services as a TSA-registered known shipper licensed in Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Newark funeral home with its own private crematory, where family and friends may be present for the cremation. Serves Bear, Glasgow, Christiana, Delaware City, Kirkwood and other New Castle County communities.
Death Certificates and the Medical Examiner in New Castle County
Vital Records Office Record
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services - Office of Vital Statistics
New Castle County · State vital records office
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM (except holidays)
Office
James Williams State Service Center, 805 River Road, Dover, DE 19901
Website
Certified copies
From Delaware Department of Health and Social Services - Office of Vital Statistics
Certified copy fee
$25 per copy
Full death certificate details →
Verified October 15, 2026 · Source
Coroner or Medical Examiner Record
State Medical Examiner
New Castle County · Division of Forensic Science, Medical Examiner Unit
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Office
200 South Adams Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
Website
Serves this county
Division of Forensic Science (Wilmington Office)
Full coroner or medical examiner details →
Verified November 3, 2026 · Source
