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.
Family-owned Middletown funeral home founded in Townsend in 1924, in a Victorian home in the town's historic district since 1944. Its chapel, renovated and enlarged in 2004, seats 150, with off-street valet parking, and a luncheon can follow a memorial service at its Grace Hall banquet facility.
Middletown funeral home of Spicer-Mullikin with a newly constructed chapel, one of four New Castle County locations of a family-owned firm tracing to 1906. Arranges aerial scattering of ashes over the ocean or coastline through Cremation Air and has a professional grief specialist on staff.
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.
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
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Verified October 15, 2026 · Source
Coroner or Medical Examiner Record
State Medical Examiner
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Verified November 3, 2026 · Source
