Kisan Y. Karapurkar's Obituary
Dr. Kisan Y. Karapurkar, 84, of Lewes, Delaware, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2026, with his devoted wife and loving daughters by his side. Born in Silvassa, India, in 1941, Kisan grew up in Goa, India alongside seven brothers and two sisters. His heritage was his North Star; it guided his passion and purpose - family - until the end.
Kisan’s journey was one of optimism and opportunity, like many others of his generation who immigrated to the United States. Kisan completed his medical school training in Goa. He later came to the United States in December 1969, newly married and determined to build a future through medicine. Kisan arrived in Chicago with $7 dollars in his pocket, and not having much, including a winter jacket. With ambition and resolve, he and his wife then moved to New York City so he could continue his medical education and residency.
The road was not easy. While preparing for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, Kisan earned supplemental income by working long hours in an ink factory and as a florist, doing whatever was necessary to keep moving forward. Those early years were defined by sacrifice, discipline, and an unshakable belief in the life he was building with his wife. Kisan's perseverance led him to attain a Radiology residency at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, the pivotal step that launched a long and devoted career. From that moment on, he dedicated himself to caring for people, bringing the same grit, steadiness, and quiet determination to his patients that had carried him across continents.
Kisan spent the majority of his professional life serving his community at Kent General Hospital in Dover and Beebe Healthcare in Lewes. When he wasn't immersed in medicine, Kisan’s mind was almost always on the stock market. He had a passion for investing and followed the markets with intensity and enthusiasm. If he was not discussing medicine, Kisan was likely sharing what he learned and dissecting market trends. His familiar greeting to those close to him was often, “How’s your portfolio doing?” It was his way of engaging, advising, and staying connected.
For much of his family years, Kisan and his wife were avid tennis players. During his retired years, he traded in his tennis racket for golf clubs. He spent many good years enjoying golf outings with his wife, friends and grandchildren and being a part of the Kings Creek Country Club community, where they lived for over twenty years.
Kisan’s large, tight-knit family was often one of the first things he shared with new friends. With immense pride and joy, he would share how close the Karapurkar family unit remained, a bond that was deeply felt and remained until the end. He was immensely proud of his 5 grandchildren and instilled his strong values in them.
Our family would like to extend our deepest gratitude to Kisan’s dedicated care team over the years: Dr. Bhaskar Palekar, Dr. Shalini Sehgal, Dr. Rajinder Prasad, Dr. Hari Peri, Dr. Srujitha Murukutla, the Beebe Healthcare TAVR team, and the entire Fresenius Kidney Care Rehoboth team. We are especially grateful to the ICU team at Health First’s Cape Canaveral Hospital in Cocoa Beach, Florida, whose clinical excellence and unmatched extraordinary compassion went far beyond our expectations. They cared not only for Kisan, but for his entire family during his final days.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Kisan's memory may be made to the National Kidney Foundation at https://www.kidney.org/donate-now or to Health First’s Cape Canaveral Hospital Foundation at https://www.hf.org/healthcare-home/health-first-foundation. Alternatively, you can donate to one of our local healthcare organizations of your choice.
Kisan is survived by his devoted wife, Prabhat; his daughters/sons-in-law, Tanya and Mohit, and Rita and Andrew; and his five grandchildren: Kaushal, Aurobind, Sahana, Keenan, and Bodhi. He also leaves behind a vast and loving network of family members including his siblings, nieces and nephews, and friends. As we bid him farewell, we find comfort in the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 2, Verse 20): "The soul is never born and it never dies. It is eternal, indestructible and timeless. It is not destroyed when the body is destroyed." Last rites will be performed privately.
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