Our Obituaries
Barbara J. Slate
May 17, 2013
Barbara J. Slate, age 70, of West Wildwood, NJ, formerly of Southwest Philadelphia, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2013 in Season's Hospice at Christiana Hospital.
Barbara was the daughter of the late, Joseph and Regina Marley. She attended West Catholic Girls High School in West Philadelphia, PA. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother.
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Tina Katherine Linn
May 16, 2013
Tina Katherine Linn, age 59, of Centreville, DE, formerly of Kemblesville, PA and Birmingham Township, PA, died on May 16, 2013 peacefully at home with family at her side.
She was a 1972 graduate of Bridgewater-Raritan West High School. Tina received her bachelor degrees in nursing in 1979 and animal science in 1978 from the University of Delaware. In 1981, she received her Masters of...
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Ludmila "Millie" Placko
May 15, 2013
Ludmila "Millie" Placko, age 88, of Wilmington, DE, formerly of Livingston, NJ passed away at Gilpin Hall on May 15, 2013.
Mrs. Placko escaped communist Czechoslovakia by foot to Germany. In 1948, she immigrated to the United States with the help of her sister, Corp. Anna Walker, U.S. Army nurse. During her career years, she worked as a nanny, nurse's aid, caterer for private parties, and a...
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Pat Wentz
May 14, 2013
Pat Wentz, age 60, passed away at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Hospital on May 14, 2013.
Pat was a life-time resident of Wilmington and was the dear daughter of the late Roy and Patty Wentz.
She was a fond sister of Parry Wentz, Pete (Dale) Wentz, and Piper (Jono) Rothschild; devoted aunt of Peter Wentz, Hilary (Mike) Hoye, Andrew Wentz, and Roy, Elson, Celia, and Sophia...
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Pauline Smith Jett
May 12, 2013
Pauline Smith Jett, 96 of Wilmington, DE, formerly of Dover, passed away on May 12, 2013. Born in Hartly, Delaware, Pauline was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Margaret Cirrigione. During her long and happy life, she was a house wife, owned her own grocery business and worked for the City of Dover before retiring in 1980. She loved to cook and share the bounty of her kitchen. Spending...
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Antoine Hill
May 8, 2013
On Wednesday, May 8, 2013, after a life well served, the King has summoned home his warrior prince, Antoine Hill, to take his restful place in majestic glory.
Antoine was born in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1960, the only son of Carl Hill and Levecia Simmons. Much of Antoine's youth was spent as a "military brat" traveling from Oklahoma to Colorado, to Pennsylvania and finally to New Jersey. Antoine...
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Mary Ann Smith Guthrie
May 8, 2013
Mary Ann Smith Guthrie, age 79 of Kennett Square, passed away on Wednesday May 8, 2013.
Mary Ann was an office manager of Drug Mart/DM Medical of Kennett Square for 20 + years prior to working for Genesis Health Ventures in Kennett Square before retiring. She was a member of the Senior Center in Kennett Square where she played cards and bingo. Mary Ann also enjoyed playing bingo at some of...
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Sophia Sluzar
May 8, 2013
Sophia Sluzar, age 75, of Wilmington, DE died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at her home surrounded by her family.
Sophia was a historian and editor who specialized in Eastern European studies. A native of Ukraine, she immigrated to the United States with her parents and siblings after World War II and settled in Philadelphia. Ukrainian politics and culture were lifelong interests, and she worked to...
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John L. Kvochak
May 7, 2013
John L. Kvochak, age 86 of Wilmington, died on Tuesday May 7, 2013 at home. He was a loving and devoted husband and family man and will be greatly missed. He was predeceased by the love of his life, his wife Pat in 2006.
John was born in Bethlehem, PA and attended Lehigh University. He worked as a chemical engineer for the DuPont Company for many years and after retirement, worked for ETI,...
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Barbara M. Maile
May 6, 2013
Barbara M. Maile of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2013. Barbara was the daughter of John and Emily McManus of Bellefonte, DE.
Barbara graduated from P.S DuPont High School and began her career at Diamond State Telephone and retired from Verizon after 30 years of service in 1993. Barbara loved to travel and vacation at her home in Broadkill Beach. She was an avid reader...
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Barbara M. Maile
May 6, 2013
Barbara M. Maile of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2013. Barbara was the daughter of John and Emily McManus of Bellefonte, DE.
Barbara graduated from P.S DuPont High School and began her career at Diamond State Telephone and retired from Verizon after 30 years of service in 1993. Barbara loved to travel and vacation at her home in Broadkill Beach. She was an avid reader...
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Lois F. Becker
May 5, 2013
Lois F. Becker, age 87, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on May 5, 2013 after a brave battle with end-stage dementia.
Mrs. Becker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1925. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Frances DeMeyer.
She was an excellent homemaker who dedicated her life caring for her oldest son James of Pageland, South Carolina and her youngest son Robert of Wilmington...
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Jerome D. Towe
May 5, 2013
Jerome D. Towe, age 81, of Walnut Hill, Hockessin, DE and Plantation Golf and Country Club, Venice, FL, died Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Cokesbury Village.
Mr. Towe, a former Hercules Incorporated executive, retired in 1990. His parents, the Honorable Harry L. Towe and Eliza Binns Towe, and sister, Virginia T. Beck, predeceased him. His wife of 34 years, Joan C. died in 1991.
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Charles J. Otersen
May 4, 2013
Charles J. Otersen, 77, of Avondale, PA, formerly of Sea Bright, NJ, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013, surrounded by his family.
Charlie served in the U.S. Army followed by a career on Wall Street. For the last 15 years, Charlie was a stay-at-home Dad caring for his twin daughters as well as his many pets including his beloved poodles Snowflake and Buddy. He was a friend to many and...
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Helen T. Hanselman
May 3, 2013
Helen Theresa Hanselman, age 89, passed away at Wilmington Hospital on May 3, 2013.
The rosary will be recited at 10 am on Wednesday May 8, 2013 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 4701 Weldin Road, Wilmington followed by visitation from 10:30 to 11 am. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11 am with interment to follow at Cathedral Cemetery.
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Vernon Cecil Minkwitz, Jr.
May 3, 2013
Vernon C. Minkwitz, Jr.
"Vern"
Vernon C. Minkwitz, Jr., age 67, of Hockessin, DE and Vineland, NJ, passed away on May 3, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with chronic lung disease.
Vern loved history, especially military history, and since the 1960's, he had been involved in the hobby of painting miniature military figures. He was active in the Military Figure Collector Association...
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Jane Ogden Hamilton
May 2, 2013
Jane Ogden Hamilton of Wilmington passed away on May 2, 2013. She was 93. She was born in 1919 in Baltimore to Harry Ford Ogden and Mildred Broughton Byrd. She grew up in Baltimore and was graduated from Goucher College in 1939.
During her junior year abroad she studied at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. She was 18 years old and eager to learn about Europe. In the event, she learned...
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Lin Yu Cheng
May 1, 2013
Lin Yu Cheng (77) of Wilmington, DE departed this world peacefully to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 1, 2013.
Lin was a loving attentive mother of five and a devoted wife of Herman Cheng for fifty-six years. Together with her husband, Lin operated two businesses, the Oriental Gift Shop at Booth's Corner Farmers Market from 1975 to 2010, and the Kid's Kloset clothing store in Fairfax from...
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Treva M. Merrill
May 1, 2013
Mrs. Merrill passed away at Seasons Hospice at Christiana Hospital on May 1, 2013.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday May 4, 2013 at Gracelawn Memorial Park in New Castle, Delaware.
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James E. Steele, Sr.
April 29, 2013
James E. Steele, Sr., age 56, of Millsboro, formerly of Wilmington, passed away on April 29, 2013 at Beebe Hospital.
Mr. Steele worked for Coca Cola Bottling Co. in Wilmington and then American Mirrex in Delaware City until he was placed on disability.
He was a Dallas Cowboys fan and loved all sports. He was a member of Local 1756 Union through Mirrex.
He was preceded in death by his...
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Debra J. (Perry) Horton
April 25, 2013
Debra J. (Perry) Horton, age 59, of Lincoln University, PA, passed away on April 25, 2013, after a long battle with primary myelofibrosis.
Born in Cleveland in 1954, she had been a resident of Chester Township, Columbus, OH, Cary, NC, and moved to Lincoln University seven years ago.
Debi graduated from West Geauga High School in 1972 and was employed at Eaton Corp in Cleveland where she met...
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Ruth Fitz-Randolph Taylor
April 22, 2013
Ruth Fitz-Randolph Taylor, age 81, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away Monday April 22, 2013. She died peacefully in her Greenville home with her six children close to her heart and her dog, Annie, at her side.
Ruthie was born in 1931 to Paul Fitz-Randolph and Eleanor Judkins Randolph and was raised in Clearwater, Florida. She was a graduate of The Madeira School in McLean, Virginia and...
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Robert Harvey Varland
April 21, 2013
Robert Harvey Varland, of Newtown Square, PA, died peacefully on April 21, 2013 at age 96.
He was born in Artesian, South Dakota, to Harvey and Josephine Varland. His family moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota where Rob completed school, excelling in vocal music and sports. Rob majored in chemistry at the University of North Dakota and the University of Illinois. Upon graduation, Rob reported...
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Salvatore Louis Lubrano
April 20, 2013
Salvatore Louis Lubrano, age 88, born in Philadelphia PA in 1924, passed away on Saturday April 20, 2013 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
As a first generation American, Salvatore, known to family and friends as Sam, worked very hard to achieve an advanced education and career. He was raised in South Philadelphia, served in World War II, and married shortly thereafter. By...
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Patricia Cameron (Minker) Cannon
April 20, 2013
Patt passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on April 20, 2013.
Born in 1942 in Wilmington, DE, Patt was a proud graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School and the University of Delaware.
Patt was most proud of her achievements during the latter years of her life as a resident of Centreville, DE. Patt was a long-time member of the Centreville Civic Association...
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Edward Anton Dusek
April 18, 2013
Edward Anton Dusek, age 88, of Wilmington, DE, formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away peacefully at Christiana Hospital on Thursday April 18, 2013.
Mr. Dusek was an intelligent businessman, a talented craftsman and an all-around people person. He was the type of man that treated everyone as he treated his own. Mr. Dusek was a loving, caring, and devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was...
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Robert W. Wright, Jr.
April 18, 2013
Robert W. Wright, Jr., Age 66, of Wilmington, DE, suddenly went home to be with The Lord on April 18, 2013.
He was predeceased by his parents, Robert and Helen (Richards) Wright. He is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Beverly, his three children, Bobby Wright, Cindy Blevins (Jeff) and Misty Wright, his cousin Tommy Cubbage (Carolyn) of Culpeper, VA, 7 grandchildren, extended family...
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Yolanda Liberti
April 17, 2013
Mrs. Yolanda Liberti, 89, a long-time resident of Hockessin, passed away at home in the early morning hours of April 17, 2013.
Born in Bonville Ernica, Italy, daughter of Ludovico Cervoni and Domenica (Bernardi) Cervoni, predeceased by her husband Armando, and survived by her sister Serena Catalfamo of Valley Stream, NY, brother Peter Cervoni (wife Ann) of New Rochelle, NY; children Armando...
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Benedict Joseph Sharkey
April 16, 2013
Benedict Joseph Sharkey, 80, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Christiana Hospital in Delaware.
Born and raised one of 4 children in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Dennis Sharkey.
Ben served in the United States Air Force in the 37th Bomb Squadron 17th Air Wing, 8th Force in Pusan Korea, during the Korean War. Upon retuning from the war, he had a successful career as a construction manager...
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Stephanie A. (Cunningham) Jones
October 19, 1977 - April 15, 2013
Stephanie A. (Cunningham) Jones passed away peacefully April 15, 2013. Born October 19, 1977 in Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of the late Karen Cunningham.
Stephanie was a loving wife, daughter, sister, stepmother and friend to all who were lucky enough to have known her. Helping others was a passion that prompted her to be an EMT and volunteer firefighter. She was fearless and known...
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Paul Y. McCormick
April 15, 2013
Fourth and youngest child of Henry J. and Anna Y. McCormick, Paul Yager McCormick, Cokesbury Village, Hockessin, DE, was born in Watertown, NY 90 years ago. He descended from the Galvin, McCormick, Moore, Neary, Shaad and Yager families, immigrant farmers who settled in northern New York State in the early 19th century. Educated in Watertown and Syracuse schools, he was an eagle scout, played...
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Marguerite D. "Peg" Thornley
April 14, 2013
Marguerite D. (Peg) Thornley age 95, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 14.
Mrs. Thornley, formerly of Liftwood Estates, was born to Nicholas and Mary Dragani in Wilmington, DE. Her husband of 56 years, Herbert D. Thornley preceded her in death in 1994. She is survived by her sister, Joanne Moffett, of Raleigh, NC; her daughter, JT Alexander of Kona, Hawaii, her son, H. Douglas Thornley...
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John Rowan
April 14, 2013
John Rowan, 66, a.k.a. the mayor, fought courageously but lost his battle with leukemia. His spirit passed peacefully with his loved ones by his side on Sunday, April 14, 2013.
He will be dearly missed by all who loved his feisty, endearing and personable nature. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend who lived life to the fullest.
John's memory will be cherished...
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Theodore E. Keller
April 14, 2013
Theodore E. Keller, age 92, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, April 14, 2013.
Ted was born in 1920 in Dover, Delaware. He served in the Army during WWII, stationed in Europe. He was a long-time resident of Wilmington, where he worked for the DuPont Company as an art director.
He was politically active, working locally and nationally. Ted founded Citizens...
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Anthony L. "Tony" Voell
April 10, 2013
Anthony L. "Tony" Voell, age 69 of Hockessin, DE passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at the Christiana Hospital.
Tony was born in Dothan, AL to Mrs. Mary (Leone) Voell. He is a 1962 graduate of Msgr. Bonner High School. Tony proudly served his country in the US Army and was a Vietnam War Veteran. He graduated in 1969 from LaSalle University. Tony started his business...
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Margaret R. Cobb
April 10, 2013
MARGRET R COBB
Devoted wife, mother and grandmother of Wilmington DE passed away peacefully on April 10th at the age of 94.
Born in Charleston West Virginia and raised in the small town of Oakhill West Virginia, she was the daughter of Anna B. Rhodes and George E. Rhodes. She attended Ward-Belmont College, a "ladies" seminary located in Nashville Tennessee for two years and graduated from...
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Robert M Rickert
April 10, 2013
Robert M. Rickert, age 82, of Wilmington, passed away at home on Wednesday April 10, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born in New York City to Kathryn and Francis Rickert. After graduating from Fordham University in 1952, Bob served in the army through the ROTC program. Following his discharge from the army in 1954, Bob earned a Master's Degree in Business Administration from New...
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George Constantine Gatos, PhD
April 6, 2013
George Constantine Gatos, 89 passed away on April 6, 2013 in Wilmington, DE just days shy of his 90th birthday. A native of Amfissa in Central Greece, he was the youngest of four sons born to Constantine and Paraskevi Gatos.
George attended the University of Athens (Greece) earning a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and a Master's degree in Agriculture. After serving for three years in the...
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Trese G. Thompson
April 6, 2013
Trese Green Thompson died on April 6th with three generations of her beloved family by her side.
Trese was born in Wilmington in 1922 to Francis and Marie Maguire. Trese graduated from Wilmington High School and grew up as a native of Wilmington. She was married in 1943 to her first husband Charles Green, who died off the coast of Normandy in the Allied invasion of Europe. She later...
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Sue W. (Mary Sue) McDonald
April 5, 2013
Mary Sue Wrenn McDonald of Hockessin, DE passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013 at the age of 90.
Predeceased by her husband, Allan T. McDonald in 1997, she is survived by their son, John A. McDonald of Miami, FL, their daughter Margo McDonald Miller and her husband Richard, of Newark, DE, and two grandchildren, Richard and Cordrey Miller. She is also survived by a special niece, Lynn Jones of...
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George L. Barnes, Jr.
April 5, 2013
George L. Barnes Jr passed away Friday April 5, 2013 after a short stay in the hospital.
He was born in 1915, the only child of Mary and George Barnes Sr of Philadelphia, PA. A child of the depression he was "eternally grateful" to his parents for giving him an education. He graduated from Princeton in 1933 with a chemical engineering degree and started a 43 year career with DuPont in...
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Kathryn Robinson
April 2, 2013
Kathryn G. Robinson, age 96, of Wilmington, DE, formerly of Westminster, died on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at the Methodist Country House.
Kathryn, born in Cambridge, OH, was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary Blanche Gruber. She spent her early life in Marietta, Ohio. She graduated from the Bliss Business College of Columbus, Ohio.
With marriage in 1946, she moved to Delaware where...
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Mary E. Kelly
October 30, 1928 - March 31, 2013
Mary E. Kelly, 84, of Wilmington, Delaware entered into eternal peace on March 31, 2013 at Shipley Manor surrounded by family.
Mary was born in Philadelphia on October 30, 1928 to the late Julia and John DeLaurentis. She was married to James Kelly for 40 years and was a life-long resident of Wilmington.
Mary was employed as a nurse's aide. After retirement, she volunteered at the YMCA...
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Robert C. Joines
March 29, 2013
Robert C. Joines of Gardens at White Chapel died peacefully Friday March 29, 2013. He was 89 years of age.
Mr. Joines was a State Farm Agent for 26 years. He was well loved and led a wonderful life.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy L. Joines. He will be dearly missed by his daughter Dee and her husband Ron Pietluck; son Michael Joines; four grandchildren, Lisa, Dory, Marcus...
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Michael M. Davis
March 29, 2013
Michael M. Davis, age 88 of Wilmington, DE, died on Thursday, March 29, 2013 at Christiana Hospital.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Annette Davis, his father ,Leslie Davis, mother, Margaret, "Maggie" (Zickcraf) Davis, sister, Margaret "Margie" Salvatore , brothers, Thomas and Leslie, Jr. "Eppy" and one niece, Dee (Salvatore) Faville. He is survived by his niece, Margaret...
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Kathryn C. "Kay" Roney
March 28, 2013
Kathryn C. "Kay" Roney, passed away on March 28, 2013 at Grand Oaks Assisted Living in Washington,DC at 93 years of age.
Kay was born in Syracuse, NY where she graduated from Central High School and from Powelson Business School. She attended Syracuse University and was employed there in the Admissions Office. She was also employed by the Syracuse Trust Company and served as secretary to...
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Marion C. Forman
March 28, 2013
Marion Clark Forman, 86, of Elsmere, Delaware passed away on March 28th at Beebe Medical Center. Mrs. Forman was a graduate of Wilmington High School and the University of Pennsylvania. She was an active member of St. James Episcopal Church in Newport and volunteered at the ecumenical soup kitchens in Newport and Lewis, Delaware.
Mrs. Forman was predeceased by her husband, Robert J. Forman...
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Harry L. Vandever
May 27, 1930 - March 28, 2013
Harry L. Vandever, Sr., Age 82, of Brandywine Hundred, DE, passed away on March 28th, 2013. He was born May 27th, 1930, in Arden, DE.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife of over 50 years, Ellen Elizabeth Hoover Vandever, and his grandson Rodney McBride.
He is survived by daughters Shirley Vandever (Jimmy) of Bellefonte, DE, Karen Neal (Larry) of Newark, DE, Alice Vandever of Newark,...
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Joan M. Collins
March 22, 2013
Joan M. Collins of Cokesbury Village in Hockessin, DE died Friday March 22nd, 2013. She was 72 years of age. Ms. Collins was born and raised in Wilmington and lived for 41 years in Oakland's in Newark, DE before moving to Cokesbury.
Ms. Collins was born in 1941 to Martha Hill and John Isaac Mendenhall of Wilmington, DE. She was a 1959 graduate of Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, DE....
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Edward S. Morente III
March 22, 2013
Edward Serrano Morente III
Edward Morente of Wilmington, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2013, after a long illness at age 78. Ed was born and raised in Atlantic City, growing up on Jersey shore, lifeguarding and enjoying years around the water. Ed was preceded in death by his son, Stephen in 1989.
Descending from a colorful Spanish, Irish and German heritage Ed was influenced by stories of...
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Charles "Choc" Millman
March 22, 2013
Charles "Choc" Millman, a devoted husband and loving father, age 98, of Wilmington, DE., passed away peacefully on Friday, March 22, 2013.
Charles was an avid sports fan and outstanding baseball player. He was a standout infielder and hitter at Wilmington High School. Charles played baseball professionally for the Philadelphia Athletics organization. His athletic exploits at Prices Run...
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Anita Mae Cress
March 20, 2013
Anita Mae Cress, 89, of Wilmington, died at her home on March 20, 2013.
Mrs. Cress graduated from Ursinus College in June 1944 with a BA degree in English. She was also the May Queen of her senior class. She taught English at the Conshohocken Middle School in Conshohocken, PA from 1944 to 1945. Thereafter, she was employed as a sales representative with the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in...
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William D. Sandy
March 20, 2013
William D. Sandy, age 59, of Wilmington passed away suddenly on Wednesday, March 20 at home. Bill was born in 1954 to Charles A. and Mae D. Sandy. A lifelong resident of Wilmington, he graduated Brandywine High School in 1972. Bill was a talented woodworker and automobile mechanic. He was especially adept at home remodeling and furniture restoration. Bill was an avid Phillies fan and enjoyed...
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Milton A. Taves
August 14, 1925 - March 20, 2013
Milton A. Taves of Hockessin, DE. Age 87 passed away quietly in his sleep March 20th, 2013 day, at Christiana Hospital.
Milt was born August 14, 1925 in Aberdeen, Idaho, to Henry and Louise Taves. The family moved to Salt Lake City Utah where he grew up. He attended the University of Utah and MIT where he earned his PHD in Chemistry before joining Hercules Powder Company, a chemical company...
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David Nelson Terhune
April 26, 1946 - March 19, 2013
David Nelson Terhune, (66), of Montchanin, Delaware died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest on Tuesday March 19, 2013, while working with family at their beloved sugarbush, Green Mountain Mapleworks, in Calais, VT. David was born April 26, 1946 in Newark, New Jersey, son of the late Nelson and Lucille Terhune. He is survived by his wife Becky, his two daughters, Kimbirly Hermann and her husband,...
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John Monfort "Jack" Remsen, Sr.
March 19, 2013
John Monfort (Jack) Remsen, Sr. died March 19, 2013 at Methodist Country House in Greenville, DE. Born on September 3, 1920, he was the son of Peter and Margaret Monfort Remsen, and stepson of Nellie Warner Remsen. A brother, Peter Remsen, and stepbrothers Keith and John Warner preceded him in death.
Jack's loving wife of 65 years, Genevieve Stever Remsen, passed away
in October, 2008.
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Miquette Miller Cox
March 19, 2013
Miquette Miller Cox, 91, passed away peacefully at Christiana Hospital Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 1:45AM.
Mickey was the beloved wife of James L. Cox for 63 years. Mickey and Jim met while attending George School and shared a lifetime of happiness together. Following World War II they opened the James L. Cox Sport Shop in Bryn Mawr, PA, which provided the highest level of personal service to...
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Allen E. Rabe
March 15, 2013
On March 16, 2013, Al Rabe passed away peacefully at his home in Wilmington, Delaware. He was 81 years old. Al was born in New Holstein, Wisconsin to Herman and Martha Ninmer Rabe. His childhood on a small farm gave him a lifelong love of gardening and nature.
Al graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison with a BS in 1954, MS in 1955 and PhD in 1958, all degrees in chemical...
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Irene S. Shinn Dearie
March 15, 2013
Irene (Skip) Shinn Dearie passed away peacefully at the age of 94 on Friday March 15, 2013 . Irene was born in 1918 in Wilmington to Victor G. and Miriam Donoho Bullen (Zippe) Pordham.
Irene graduated from James H. Groves High School and studied Geology, Anthropology and History at the University of Delaware. After 31 years service with the DuPont Co., she retired. She was a member of the...
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Daniel J. Troy
March 15, 2013
Daniel J. Troy died on March 15, after a brief illness. He was born in Philadelphia on May 20, 1919, the son of Daniel J. and Margaret Barry Troy. Dan lived in Wilmington from 1948 to 2002, when he moved to Jenner's Pond, in Jennersville, PA, with his wife, Mary C. Troy, who passed away in 2005, after fifty-seven years of marriage.
Dan graduated from Malvern Preparatory School. He received...
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James Bernard (J.B.) Platz
February 13, 1927 - March 15, 2013
James Bernard (J.B.) Platz, 86 years old, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2013, after a brief illness.
J.B. was born February 13, 1927, in Texarkana, Texas, the son of the late John Emil and Jeannette Snook Platz. J.B. was preceded in death by his sister Harriet Cook and his brother John Platz. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Wilma Bell Platz, and his...
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Irene Dearie
March 15, 2013
Irene (Skip) Shinn Dearie passed away peacefully at the age of 94 on Friday March 15, 2013 . Irene was born in 1918 in Wilmington to Victor G. and Miriam Donoho Bullen (Zippe) Pordham.
Irene graduated from James H. Groves High School and studied Geology, Anthropology and History at the University of Delaware. After 31 years service with the DuPont Co., she retired. She was a member of the...
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Benigno Narciso Nunag
March 14, 2013
Dr. Benigno Narciso Nunag, M.D., 79, of Hockessin, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, March 14th.
Benigno was born in Angeles City, Philippines, to the late Eugenio and Consuelo Nunag. Benigno was encouraged by his father, a teacher, to pursue his education and graduated with high honors in 1956 from the University of Santo Tomas Medical School in Manila. He...
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Frances Linda Nickel Goode
March 13, 2013
A native Delawarean, Linda Nickel Goode, age 73, passed away unexpectedly on March 13, 2013 as a result of a tragic pedestrian-auto accident in Centreville. Born Frances Linda Turner in Dover, the only child of Francis Lodge Turner and Mary Elizabeth Wheatman, Linda led a rambunctious tomboy youth, frequently beating the boys at their own games, boarding a horse in her parents garage on Bradford...
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Anna May Gavin
March 13, 2013
Anna May Gavin, age 92, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away peacefully on March 13, 2013.
She was born in Lancaster, PA to Charles Edward Gillespie and Amanda Heberling Gillespie. She came to Wilmington at the age of nine and spent the majority of her life in Delaware.
Anna May graduated from Wilmington High School and Goldey Business School. She spent her career in the banking industry...
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Louis Eugene (Gene) Hopkins
March 12, 2013
Age 80, of Avondale, PA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 surrounded by his family. Throughout his life, Gene had great passion for the Marines, William & Mary, DuPont, golf and his family. Gene was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps from 1950 – 1952 and fought bravely in the Korean War. From there he went on to attend the College of William & Mary where he...
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Margaret N. Warner
March 12, 2013
Age 97, of Wilmington, DE died of natural causes on March 12, 2013. She was born July 3, 1915 to Herbert E. and Margaretta C. (Donahue) Deats and was a lifelong resident of Wilmington. Her devoted husband of 67 years, U. S. Grant Warner, passed away in 2004. In retirement, they both enjoyed spending their summers in Ocean City, NJ and the winters in Florida.
She is survived by her 4...
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Bonita J. White
March 11, 2013
Bonita Josephine White, age 72, of Newark, DE and formerly of Shelton, CT, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2013 at Seasons Hospice, Christiana Hospital, Newark.
Bonita was a graduate of CVS, the Chicago Vocational School. She worked many years in data entry for both the Dupont Company and MBNA. She enjoyed her volunteer work at Windsor Nursing Home, especially calling bingo. She was a member...
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Ruth H. Hannigan
March 9, 2013
Ruth H. Hannigan peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on March 9, 2013 in Springfield, VA. Ruth was a Wilmington native born in 1914 to William and Pauline Hanley.
Ruth loved to dance and host parties for her friends. The only party she never had was a birthday party for herself and only beyond the grave can we reveal her true date of birth. She loved to travel the world but hated...
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Betty Pease Krahmer
March 9, 2013
Betty Pease Krahmer, age 83 of Greenville, DE died March 9, 2013 following an illness. She was the wife of Johannes (Hans) Robert Krahmer.
Born in West Plains, Missouri, the daughter of Robert Miles and Jean Catron Pease, she graduated from East High School in Denver, Colorado, and received her B.A. from Mills College, Oakland, California. Under a Fulbright Scholarship, she studied at the...
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Constance Kathleen Roycroft Rodowski
March 6, 2013
Constance Roycroft Rodowski
Constance Kathleen Roycroft Rodowski, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed quietly in her sleep on the morning of March 7th, 2013.
Connie, a graduate from Notre Dame College in Baltimore Maryland, remained active in their alumnae association for nearly all of her life. She began her career as a teacher, and was particularly involved with the early years...
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Jessie Rowlenson Marsh
March 2, 2013
Jessie Rowlenson Marsh died peacefully on Saturday, Mar 2, 2013 at the Methodist Country House. She was born in Baltimore, MD, to Edwin R. and Lillie M. (Denny) Rowlenson. Her high school yearbook predicted "there's never a dull moment when Jessie's around" and so her long life proved. In 1941 she married Cerdric E. Marsh and came to Wilmington as a bride. She and Cerd resided in Deerhurst...
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Lois Richards Bartron
February 1, 1947 - March 2, 2013
Lois Richards Bartron, age 66, passed away peacefully March 2, 2013 at Wilmington Hospital. She was born on February 1, 1947 in Wilmington, DE and graduated from Brandywine High School in 1966. She worked over the years for the Wilmington Trust Company, the Brandywine School District, Weichert and ReMax Realtors, and American Greetings.
Loving spouse, mother, and grandmother, she is survived by...
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Claire Kalil
March 1, 2013
Claire Homsy Kalil passed away March 1, 2013.
She is survived by her loving husband Dr. James Kalil and their four children: Donald Kalil, Janice Ketcham, Laura Bedrossian and James Kalil, Jr. and her four grandchildren: Robert and Jeffrey Lawrence, Daniel Bedrossian and Jacqueline Kalil.
She was a loving wife and mother who is remembered for her elaborate family celebrations and gourmet...
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Audrey A. Olsick
February 28, 2013
Audrey Olsick of Chadds Ford, PA died at home on February 28, 2013.
She was the daughter of the late John and Mary Olsick. She graduated from the St. Joseph School of Nursing, Pittsburgh PA in 1964 and received her Bachelors and Masters of Science in Nursing from Columbia Pacific University. She was a Registered Nurse in Delaware and Pennsylvania and retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield of...
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Katherine Montaigne
February 25, 2013
Katherine Montaigne — who counseled special needs children, played a key role in the development of the Southern Chester County Soccer Association, and was a loving wife and mother of three children — died Monday at Christiana Hospital after a brief illness. She was 61.
Katie, who was a beloved member of the Kennett Square and Chester County communities for nearly half a century, was born...
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Jean Harpham
February 25, 2013
Jean Mary (Wilkinson) Harpham passed away at home on Monday, February 25, surrounded by family after a lengthy illness.
Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, she became a registered nurse at The Hospital for Sick Children. She married the late John Harpham on September 16, 1950. In 1951, they moved to Wilmington, DE, where John worked as a PhD chemist for Hercules. Along with the entire...
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Dixie Thompson Mairs
February 23, 2013
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend passed away peacefully at the Baton Rouge General Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA on Saturday, February 23, 2013. She would have been 88 years young on May 2.
She was born in Princeton, WV and was a resident of Wilmington, DE for many years until moving five years ago to live with her daughter and son-in-law in Louisiana.
She...
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Carlo A. Maglione
February 23, 2013
Carlo Alessandro Maglione, age 31, of Wilmington, Delaware, died suddenly on Saturday, February 23, 2013 during his sleep. Carlo was born in 1982 at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest son of Franco Sr. and Mercedes Maglione. He attended St. Mary Magdalen School and he is a Salesianum High School graduate. He worked in the food and insurance industries for...
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Peggy Ender
February 23, 2013
Peggy Ender passed away on Saturday, February 23rd, surrounded by the love and warmth of her family and the tender care of Brandywine Senior Living.
Born in Shenandoah, PA on January 8th, 1919, Peggy came to Wilmington, DE in 1945. She married Charlie Ender in 1950 and they were happily married for 31 years. She is survived by her children David Ender and his wife Hollys Harloff-Ender of...
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Leonard E. Hayward II
February 22, 2013
Leonard E. Hayward II
"Zukie"
Age 78, of Wilmington, DE, died on February 22, 2013. Len was raised in Wilmington and New Jersey. He married his high school sweetheart Joann (Centuolo), who preceded him in death in 2012. They were longtime residents of Fairfax. Len served in the Army for 2 years from 1957-1959, during which he became a father. He then became a lab technician at DuPont,...
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Bernard M. Conway
February 21, 2013
Age 75, of Wilmington, DE, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at home on Thursday, February 21, 2013. Born in 1937, in Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland, he was the son of Joseph Conway and Mai Dillon Conway.
He immigrated to the United States in November 1956 not knowing anyone in the US, with forty dollars to his name and started a new life. He joined the Air Force in 1958 and was...
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Otho Wayne Gordon
February 20, 2013
O. Wayne Gordon
Otho Wayne Gordon, age 85, of Wilmington, DE went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Born near Independence, Kansas, in 1927 he was the son of Otho and Alice Gordon. He graduated from Field Kinley High School in Coffeyville, Kansas and married his childhood sweetheart, Wilma Lee Hodges on July 10, 1947, shortly after his return from service with the Navy.
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Dorothy L. Meyer
February 19, 2013
Dorothy L. Meyer, age 92, of Wilmington, passed away on Tuesday February 19, 2013.
Mrs. Meyer was born in 1920 in Duluth, MN., to the late William and Clotilda Krause. She was a homemaker and nurse's aide.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Dorothy E. Meyer. She is survived by her children, Dennis of St. Paul, MN, Keith of Linden, NJ, Barbara of Wilmington, James of Loomis, WA and...
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Daniel H. Karvounis, Sr.
February 18, 2013
Daniel H. Karvounis Sr., age 91, of Wilmington, DE and Avalon, NJ, died on Monday, February 18, 2013.
Daniel was born in Hazleton, PA, the son of the late Harry and Mary Karvounis. He graduated from Syracuse University with a B.F.A. He was a veteran of W.W.II, serving in the United States Coast Guard.
Daniel was an owner/partnership in Ray Panella's Ski Shop in Wilmington, DE. He was...
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Patricia Mench Ellis, Ph.D.
February 17, 2013
Beloved spouse, mother, and sister, Pat was born in Rochester, NY on March 6, 1949 and departed this life on February 17, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents John Warren Mench and Doris Welker Mench of Rochester, NY. Pat is survived by her husband of 33 years David E. Ellis of Newark, DE; her children Katherine A. Ellis of Washington, D.C. and John C. Ellis of Westminster, CO, her...
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Alice C Stephenson
February 17, 2013
Alice Jane "Crowe" Stephenson was born to parents Otis H. Crowe and Nettie Mae Hartley on December 30, 1925 near Muncie, Indiana. After 10 years in Muncie, the family moved to Tampa, Florida for the health benefit of their first-born child, a son, Harold. A year later, Otis was offered the job of manager of the Atlanta (Georgia) gas company's automotive fleet. The Crowe parents were residents...
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Laurance McPheeters
February 17, 2013
Laurance McPheeters
Age 87, died peacefully on February 17, 2013 at Seasons Hospice at Christiana Care Hospital in Newark, DE.
Larry was born on March 12, 1925 in Chattanooga, TN, the only child of James Douglas Laurance and Margaret Caroline Read McPheeters.
Larry was an honor graduate of the Baylor School in Chattanooga. He earned his Eagle Scout badge as a member of the scout troop at...
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Edward Joseph Williams, Sr.
February 16, 2013
Edward Joseph Williams, Sr. of Hockessin passed away on February 16 at the age of 86.
Edward "Edd" will be remembered as kind and loving by his surviving wife of 62 years, Rhoena Nichols Williams, and his children: Julia Williams Punderson (Jeffrey) of Easton, MD, Edward Joseph Williams, Jr. of Wilmington, Patricia Williams Carothers (Alan) of State College, PA, Neal Paul Williams of...
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Jennie Chiffons
February 15, 2013
Jennie Chiffons, age 91, of Hockessin, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2013 at Christiana Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Alex and Mary Ogorek and the wife of the late Eldridge Chiffons.
She is survived by her children; Joan (Pete) Lisinski, John, Robert, Mary (Lon) Flurer, Steve, Judy (Dave) Eubanks and Edward (Leah) Chiffons, 12 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two...
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Lewis Caldwell Davis
February 15, 2013
Resident of Wilmington, DE; Cochranville, PA; Charleston, WV; New York, NY; Harbour Island, Bahamas; Greenbriar Hotel, WSS, WV; Coral Beach Club, Bermuda and......
Born in Charleston, WV -always ready to join in -Caldwell arrived a few weeks early. He attended Miss Dick's preschool, where he was noted for his social skills; Holz Elementary; and John Adams Jr. High, where as a member of the...
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Dolores A. Dietrich
February 14, 2013
Dolores A. Dietrich, 89, fittingly passed away on a day of love, Valentineʼs Day. Her life was all about love -- love of family, friends, and life.
Dolores was born in 1923 in Cazenovia, NY. She and her two sisters were best of friends and spent their early years in the small, close-knit community of Cincinnatus, NY. Dolores and her future husband, Francis Marion ("Deat") met when they were...
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Andrew A. Zampini, Jr.
February 13, 2013
Andy "Dee" Zampini was born in Wilmington in 1924 and passed away peacefully on February 13, 2013. He was the son of the late Andrew and Maria (Aldi) Zampini of Dugenta, Italy.
Andy and his wife of 65 years, Anne (DeStefano) were the first of the Zampini family to move to the suburbs and purchased one of the first homes built in Fairfax where they lived for over fifty years.
Andy attended...
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Judy Mae Tomlan
February 11, 2013
Judy Mae Tomlan, age 65, of Wilmington, DE passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013 at the Christiana Hospital.
Mrs. Tomlan was born in Wadena, MN in 1947 to the late Raymond Frank and Mae Ethel (Anderson) Pickar. She graduated in 1967 from Vermillion State Junior College in Ely, MN.
She married Patrick F. Tomlan in 1969. They moved to Delaware and she volunteered as a Program Assistant...
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Albert J. dePolo
February 10, 2013
Albert J. dePolo, age 92 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully at Sunrise Assisted Living on February 10, 2013.
Albert was born in Wilmington in 1920 to proud parents, Remigio and Natalina Costella dePolo, immigrants from Northern Italy.
He was a graduate of Wilmington High School where he starred as halfback on the football team. He was captain of the 1937 and 1938 teams. Albert served...
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Lillian E. Carver
February 9, 2013
Lillian E. Carver, age 88, of Landenberg, PA, Passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at home surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. Carver attended Willard Jr. High School and Wilmington High School. She was a nurses aid for many years at the Riverside Hospital in Wilmington prior to being a homemaker.
She is predeceased by her husband, Eugene H. Carver, Sr., her mother and father, Emma...
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William A. Zehner
February 9, 2013
William A. Zehner, age 94, of Shipley Heights died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Seasons Hospice at Christiana Hospital, Newark.
Mr. Zehner was a retired chemist and science instructor at Williamson Trade School in Media, PA. retiring in 1981 after 12 years. Previously he worked at ITT, Trojan Powder, General Tire, DuPont and Thiokol-Elkton. He received his BS in chemistry from City College...
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Mario T. Cichelli
February 8, 2013
Mario T. Cichelli, age 93, of Hockessin, DE, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2013 at Cokesbury Village. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1920, the son of the late John and Candida (Grue) Cichelli.
Mr. Cichelli worked as a chemical engineer in technical and management positions throughout his career, including work with Rubber Reserve Company, the Manhattan Project, Mellon Institute of...
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