Obituaries
Joanne Marie Hambleton
July 30, 2020
Joanne Hambleton, age 72, of Wilmington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Christiana Hospital in Newark. She was born in Wilmington, daughter of the late John and Frances Fierro Albanese. She attended St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School and graduated from the Brandywine High School. Joanne dedicated her life to raising her family, […]
Elizabeth “Betty” Cohen
July 26, 2020
Betty Cohen, 96, of Wilmington, Delaware formerly of Braddock, Pennsylvania went home to the Lord Sunday, July 26, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Max Cohen and loving mother of Donald (Sue). She was predeceased by her parents, Andrew and Mildred Junio Brozek and sisters, Martha Scholl, Frances Murajda, Dolores Mazurkiewicz, and brothers Walter […]
Joanne Snyder
July 24, 2020
Joanne (Eslinger) Snyder, 90, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2020. Born in February of 1930 in Wilmington, Delaware, to Caleb and Antoinette Eslinger, she grew up on 18th Street with two sisters, Ernie and Eileen. The trio loved to sing together, and during the war, they would entertain wounded soldiers as The Stair Step […]
Robert C. Bodwell
July 23, 2020
Robert C. Bodwell, age 89, of Glen Mills, PA, passed away on July 23, 2020. Born in Springfield, MA in 1930, he was the son of the late Joseph H. and Eunice Bodwell. Robert served in the United States Air Force from 1952-1955 during the Korean War as First Lieutenant. From 1955-1992, he worked […]
Barbara Wallace
July 22, 2020
Barbara Wallace, of Newark, DE, peacefully passed away at home on July 22, 2020 ending her courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Barbara was born to Beatrice and James Clark in Pittsburgh, PA, moving to Delaware when her children were young. She spent many years raising her children and later shared her friendly approach and competent […]
Kathrine C. “Katie” Galasso
July 19, 2020
Kathrine C. “Katie” Galasso, age 81, passed away in her garden on Sunday, July 19th 2020. Katie was born in Pittston, PA in 1939, daughter of the late Charles & Rose (Miceli) Chiarelli. Katie was a graduate of Pittston High School and the Empire Beauty Academy. In 1984 she started Mrs. G’s Cleaning Service, a […]
Ruben Hopkins
July 17, 2020
Ruben Hopkins of Wilmington, Delaware, at the age of 86 he had succumbed to cancer after a lengthy battle on July 17, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. Lovingly known as “Papi”. He was born in Lima, Peru as the eleventh child to Jose and Ana Maria Hopkins. He graduated from the University […]
Katherine S. Sayer
July 15, 2020
Katherine S Sayer, age 78 of Arden, DE passed away on July 15, 2020. Kate was an English and Theater educator in several schools in the state of Delaware. Kate is survived by her step-son, Brian and his wife Colleen of Clayton, DE and her sisters, Marion Marine of Cape May, NJ and Dr. Jane […]
Antonia Bayard Phinney
July 14, 2020
Antonia “Toni” Bayard Phinney of Wilmington, Delaware passed away on July 14th, 2020 at the age of 69. A graduate of Wells College in Aurora, New York, Toni had a passion for books, which she shared by volunteering to teach reading to children. She also delighted in gardening and adored animals, especially birds and cats. […]
Daniel J. Nichols, Jr.
July 14, 2020
Daniel J Nichols Jr, devoted family man and equally enthusiastic steam locomotion volunteer caught his last train on July 14. 2020. He leaves his wife of 63 years, Barbara, as well as his three sons and their spouses: Daniel J III and wife Kathy, Andrew M. and wife Denise, Joseph W. and wife Pamela. He […]