Obituaries
Barbara Grieco Pietropaulo
September 15, 2022
Barbara Grieco Pietropaulo, age 74, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family on Thursday, September 15, 2022. Barbara was born in Wilmington, daughter of the late Michael and Rose Marie Solge Grieco. She attended St. Mary Magdalen School and graduated from Padua Academy in 1966. She received her Bachelor’s […]
Carole Anita Toppin
September 11, 2022
Carole Anita Toppin, age 77, died at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation, Wilmington, Delaware, on September 11, 2022. Carole was a native Delawarean. Weighing only 2 lbs. and 3 oz at birth, Carole, like a lot of preemies, caught-up quickly and held onto her place as first-born with utmost tenacity. More thinker than talker, Carole was […]
Joyce W. Anderson, M.D.
September 10, 2022
Joyce W. Anderson, retired MD/GP, died peacefully in Wilmington as she wished at her adopted home, The Lorelton, on Saturday evening, September 10, 2022, on the day following national teddy bear day. Together with many bears, bunnies and other friends, Joyce, Plummie and Fricks had relocated to her apartment in The Lorelton in downtown Wilmington […]
Debra T. Shedrick
September 10, 2022
Debra T. Shedrick, age 70, of Greenville, DE passed away peacefully on September 10, 2022 after a courageous four-year battle with Interstitial Lung Disease. Born in Media, PA she was the daughter of Betty (Carr) and Jim Tully. She graduated from Notre Dame High School (Moylan, PA) in 1970 where she was the editor of […]
Dorothy Mae Johnson Smith
September 6, 2022
Dorothy Mae Smith, our beloved mother passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at the age of 91. Dorothy was married for 53 years to the late Russell W. Smith. She was a homemaker, a devoted wife and mother to her 5 children. We are sure our mom was thinking of her children and […]
Diane R. Naylor
September 6, 2022
Diane R. Naylor, age 77, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, after an illness of several months. Diane was born on July 4, 1945, to Fulmer and Helen Rudisill of Hickory, NC. She fondly remembered her childhood growing up next door to her grandparents’ farm. Having earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from […]
William Bruce Carter
September 6, 2022
William Bruce Carter, age 87, of Greenville, DE, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, his 64th wedding anniversary, at The Summit in Hockessin. William was born in Zanesville, Ohio, son of the late Bruce and Geneva (McCoid) Carter. He graduated from Topeka High School in Kansas in 1953 and earned his B.S. in Chemical […]
JoAnn Catherine Vanderslice
September 4, 2022
JoAnn Catherine Vanderslice (nee Hoopes), Capital “J” – Capital “A” – and No “E”, age 79, of Wilmington, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2022. A long-time resident of South Philly, JoAnn eventually moved to spend her golden years in Wilmington, DE. She is remembered, loved and survived by her husband of 42 years, Edward […]
Francis W. Strahorn
September 3, 2022
Francis “Fran” W. Strahorn, age 98, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022. He was born in Elkton Maryland in 1924 and graduated from the University of Delaware in Mechanical Engineering. He immediately joined the Army Air Corp and became a B-29 bomber pilot, stationed in Guam. As a 21 year old pilot, he flew […]
Peter “Pete” Zdinak
September 3, 2022
Peter Zdinak, age 95, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 3, 2022 in his Wilmington, Delaware home. Pete is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Rosalea. Pete also leaves behind son Paul and wife Deborah of Belleville, Wisconsin, son Michael of Wilmington, Delaware, daughter Mary Robinson and husband Dale of Chesterfield, Missouri and […]