Obituaries
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 […]
Robert Barr Flinn, M.D.
September 2, 2022
Robert Barr Flinn, M.D. died at age 91 in Greenville, Delaware, on September 2, 2022, of metastatic melanoma. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1931 to Elizabeth Waters Flinn and Lewis Barr Flinn, M.D. After attending Friends School, he graduated from Princeton University in 1952 and received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University […]
Henry Burman
August 31, 2022
Henry “Hank” Burman, age 83, of Hockessin, DE, on August 31, 2022, passed over the Rainbow Bridge to be reunited with his beloved companions BeBe, Max, and Little Girl. Hank was born in 1939 in Philadelphia, PA to Rebecca (nee Tyman) and Jacob Burman. His mother was one of eleven children and there were many […]
Peyton “Pete” Harris Gardner
August 29, 2022
Wilmington, DE – Peyton (Pete) Harris Gardner, age 93, of Quarryville, Pa formerly of Wilmington, Delaware passed away peacefully on Monday, August 29, 2022 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community in Quarryville, PA. Peyton was born to Frank Gardner, Sr. and Ruth Harris Gardner in Wilmington. He served in the U.S. Army and graduated from […]
Mary Ann O’Connor
August 29, 2022
Mary Ann O’Connor, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully surrounded by the warmth and love of her family on August 29, 2022 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Mary Ann, AKA, “Miraculous, & Unique” to her beloved Hopkins team, beat a 3 month cancer prognosis and fought on to enjoy 5 spectacular bonus years. This […]