Obituaries
Jane Haggard
December 7, 2021
Jane Ryan Haggard, age 94, of Wilmington, DE, passed away unexpectedly on December 7, 2021. Jane was born in Arden, DE in 1927, the daughter of the late Ralph P. Ryan and Isabel (Staats) Ryan. She was the beloved wife of the late Homer H. Haggard. As the matriarch of the family, she is survived […]
Sarah D. Montigney
December 5, 2021
Following a long and joy-filled life, Sarah D. (Sally) Montigney, age 94, departed this world peacefully on December 5, 2021. Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1927, Sally spent her youth riding her beloved horse Mandy, swimming and spending time with friends and family. After graduation from Shaker Heights High School, Sally attended Western Reserve University. […]
Hedwig Carol McClain
December 5, 2021
Hedwig Carol McClain (nee Biedrzycka), known to her friends as Carol and her relatives as Hattie, left this earthly realm on December 5, 2021, shortly after her 80th birthday, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s, a stroke, and then COVID and a number of illnesses thereafter. She was born in 1941, and lived and worked […]
Jon Gary Lassiter
December 3, 2021
Jon Gary Lassiter, 85, of Wilmington, DE passed away on Friday December 3, 2021. The family would like to thank the staff at Season’s Hospice for the outstanding and compassionate care that they provided to Jon during the past month. Interment will be private with a public memorial service to be held at Aldersgate United […]
Janet Elaine Sturdavant
December 3, 2021
Janet went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Friday December 3, 2021. She was born to the late John Garrett and Leona May Mose in Wilmington, Delaware. Janet lived in Elsmere, graduating from Conrad High School and then graduating from Northeastern Bible Institute in Essex Falls, New Jersey. After graduation, Janet lived […]
Jean Lincoln Fish
December 2, 2021
Beloved mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother, Jean Lincoln Fish, 93, of Centerville, DE, died December 2, 2021 at the Country House, in Wilmington, Delaware, after a lengthy decline. Jean was born in 1928, the daughter of the late Elizabeth Hoover and Alan Mawson Lincoln. She grew up in Rye, NY, and attended Rye Country Day. […]
Pushpa Vora
November 30, 2021
Pushpa Vora, age 96, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at her home with family by her side. Pushpa was born in India alongside her 3 brothers and 2 sisters. She married young to the late Popitlal Vora (d 1990) and poured her love and life into her six children. Her greatest pride […]
George Diakos
November 29, 2021
George Diakos, age 84, of Dover, DE passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021 at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Diakos was born in Greece, son of the late Andronikos Diakos and Kyranio Demertzis Diakos. He attended elementary and high school in Samos, Greece. He Athens he studied for 4 years […]
Charles Edward Welch
November 27, 2021
Charles Edward Welch age 96 passed away on November 27, 2021, at his home. Chuck, as he was known to all, was born June 2, 1925 in Columbus, Ohio to Edward P. and Helen C. Welch and was raised in a happy household with his four siblings: Robert Welch, Kathleen Brosmer, Sister M. Veronica, and […]
Ann Aydelotte
November 27, 2021
Ann Morris Aydelotte, age 85, of Wawaset Park, Wilmington, DE, passed away on November 27, 2021. A graduate of the Tatnall School and Bryn Mawr College, Mrs. Aydelotte had been a specialist in the French manuscripts collections at Hagley Library and an editor at Scholarly Resources. She continued as a free-lance editor, chiefly for the […]