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Obituaries


Eric Ferguson

Eric Ferguson

October 11, 2025

Eric Ferguson (63) transitioned to a higher existence Saturday, October 11, 2025, after a brave and arduous, 4.5-year fight with cancer. Eric was a lifelong citizen of Wilmington, and was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Marge. Eric is survived by his loving wife, Mariam, beloved son, Kyle, step sons, Jonathan and Andrew […]

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Wayne C. Sparling

Wayne C. Sparling

October 9, 2025

Wayne Clifford Sparling, age 93 of Landenberg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 9, 2025. He was born in Jamestown, NY in April of 1932, the son of Clifford and Florence Sparling. He was the husband of Cora Hawkins Sparling.  They celebrated 38 years of marriage in June. After high school Wayne went into […]

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Marilyn Kay Lynam

Marilyn Kay Lynam

October 6, 2025

Marilyn Kay Lynam, M.D., passed away on October 6, 2025 in Greenville, Delaware surrounded by her family. She was born in 1945 in the Wilmington General Hospital to Paul and Helen (Murray) Lynam. A proud Delawarean, she lived in Wilmington for her entire life. She graduated from John Dickinson High School in 1963, the University […]

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Bruce C. Pabian

Bruce C. Pabian

October 6, 2025

Bruce Charles Pabian, age 47, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 6, 2025, leaving behind a legacy defined by enthusiasm and kindness. Bruce graduated from Immaculate Heart of Mary School in 1992 and Salesianum School in 1996. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware in 2000 and […]

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Franklin Montgomery

Franklin Montgomery

October 5, 2025

Franklin L. Montgomery, age 90, passed away peacefully at his home in Cokesbury Village in Hockessin, Delaware on October 5, 2025. Son of Edward Wilkerson and Ruth Sharar Montgomery, he was the youngest of three children. Frank graduated from Galesburg High School in Illinois in 1952. He attended Knox College in Galesburg, earning a bachelor’s […]

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Barbara Bolza

Barbara Bolza

October 4, 2025

Barbara M. Bolza (Moore), age 84, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at Wilmington Hospital in Wilmington. Barbara was the daughter of the late Charles W Moore and Emma S Moore. She graduated from Wilmington High School in 1959. Barbara worked as a District Manager for Matthews Hallmark for 25 years. After retiring, […]

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Barbara Bradford

Barbara Bradford

October 2, 2025

Barbara Griffith Bradford, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on October 2nd surrounded by her family. She was the devoted wife of Robert H. Bradford and is survived by her children Robert G. Bradford (Lil), Gary A. Bradford (Debbi), Anne Lynn Langloh (Drew), and Timothy M. Bradford (Casey). She was a loving grandmother […]

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Albert John Radick

Albert John Radick

September 30, 2025

Albert John Radick, age 70, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at Christiana Hospital in Newark. Albert was born in 1955 in Wilmington, son of the late Ernest Radick and Joan Zickgraf Radick. He graduated from the Christiana High School in 1973. His passion was cooking and he did that for […]

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Jean G. Chen

Jean G. Chen

September 30, 2025

Jean G. Chen passed away peacefully on September 30, 2025, in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, almost exactly one year after her husband Mark, to whom she was married for 57 years. She spent her final evening on this plane of existence watching Jeopardy with her family, with a newspaper on her lap. She was 85. Jean […]

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Dr. Sheila M. Foor

Dr. Sheila M. Foor

September 27, 2025

Dr. Sheila Marie Foor, 76, of Hockessin, Delaware, formerly of Westerville, OH and Shelbyville, IL, passed away on September 27, 2025  at Christiana Hospital. She was a 1966 graduate of Shelbyville High School in  IL, and earned her BS and MS degrees in English from Eastern Illinois University in 1977 and 1978, She then earned […]

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