Obituaries
Richard C. “Dick” Stout, Sr.
January 11, 2022
Richard C. “Dick” Stout, Sr., aged 102, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2022 at home in Wilmington, surrounded by his loving family and his devoted caregivers. Dick graduated from P. S. DuPont High School in 1938 and went on to attend Goldey Beacom College and the University of Pennsylvania. Although his secondary education was […]
Reid Clapham
January 11, 2022
Reid Foster Clapham, age 77, of Newark, Delaware passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022. He was born in Richmond, VA, and grew up in the greater Wilmington area. After completing high school, Reid attended Wesley Junior College in Dover, DE and Union College in Barbourville, KY where he graduated in business and accounting. During the […]
Mary L. Poole
January 10, 2022
Mary L. Poole, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away January 10, 2022 at the age of 90. Born in Delta, Pennsylvania, she attended the University of Delaware and graduated from the Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing. For 23 years she was the Nurse Director of the Delaware Campus Health Center of Widener University. For 4 […]
John C. Howard
January 9, 2022
John C. Howard, age 88, of Avondale, PA and formerly of Coopersberg, PA, passed away on January 9, 2022 in Christiana, DE. John was raised in North Carolina and graduated from Woodville, NC High School in 1951. He then served his country in the United States Air Force for 2 years. He worked as an […]
Harvey A. Woods, Jr.
January 6, 2022
Harvey A. Woods, Jr., 92, of Claymont, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022. A life-long Delawarean, he was the son of Harvey A. Woods and Mary Rebecca Woods (Wilson). After graduating from high school, Harvey worked for several years before enlisting in the Navy. He was a gunner’s mate on an LST. Upon […]
Joyce D. Backman
January 6, 2022
Joyce D. (DeStafney) Backman, age 80, passed away on January 6, 2022 at her home in Hockessin, DE. Joyce was born in West Grove, PA in 1941 to the late Peter F. and Della B. DeStafney. She grew up on the family farm in Yorklyn, Delaware and graduated from Conrad High School in 1959. During […]
Joan Ann Krok
January 2, 2022
Joan Ann Krok, age 85, of Claymont, DE, passed away on January 2, 2022 She was a retired cook from Gallucio’s Restaurant and former manager at Baxter’s Bar and Restaurant in Wilmington. She is survived by her husband Stanley Krok, sons John Krok, Albert Radick, and Ernest Radick. She is predeceased be her daughter Elizabeth […]
Dr. Kenneth B. Keating, PhD
January 1, 2022
Dr. Kenneth B. Keating, PhD (Ken), passed away on January 1, 2022, aged 90, surrounded by his loved ones. He had lived for seven years in Cokesbury Village, Hockessin, DE preceded by 43 happy years in Webster Farm, Wilmington, DE. A beloved husband, father and grandfather, Ken was a research scientist with a witty, kind, […]
Catherine Mauk
January 1, 2022
Catherine Marie Regina Hawe Mauk, 95 of Wilmington passed away peacefully on January 1, 2022. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to St. Ann Church or to St. Joseph’s Indian School, which supports and educates Lakota (Sioux) children, at P.O. Box 100, Chamberlain, SD 57325-0100.
Everett L. DeWhitt, Jr.
December 31, 2021
Everett L. DeWhitt, Jr., age 87, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 31, 2021, after an extended battle with cancer and heart disease. A resident of Hockessin for 34 years, he was born in Oklahoma City in 1934, and later lived in Ponca City, Oklahoma, where he graduated high school in 1952. He […]