Obituaries
Pierre S. (“Pete”) du Pont, IV
May 8, 2021
Former Delaware Governor and Congressman Pierre S. (“Pete”) du Pont IV died Saturday, May 8, 2021, at his home in Wilmington, Delaware after a long illness. Governor du Pont served as Delaware’s lone Congressman in the 92nd – 94th Congresses from 1971 to 1977. He served as Delaware’s 68th Governor from 1977 to 1985. During […]
Dorothy May Wooster
May 8, 2021
Dorothy M. Wooster of Hockessin, passed away in her sleep on May 8, 2021 at age 94. Dorothy, also known as Dot or Dottie, was born in Charlottesville, VA to the late Jason I. Eckford and Elizabeth D. Eckford She was predeceased by her husband of 46 years, Harley K. Wooster. She is survived by her […]
Joseph E. DeStafney
May 4, 2021
Joseph E. DeStafney, of Yorklyn, DE, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at the age of 95. Joe was born at Wilmington Hospital to Joseph and Gertrude DeStafney. He graduated from Conrad High School. Joe proudly served his country in the U. S. Army during WWII in Germany. He then went […]
Edvins Z. Krams
May 3, 2021
Edvins Zanis Krams, age 95, of Wilmington, DE passed away on Monday May 3, 2021 at Forwood Manor Long Term Care facility. Formerly a resident of Council Trail in Wilmington, Edvins and his late wife Maiga were residents of Wilmington since 1950. Edvins was born in Annenieki, Latvia, where he lived until the Soviet Russian […]
Mark Allan Woodward
May 1, 2021
Mark Allan Woodward, age 64, died on May 1st, surrounded by his family at home. He lived almost a year after being diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumor. Known to many as Woody, he was born in Wilmington, Delaware and attended A.I du Pont schools through 10th grade, then graduated from Sanford School. He did […]
Louis H. Rombach
April 28, 2021
Lou Rombach, age 95, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully from natural causes on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in Christiana Hospital while under the care of Seasons Hospice. Lou was born on Easter Sunday in 1926 in Cincinnati, OH to the late Charles and Matilda (Lauck) Rombach. He was the youngest of five brothers and […]
Barbara Batchelder du Pont
April 27, 2021
Barbara Batchelder du Pont, 96, died peacefully at home April 27, 2021. She was the daughter of Charles Nathaniel Batchelder and Grace French Batchelder of Hanover, NH. She graduated from Dana Hall School and attended Pine Manor College and Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School, Boston. In 1944 she married Irénée du Pont, Jr. At her husband’s […]
Hilda Lee Williams
April 26, 2021
Hilda Lee Williams, born in 1936 in Front Royal, Virginia, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2021 at Regal Heights Nursing Home, Hockessin, Delaware. She was the daughter of Lyle and Helen Laing and was next to last of 6 daughters. Hilda survived a horrific accident as a child and was not expected to make […]
Michael F. Gunning
April 24, 2021
Michael F. Gunning, 74, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away at his home from a long neurological illness on April 24, 2021. He graduated from Brandywine High School and Wilmington College. Mike worked for the DuPont Co., Edgemoor Plant before being drafted into the Army. When he returned to Delaware, he went back to work at […]
Kenneth Lee Holmes
April 22, 2021
Kenneth Lee Holmes, 91 of Wilmington, DE passed to life eternal on April 22, 2021. He was the husband of Norma Herrick Zumsteg for the past nearly 35 years and the third child of the late Howard and Helen Hawkinson Holmes of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.. Ken is survived by his “big brother” Howard Holmes ( […]