Obituaries
Jordi M. Jack – “JJ”
July 27, 2021
On July 27, with family by his side, our beloved Jordi peacefully passed away due to complications related to a serious stroke. He was 55 years of age. Jordi is predeceased by his father George Jack, Jr. and is survived by his mother Joyce, with whom he lived. Besides his mother, Jordi is survived by […]
Gloria “Glory” G. Sheftz
July 27, 2021
Gloria “Glory” Gilbert Sheftz, age 99, of Ashbourne Hills, Claymont, DE passed away peacefully on Tuesday July 27, 2021. Glory was born in 1922 in Dallas, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Frances Gilbert. She began working at the age of 18 and continued until March of 2020. She loved spending time […]
William Allen Patty, Jr.
July 26, 2021
William Allen Patty, Jr., was born in 1936 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and died peacefully at home on July 26, 2021. William (Billy) was the son of Mildred Flock Patty and William Allen Patty, older brother of Barbara Patty Maneé and predeceased by his older sister, Nancy Jane Patty. In his younger years, Billy enjoyed sports […]
William A. Patty, Jr.
July 26, 2021
William Allen Patty, Jr., was born in 1936 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and died peacefully at home on July 26, 2021. William (Billy) was the son of Mildred Flock Patty and William Allen Patty, older brother of Barbara Patty Maneé and predeceased by his older sister, Nancy Jane Patty. In his younger years, Billy enjoyed sports […]
Eugene L. Grimm
July 26, 2021
Eugene Leslie Grimm, Esq. age 95, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on the evening of Monday, July 26, 2021. Gene was born and raised in Lamberton, Minnesota by his parents, Leslie Grimm and Olive Grimm (Rice). Gene graduated from Lamberton High School (1943) before enlisting in the United States Army during World […]
John Charles Kelly
July 25, 2021
John Charles Kelly, age 78, a resident of Greenville and a lifelong resident of Delaware, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 25 after a long and valiant battle with Parkinson’s disease. John was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware where he graduated from Mount Pleasant High School and later worked for more than 30 years […]
Joan M. Flynn
July 22, 2021
Our family lost a wonderful matriarch, Joan M. Flynn, of Wilmington, DE. Our dear, sweet, funny, intelligent, caring and young-at-heart friend, mentor and advice-giver, left us on Thursday evening July 22, 2021. It was sudden and a shock to everyone. We will all miss her very much. 89 amazing years! Born in Philadelphia, Joan was […]
Joan M. Flynn
July 22, 2021
Our family lost a wonderful matriarch, Joan M. Flynn, of Wilmington, DE. Our dear, sweet, funny, intelligent, caring and young-at-heart mother, grandmother, friend, mentor and advice-giver, left us on Thursday evening July 22, 2021. It was sudden and a shock to everyone. We will all miss her very much. 89 amazing years! Born in […]
Phyllis Woodward Truax
July 21, 2021
Phyllis Woodward Truax, age 93, passed away peacefully in Wilmington, Delaware on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, surrounded by her family. Phyllis was born in Luray, Virginia, daughter of the late William Lovie Woodward and Lillie Belle Jenkins Woodward. She graduated from Luray High School and attended secretarial school. In 1953 she married Harry Mack Truax. […]
Margaret (Maggie) Marvel Sanger
July 21, 2021
Margaret (Maggie) Marvel Sanger, age 90, died Wednesday July 21, 2021. Born in Salisbury Maryland. Maggie was a lifelong resident of Wilmington, Delaware where she met her husband of 67 years Richard (Dixie) P. Sanger Maggie was a graduate of Tatnall School (‘49) and Briarcliff College, where she earned a degree in early childhood education. […]