Obituaries
David H. Jones
March 11, 2021
David H. Jones, age 76, passed away in his long-time home in Townsend DE on March 11, 2021. David was born in Washington, D.C. in December of 1944, to Richard L. Jones and Dorothy Drexel Walsh Jones, of Wilmington, DE. His life spanned the public’s emerging awareness of living with disabilities. David had a lifelong […]
Donald R. Bennett, Sr.
March 5, 2021
Donald Robert “Bo” Bennett Sr., 92, died peacefully at home on March 5, 2021 surrounded by the love and care of his family. He is survived by his three children, Robin Edwards (Glen) of Amelia Island, FL; Donald “Bo” Bennett Jr., of Wilmington, DE; Joseph Bennett (Corey) of Jersey City, NJ, and granddaughter Ashley Bennett […]
Howard B. Halverson
March 4, 2021
Howard Barton Halverson, age 77, of Earleville, MD., passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at his home with his loving family surrounding him. Howard was born in Wilmington, DE., son of the late Donald Halverson and Marie Hepner Halverson. He was a welder for Local Union 420. He enjoyed spending time with his family […]
Marguerite Cooke Coleman
March 4, 2021
Marguerite Cooke Coleman, age 95, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2021. Marguerite was raised in Scarsdale, NY, the only child of Thomas A. Cooke and Marguerite McGill Cooke. She was a graduate of Ursuline Academy in New Rochelle, where she made many close and lifelong friends. In 1948, she married James J. Coleman and […]
Jane C. Baddorf
March 4, 2021
Jane C. Baddorf, age 96, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2021. She was born in Wilmington, Del. on Feb. 21, 1925 to Marshall and Elizabeth (Ringland) Carpenter. She graduated from Temple University with an RN degree and then served in the Nursing Corps and U.S. Navy during World War II. In 1948, she married […]
John F. Yunger, Jr.
March 3, 2021
John F. Yunger, Jr., age 75, of Wilmington, DE, passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. John was born in Astoria, Long Island, New York and was the son of the late John F. Yunger, Sr. and Jeanette Wolak Yunger. He was raised in Pearl River, New York and attended Pearl […]
Phyllis Griffith Meli
March 2, 2021
Phyllis, born in Minquedale and a lifelong Wilmington resident, died at Season’s Hospice on Tuesday March 2nd. She attended and graduated Wilmington High School where she met her lifelong husband and love of her life Alfred L. Meli. They were married in April of 1952 and remained so for 47 years before Al’s early passing […]
David Stabler
March 1, 2021
David (Dave) Stabler, 91, of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania (formerly of Wilmington, Delaware) passed away on March 1, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Dave leaves his devoted wife of 63 years, Jane Miller Stabler; his son, David Scott, II (Beth) of Williamsburg, Virginia, son Craig (Melissa) of West Chester, Pennsylvania and daughter Nancy Jane Zellmer […]
Emily Maria Sestack
March 1, 2021
Emily Maria Sestack, 80, 0f Wilmington, DE passed away on March 1, 2021. Emily was born in Summit, N.J. but raised in Scranton, PA where she graduated High School and met the love of her life, John Sestack. They settled in Wilmington after their marriage. Throughout her life Emily loved to travel with her girlfriends. […]
Robert F. Clineff
February 27, 2021
Robert F. Clineff (Pink), 70, of Wilmington, Delaware died Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Parkview Nursing Care in Wilmington, Delaware. Preceded in death by his parents Willard and Joan Clineff, and brother Alan W. Clineff. Survived by sister Gail (Roy) Campbell of West Chester, PA, brother Mark Clineff of Wilmington, DE, and sister Linda Blake […]