Obituaries
Eleanor Marie Heller Migaleddi
May 15, 2021
Eleanor “Ellie” Marie Heller Migaleddi December 12, 1925 – May 15, 2021 She Loved her God, Family, Country and Dancing Eleanor “Ellie” Marie Heller Migaleddi started her everlasting life with God the Almighty Father on May 15, 2021. Ellie was born and raised in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Ellie is preceded in death by her loving […]
Elaine Gertrude Comeau
May 15, 2021
Elaine Gertrude Comeau, age 83, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on May 15, 2021. Born in Uxbridge, MA in 1938 she was the daughter of the late Frederick Felix and Valerie LeFrancois. She received her degree from the University of Delaware. For many years she worked at the Delaware Technical Community College. She is predeceased […]
Joan Frances Morgan
May 14, 2021
Joan Frances Morgan (Aberbach), 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 14, 2021. Joan was born to Jacob and Madlyn Aberbach in Brooklyn, NY in 1936, growing up in the neighborhood of Flatbush. She attended Hunter College, married Arthur Morgan in 1962 and started her family, moving several times with Art’s job with Dupont, finally […]
Lillian (Lee) Marinelli
May 13, 2021
Lillian (Lee) Marinelli, 93, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 13, 2021 in her home at The Summit. She was born in Baltimore, MD in 1927 to the late James and Marie Myer. She lived a full life as a dedicated mother and homemaker. Her family knew her as a gentle soul […]
John Child Barber, Jr.
May 12, 2021
Wilmington, DE – John Child Barber, Jr., aged 77, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Born in 1943 in Chicago, IL, John is the son of John Child Barber, Sr., and Margaret Bunting-Barber. Post high school, John served on the USS Yosemite as a corpsman in the Navy for four years. John married his […]
Frederick G. “Rick” Smith
May 10, 2021
Frederick G. “Rick” Smith, 78, of Wilmington, Delaware, died Monday, May 10, 2021 of complications from Parkinson’s disease. Rick was born in Ravenna, Ohio in 1943, the son of Robert and Lois (Hanson) Smith. He grew up in Kent, Ohio, where he was a graduate of Kent Roosevelt High School and Kent State University. He […]
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 […]