Obituaries
Carolyn Schneider Dowds
November 6, 2020
Carolyn Schneider Dowds, 93, of Wilmington, DE passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus at 1:15 AM, Friday November 6, 2020. She was born to Frances Sellers Schneider and Julius Mayer Schneider in 1927 in Wilmington, DE. She attended Friends School from 1934 until graduation in 1945. Upon graduation, she attended Bates College in Lewiston, […]
Brian Russ O’Connor
November 5, 2020
Brian Russ O’Connor, 81, passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 5, 2020. Born in 1939 to Helen Russ and Roderic Comins O’Connor, Brian grew up in Dracut, MA. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1960 and earned his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Illinois in 1963, where he […]
Ida G. Ioannou
October 28, 2020
Ida Ioannou, age 91, of Gallatin TN died peacefully on Oct. 28th, 2020. Born in Wilmington, DE, she raised a family and worked in accounting and purchasing. Her passions were her family, travel, cooking, and telling stories. She cherished her travels with her sisters, brother and brothers -in-law to Greece, Cyprus, London, and coast to […]
James Howard Cullen
October 27, 2020
James Howard Cullen, age 62, of Montchanin, DE passed away at St. Francis Hospital, on Tuesday October 27, 2020, where he went onto Glory! Jimmy battled bravely with cancer for the past year. He graduated from Alexis I. DuPont High School in 1976. He served in the US Navy on the USS Nashville for six […]
Joseph V. Matassino
October 26, 2020
Joseph V. Matassino, age 85, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware the son of the late Vito Matassino and Italia Petruccione. He was the youngest of three children. Joe spoke very fondly of his days as a student and athlete at Archmere Academy, where he excelled in basketball. […]
George W. Sheer, III, M.D.
October 25, 2020
George W Sheer III, M.D., died on October 25, 2020. Dr. Sheer was born in San Jose, CA and moved to Pennsville, NJ at an early age. He was salutatorian of his high school class at Pennsville High School and was later inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame. He graduated from Notre Dame University […]
Thomas McIntire Eliason, Jr.
October 25, 2020
Thomas McIntire Eliason, Jr, age 98, passed away peacefully on October 25, 2020 in his home in Wilmington, Delaware. Born in Wilmington, DE to the late Thomas M. Eliason and Edna Chandler Eliason, he graduated from Alexis I. DuPont High School in 1940, the Peddie School in Hightstown, NJ in 1942 and the University of […]
Jean “Gidge” R. Ayars
October 24, 2020
Gidge Ayars, age 86, of Wilmington, DE passed away peacefully with her son at her side on Saturday, October 24, 2020. Gidge was born in New York City, NY to the late David Carson Ralston and Frances Lindsay Ralston, on March 27, 1934. She spent less than a year there and then moved back to […]
Mary Louise Catherine Barasha Evans
October 23, 2020
With profound sadness we announce the passing of Lulu, our loving and devoted mother and friend to all whose lives she touched. Mary Louise Catherine Barasha Evans (Lulu), passed peacefully Friday, October 23, 2020. She was born to the late Lucy (nee Boxer) and Stanley P. Barasha on September 14, 1931. Born at home in […]
Benjamin Piatt
October 23, 2020
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Benjamin Piatt, a loving father, grandfather and friend to many. Benjamin Piatt passed on Friday October 23, 2020. He was born to the late James and Marie Piatt on March 20, 1935 in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania. Ben was one of five siblings, James, Richard, […]