Obituaries
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 […]
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 […]