Obituaries
Darlene K. Wyatt
March 24, 2021
Darlene “Punky” Wyatt (70) went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Born in Pueblo, Colorado, she was the daughter of Byron and Vida Fisher. She graduated from Wilmington High School and spent her later years working as a caregiver. Darlene enjoyed playing cards, listening to music, Disney World, and spending […]
Vera Schock
March 24, 2021
Vera (Wacker) Schock, age 86, passed peacefully and comfortably into the Kingdom of Heaven on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. She was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, glioblastoma, at the end of January and spent her final days on earth as she would have wished, at her Tybrook home of nearly 60 years, surrounded by […]
Sharon Diana Johnson
March 22, 2021
Sharon Diana Johnson, age 66, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away suddenly on Monday, March 22, 2021 at Christiana Hospital in Newark. Sharon was born in Sparta, North Carolina, daughter of the late Mary and George Godfrey. She was a graduate of P.S. duPont High School in Wilmington. She was a loving and devoted mother and […]
Dale Edward Wolf
March 20, 2021
Dale Edward Wolf was born on September 6, 1924 in Kearney, NE, and lived there on the family farm. Educated in a one-room schoolhouse, he started college at the age of 15. He married Clarice Marshall on New Year’s Eve, 1945, while still recuperating from injuries sustained as an Army forward observer in the Battle […]
Silvano Lanza, M.D.
March 19, 2021
Silvano Lanza, M.D., age 96, passed away peacefully at home on March 19, 2021 of natural causes. Born in the Province of Palermo, Sicily, he did his internship and medical residency in New York City. He practiced on Long Island where he was Chief of Anesthesia at Central General Hospital. He is survived by his […]
R. Bruce White
March 19, 2021
R. Bruce White, age 87, passed away on March 19, 2021. Bruce was born in Wilmington in 1933. He was proud being a 4th generation Delawarean and staunch University of Delaware Football fan. Bruce enjoyed many a tailgate with family and friends while being a University of Delaware Season ticket holder for 50+ years. Bruce […]
Doris Miller Smith
March 18, 2021
Doris Miller Smith, age 95, passed away on March 18, 2021. An incredible unique wonderful gal. Born in 1925 to Norman and Ann Miller in Leonia New Jersey. Doris went to Bucknell at 16 years old and was the first girl to play tennis on the boys team. She graduated and went to Kathrine Gibbs […]
Marguerite E. (Blanchard) Dunn
March 17, 2021
Marguerite E. (Blanchard) Dunn, age 64, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2021 after a long battle with breast cancer. Her family were by her side at the time. Marguerite was born in Sufferin, New York, to Elwood P. and Barbara K. Blanchard. Marguerite graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School and then the University of […]
Jose F. del Rosario, MD
March 14, 2021
Dr. Jose F. “Joe” del Rosario passed away on Sunday March 14, 2021 at Riddle Hospital in Media, Pennsylvania, surrounded by his wife and children. He was 85 years old. Dr. del Rosario was born in the Philippines in 1935 to Crisanto and Liwanag del Rosario. Although he often dreamed of being a fighter pilot, […]
Rebecca Lena Garagozzo
March 14, 2021
Rebecca Lena Garagozzo, age 71, of Wilmington, DE, formerly or Philadelphia, PA died on March 14, 2021 at Wilmington Hospital. Rebecca worked as waitress before deciding to begin a second career as a registered nurse, graduating from nursing school in 1998. Rebecca was a member of PETA and the Humane Society. She had an undying […]