Obituaries
Stella “Sis” Ward Sterner
March 31, 2020
Stella “Sis” Ward Sterner was born June 21, 1924, in Wilmington, DE, to Herbert H. Ward, Jr and Juliette Rice Ward. She died peacefully, surrounded by family, at her home in Jennersville, PA on March 31, 2020, at the age of 95. She is survived by her husband of 75 years, James F. Sterner; her […]
Thelma “Tee Jay” Evans Cox King
March 31, 2020
Thelma ‘Tee Jay” Evans Cox King, 89, of Wilmington, DE, died at 8:23 am on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 in her home at Country House (Acts Retirement Community). Born May 7, 1930 in Carnegie, PA, she was the youngest of 4 children of the late Thomas ‘Tibby’ B. Evans and Irma Faller Evans. Tee Jay […]
Patricia Ryan Zolper
March 30, 2020
Local artist and long-time Wilmington resident Patricia Ryan Zolper, 90, died Monday, March 30, at the Country House retirement community in Greenville. Pat’s passions included her family, art, early childhood development, her Catholic faith, reading and crossword puzzles. She was part of a generation of women who pioneered balancing career and family. Her achievements included […]
Arlene Mary Collins
March 30, 2020
On Monday night, March 30, 2020, Arlene Mary Collins (Andrist), loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away suddenly but peacefully in her home at the age of 84. Arlene was born on July 26, 1935, in Pine Island, Minnesota to Charles and Nellie (Yennie) Andrist. She was the second oldest of the Andrist’s nine […]
Stephen F. Kroll
March 30, 2020
Stephen F. Kroll, age 53, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on March 30, 2020. He is survived by his mother Ursel (Ursula), brother Andreas, sisters Bettina and Christine (husbands Abdel and Charles), and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Stephen’s memory to St.Stephen’s Lutheran Church, 1301 N.Broom St., […]
Lucy Ciamei Kuzmiak
March 30, 2020
Lucy Theresa Ciamei Kuzmiak, age 101, passed away on March 30, 2020 after a short illness. Lucy was born in Bayonne, NJ but lived most of her married life in Alpine, NJ where she raised her five children. She was happily married for 27 years to her husband, Eugene Ciamei, who died in 1965. Lucy […]
M. Jean McCracken
March 28, 2020
Jean McCracken, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on March 28, 2020, at the age of 80. Jean was born in Norristown, PA, on July 1, 1939, to the late Charles and Marjorie Gauger. Jean is survived by her husband, Edward McCracken, of almost 53 years and their daughters, Laura Martini (Andrew), Janet McCracken (Donna Gigliotti), […]
Jane Saville Smith
March 28, 2020
Jane Saville Smith, age 88 of Wilmington, Delaware died on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at The Summit, Hockessin, Delaware. She was the wife of the late Harry E. Smith. Mrs. Smith graduated from the Pierre S. DuPont High School in 1949 and then furthered her education at Allegheny College, Meadville, PA where she received a […]
Marjorie Louise Jones Johnson
March 28, 2020
Marjorie Louise Jones Johnson, age 89, passed away on March 28, 2020, after a long illness. Born in Vienna, Maryland, she grew up in Baltimore, where she graduated from Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School. She trained as a nurse at Freedmen’s Hospital (now Howard University Hospital) in Washington, DC, graduating at the top of her […]
Elisabeth “Elisa” Stroud Poole
March 28, 2020
Elisabeth “Elisa” Stroud Poole, 78, daughter of Eleanor B. Stroud and Dr. Henry H. Stroud of Wilmington, Delaware, died March 28, 2020, in Greenville. Elisa was a 1959 graduate of Wilmington Friends School and received a B.A. in political science in 1963 from Wellesley College in Massachusetts. During high school, Elisa spent a summer in […]