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Obituaries


Stephen W. DeVeber

Stephen W. DeVeber

December 13, 2020

Steve passed away December 13, 2020, at his home as per his strong wishes to do so supported by his wife and daughters, aided by Seasons Hospice.  He was born “at home” in 1933 in Belmont, Massachusetts to Lawrence DeVeber and Eulalia Englund DeVeber.  He spent his childhood in Belmont with summers in Scarborough, Maine […]

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Gordon Hamilton Lewis

Gordon Hamilton Lewis

December 13, 2020

 Gordon Hamilton Lewis, 97, died peacefully on December 13, 2020, at Stonegates retirement community in Greenville, Delaware. He was predeceased by his wife of 48 years, Elizabeth McClure Lewis, who passed away in 1996. He is survived by three daughters, Julia Renken (Dennis) of Fairfax, VA; Nancy de Jong (Pier) of Greer, SC; and Peggy […]

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Evans O. Schwarz, Jr.

Evans O. Schwarz, Jr.

December 12, 2020

Evans O. Schwarz, Jr., age 94, of Hockessin, DE, passed away in the hospital on December 12, 2020, while recovering from a fall in his home. Evans was born in 1926 in Boston, MA, the first child of Frances and Evans O. Schwarz, Sr. He grew up and attended school in Milton, MA.. Prior to […]

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Wendy Ann Wiltshire

Wendy Ann Wiltshire

December 11, 2020

Wendy Ann Wiltshire, 58, of Trinidad & Tobago passed away on December 11th, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Wendy was born to Wilma and Joseph Wiltshire in 1962.  She went to school at Holy Name Convent, Port of Spain, Trinidad and received her Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration, from Columbia Union College. Wendy was […]

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Margaret H. Conte

Margaret H. Conte

December 9, 2020

Margaret (Peggy) Conte, 73, of Lewes, Delaware passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. She was born in Wilmington, DE in 1947 to Howard J. and Anne (Dawson) Hahn.  In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her loving husband of 51 years, George, and her brothers William “Bill” and Richard “Dick”. Margaret […]

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Judith Jean Morris

Judith Jean Morris

December 9, 2020

Judith Jean “Judy” Morris, age 79, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away peacefully and with grace on December 9, 2020 at Kentmere with her family by her side. She was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, daughter of the late Gene and Mary Morris. Judy had an exemplary life graduating from Aiken High School, Aiken, SC with […]

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Henry M. Wood

Henry M. Wood

December 9, 2020

On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, Henry M. Wood departed this life at the age of 82. He had no living family beyond a distant niece on the West Coast. Henry was a great man. He was educated in a segregated high school and at an historically black college, back before it wasn’t yet historic. He […]

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Edward Sakata

Edward Sakata

December 9, 2020

Edward Sakata passed away Dec. 9, 2020 after a long illness from MSA. Edward (78) was born in Los Angeles, CA, during World War II. He and his family were interned at the Rowher, Ark. Japanese internment camp. After the war, the family returned to Los Angeles. Edward graduated with distinction from Stanford University in […]

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Robert M. Bauernschmidt

Robert M. Bauernschmidt

December 9, 2020

Robert M. Bauernschmidt, passed away on December 9, 2020, at the age of 88. Bob was born in 1932 to Bill and Mae Bauernschmidt in Ridley Park and raised in the Sharon Hill Borough of Delaware County, Pa. Bob attended Sharon Hill High School. Following high school Bob joined the Navy and served four years […]

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Esther Marcozzi

Esther Marcozzi

December 8, 2020

Esther passed away surrounded by her loving family, December 8, 2020, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Providence, RI in 1929, to Crescenzo and Giuseppina (Pari) Santagata, and was one of nine children in the family. She married her loving husband, Ralph Marcozzi, in June of 1958, and re-located to Wilmington, De with […]

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