Obituaries
Carolyn Denning Calvin
January 4, 2020
Carolyn Denning Calvin, age 92, of Wilmington, DE, formerly of Chadds Ford, PA, passed away at home on January 4, 2020. She was a Tower Hill High School graduate and studied music in college. Carolyn worked for the Furniture Exchange, the Yarn Patch and was the owner of the Pennyfeather Shop. Carolyn was also the […]
Richard Joseph Woodward
January 3, 2020
Richard Joseph Woodward, age 88, passed away on January 3, 2020 in Hockessin, DE. Dick was the son of Richard Henley and Genevieve MacMaster Woodward. He was born in New York City in March 1931 and spent his childhood there. He attended St. Bernard’s School in New York City and later graduated from St. Paul’s […]
Sylvia Fay Kutchever
January 3, 2020
Sylvia Fay Kutchever, 86 years old, of Wilmington, DE passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020. Sylvia was the daughter of Anthony Bentz and Elaine Loser Bentz. Sylvia was born in Cornwall, PA on December 11, 1933. Sylvia was named after the American actresses Sylvia Sidney and Fay Wray. Sylvia graduated from Lebanon High School […]
Rashmikant Contractor
January 3, 2020
Rashmi died peacefully in his sleep on January 3, 2020 from complications due to a fall. He was 88 years old. Rashmi was the fourth child born to Maganlal P. Patel and Lalitben M. Patel of Baroda. Rashmi loved his parents very much and deeply respected them. The entire family was actively involved in India’s […]
Leeann L. Netzer
January 1, 2020
Leeann L. Netzer, age 69, of Wilmington, DE, formerly of White Pine, MI, passed away on January 1, 2020. She graduated from White Pine High School and attended Gogebic Community College. One of her favorite jobs was as the girls’ tennis coach at Tower Hill High School from 2009 to 2015, during which time the […]
Janet Snelling Rucker
December 31, 2019
Janet Snelling Rucker, age 87 of Wilmington, passed away on Tuesday the 31st of December 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family. Jan was born in Macon, Georgia in July 1932. A true Georgia Peach, she lived and loved Wilmington. Jan was strong lady and a fighter with the heart of a lion but […]
Vera P. Corradi
December 30, 2019
Vera P. Corradi, age 80, passed away suddenly on Monday, December 30, 2019. Born in Charleston, SC, Vera was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Emily Pinckney. Vera is predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Peter R. Corradi. She worked as a bank teller, helping put Peter through college and then spent her […]
Elizabeth P. VanLeeuwen
December 25, 2019
Elizabeth Pearce Van Leeuwen, age 93, died on December 25, 2019, at her residence in Cokesbury Village. She was the daughter of the late Frances Patterson and Thomas White Pearce of Greenville, DE. Mrs. Van Leeuwen was a graduate of Tower Hill School and attended Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA. She was a member of […]
Pauline C. McPheeters
December 25, 2019
Pauline Chenery McPheeters (nee Howes), age 92, died peacefully on December 25, 2019 at Foulk Manor North in North Wilmington, DE. Polly was born in Swampscott, MA to Paul and Florence Drake Howes. Polly attended Oberlin College in Ohio for one year and Boston University for one year prior to entering the work force as […]
John Mark Simpson
December 24, 2019
John Mark Simpson passed away on Christmas Eve, December 24th, 2019. He was born in Palmerton, PA, the son of John and Ethel (Majercsik) Symanovich. He was a graduate of Palmerton High School and Dickerson College, and he received an MBA from Fordham University. John had a long career in banking. He worked in Philadelphia […]