Obituaries
Eleanor Jenkins Charles
April 22, 2020
Friend, family or stranger, it made no difference to Eleanor Charles whose joyful and boundless acceptance of differences enriched those who were privileged to know her. Seeing her open smile and feeling her warm attention opened the door to our better angels. Eleanor Jenkins Charles, 96, died peacefully on April 22, 2020 at the Country […]
James McKeough, Jr.
April 22, 2020
James McKeough Jr. (Jimmy) passed to eternal life April 22, 2020 due to the Coronavirus. He was born in 1945 in Wilmington, Delaware, the youngest child of James J. and Catherine (Helmetag) McKeough. He was a special needs person who received loving care from his family and Elwyn Institute, where he lived his adult life. He […]
Hugh H. McCole
April 21, 2020
On April 21, 2020, Hugh H. McCole left this world for another. Born in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, Hugh eventually moved to Claymont, Delaware, where he raised his family. He was a graduate of West Catholic High School and the University of Pennsylvania. At the beginning of his work career, he was a machinist, and then […]
Roberta H. Jolly
April 21, 2020
Roberta (Bobbie) Hay Jolly passed away on April 21, 2020 at the Country House in Wilmington. Born in Centralia, Illinois on May 19, 1920, Roberta and her twin, Robert, were the children of Robert P. Hay and Gladys K. Hay. Bobbie graduated from the University of Illinois in 1942 and married Robert E. Jolly in […]
Bette Louise Good
April 17, 2020
Bette Louise (Johnson) Good, 96 years old, of Glen Mills, PA, formerly of Wilmington, DE passed away peacefully on April 17, 2020, surrounded by the love of her family and her devoted caregivers. Bette was a nursing graduate of the old Wilmington Memorial Hospital. After her marriage to her husband Al in 1945, she worked […]
Prudence Haldas
April 17, 2020
Prudence Haldas (nee Ziegler) died in her home after a long illness on April 17, 2020. Born in Wilmington, DE., she was the daughter of the late George and Martha Ziegler and sister of the late Beatrice Ziegler of Millsboro, DE. She graduated first in her class from John M. Clayton School in 1960, where […]
Ruthellyn Marie (Kurth) Yates
April 14, 2020
Ruthellyn Marie (Kurth) Yates was born in Washington, D.C. exactly 30 years after her mother’s birth in Uniontown, PA. She passed away on April 14, 2020 at the age of 72. She was a victim of the Covid-19 virus. Early family years were spent in DC and Rock Island, IL were followed by her mother’s […]
John D. Ferguson
April 14, 2020
John David Ferguson, died April 14, 2020, at age 92. Born in Philadelphia on February 23, 1928 to Jack and Adda Ferguson, John grew up in Springfield, PA., and lived for a time in Clearfield, PA during the Great Depression. He attended the Central School of Springfield, H. C. Lea School, Shaw Junior High School […]
Yolanda Mary Elia
April 13, 2020
Yolanda Mary Elia, of Glen Mills, PA passed away peacefully on April 13, 2020 in the care of the compassionate and loving staff at Maris Grove & Willow Tree Hospice. Mary (nee Yolanda) was born in 1930, in Cosenza, Italy, the youngest of five sisters. She arrived at Ellis Island when she was just five […]
Nancy C. Nicholson
April 12, 2020
Nancy C. Nicholson passed away on April 12 of last year at Wilmington Hospital. Born in Columbus, Ohio in June 1930, she was the daughter of Charles Cicero Clark, Jr. and Mary Christine Oberdorfer Clark. They moved to Buffalo, NY in 1934. Nancy attended High School at Mount ST Mary in Kenmore, NY and college […]