Obituaries
Ronald Paul Johnston
December 19, 2019
Ron Johnston passed away at home with his family in December 2019. He was 82. Ron was a lifelong Delaware resident. He was born in 1937 and attended William Penn high school. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army, where he served for four years as an electrician in the Army Corps of Engineers in […]
Carol C. Van Loon
December 19, 2019
Carol C. Van Loon (Cann), age 64 of West Grove, PA, formerly of Wilmington, DE, passed away on December 19, 2019. Carol graduated from Tatnall School and attended the University of Florida. She was a former preschool teacher, a wonderful homemaker and a very devoted mother to her son. Carol loved cooking and reminiscing about […]
Richard. A. Rowe, PhD
December 18, 2019
Richard A. Rowe, 91, died December 18, 2019. Dick was born in northeast Philadelphia, PA and moved to Wilmington, DE in 1934. The son of Mary R. Kattinge and Richard J. Rowe, DDS he was a fifth generation duPont employee after being graduated from Archmere Academy (HS), University of Delaware (BS MS), and University of […]
Jack G. Fuller, Jr.
December 17, 2019
Jack Fuller, 96, of West Grove, Pennsylvania died on December 17, 2019. Born in Fort Lewis, Washington of a military family, Jack grew up all over the world. This contributed to his sense of adventure and his view of change and new places as opportunities. His gratitude for life inspires his large circle of family […]
Raymond “Ray” J. Elia
December 17, 2019
Raymond “Ray” J. Elia of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2019, with family at his side. He was 94 years young. Ray was born and grew up in Farrell, Pennsylvania one of seven children of Italian immigrants. He served in the Navy on the famous USS Midway and other vessels during […]
Norma Tessmer McBride
December 14, 2019
Norma Tessmer McBride, aged 97, died at Seasons Hospice on December 14, 2019 after a brief illness. She had lived in Delaware in Wilmington, Bellefonte, and Hockessin since 1945. The daughter of German immigrants to Western PA, she was born in Pittsburgh, PA and educated in nearby Edgewood, PA. She showed real talent as a […]
Deborah S. McMillan
December 14, 2019
Deborah S. McMillan, age 65, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on December 14, 2019. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to DFRC, Attn: Anthony Glenn, 640 Plaza Drive, Newark, DE 19702.
Raymond Thomas Birmingham
December 14, 2019
It is with heavy hearts that our family announces the passing of Raymond Thomas Birmingham, beloved husband, father, and grandfather on Saturday December 14, 2019 in Hockessin, Delaware. He was 74 years old. A resident of Newark, Delaware and formerly of Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, he was a 1964 graduate of Ridley Township High School in Ridley, […]
Roger C. Williams
December 12, 2019
Roger C. Williams, age 42, of Bear, DE, was taken from us too soon on December 12, 2019. He was Vice President for JPMorgan Chase. Roger was an amazing employee, son, and brother. He attended Del Tech and received his Bachelor’s degree. If you ever met Roger, he could always make you laugh and smile. […]
James Allen Cartmell
December 12, 2019
James Allen Cartmell, age 60, of Newark, DE, died on Thursday December 12, 2019, with little suffering after a brain hemorrhage. James attended Lincoln School in St. Louis MO, and Meadowood School in Newark, DE. He graduated from Elwyn Institute Media Campus. James worked for 16 years at Elwyn Delaware’s Work Center. He then worked […]