Obituaries
P. Gerald White
August 18, 2019
Gerald White of Wilmington, DE passed away at age 85 on August 18, 2019, leaving behind his wife and partner of 56 years, Bonnie, daughters Martha M. White of Wilmington and Stephanie W. Kropac (Charles) of Media, PA. He was known as Jerry, Whitey, Cupcake, Pay, PG, Dad, Uncle Jerry to 19 nieces and nephews, […]
Elizabeth DeCurtis
August 17, 2019
Elizabeth DeCurtis (nee: Wilson), age 98, passed away on August 17, 2019. She was the wife of late Alfred DeCurtis, mother of Beverly Sommerfield of West Chester, Robert DeCurtis (Susan) of Devon and Susan Braderman (Robert) of Garnet Valley, loving grandmother to Chris, Jeff (Christina), and Jennifer Sommerfield, Stephanie (John), Ryan (Claire) and Matthew (Ann) […]
Ekaterine “Katy” Geanopulos
August 13, 2019
Ekaterine “Katy” Geanopulos, 84, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2019, with her children by her side. Katy was born in Athens, Greece and moved to the USA where she married her late husband Harry Geanopulos. She was passionate about homemaking, traveling, the theater and studied dress pattern design. Later she enjoyed […]
William M. Brown, Jr.
August 13, 2019
William Morris Brown, Jr. age 94, of Wilmington, DE passed away peacefully on August 13, 2019 at the home of his daughter, Patricia Bailey, of Claymont. Bill was the son of the late William Morris Brown, Sr. and Gertrude Dodge (Ryder) Brown. He was a graduate of Mount Hermon Schools in Northfield, MA and Lehigh […]
Judith K. Rasero, RN
August 11, 2019
Judith (Judy) Karl Rasero, 78 of Hockessin, Delaware passed away peacefully on August 11, 2019, ending a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Torrington, Connecticut to the late Rudolph and Elsie Kasper Karl, she was raised in historic Litchfield, Connecticut. She was the youngest of eight children. Judith was raised an Episcopalian but converted […]
William H. Larsen VMD
August 11, 2019
William H. Larsen VMD, age 85, of Wilmington, DE, formerly of Bethesda, MD, passed away August 11, 2019. He was born in Brooklyn, NY to William and Astrid (Pedersen) Larsen. He was predeceased by his father, his mother, his brother John, his son Eric, and grandson Matthew. He is survived by his wife Susan, also […]
Mary Cleeve Rittenhouse
August 9, 2019
Wilmington native, Mary Cleeve Rittenhouse (known to many as “Cleevie”), passed away on August 9, 2019. Daughter of Howard H. and Grace H. Mills, Mary Cleeve graduated from P. S. du Pont High School in 1943, and attended University of Delaware Continuing Education Program, American Institute of Banking, and the American Bankers Association. She started […]
Alice Cynthia Grist
August 9, 2019
Alice Cynthia Grist, age 76, passed away on August 9, 2019 at Foulk Manor North in Wilmington, DE. She was born in Melrose, MA in 1942 and grew up in the town of Buzzards Bay, the gateway to Cape Cod. She was a 1960 graduate of Bourne High School and a 1964 graduate of Framingham […]
Jack D. Thomaswick
August 8, 2019
Jack D. Thomaswick, age 94, of Ford City, Pennsylvania and recently of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Heartland Hospice at Pike Creek Manor Care. Jack was the son of the late Blaze and Bernice Glenn Thomaswick. He left high school early to join the WWII effort in 1943 and served […]
Karen L Brown
August 8, 2019
Karen L. Brown, age 72, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019, surrounded by her family. Karen was born to the late Walter Seddon and Celia Jones, both of New Castle. She attended William Penn High School, where she played in the marching band. She previously worked for Geriatric Services of DE […]