Obituaries
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 […]
Robert D. Wesselman
August 7, 2019
Robert D. Wesselman, age 81, of Newark, died on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Born and raised in Catonsville, Maryland, Bob was the second of three children, born to William and Selma Wesselman. He was fun loving, remembered every joke he ever heard and charmed everyone he met. He married Nancy Lee Grey in 1957 and […]
Carlton Chandler Smith Jr
August 6, 2019
Carlton “Tacker” Smith Jr. passed away peacefully on Tuesday August 6, 2019. Tacker was born in 1938 to the late Edna M. (Jones) and Carlton C. Smith Sr. Tacker began his career as a plumber at Joseph Frederick & Sons and then worked for I.D Griffith Company until he retired in 2001. He was a […]