Obituaries
Susan C. Houser
November 20, 2019
Susan Callahan Houser, 66, a long-time resident of West Chester, PA, passed away in her home on November 20, 2019. Susan was born in December 1952 at the U.S. Naval Base in San Diego, CA to Edward and Nancy Callahan. Growing up, she enjoyed summers in Coldwater, MI surrounded by her family and loving sister, […]
Helen Holloway Kelley
November 19, 2019
Age 96, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. Mrs. Kelley, a lifelong Delawarean, was born in Wilmington in 1923. She was a 1941 graduate of the P.S. DuPont high school where she lettered in both basketball and swimming. A graduate of Beacom College, she worked as a secretary for Hercules Powder Company, Moore Business […]
Patricia Anne O’Neill
November 19, 2019
Patricia Anne O’Neill, age 76, of Saint Georges, DE died on Nov. 19, 2019 at home surrounded by her children, Cari A. Hutchison (husband Frank), Dr. James W. Sheehan (wife Gerry), and Michael P. Sheehan (wife Kristen) and her beloved dog Milo. She was blessed with 5 grandchildren: Dean, Keira, MJ, Anna, and Donovan. She […]
Ann Lee Smith Bugbee
November 18, 2019
Ann Lee Smith Bugbee, 83, died at Christiana Hospital on Monday, November 17 after a brief hospitalization. She is survived by her husband of 58 years Dick and her two daughters; Elizabeth Abrahams and her sons Nathaniel and Benjamin; and Sally Keidel and her husband Phil and their children Charlie and Maggie. She is also […]
William H. McDaniel III
November 16, 2019
William H. McDaniel III passed away at home on November 16, 2019. Born in Wilmington, DE, Billy grew up in both Wilmington and Easton, PA. He was the son of the late Charlotte Welch Miller and late William H McDaniel, Jr. and the stepson of the late Thomas Miller and the late Mary Ann Gordon-McDaniel. […]
Stanley Camp Faulds
November 16, 2019
Stanley Camp Faulds, 93, died peacefully on November 16, 2019. He was born in Clearwater, Florida in 1926 and grew up on the family farm, the youngest of the six children of Almira Rogers and Norval Merritt Faulds. In 1944, Stan graduated early from high school, enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was […]
Patricia M. Lewis
November 15, 2019
Patricia McLaughlin Lewis, age 87 of Wilmington, DE formerly of Lewes passed away on November 15, 2019. A native Delawarean, Pat was born in Wilmington the oldest of seven children of Katherine and William McLaughlin. A graduate of P.S. DuPont High School and Goldey Beacom, Pat retired from the DuPont Company in 1982 after 33 […]
Emily Elliot Samson Tepe
November 15, 2019
Emily Elliot Samson Tepe, age 70, of Wilmington, DE passed away on Friday, November 15, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She had suffered a brain aneurysm. Emily was a graduate of the Ellis School, the University of Pittsburgh (with honors) and the Paralegal Institute. For many years she was active in community service: […]
Josephine “Josie” Ciconte Conaty
November 15, 2019
Josephine “Josie” Ciconte Conaty, age 87, of Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, died on Friday, November 15, 2019 from complications of surgery while surrounded by members of her family. Born in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Josie’s early years were spent at her family’s residence in Rehoboth Beach, which residence is now home to the Summer House […]
Hamilton Taylor
November 14, 2019
Hamilton Taylor, 91, of Wilmington, DE, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019, in his home of 53 years. Born in Chester, PA he was stationed in post-war Japan with the U.S. Army. He earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and worked for Delmarva Power and Light for 38 years. Since 1958 he […]