Obituaries
Thelma Johnston-Heermans
June 21, 2019
Thelma Johnston-Heermans, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2019. She was 103. She was the daughter of the late Sivert J. and Isabel (Small) Benson. Services and interment will be at the convenience of the family.
Nancy Curry Scott
June 21, 2019
Nancy Curry Scott passed away peacefully on June 21, 2019 at the Country House in Greenville, DE, her home for the past 5 years. Nancy was born in 1933 to Arva Morris Curry and Allen R. Curry. Born and raised in the Old Ninth Ward section of Wilmington, Nancy graduated from P.S. DuPont High School […]
Elizabeth G. “Betsey” Barnhill
June 20, 2019
Elizabeth Green Barnhill passed away at the age of 79 years young on June 20, 2019. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah Barnhill Diver, and her two sons, Glenn Parkinson Barnhill Jr. and spouse Delvin, and James Scott Barnhill and spouse Tara. She is also survived by her sister Patricia Green Connell, her brother […]
Marco Lombardo
June 16, 2019
Marco Lombardo, son of Carmela and Mario Lombardo, passed away on June 16th, 2019 at the age of 30. His passing was unexpected and was due to a complication of an underlying medical condition. He is survived by his father Mario, brother Giuseppe, sister Anna, and his nephew Benjamin. He is reunited with his mother […]
Donald L. Gouge, Sr.
June 15, 2019
Donald L. Gouge, Sr., age 79, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on June 15, 2019 after a 17-year battle with leukemia. He was a graduate of Newark High School Class of 1957. Donald was a Lab Technician at the DuPont Experimental Station for 34 years retiring in January of 1992. He was a lifelong […]
Suzanne Wright
June 14, 2019
Suzanne Wright, age 55, of Elkton, MD, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019 at the Intensive Care Unit at Christiana Hospital. She was a graduate of Archbishop John Carrol High School Class of 1981, attended Lycoming College on a Basketball Scholarship, and received an Associate’s Degree from Widener University. Suzanne worked 25 years in […]
Dudley Richards
June 13, 2019
Dudley Richards, age 95, of Wilmington, DE, formerly of Culpepper, VA, passed away at his home on Thursday, June 13, 2019. Dudley worked as a caretaker and groundskeeper for a number of Greenville estates as well as the Winterthur Museum. He was happiest riding a farm tractor. Dudley is predeceased by his wife of 52 […]
James Joseph Giliberto, Sr.
June 11, 2019
James Joseph Giliberto, Sr., age 94, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away at home on Tuesday June 11, 2019. Dr. Giliberto graduated from South Philadelphia High School and attended the University of Pennsylvania. In 1947, he graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathy. For over forty years, he was a physician/surgeon who proudly and respectfully served […]
M.W. “ Jim” Deverell
June 9, 2019
M.W. “ Jim” Deverell, age 92, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away at The Country House in Greenville, Delaware on Sunday June 9, 2019. Jim graduated from PS DuPont High School in 1944 and proudly served in the US Navy until the end of WW II. Jim received his BA in Biology and MA in Bacteriology […]
Henn Kilkson
June 9, 2019
Henn Kilkson passed away June 9, 2019. Henn was born in Tartu, Estonia and fled with his family to escape occupation during World War II. After living in refugee camps in Germany, Henn immigrated with his family to the United States and attended the University of Colorado at Boulder upon his arrival. While at the University […]