Obituaries
John Stanley Jakubowski
April 14, 2019
John Stanley Jakubowski, age 82, of Dover, DE passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 in Newark. John was born in Delaware, son of the late Theodore J. and Catherine Klimaj Jakubowski. John is survived by his sister, Rosemary McCabe.
Jose E. Valentini, Phd.
April 11, 2019
Jose E. Valentini, age 68, of Hockessin, DE, a U.S. citizen born in Argentina, died on April 11, 2019 at Barclay Friends, West Chester. PA. Jose was born in Cordoba, Argentina, son of Irma Drehock Valentini and the late Cesar Valentini. He attended the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, receiving his Master of Science in […]
Cecilia T. “Honey” Hrubovcak
April 11, 2019
Cecilia T. “Honey” Hrubovcak of Concord Township, PA passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019. Born in Chester, PA, Honey attended Ressurection of Our Lord School and Notre Dame High School. She is predeceased by her parents Cecilia M. (nee Turansky) and John S. Hrubovcak, brother, John Hrubovcak, sister, Mildred R. Kurman, and niece, Christine […]
Richard W. Nopper, Jr.
April 11, 2019
Richard William Nopper, Jr., age 70, of Wilmington, died on April 11, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital. Valedictorian of his high school, Rick went on to receive a B.S. from John Carroll University, an M.S. from Brown University, and a Ph.D. from Boston College, where he also taught two courses. After his first job at […]
Velva R. Lawson
April 9, 2019
Velva R. Lawson (nee Jordin), age 95, of Claymont, Delaware, passed peacefully with her loving family by her side on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Velva was born on April 19, 1923, an only child of the late Helen Armstrong. She has been reunited with her husband, Paul Lawson, with whom she shared 49 years of […]
Betty W. Moore
April 9, 2019
Betty Wheaton Moore, age 84, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on April 9, 2019 at Wilmington Hospital. Betty was born in 1934 and grew up in Potterville in northeastern Pennsylvania with three siblings on her parents’ (Merton and Margaret Wheaton) dairy farm. Betty was a graduate of LeRaysville High School in 1952. She was employed […]
Eleanor Soltroff Juliano
April 7, 2019
Eleanor Soltroff Juliano, age 77, passed away on April 7, 2019, Glen Mills, PA. Eleanor was born in 1942 in Philadelphia and worked as a nurse before becoming a dedicated wife to Joseph Juliano (who preceded her in death) and mother to their three sons. She is survived by her sons Robert (Donna) […]
Mavis Ann Brandi Syfrit
April 5, 2019
Mavis Ann Brandi Syfrit, known to friends as “Brandi,” was born in Westover Endicott, New York, and passed away on April 5, 2019, in Wilmington, Delaware. Brandi graduated from the University of Delaware with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, and attended graduate school at Bryn Mawr College, graduating with Master’s Degrees in law and social […]
Benjamin R. Bundens
April 4, 2019
Benjamin R Bundens, 78, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully early in the morning of April 4, 2019. Ben was a retired electrical engineer, who worked his entire career for the DuPont Company at locations that included Nashville, TN; Wilmington, NC; Aiken, SC and Wilmington, DE. He was an avid fisherman, tinkerer and grandfather. He […]
Joan F. Ward
April 4, 2019
Our beloved wife and mother, Joan, peacefully left our world on Thursday April 4, 2019. She will be happily remembered and dearly be missed by all who were graced by her acquaintance. Joan, who was affectionately known as “Little Cruiser,” was a wonderful mother and homemaker; she earned her nickname as she cruised around the […]