Obituaries
Gerard C. Smith
March 3, 2019
Gerard C. Smith passed away at Crosslands on March 3, 2019. Mr. Smith was born in Vienna, Austria. He came to the United States at 14 and finished high school in New York. He entered Purdue University at 17, graduating following military service with a master’s degree in chemical engineering. At 18, he enlisted in […]
John C. Hilyard
March 3, 2019
John died peacefully at home on March 3, 2019 with his family around him. He was 88. He was was born in Wilmington, DE, son of Leroy and Essyl Hilyard. After graduating from P. S. DuPont High School in 1949, he served in the Navy for two years on the USS Tripoli delivering jet planes all […]
Ronald Harry Rust
March 3, 2019
Ronald Harry Rust, age 77, died on March 3, 2019 following complications from lymphoma. Born in Milford, Delaware on September 28, 1941, he was the son of the late Harry and Alma (Tease) Rust. Raised in Milford, Delaware with summers in Slaughter Beach, Delaware, he had a career with DuPont Nemours Company spanning 30+ years […]
Evelyn C. Barry Dellose
March 3, 2019
Evelyn C. Barry Dellose (Delloso), age 98, passed away on March 3, 2019 at Brackenville Center, Hockessin DE where she resided for the past two and a half years. Prior to that, she had lived with her daughter, Judith Ludwig, for the previous twenty years in Wilmington DE. They had a special bond and were […]
Michael F. Tavani
March 2, 2019
Michael Tavani, beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away on the morning of March 2, his 83rd birthday. Born at the Gross Private Hospital and raised on North Clayton Street, in Wilmington, Michael was a member of Saint Anthony’s Parish. Michael graduated from Salesianum School in 1953; he went on to study Economics and English […]
Haruko Zynel
March 1, 2019
Haruko “Kay” Zynel, née Murakami, a resident of Pennsville, NJ, died on March 1, 2019 after a short illness but many years of deteriorating health. She was 84. Haruko was born to Masaichi and Mine Murakami, in Sapporo, Japan, the youngest daughter of five children. In 1957, she married Alfred F. Zynel, who was serving in the Army in […]
Elwyn Evans
March 1, 2019
Elwyn (Steve) Evans, Jr. died peacefully at the age of 91 on March 1, 2019. He practiced law until December, 2018. He was born on May 9, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Mary Boyd and Elwyn Evans. He graduated from Brooks School, Yale University and Harvard Law School. Steve was preceded in death by his […]
George Constantinou
February 28, 2019
George Constantinou of Greenville – Age 93 passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019 surrounded by his family. The son of Sophie and John Constantinou, George spent his childhood in Washington DC, and Greece. He then returned to Wilmington, Delaware after the depression. He graduated from P.S. DuPont and Goldey Beacon College. He was a member […]
Ada L. Bryant
February 27, 2019
Ada Laurie Bryant died Feb. 27, 2019 at the Country House, Wilmington, DE at the age 103. She was born in Hingham, MA, the daughter of the late Richard and Ada Lee Laurie. After receiving her early education at Derby Academy and Hingham High School, she graduated from Lesley College, Cambridge, MA with the highest […]
William H. Morrison, Jr.
February 27, 2019
William H. (Bill) Morrison, Jr., age 70, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away February 27, 2019 after a long illness. Bill was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the youngest child of William and Ruby Morrison. He attended Vanderbilt University as an undergraduate, receiving his Bachelors’ degree in Chemical Engineering, and then went on to receive his […]