Obituaries
Bernadette DeAngelis
February 5, 2019
On the afternoon of February 5, 2019 Bernadette C De Angelis of Newark, Delaware passed away. She was born to Anthony De Angelis and Rose DiRenzi in South Philadelphia July of 1946. Bernadette cared for others more then she cared for herself. She had a kind heart and was extraordinary passionate in social services. She […]
Robert Morris Silliman
February 4, 2019
Robert Morris Silliman of Kennett Square, PA died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on February 4, 2019 of cancer. Bob was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He was the son of Mariana du Pont Silliman of Wilmington, Delaware and Henry Harper Silliman, a native of New York City. Bob attended Tower Hill School in Wilmington, […]
Virginia Walker Wier
February 4, 2019
Virginia Walker Wier died peacefully at home on February 4th at the age of 96. She was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut to Webster Upson Walker and May Camp Walker. She attended St. Catherine’s School in Richmond before going to Bradford Junior College. In 1943 she married the love of her life, Robert Wier III. They […]
Robert Morris Silliman
February 4, 2019
Robert Morris Silliman of Kennett Square, PA died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on February 4, 2019 of cancer. Bob was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He was the son of Mariana du Pont Silliman of Wilmington, Delaware and Henry Harper Silliman, a native of New York City. Bob attended Tower Hill School in Wilmington, DE; graduated from […]
Robert Mapes Dodge, Jr
February 3, 2019
Artist, Designer, Woodworker and Audiophile – of Newark, Delaware, passed away, February 3, 2019, at 67 years of age. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware, son of the late Robert Mapes Dodge and Marion “Totey” Ruckman Dodge. Robert was a member of the last graduating class of Rehoboth High School (go Seahawks!), but graduated from […]
George Vassilatos
February 2, 2019
George Vassilatos, age 87, of Wilmington, passed away peacefully in the hospital in the presence of his family and priest. He was born in Corfu in 1931 and was educated in Athens, receiving his degree in chemical engineering in 1954 from the National Technical University (Polytechneion). After service in the Greek army, he received an […]
Benjamin Forrest Fay
February 2, 2019
Benjamin Forrest Fay of Wilmington, Delaware died in the evening of February 2, 2019. He was 89. After living his life at full speed nearly to the end of it, our father succumbed to an illness of a few months and died in his sleep. One of the last things that Dad expressed to us […]
Henry “Hank” J. Broda
February 1, 2019
Henry passed away peacefully on February 1, 2019 at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware after a brief illness and complications from pneumonia. Born July 16th, 1938, in Sugar Notch, Pennsylvania to the late Andrew and Tessie (Grabowski) Broda, Henry attended Holy Family Catholic Church School in Sugar Notch, Pennsylvania and graduated from Sugar Notch High […]
Marianne P. Sincock
February 1, 2019
Marianne P. Sincock, widow of State Rep. Richard Sincock, passed away on February 1, 2019 at the age of 92. She was active in Mt. Lebanon Church in Wilmington for many years. Marianne is survived by her son Steven and his wife Jeanne, two grandsons Jesse Tyler Sincock and Dr. Matthew Sincock and his wife […]
Jean M. Halloran
January 31, 2019
Jean Marie (Haywood) Halloran, a lifelong Wilmingtonian, died January 31, 2019 at age 86. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Jean Haywood of Wilmington, DE. Jean was a graduate of Ursuline Academy and Goldey-Beacom College. She was employed by the duPont Company and Wilmington Trust Bank prior to raising her family. In […]