Obituaries
Susan D. Porter
August 29, 2018
Susan D. Porter, age 62, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on August 29, 2018 at Compassionate Care Hospice. Susan was a graduate of Chichester High School (1974) and the Delaware Beauty School. She was a hairstylist for over 40 years. For most of her career, she was the owner/stylist at John Francis Hair Design retiring […]
George Stewart Hoagland
August 27, 2018
G. Stewart Hoagland, who died August 27, 2018 was born in New York City in 1922, the son of Porter and Marjorie Stewart Hoagland, and lived in Rumson, New Jersey, until World War II. He graduated from Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut, and went on to Yale University. He enlisted in the Yale Naval Aviation […]
Eileen Rose Healy
August 26, 2018
Eileen Rose Healy, age 95, passed away on August 26, 2018 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Wilmington, DE. Mrs. Healy was born in Marcus Hook, PA to Albert and Anna McBride Oberg. She lived in Linwood, PA prior to moving to Wilmington where she resided for 50 years in Lancashire. For the last four and […]
Ann Marie Ferretti
August 23, 2018
Ann passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018 in the home she shared with her husband of 58 years, Jack. Ann was born on August 16, 1931 in Wilmington, DE, the daughter of Patrick and Julia Brown. She grew up in Wilmington, graduated from Wilmington High School and worked for a number of years as […]
Lois G. Dresser
August 23, 2018
Lois Gagnebin Dresser, age 89, passed away peacefully in Greenville, Delaware on August 23, 2018. Lois was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Charles Louis Gagnebin, Jr. and Charlotte Potter Gagnebin. A graduate of Beaver Country Day School in Brookline and Goucher College in Maryland, Lois moved to San Francisco in 1953 where […]
Jurg Schneider, M.D.
August 23, 2018
Jurg Schneider, M.D., died peacefully at his home in Greenville, DE on August 23, 2018. He was 98 years old. Jurg was born in Basel, Switzerland. He received his medical degree from the University of Basel in 1945. He married his medical school classmate, Eleonora Frey, M.D. in 1946. They remained married until Lore’s death […]
Joshua Vincent Mercadante
August 22, 2018
Joshua Vincent Mercadante, age 43, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Wednesday August 22, 2018. He was a Middletown High School graduate Class of 1992. Joshua was an Entrepreneur, jack-of-all-trades, put anything in front of him and “Daddy will fix it.” He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He […]
Jason Keeth
August 22, 2018
Jason Keeth, age 44, of West Grove, PA died on August 22, 2018 at his residence. He graduated from Avon Grove High School and was currently in his Junior year at West Chester University. Jason had been working as a machinist in the engineering field while attending West Chester University. Jason is survived by his […]
William H. Frederick, Jr.
August 15, 2018
William H. Frederick, Jr., age 91, died on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Frederick, a lifetime Delawarean and acclaimed landscape architect was passionate about plants and design. Born in Wilmington Delaware to Elma Holland and William H. Frederick, Bill was educated at Wilmington Friends School graduating in the close- knit class of 1944. Bill enlisted in […]