Obituaries
Jeremiah P. Shea
January 17, 2019
Jeremiah (Jerry) P. Shea passed away on January 17, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants Jeremiah and Bridget Shea, he was preceded in death by his parents, brother William, and grandson Christopher Shea. He is survived by his wife Mary Shea, née Robinson, seven children, twenty four grandchildren and […]
Robert Coustenis
January 16, 2019
Our father, Bob, was born in 1924 to Steve and Sophia Coustenis who lived in Salamanca, a small city with a population just over 9,000 in 1920, set on the Allegany Indian Reservation in upstate New York. His father, native to Larissa, Greece, owned and operated a small grocery store and the City Lunch tavern. […]
Gregg Bacchieri
January 15, 2019
Gregg Bacchieri, age 62, passed away peacefully after a courageous five-year battle with cancer on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 surrounded by his wife and two children. He joined his late mother Carole, brother Bob, and mother and father in-law Joan and John Hondry. Born in Aurora, Colorado, Gregg lived in many places across the country […]
Terence Arthur Dolan
January 15, 2019
It is with great sadness that the family of Terence Arthur Dolan, age 54, announces his sudden passing on January 15, 2019 in Wilmington, Delaware. Terence was born in Danvers, Massachusetts and was a 1982 graduate of St. John’s Preparatory School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from The College of […]
F. M. Ross Armbrecht, Jr., Ph.D.
January 15, 2019
Ross Armbrecht, age 77, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2019 in the company of his wife and the wonderful care team at Rockland Place, the Assisted Living facility which had been his comfortable “home-away-from-home” for the last eight months of his life. We are so grateful to them for the personalized care they always […]
Robert Gary Altschuler, M.D.
January 12, 2019
Robert Gary Altschuler, M.D. died suddenly on January 12, 2019. Robert (a.k.a. “Dr. Bob”) was the second of four children of Dr. Max and Betty Altschuler. Born on June 25, 1942, Bob grew up on the Main Line of Philadelphia and graduated in 1959 from Harriton High School of Lower Merion. Bob was an athlete […]
Vijayan Krishnan Nair
January 11, 2019
Mr. Vijayan Krishnan Nair was born to the late Mr. Krishnan Nair and Mrs. Kunjulakshmiamma on July 14, 1963 in Puramottam, Kerala. He is the youngest of five siblings, Mrs. Rajamma Rajan, Mr. Sivaraman Nair, Mr. Gopalan Nair, and Mrs. Saraswathy Soman. Vijayan emigrated to the US in 1981 where he resided in Hillside, New […]
Loretta Buckner
January 10, 2019
Loretta Buckner, age 51, of Wilmington, DE, passed away suddenly on January 10, 2019. She had a heart of gold and would help anyone, anyway she could. Loretta loved butterflies and eagles. She is now soaring high in heaven with them. Survived by her longtime partner Gregory Williams, her parents Donald and Phyllis Buckner, daughter […]
Ben Trigg Castle
January 8, 2019
Ben Trigg Castle, age 80 of Wilmington, DE passed away peacefully at home on January 8, 2019. He was born in 1938 in Las Vegas, New Mexico to Stuart Castle and Mary (Trigg) Castle. After being raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Ben was awarded the Benjamin Franklin full-scholarship, at the age of 18, to attend University of Pennsylvania, […]
Stephen S. Danby, Sr.
January 6, 2019
Stephen S. Danby, Sr., age 97 years, of Chadds Ford, passed away quietly on Sunday morning, January 6, 2019. He was born in Gradyville, Delaware County, PA to Arthur William and Martha Alice Westgarth Danby, both having emigrated from England, in 1921 into a family of three sisters and five brothers. Steve was a WWII […]