Obituaries
Ralph S. Graff
May 25, 2018
Ralph Sylvester Graff, age 94, of Hockessin, Delaware passed away on May 25, 2018 at Heartland Hospice in Wilmington, Delaware. Ralph as born in 1923 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to the late Sylvester and Viola (nee McGuire) Graff. In 1941, he graduated from Johnstown High School as valedictorian. In 1947, he obtained his bachelor of science […]
Clarke W. Slade, Jr.
May 23, 2018
Clarke Winship Slade, Jr., age 87 of Wilmington, Delaware died on May 23, 2018 after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Clarke W. Slade and Camille Irvine Slade. Raised in Bethesda and Sandy Spring, Maryland, Mr. Slade graduated from his parents’ school, The Slade School, from Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts and […]
Walter F. Diksa
May 23, 2018
Walter F. Diksa, 94, of Wilmington, DE and formerly of Hazleton, PA died on May 23, 2018. Walter was a graduate of Penn State University. He retired from the Finance Division of the DuPont Co. in 1985 with 38 years of dedicated service. He was an avid fan of the Phillies, Eagles and Penn State […]
Erin Lawes
May 18, 2018
Erin Lawes, age 55, of Wilmington, Delaware, died peacefully in her sleep on May 18, 2018, at home. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1980. Erin worked at various jobs in retail until she found her calling at Bookland, where she stayed for many years, recommending books for children and their parents. […]
Nancy Lynn Wallace
May 18, 2018
Nancy Lynn Wallace, age 67, of Wilmington, DE, passed away at her home on May 18, 2018. She was a graduate of McKean High School. Nancy worked as a Chef at the Farmhouse in Wilmington for 22 years and at Lettie’s Kitchen in Hockessin for 7 years. Survived by her brother James H. Wallace, a […]
Debra Lynn Aulisa
May 17, 2018
Debra Lynn Aulisa, age 60, of Wilmington Delaware passed away peacefully with her husband at her side on May 17, 2018. Debbie was a graduate of Claymont High School class of 1976. She graduated from Goldey- Beacom College in 1978 and married her high school sweet heart Jerry Aulisa in May of 1982. She worked […]
Eleanor Charlotte Ayrault
May 17, 2018
Eleanor Charlotte Ayrault, age 97, of Wilmington, DE, formerly of Berkley Heights, NJ, passed away on Thursday May 17, 2018 at Seasons Hospice in Christiana Hospital. She was a graduate of South Orange High School. Eleanor received her Associates of Arts degree at a local New Jersey business college. She worked on an assembly line […]
Virginia “Ginny” Austin Mai Abrams
May 10, 2018
Ginny died peacefully in her sleep on May 10th after a year-long battle with leukemia. She was born in Ithaca, New York, to Barbara and William Mai. Ginny graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a PhD in organic chemistry from MIT. Upon graduating, she moved to Delaware and began working as […]
David C. Rittenhouse
May 9, 2018
A lifelong resident of Wilmington, David C. Rittenhouse entered life eternal on May 9, 2018. He was born to Charles A. and Romayne H. Rittenhouse, and graduated from Wilmington Friends School, William and Mary College, and Christopher Wren Law School at William and Mary. After college, he served in the U.S. Army for two years. […]
David and Ditty McMillan
May 9, 2018
Margaret (Ditty) Steinbring McMillan (90) passed away on May 9, 2018, followed four days later by her husband, David McMillan (91), who died on Mother’s Day. They were long-time residents of Delaware, but also resided in Earleville, MD and West Grove, PA. Mr. McMillan was the son of the late J. Gordon McMillan […]