Obituaries
John F. Neumer, Ph.D.
February 21, 2018
John F. Neumer, age 88, beloved and inspirational husband, father, grandfather, teacher and friend, died at home on February 21, 2018, with family at his side. A former Assistant Professor at Brown University and a retired DuPont chemist, John was a 64-year member of the American Chemical Society. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Northwestern […]
Willetta M. Walklett
February 20, 2018
Willetta M. Walklett Willetta “Billie” Walklett, 88, of Wilmington, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Billie was married to her loving husband, the late Thomas “Jim” Walklett, for over 60 years who passed away on May 3, 2016. Billie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker who enjoyed being a sports fan. Billie […]
Dorothy Joanne Peters Perry
February 20, 2018
Dorothy “Pete” Perry, age 90, died on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy Joanne Peters Perry was born in Stoneboro, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Deu Weine and Gertrude Peters and the older sister of Kathleen Peters. She graduated from Stoneboro High School in 1946 and Temple University School of […]
Ethel Ann Thirtle
February 20, 2018
Ethel Ann Thirtle, age 75, of Wilmington, Delaware, died on February 20, 2018, after a brief illness. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, and raised in Rochester, New York, Ethel graduated from Greece Olympia High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in technical writing from the University of Rochester. She worked as a technical […]
Charlotte Hardy
February 18, 2018
Charlotte Hardy, age 98, passed away on February 18, 2018, at Forwood Manor in Wilmington, Delaware. Born in 1919 in Granite City, Illinois to Henry and Maude Deterding, she grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. Charlotte received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Chicago in 1941. While in college, she fell in […]
Gertrude T. Hood
February 16, 2018
Gertrude T. Hood, age 95, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on February 16 2018 at the Country House. She was born in Minneapolis, MN to the late Christ and Hattie Hanson Trygestad. Gertrude was a graduate of Atwater High School, Minnesota School of Business and the University of Minnesota. She held various secretarial and bookkeeping […]
Joan A. Helmer
February 15, 2018
Joan A. Helmer, age 84, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2018 in Wilmington, Delaware. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, moved to New Jersey, Florida and then Delaware. She earned her college degree from The County College of Morris in Randolph, New Jersey where she worked for many years managing the computer labs […]
Dr. Kirby Vaughn Scherer, Jr.
February 15, 2018
Dr. Kirby Vaughn Scherer, Jr., age 82, of Hockessin, DE, formerly of Los Angeles, CA, and originally from Evansville, IN, passed away on February 15, 2018. He was a graduate of Harvard University receiving his B.S. in 1958 and also received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1963. Kirby was a research chemist and professor. […]
John J. Cogan
February 14, 2018
John Cogan, age 80, of Greenville, DE, passed away on February 14, 2018 at home. Born in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Andrew and Elizabeth (Brawley) Cogan, both born and raised in Scotland. He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Rev. Andrew Cogan, of the Metuchen Diocese, NJ. John […]
Norma Jean Naturale
February 14, 2018
Norma Jean Naturale (nee Mullins), age 82, of Wilmington, DE, formerly of Lake Worth, FL, passed away on February 14, 2018 at Naamans Creek Country Manor. Norma was predeceased by her husband Anthony and her granddaughter Jennifer Herman. She is survived by a sister Dorothy Slane of Marion, OH; daughter Teri Carro and her husband […]