Obituaries
Benjamin Booth Mitchell
July 23, 2018
Benjamin Booth Mitchell, age 98 of Wilmington Delaware, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 23, 2018 after living five years at The Country House on the Kennett Pike in Greenville. Ben graduated from Wilmington High School, Goldey Beacom College, and the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business. He worked for the DuPont Company for […]
Gladys Lorditch
July 20, 2018
“Let no one come to you without leaving better and happier” – Mother Teresa Gladys Lorditch, 92, died peacefully after a nine-day illness on Friday, July 20, 2018 with her daughter Heidi by her side. She was truly the definition of beauty on the inside and out. She led her life with kindness, grace, and […]
Elizabeth A. Marchlewicz
July 19, 2018
Elizabeth A. (Pinky) Marchlewicz, 94, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mary Ann Clarke, on July 19, 2018 surrounded by her family and caregivers. Elizabeth was born in Philadelphia to James and Mary Walsh McMackin. She attended Deepwater Grammar School and was a graduate of Penns Grove Regional High School. She worked as […]
Rhoda J. Mull
July 16, 2018
With heavy hearts we say good-bye to Rhoda J. Mull. Rhoda was living with Primary Lateral Sclerosis, a very rare form of ALS, Lou Gehrigs disease. Her battle ended Monday, July 16 at the age of 58. Rhoda was the daughter of Edna M. Mull and the late late Kenneth A. Mull. She is […]
Asha Rani
July 14, 2018
Asha Rani, age 78, passed away on July 14, 2018 at her home in Wilmington, Delaware.
Edward P. Frederick
July 14, 2018
Edward (“Ed”) Pyle Frederick, age 92, of Wilmington, DE passed away surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Seasons Hospice Inpatient Unit at Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware. Ed was born in Wilmington in 1926, son of the late Edward Maris Frederick and Marian Talley Frederick. Ed attended A. I. duPont High School […]
Charles Robert Gneiting, Sr.
July 12, 2018
Charles Robert Gneiting, Sr., age 88, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at the Manor Care Rehabilitation Center. Charles was born in Baltimore,Maryland, son of the late Eugene and Elizabeth Eberling Gneiting. Charles graduated from John Hopkins University and was a teacher with the Polytechnic Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. He was […]
Michele Gioffre Smith
July 11, 2018
Michele Gioffre Smith, 47, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away with loved ones by her side on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. She was a graduate of Archmere Academy 88’ and the University of Delaware 92’. Post college, Michele spent more than two decades working a succession of successful jobs in Washington DC, culminating in the White […]
John R. McAteer
July 11, 2018
John R. “Jack” McAteer, age 86, of Wilmington, Delaware died on July 11, 2018 at Compassionate Care Hospice in Wilmington. Jack attended Christ Our King Elementary School, Salesianum High School, and Neumann College. He worked as a Sales Manager for Instron Corporation until his retirement in 1989, when he and his wife Margaret “Peggy” started […]
Alison Kimball Bradford
July 11, 2018
Alison Kimball Bradford died July 11 after a fall and short illness. With her children Gigi and Phil by her side, she spent her final days watching Wimbledon tennis and rooting for her favorite players. Born in Wilmington in 1927, she attended Tower Hill School and graduated from Westover School and Sarah Lawrence College. In […]