Obituaries
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 […]
Philip B. Weymouth, Jr.
February 14, 2018
Philip Blackburn Weymouth, Jr., 82, of Montchanin, Delaware died peacefully at Christiana Hospital on February 14th, 2018, surrounded by members of his immediate family. Born in 1935 in Philadelphia, PA, he was raised in the historic town of New Castle, DE and on the family farm in Hockessin, DE. He attended Conrad High School, graduated […]
Sharada Hirisave
February 13, 2018
Sharada Hirisave, age 82, beloved mother of Prathibha, Pramoda, and Prathap, passed away on February 13, 2018 in West Grove, Pennsylvania after an illness. She grew up in Bangalore, India, where she worked for the state government of Karnataka, and married her husband H.S. Ramachandra. After his passing in 1996, she split her time between […]
Karl Kuerner, Jr.
February 13, 2018
Karl Kuerner, Jr., age 91, of Chadds Ford, PA, passed away on February 13, 2018. He was born in Chadds Ford, PA to the late Karl, Sr. and Anna Kuerner. Growing up on his parent’s farm, he followed in his father’s footsteps and farmed his entire life. One time he was asked what he would […]
Francis H. Murphy
February 12, 2018
Francis H. Murphy, age 67, of Glen Mills, PA formerly of Camden, ME died on February 12, 2018. He is survived by his partner of 27 years, Barbara Kurz. Frank was born in Brooklyn, NY, attended Brooklyn Prep High School and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1971. He went to work for […]
David Collins Grigsby
February 12, 2018
David Collins Grigsby, age 78, of West Grove, PA, passed away on February 12, 2018. Born in Evanston, IL in 1940 he was the son of the late David Hurd Grigsby and Gwendolyn Collins Grigsby. He worked for over 20 years for the Continental Can Company. He was a member of St. Mary of the […]
Raman Bhai Patel
February 11, 2018
Raman Bhai Patel, age 78, passed away on February 11, 2018 in the Compassionate Care Hospice Unit at St. Francis Hospital.
Dorothy Elizabeth Mearns “Dot”
February 10, 2018
Dorothy Elizabeth Mearns “Dot”, age 98, of Lancaster, PA and formerly of Berwyn, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Willow Valley Retirement Community, Lancaster, PA. Dot was born in Wilmington, DE, daughter of the late Paul Winfield Starr and the late Elizabeth Hoffman Starr. Dot was a member of Daughters of […]