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Obituaries


Frederick W. Henry

Frederick W. Henry

January 21, 2018

Mr. Henry, a native of New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, graduated from Ohio State University in 1949 with a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences.  In 1967, he received an MBA from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan after having attended Case Western Reserve University.  He joined the Upjohn Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1949 as a pharmaceutical sales […]

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Theresa Zynel Kelly

Theresa Zynel Kelly

January 21, 2018

Theresa Zynel Kelly, 90, of Newark, died peacefully at home on Sunday, January 21, 2018 and is now reunited with her beloved husband of 67years. Theresa grew up in Shenandoah, PA, married her sweetheart Tom, before moving to Delaware where she eventually settled in Newark to raise her family. She was a devoted wife and […]

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Jerry R. Forrester

January 20, 2018

Jerry R. Forrester, 70, of Hockessin, DE passed away at Christiana Hospital on January 20, 2018. He was a U.S. Marine during the Vietnam War and worked for E. Hollingsworth for many years. He was predeceased by his parents, George and Frances Forrester, and brothers Willard and Wallace Forrester. Jerry is survived by his fiancé Alice McGraw, […]

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Mary E. Anagnostou

Mary E. Anagnostou

January 19, 2018

After a brief, but swift illness, Mary Anagnostou passed peacefully to sleep on January 19, 2018, at her home in Wilmington, Delaware surrounded by her family and pets. Mary was born in 1933 in the Pocono Mountains in the town of Lehighton, Pennsylvania to George and Anna Kobal. In the summer of 1951, Mary met […]

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Karen E. Veith

Karen E. Veith

January 19, 2018

Karen Veith died peacefully at dusk on January 19th in the loving presence of her children. Karen was 82. A longtime resident of Wilmington, Karen raised her five children, and then doted on her grandchildren, at homes in Sharpley, Centerville and Wawaset Park; her sharp eye as a collector filling each house with beauty and […]

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Kathleen Carroll Linarducci

Kathleen Carroll Linarducci

January 17, 2018

Kathleen Carroll Linarducci, 67, of Greenville, Delaware passed away on January 17, 2018.   She was comforted in her final days by her family, and the many friends and Christiana Care co-workers who visited her. Kathy grew up at the Jersey Shore.  She was the oldest of six children of Ralph (Ray) and Margaret (Peg) Reynolds, […]

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Dr. Conrad C. Shuman

Dr. Conrad C. Shuman

January 16, 2018

Conrad C. Shuman, age 85, passed away suddenly on January 16, 2018 at home. He was born in Mainville, Pennsylvania to Ray Hess Shuman and Evelyn Hess Shuman. He is survived by his beloved wife of 37 years, Patricia (Taafe) Shuman; five daughters: Laurene Eckbold (Roy), LaVerne Shuman, LaDawn Goodwin (Dan), Darlene Jordan (Sam) and […]

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Richard A. Diver

Richard A. Diver

January 15, 2018

Richard A. Diver, age 88, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on Monday, Januray 15, 2018. Richard was born in 1929 and raised at 1104 Broom Street in Wilmington, the youngest of 8 children of the late Carolyn P. and Frank W. Diver, Sr. His father Frank founded the Wilmington automotive agency 102 years ago […]

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Richard Charles Toole

Richard Charles Toole

January 15, 2018

Richard Charles Toole died peacefully while his wife of 65 years held his hand and comforted him on January 15, 2018 in Hockessin, Delaware at the age of 91. At 6’-3” tall with very long legs, a healthy heart and lungs, Dick Toole was physically a large man. His hands were enormous and his voice […]

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Sara Frances May Rose

Sara Frances May Rose

January 14, 2018

Sara “Tootsie” Rose, age 81, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. Sara was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was the heart and soul of the family and will be missed terribly. Sara always gave of herself and never expected anything […]

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