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Obituaries


Lu Ogburn Currin

December 18, 2017

Lu Ogburn Currin passed away peacefully on December 18, 2017 surrounded by her family at her home in Sea Island, Georgia. Lu grew up in Winston Salem, NC and was a graduate of Marjorie Webster College. She met the love of her life, Bob Currin, on a blind date. They were married shortly thereafter, and […]

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Ronald Mason Orr

Ronald Mason Orr

December 18, 2017

Ronald Mason Orr, age 79, of Cheektowaga, New York, died on Monday, December 18, 2017 at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware. A 1957 graduate of Painted Post High School in Painted Post, New York and 1960 Corning Community College (CCC’s first graduating class) in Corning, New York, Ron attended Buffalo State College, earning a Bachelor […]

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Scott Alan Brumbaugh

December 18, 2017

Scott Alan Brumbaugh came into our lives not in the usual way. He was delivered at Plymouth Meeting Mall on April 30, 1975 by the US Air Force fresh from two weeks at Ft. Benning, GA. We called that his first birthday. At the time neither the Air Force nor Vietnam issued birth certificates for […]

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James M. Donatello

December 17, 2017

James M. Donatello, age 78, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Sunrise Assisted Living. James was the son of the late Daniel and Rose Donatello, and father of the late Judy Baker. He attended Michigan Technical University in Houghton, MI where he earned his Chemical Engineering degree. James was […]

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Charles Hart

December 17, 2017

Charles T. Hart, 81 of Wilmington and originally of Springfield, PA died on December 17, 2017. He is pre-deceased by his parents, Albert Jr., Harriet Hart, his brother Albert III., and his nephew Albert Hart IV. He is survived by his devoted wife, Elissa, brother Brian (Karen) daughters, Linda DeKay (David), Kristin Andreoli (John) and […]

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Ethel Eleanore Bushared Perry

December 16, 2017

Mrs. Ethel Eleanore Bushared Perry, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was 83 years old. Ethel “Bunny” Perry was born in 1934 in Baltimore, MD. She graduated from Wilmington High School in 1952. Ethel Perry married Robert Perry in 1954. She spent the majority of her […]

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Carol M. Whitner

December 16, 2017

Carol M. Whitner, 79, of Wilmington, DE passed away at home on Saturday, December 16, 2017. She was an Administrative Assistant for Hercules Incorporated of Wilmington. Carol was preceded in death by her husband, David Whitner of 56 years. She is survived by her two daughters, Cynthia Knapper and her husband, Toby and Joan L. […]

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Eugene Edward Higgins, Jr.

December 16, 2017

Eugene Edward Higgins, Jr., 72, died at home on December 16, 2017. He formerly lived in Delaware County and King of Prussia. Eugene was a graduate of Monsignor Bonner HS in Drexel Hill and attended St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He worked in the banking, computer, customer service and retail industries and was a member […]

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Mark J. Dougherty

December 14, 2017

Mark J. Dougherty, age 56, of Wilmington, Del., passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at St. Francis Compassionate Care Hospice. Mark was born and raised in Wilmington, graduating from St. Mark’s High School (1979). Mark moved to Athens Greece initially to persue a career in telecommunications. Mark lived in Greece for almost 20 […]

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Doreen Webb

December 14, 2017

Doreen Webb joined her father Frank, brother Gregg & best friend Kyra Crowe in the stadium of the Lord. She touched many people in her journey: “You’d be a really great guy, if you stopped being stupid.”; “there are breeders & non-breeders”; “Where are the parents?”; “Where is your brain?”. And because of the strength […]

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