Obituaries
Duyen Thi Pham
November 9, 2017
Duyen Thi Pham, age 89, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. Duyen was born in Vietnam, the daughter of the late Thien Pham and Lac Thi Le. She spent half of her life in Vietnam and the other half in the United States. Duyen […]
Marion L. “Minnie” King Oppermann
November 8, 2017
Marion L. “Minnie” Oppermann, age 93, passed away peacefully November 8, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania to the late Harvey and Margaret King. After graduating Uniontown High School, she married the late Albert “Bud” Oppermann. Living for a time in State College, Pennsylvania, Minnie and her husband became life-long […]
Margaret M. Mathewson
November 7, 2017
Margaret M. Mathewson, age 99, of Hockessin, DE, passed away on November 7, 2017. Born in Glasgow DE in 1918, she was the daughter of the late Roland Biddle and Anne Belle McMullen. She received her degree from Goldey-Beacom College and had retired from the DuPont Company as an Executive Secretary after 41 years of […]
Jerome (Jerry) S. Heisler, Sr.
November 5, 2017
Jerome (Jerry) S. Heisler, Sr. died peacefully on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at the age of 91. Born in Wilmington, Delaware on October 31, 1926 at the former Delaware Hospital, to the late Morris and Sadie Heisler. Jerry grew up in Wilmington on West 23rd Street and attended the now closed Primary #30 School, then […]
Whitney Chase Gray
November 4, 2017
Whitney Chase Gray, age 40, of West Chester, PA, passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Chase attended the Pilot School, the Sanford School, and Gould Academy in Bethel Maine. He was an avid winter skier, and loved spending his summers on Lake Onawa in Maine swimming and climbing mountains. He also loved spending […]
Marc Andrew Strauss
November 4, 2017
Marc Andrew Strauss, age 65 of Golts, MD and Wilmington, DE and formerly of Newark, DE died on November 4, 2017 at his home in Golts, MD. Marc graduated from Newark High School in 1970. Following graduation, he attended Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Delaware. Marc was an owner of both a gasoline […]
Chester L. Roberts, Sr.
November 2, 2017
Chester L. Roberts, Sr., age 87, passed away at his home in Wilmington surrounded by his loving family on November 2, 2017. Born in Coatesville, PA to Grant and Mabel Townsley Roberts, he proudly served in the 11th Airborne Division as a paratrooper accumulating 34 jumps. After military service, he joined the City of Wilmington […]
Virginia J. Kimble
November 1, 2017
Virginia J. Kimble, 95, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2017 at Newark Manor. She was born in Newark, Delaware to Anna and Howard Jester. Virginia graduated from P.S. DuPont Hugh School and worked as a bookkeeper for Delmarva Power. As a member of Saint John Cathedral in Wilmington, she was very active in the […]
Urmila Sinha
October 29, 2017
Urmila Sinha, age 72, of Bear, DE, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2017, surrounded by her husband and 2 daughters. Urmila was born in Patna, Bihar, India, and was the first woman in her family to get a college degree in 1964. She immigrated to the United States in 1977. She and her husband […]
Jean A. Cates
October 29, 2017
Jean A. Cates, of Cokesbury Village, Hockessin, Delaware, passed away peacefully on October 29. She was 91. A native of Wilmington, the former Jean Ann Dougherty graduated from Alexis I. DuPont High School and attended Drexel University. In 1945, Jean joined Hercules Incorporated at the Hercules Research Center in Wilmington, where she met her future […]