Obituaries
Marian Wilson Edison
December 3, 2017
Marian Wilson Edison of West Grove, PA, age 91, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday December 3, 2017. Marian was born in 1926 on the family farm in Scott County, IA to Alvin W. and Carrie B. Wilson. She grew up in Davenport, Iowa and graduated from Iowa State University (B.S. in Chemistry) in […]
Francis “Frank” J. Kanicki
December 1, 2017
Francis J. “Frank” Kanicki, 92, a lifelong resident of Wilmington, passed away on December 1, 2017, in Bay Health Hospital in Dover. Born in 1925, Frank led a happy, fulfilling life. Proud of his Polish and Ukrainian roots, Frank left detailed genealogical records as a gift to his family. Much of his life centered on […]
David B. Bartholow
November 29, 2017
David B. Bartholow, 70, of Wilmington, DE passed away on November 29, 2017. David was born in 1947 in Chicago, IL, son of Phyllis L. (DiBiase) Bartholow and the late Jess Bartholow of Blairsville, PA. David grew up in West Virginia and Kentucky and graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor of Science […]
Ralph F. Gilby, Jr., PhD
November 25, 2017
Ralph F Gilby, Jr., PhD, a kind and gentle man with a keen intelligence and an encyclopedic memory, passed away at Christiana Hospital on November 25, 2017. A Wilmington resident, He was 88. Ralph was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Ralph F Gilby and Emma (Banosky) Gilby. Gifted with near-total recall, Ralph was […]
Joseph S. Rosano
November 25, 2017
Joseph S. Rosano, 94 of Wilmington Delaware, and formerly of Philadelphia, PA and the Bronx, NY, died at Foulk Manor North on Saturday, November 25, 2017. Born and raised in the Bronx, Joseph proudly served his country as a Rifleman in the Army in WWII. Joseph fought in Italy at Anzio and at Monte Cassino, […]
William “Bill” R. Schmitz
November 24, 2017
William “Bill” R. Schmitz, age 93, of Wilmington, died on Nov. 24, 2017 at the Country House, having lived there for 13 years. Born in Percy, Illinois, William R. Schmitz (known as Bill) was graduated from the University of Illinois in 1944 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and received his Doctor […]
Eleanor Messick Tyson
November 24, 2017
Eleanor Messick Tyson died November 24, 2017 just shy of her 95th birthday. She was with her family when she passed peacefully. Born in Seaford, she was a proud lifelong resident of Delaware. She worked for many years as school secretary/counselor for the A.I. duPont School District. During her retirement years, she was an active […]
Geraldine Marie Tomlinson
November 24, 2017
Geraldine Marie Tomlinson (Cloud), age 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 24, 2017. Born in Wilmington, Gerry was a resident of Wilmington until moving to Michigan in 2016. Gerry was the daughter of William H. Cloud, Sr. and Helen Johnson Cloud. She graduated from P.S. DuPont High School. She enjoyed teaching nursery school at Peninsula-McCabe […]
Walter T. Moore
November 24, 2017
Walter T. Moore, age 72 of Delaware City passed away peacefully on Friday Nov. 24 after battling leukemia for almost 2 years. Walter was a sheet metal worker at Local 19. He owned and operated C & M Fuel Oil and he managed Pockets Liquor Store and T.G. Mugs Bar. Recently he drove a cab. […]
Jane Rumsey Voigt
November 23, 2017
Obituary for Jane Voigt November 2017 Jane Rumsey Voigt, age 93, died peaceably on Thanksgiving evening, Nov. 23, at the Methodist Country House in Greenville, Delaware, where she was under hospice care. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., on March 30, 1924, she was the daughter of Jaques Stryker of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Florence Bliss of Tarrytown, […]