Obituaries
Mathilda Martha “Til” Lorenz
November 23, 2017
On Thanksgiving evening, November 23, 2017, Mathilda Martha “Til” Lorenz, age 84, passed away peacefully. Her final days were spent surrounded by her loving family. Born in the Ridgewood section of New York City in 1933, Til was the sixth child born to Ellis Island immigrants Edward and Pauline (Preiss) Schirmer. A bright student, […]
Jasper “Jack” Elwood Cole
November 21, 2017
Jasper “Jack” Elwood Cole, 92, of Newark, Delaware and formerly of Lexington, Kentucky, died at Christiana Hospital on November 21, 2017. Born and raised in Kentucky, Jack earned his Master’s degree from the University of Kentucky. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He […]
Mary Anne DiSabatino Leiter Fink
November 20, 2017
Mary Anne Fink 67, of Conway, SC and formerly of Forest Hill, MD and Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 20, 2017. She was one of four children of Anthony P. and Mary C. (Doyle) DiSabatino. Mary Anne was a graduate of Ursuline Academy and Marywood College. She was an active member of […]
Dewey A. Nelson, MD
November 19, 2017
Dewey A. Nelson, MD died peacefully on November 19, 2017 at Landis Homes retirement community in Lititz, PA. Dewey was fortunate and blessed to have lived a long and fulfilling life. Dewey was born in Eldorado, Arkansas and grew up in Bunkie, Louisiana, the son of an ESSO pipeline foreman. His passion for medicine was […]
Helen Irene Rapp
November 17, 2017
Helen Irene Rapp neé Vetter, widow of George G. Rapp, aged 96, of Broomall PA, died on Thursday Nov. 16 2017 at Bryn Mawr Hospital. She graduated from Kensington High School. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Helen worked as an X-ray tech, then Draft Woman for GE where she met her husband of 57 years, […]
Diane Judge
November 15, 2017
Diane Judge passed away on November 15, 2017 at the age of 52 after a long fought illness. She passed away at home surrounded by her adoring family. Diane was the loving wife of Douglas for 25 years and the devoted mother of Matthew, Kiera and Katie. There will be a visitation at the […]
Ioanna (Joan) Ganiaris
November 15, 2017
After a brief illness, Joan Ganiaris, age 85, passed away peacefully at her home on November 15, 2017 surrounded by her daughters. Joan was born in Kyparissia, Greece in 1932, one of three children. She often spoke of that beautiful part of Greece with its olive groves, vineyards and views of the Ionian Sea. Sadly, […]
Mary Isabel Ford MacDermott
November 15, 2017
Mary Isabel Ford MacDermott, age 95, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on November 16, 2017 at the Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis. She died from injuries sustained in a fall at her home. Isabel was born in 1922 in Youngstown, Ohio. She was the second of four children born to John and Dorothy Ford. […]
Irenee du Pont May
November 15, 2017
Irenee du Pont May died peacefully in Wilmington, Del. on Nov 15, 2017 at the age of 89. He is survived by his wife Katherine Reese, brother Ernest N May Jr.; children Sophie May Gerard and Irenee D. May Jr. along with five grandchildren and one great grand-daughter. His first wife Ursula Keller preceded him […]
Shirley Z. Robinson Griffith
November 14, 2017
Shirley Z. Robinson Griffith, age 90, of Hockessin, DE, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 14, 2017. Shirley, was born in Scranton, PA on September 8, 1927, daughter of the late Roland and Mildred Robinson. She loved her alma mater, Pennsylvania State University and graduated with a degree in Early Childhood Education. She was a devoted […]