Obituaries
Ronald Francis August, Sr.
November 13, 2017
Ronald Francis August, Sr., age 76, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on November 13, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital. Ron began his career serving his electrical apprenticeship with Bartley Electric in Wilmington. He learned how to rebuild, strip and rewind motors, motor controls, troubleshooting, pole climbing and performed electric service work for industrial customers. […]
Henrietta H. Weinrib
November 12, 2017
Henrietta H. Weinrib, age 93, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on November 12, 2017. Born in 1923, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mildred (Mitchell) Himber. Henrietta was a graduate of P.S. DuPont High School Class of June 1942. She worked as a Secretary for the Wilmington Board of Education. She was […]
Henry Clement Walter
November 12, 2017
Dr. Henry C. Walter, an MIT-educated chemist who came to Delaware in 1948 and never left, passed away on Sunday evening after living a venerable 98 years. A native of Boston, Mass., Dr. Walter worked for the DuPont Co. for 36 years before retiring in 1982. He and his late wife Lynn (Gaffney) were active […]
Margaret Ruth Fasig
November 12, 2017
Margaret Ruth Fasig, age 78, of Wilmington, DE passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2017. Margaret, known as “Peggy” to her family and friends, was born in 1939 in Cincinnati, OH, daughter of the late Margaret Alberta and Byron Pribble Yelton. She graduated from Walnut Hills High School and Miami (Ohio) University. Peggy was a […]
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 […]