Obituaries
Ethel Bache Schmitt Clark
October 4, 2017
Mrs. Ethel Clark, 107, passed away at Shipley Manor on October 4, 2017.
Jeanette Burke
October 3, 2017
When I die, she said, I’m coming back as a tree with deep roots & I’ll wave my leaves at the children every morning on their way to school & whisper tree songs at night in their dreams. Trees with deep roots know about the things children need — Brian Andreas After a long-fought battle […]
Thaddeus Leonard Kolski
October 3, 2017
Thaddeus (Ted) L. Kolski, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was 88. He was predeceased by his wife Ann of 47 years. He is survived by his two daughters, Lynda A., of Arden, DE, and Patty A. of Newark, DE; and a sister Eleanor Hopf of […]
Olga Spoehr
October 1, 2017
Olga Spoehr, age 89, of Chadds Ford, PA, passed away peacefully at home on the eve of October 1, 2017 surrounded by family. Born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Olga met Jack, the love of her life, while he was a student at Harvard studying abroad. She arrived in the United States on her wedding day in […]
Alan Keyser
September 29, 2017
Alan Keyser was born to Ida Rosenblatt and Harry Keyser 89 years ago. Alan was an Entrepreneur. Over many years he owned and operated the Smoke Shop, Tupp Signs, Foreign Mart and Dictograph Alarm Systems. He was a great advocate of the disabled and believed they should have an employment opportunity. When he opened Dictograph […]
Lawrence Van Deusen
September 29, 2017
Lawrence Van Deusen, 76, of Landenberg, PA passed away at his home on Friday, September 29, 2017. Born in Warren Township, NJ he was a longtime resident of Hockessin, DE. He graduated from University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, where he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, and New York University (MBA). He […]
Suzanne W. Goorland
September 27, 2017
Suzanne W. Goorland, age 86, of Wilmington, passed away on Wednesday September 27, 2017. Suzanne is survived by her children Rachel K. Goorland (Deborah Pisan) and David R Goorland (Tracy Goorland), five grand-children, her cat Pete, and at last count three dogs. She loved, loved, loved her cat Pete, whom she stole from her daughter. […]
Constance C. Keating
September 26, 2017
Constance C. Keating (Connie) passed away on September 26, 2017, aged 83. She had lived for three years in Cokesbury Village, Hockessin, following 43 happy years in Webster Farm, Wilmington, DE. A beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Connie was a wonderfully kind person who was always willing to lend a helping hand to those in […]
Joan B. Marshall
September 25, 2017
Joan passed away on September 25, 2017 after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born on September 17, 1933 to Elmer F. Bauer, Jr. and Alice Kinsey Bauer in Lancaster, PA. She was a graduate of Manor-Millersville High School in 1951. She then moved to Wilmington, DE where she attended Goldey-Beacom College while […]
Ernest C. Grabill
September 21, 2017
Ernest C. Grabill, age 92, peacefully passed away at his daughter Mary’s home on September 21, 2017. Ernie grew up in Westerville, Ohio, the son of Glenn Grant and Cecilia Irhig Grabill. After graduating college at Ohio State University, he obtained a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering. Ernie joined the DuPont Company in 1947 and […]