Obituaries
Martha Anne Caroline Verge du Pont
August 8, 2017
Our beloved Martha Anne Caroline Verge du Pont (Muffin) passed away peacefully in Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, surrounded by her children. She was born in Long Beach California to Martha Anne Caroline Verge (Bready) and William Earnest Verge. Her father was a graduate of the US Naval Academy, veteran of WWII and […]
Dana Jay Schowe
August 6, 2017
Dana Jay Schowe, the beloved husband of Elizabeth Alexander Schowe, and the proud father of Jennifer and Mara Schowe, passed away after a brief battle with cancer. Dana and his wife resided in Chadds Ford, PA, but spent a significant amount of time at the Schowe Heritage Farm in Indiana, and at the Alexander Camp in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Dana was a graduate of […]
Beverly Ann Stover
August 5, 2017
Beverly Ann Stover, 90, of Chadds Ford, PA passed away at Kendal at Longwood on Saturday August 5, 2017. Beverly was a graduate of Robinson (Kansas) High School and attended San Francisco State University. She was a member of the Ocean Reef and Wilmington Country Clubs. She was predeceased by her husband Robert Raymond Stover. […]
Phyllis Scrivner Conner
August 4, 2017
Phyllis Scrivner Conner Phyllis passed away peacefully on August 4, 2017. She was born and raised in Berea, Ky. She moved to Arden, Delaware in 1958 where she resided with her husband of 61 years, Charles”Chuck”Conner. Phyllis was a dedicated teacher of young children and school administrator. She began her teaching career in the early […]
Francis McCormack
August 4, 2017
Francis McCormack, age 95, of Wilmington, DE passed away peacefully on Friday, August 4, 2017. Francis was born in Newburgh, NY and graduated from Newburgh Free Academy High School, where he excelled as a member of the varsity football, basketball and baseball teams. He then served his country from 1941-1945 honorably during WWII in the […]
Dale C. Blomstrom
August 3, 2017
Dale C. Blomstrom, age 89, of Talleyville (Wilmington), DE, died on August 3, 2017, at home. Dale was born in Lincoln, NE, son of the late Andrew and Jeanne Cutts Blomstrom. He graduated from the University of Nebraska with a BS in chemical engineering and from the University of Illinois with a PhD in chemistry. […]
John Watson Christie, Jr.
August 3, 2017
John Watson Christie, Jr. died August 3, 2017 in Wilmington, Delaware. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1926 to John W. Christie and Ruth Tracy Bigelow Christie. He was the youngest of six children. The family moved to Wilmington in 1931 when his father became the Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church. John graduated from […]
Susan Frances Mercogliano
August 2, 2017
Susan Frances Mercogliano, age 62, of Salisbury, Maryland died on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, with peace in her heart and her favorite things, her stuffed animal and purse in her arms. Susan was nurtured by a loving and enthusiastic family of caregivers for 39 years at Holly Center where she grew to be as fulfilled […]
Doris Ruth Jimenez
August 1, 2017
Doris Ruth (Ekle) Jimenez, age 96, of Newark, DE, passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Newark Manor nursing home. Doris was born in Ulm, Germany, the daughter of the late Karl and Ruth Hearns Ekle. Doris was a homemaker and loved gardening. In addition to her parents, Doris is predeceased by her late […]
Kenneth Emil Trelenberg
August 1, 2017
Kenneth Emil Trelenberg, age 92, of Wilmington Delaware, formerly of Romulus, Michigan died peacefully at home surrounded by family on August 1, 2017. Ken was born in 1925 in Detroit, the son of Emil and Emma Trelenberg. He had four siblings including a twin sister. Ken grew up on the family farm in Romulus just […]