Obituaries
Margaret C McDevitt
July 24, 2017
Age 85 Glen Mills Margaret “Peggy” Curtin McDevitt passed away on July 24, 2017. Born in Reading, PA in 1932, Peggy was the daughter of Joseph and Josephine Curtin. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, godmother and friend who will be dearly missed by all. Peggy was a woman of faith […]
Julia Berghuys Decker
July 22, 2017
Julia Berghuys Decker, 88, of Cokesbury Village in Hockessin died peacefully on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Julia was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and lived her long life in New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Virginia and finally Delaware. She is pre-deceased by her loving husband of 62 years, Harold Decker. She is survived by […]
Bettie Phillips
July 22, 2017
Bettie Marie Neckar Phillips was born January 29, 1922 and raised in Terre Haute, Indiana, with her three siblings, Mary Jane, Bud, and Jay. Her father owned a Harley Davidson dealership in Terre Haute. She passed away on July 22, 2017. Bettie was an independent woman, ahead of her time. After high school, she attended […]
Joe Robert Pierce
July 22, 2017
Joe Pierce of Wilmington, Delaware died peacefully on July 22, 2017. He had a very aggressive cancer. He is survived by his wife Lynne and a brother in Missouri. Before his retirement, he worked as a bread delivery man. He will be buried as a veteran. We all pray that he found God before he […]
Hugh M. Mahaffy
July 21, 2017
Age: 95, Wilmington Devoted father and loving husband On Friday, July 21, 2017 Hugh M. Mahaffy died from injuries incurred in an accidental fall. Hugh was pleased to note that he was a fourth generation Wilmingtonian and had effectively lived in only two houses during his life. He attended Tower Hill School where he played […]
Rosalie Andrews McConnell
July 16, 2017
Rosalie Andrews McConnell, 92, Hockessin, DE, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2017 at Cokesbury Village; her home for the past 26 years. She was born on August 5, 1924 in Dayton, TN and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She worked briefly in Washington, DC during the war and as a reporter […]
Raymond Livingston Barney
July 15, 2017
Raymond Livingston Barney, age 73, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital. He was the son of the late Arthur and Jessalyn Gordy Barney. Raymond was a retired Lab Technician from E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. after 25 yrs. of service. He proudly served 7 yrs. active […]
John Alvin Simms
July 12, 2017
John Alvin Simms, age 86, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, at Maris Grove Rose Court in Glen Mills, PA, on July 12, 2017, of progressive supranuclear palsy. John was the first son of Nellie Corn Simms and John Colbert Simms, Ph.D., of Dahlonega, GA and Roanoke, VA, now deceased. He was born in […]
Erik Kissa
July 11, 2017
Dr. Erik Kissa, renowned chemist, internationally recognized photographer, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away July 11, 2017 at the age of 94. Born and raised in Estonia and forced to flee as a young man by invading Russian forces during WWII, Dr. Kissa made it his life’s work to meet and exceed any challenges […]
Leo E. Craven
July 9, 2017
Leo E. Craven, age 72, of Dover, Delaware passed away on Sunday July 9, 2017 in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Leo was born in Salem, New Jersey to the late Martin J. and Elva Craven. He was raised in Pennsville, New Jersey and graduated from Pennsville High School, class of 1962. He also graduated […]