Obituaries
John A. McDonough
March 26, 2017
John A. McDonough, 91, passed away on March 26, 2017 after a short illness. John was born in Geneva, New York to the late Leo and Catherine McDonough. John joined the Navy Air Corps during World War II and served in the Pacific as a naval radioman and gunner. After the war, he returned to […]
Carl Gordon Moore, Sr.
March 26, 2017
Carl Gordon Moore, Sr., 95, of Wilmington, DE, passed away from natural causes on March 26, 2017, in the St. Francis Hospital, Wilmington, DE with his wife and daughter by his side. He is survived by his loving wife, Sheila Marie (O’Toole) Moore, with whom he shared 65 years of marriage and raised eight children. […]
John P. Justis
March 25, 2017
John P. Justis, 86, of Hockessin, formerly of Parksley, Virginia passed away peacefully on March 25, 2017 at Seasons Hospice. He was the son of Edward C. Justis and Ruth B. Justis. John attended Washington College graduating in 1954 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics. After a brief job in an accounting firm, he went […]
Ruth Elizabeth DeVries
March 23, 2017
Ruth Elizabeth DeVries of Glen Mills, PA passed away peacefully on March 23, 2017 at Rose Court of Maris Grove. She was the devoted wife of Frank DeVries and mother of Carol Lee Ray of Pocono Pines, PA and Michael Scherb of Ramsey, NJ. Ruth also was loving stepmother of Holly Flaherty of Hixson, TN, […]
Eleanor Rae (King) Smith
March 23, 2017
With blessed assurance in the Lord Jesus Christ, Eleanor went to be with him on Thursday, March 23rd 2017. Eleanor was born to the late Roy and Rae King in Wilmington DE. She graduated from PS DuPont HS in 1955 and on Nov. 16, 1956 married her high school sweetheart, Charlie. They were married during […]
Edwin T. Wood
March 23, 2017
Ed Wood, a long-term resident of Cokesbury Village in Hockessin, died there at the age of 96. Born in Boise, ID, he spent his early years in Central California. He graduated from Harvard College in 1947 after serving with the 8th Air Force, leaving the service as a captain. During his post-war stint at Harvard, […]
Earl James Helmbreck
March 22, 2017
Earl James Helmbreck, 91, died March 22, 2017. Longtime Brandywine High School teacher and coach Earl James Helmbreck Jr., whose wrestling and tennis teams managed only five losing seasons under his tutelage, died March 22 in Jennersville, PA, after battling heart disease for nearly fifty years. He was 91. Helmbreck taught physical education for nearly […]
Irwin R. Murray
March 22, 2017
Irwin R. Murray, age 100 of Cokesbury Village, Hockessin, Delaware, formerly of Georgetown, Delaware died on Wednesday March 22, 2017. He was a graduate of Georgetown High School class of 1935 and a graduate of Goldie College class of 1937. Mr. Murray was self employed as a Contractor & Builder in Sussex County. He later […]
Hildegard Kraus
March 21, 2017
Hildegard Kraus, age 91, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away on March 21, 2017. Hildegard retired from Jordan Marsh Department Store in Miami, Florida and moved to Delaware in 1984 to be closer to her daughter and son-in-law. She loved animals (especially her three granddogs), music, old TV shows, jigsaw and crossword puzzles. She is survived […]
Prahlad Mathur
March 20, 2017
Prahlad Mathur, age 90, of Hockessin passed away peacefully in his house on Monday, March 20, 2017, in the midst of his family. Prahlad was born in Ajmer, India, on March 14, 1927. He was the eldest of three brothers born to Swarup and Pyar Bai Mathur. He moved to Mumbai to start his career, […]