Obituaries
Dianne M. Minster Bilson
September 16, 2017
Dianne M. Minster Bilson, age 75 of Wilmington, DE died September 16, 2017. Ms. Bilson was born in 1942 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Edward B. and Anne K. Minster Phillips. She graduated from Easton High School in 1960 and attended Towson University. In 1966, she packed her belongings into a VW Beetle and […]
Jeanine Adele Jetter
September 16, 2017
Jeanine Adele Jetter of Newark, Delaware and formerly of Wilmington died on Saturday September 16, 2017. Mrs. Jetter was born 89 years ago in Trapp, France. She enjoyed playing bridge with her bridge club. Her husband, Douglas Endean Jetter, predeceases her. Survivors include her daughters, Patricia (Michael) Scott of Newark and Gislaine Hildabrand of Wilmington, […]
Sophia Diamond Psaltis
September 16, 2017
Sophia Diamond Psaltis Sophia passed away peacefully on September 16, 2017 while surrounded by her family. She was born in 1939, the middle child of three children in Athens, Greece to Thomas and Polito Diamond. Her family emigrated to Wilmington, Delaware in 1954 where she continued her education at Wilmington High School. Among her many […]
Winona Skinner Church
September 15, 2017
Winona Skinner Church, age 98, of The Country House, died on September 15, 2017. Widow of Gilbert P. Church, she is survived by her daughter Sharon Church McNabb, Sharon’s husband Phillip L. Johnson, granddaughter Eliza Tefft McNabb; her son Gilbert Patterson Church, Jr., his wife Barbara Sherman Church and grandson Ned Sherman Church. Winona’s husband […]
Brian F. Dougherty
September 15, 2017
Brian F. Dougherty, age 77, of Wilmington, DE, passed away at home on Friday September 15, 2017 surrounded by his loving family after a valiant three-year battle with cancer. He graduated from Brown Vocational School in 1958 and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army while stationed in Germany. He started working at Bear […]
Jerome K. Skiles
September 14, 2017
Jerome K. Skiles (Jerry) 86, of Rising Sun, MD, formerly of Wilmington, DE, died at Calvert Manor Healthcare Center on September 14, 2017. Jerry was born in Scottdale, PA on St. Patrick’s Day to Marjorie Mullen and James Skiles. He graduated from Scottdale High School in 1949. Following high school, he served in the US […]
James Emmett Goode, Jr.
September 14, 2017
James Emmett Goode, Jr. James Emmett “Jim” Goode Jr of Wilmington died September 14, 2017. He was 84 years old. Jim was born in San Antonio, Texas and graduated from Omaha High School, Nebraska in 1952. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tennessee in 1956. He was […]
Betty M. Campanella
September 12, 2017
Betty M. Campanella, age 83 of Wilmington, Delaware passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Christiana Hospital surrounded by her loving family after a short and courageous battle with leukemia. Born on March 28, 1934 to Walter J. and Elsie V. (Hinton) Brown, Betty was the second of three children and the only daughter. […]
Barbara Bebe Shreffler
September 11, 2017
Barbara (Bebe) Ehlert Shreffler, age 95, of Wilmington, DE passed away on Monday, September 11, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Barbara was the daughter of the late Paul and Caroline Ussler Ehlert. She graduated from the Santa Rosa Hospital in 1943 and was commissioned as a […]
Paul H. Bartels
September 10, 2017
Paul H. Bartels, age 97, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 10, 2017, just 11 days shy of his 98th birthday. He was a resident of Shipley Manor, where he enjoyed playing bingo and Wii bowling. Born in 1919 on a farm on Shipley Road, near Talleyville, Paul was the son of […]