Obituaries
Sara Gallo DeCecchis
September 10, 2017
Sara Gallo DeCecchis, age 89, of Wilmington, DE, peacefully passed away on September 10, 2017 in her home surrounded by her children. Sara was born in 1928 to Louis Gallo and Lucy Albanese in Wilmington. Upon graduating from P.S. DuPont High School, Sara began her career as a teletype operator at the E.I. DuPont de […]
Kathleen E. Aikins
September 9, 2017
Kathleen E. (Kae) McDonald Aikins, age 96, died peacefully on Friday September 9, 2017, at the Stonegates Health Care Center. She was born April 19, 1921 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Scottish immigrants Ewen and Annie McDonald. After completing nurse’s training at the Grey Nun’s Hospital in Regina, she enlisted in the Canadian Navy and […]
Mary Dora Babiarz
September 7, 2017
Mary Dora (Przybylek) Babiarz, age 86, of Wilmington, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2017, after frequent illnesses this past year. She was born in 1930 to the late John and Winifred (Morris) Przybylek. Mary Dora graduated from Wilmington High School where she enjoyed learning French and German. Throughout the years she loved languages, always […]
Gus Tom Costis
September 4, 2017
Gus Tom Costis, age 88, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on September 4, 2017 in the Wilmington Hospital. Gus was born in Norfolk, VA to the late Thomas and Alexandra Haleges Costis. He was a graduate of Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, GA and earned his B.A. from Duke University. He proudly served his country […]
Rose Swire Simons
September 3, 2017
Rose Swire Simons of Landenberg, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 3, at Ware Presbyterian Village, Oxford, PA at the age of 91. Born in Blackburn, England, to the late James and Mary Swire, she moved to the United States following her marriage in 1946. Rose is predeceased by her brothers Tom and Lionel […]
James Joseph Barbato
September 3, 2017
James J. (Bart) Barbato, age 59, of Hockessin, Del., passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Christiana Hospital after a brief illness. Jim was born in Wilmington, son of the late Joseph and Florence Unitowski Barbato. He graduated from St. Hedwig’s Parochial School in 1973 and DelCastle Technical high School in 1977. He had […]
Walter William Brodzinski
September 3, 2017
Walter William Brodzinski, 84, of Wilmington, DE and formerly of Chester, PA died peacefully on September 3, 2017. He was a graduate of St. James High School in Chester, PA. Walt started working immediately at Phoenix Steel in Claymont where he worked for 30 years before becoming Union President for local union 3182. He retired […]
Jean McPherson Wayne
September 3, 2017
Jean McPherson Wayne, age 100, of Wilmington, Delaware, met her Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 3, 2017. Jean was born in Chicago and grew up in Highland Park, Illinois, and Coronado, California. She graduated from Highland Park High School and then earned a BS degree at the University of Illinois and a Master’s degree […]
Dr. Charles S. Horn III
September 1, 2017
Dr. Charles S. Horn III, age 84, passed away at his home on Friday, September 1, 2017. He was born in 1933 in Rehoboth, DE. The son of the late Charles S. Horn, Jr. and Allassie Blackwood Horn, family of the early founders of Rehoboth Beach. His grandfather, Charles S. Horn, Sr. moved to Rehoboth […]
Herbert L. Snyder, Jr.
August 31, 2017
Herbert L. Snyder, Jr., age 91, of Wilmington, Delaware, formerly of Claymont, Delaware, passed away on Thursday August 31, 2017 at Forwood Manor. Mr. Snyder was a WWII Army Veteran who served with the 38th Infantry Battalion 7th Armored Division in Germany and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was wounded in battle […]