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Obituaries


Elaine P. Glisson

Elaine P. Glisson

July 8, 2017

Elaine passed away on July 8, 2017 in Lewes, Delaware. She was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on February 20, 1935, to Oscar and Helen (Czajkowski) Peterson. She attended Wilmington High School, and was a 1957 graduate of the University of Delaware. She worked for the DuPont Company as a secretary for 10 years before marrying […]

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Thomas Anthony Driscoll Jr.

Thomas Anthony Driscoll Jr.

July 7, 2017

Thomas “Tom” Driscoll Jr., of Wilmington, DE passed away on Friday, July 7, 2017 at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was 88. Tom was born in Philadelphia, PA to the late Thomas A. Driscoll Sr., and Margaret (Friel) Driscoll. He is predeceased by his brother Robert Driscoll (Sally). He is a U.S. Navy […]

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Elio Battista

July 6, 2017

Elio Battista, Sr., age 90 of Wilmington, Delaware formerly of Arpino, Italy passed away peacefully on Thursday July 6, 2017. Mr. Battista is survived by Elio and Erin Battista, Jr. of Hockessin and Nino and Sandra Battista of Wilmington, and grandchildren Nino Jose, Aiden Alexander and Anya Alise. Elio enjoyed life and had a passion […]

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Maryanne Bemiller

Maryanne Bemiller

July 5, 2017

Maryanne Bemiller, age 74, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at her home. Maryanne was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late Thomas P. and Mary (Bowdren) Bemiller. She graduated from Bishop Egan High School in Fairless Hills, PA in 1961. She attended Chestnut Hill College from 1963 to 1972, […]

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Sophia Koutoufaris

Sophia Koutoufaris

July 5, 2017

Sophia Koutoufaris, age 62, passed away in the early hours of July 5th, 2017 in her home at Milford, Delaware after fighting ovarian cancer for 16 months. She was surrounded by her closest family. When she was first diagnosed, Sophia doubted that she had the strength to endure the surgery and intense chemotherapy needed to […]

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Cara Carroccia

July 3, 2017

Cara Carroccia, age 55, of Philadelphia, PA, died on July 3, 2017 after a long illness. She was born in Wilmington, DE and graduated from Archmere Academy. She received her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Architecture from the University of Virginia. She was self-employed and brought her love of history to her many projects. In […]

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Ann Marie Stewart

Ann Marie Stewart

July 2, 2017

Annie Wells Stewart, 58, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Sunday July 2, 2017. Annie was born in Wilmington, DE, in 1959. She graduated from Brandywine High School in 1977. She was a loving mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, friend and co-worker. Annie is preceded in death by her father Robert Wells. […]

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Sandra E. Wolf

Sandra E. Wolf

July 1, 2017

Sandra Elaine (Ford) Wolf, age 74, of Newark DE passed away peacefully surrounded by her family after a long battle with cancer on Saturday, July 1. She was born on August 4, 1942 in West Chester PA to the late Elwood ‘Hub’ and Gertrude (Gallagher) Ford. Sandra graduated from Alexis I. DuPont High School in […]

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Usha Acharya

Usha Acharya

June 30, 2017

Usha Sumant Acharya, 76, most recently of Hockessin, DE, died June 30, 2017. Usha was born in Mombasa, Kenya in 1941. She graduated from Dutchess of Gloucester School, and completed her medical training at both Grant Medical College in Mumbai and Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. On July 4, 1968, she married Sumant Acharya, moved […]

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Peter Noyes Greeley

Peter Noyes Greeley

June 30, 2017

Peter Noyes Greeley, age 85, passed away at home on June 30, 2017 after a long illness from kidney failure. He was the son of Lawrence Hurd Greeley and Anna Noyes Greeley. As a youth he was an Eagle Scout and later served as scout master. He attended Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA where he […]

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