Obituaries
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, […]
Carol Reid Buck
March 19, 2017
Carol Reid Buck died on March 19th at the age of 89 at Country House in Wilmington Delaware. Born and raised in Springfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, she was a graduate of Springfield High School. She received a bachelor degree from the University of Rhode Island. Her career as an executive assistant at the Du Pont […]
Lillian A. Shah
March 18, 2017
Lillian died peacefully in her home on March 18, 2017 at the age of 82. She was the youngest of nine children born to Everett and June Gullett in Lucasville, Ohio; she was preceded in death by Opal, Zeke, Dorie, Robert, Helen, Aggie, Sherman, and Eldon. Her older siblings were Lillian’s first heroes; she deeply […]
Joseph Dougherty Sisson
March 18, 2017
Joseph Dougherty Sisson, age 77, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 18, 2017 in the Compassionate Care Unit of St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware to the late Helen D. Sisson. Joe was a graduate of Claymont High School where he was an outstanding athlete. He was a State Champion sprinter and […]
Christine W. Obara
March 17, 2017
Christine Weiss Obara, age 76, of Wilmington, Delaware, formerly of Lansford, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 17, 2017 in her home. She attended Lansford High School, and graduated from Goldey Beacom College in 1958. After working at Hercules, Inc., she served as the secretary at St. Anthony of Padua Grade School for more […]
Dr. Dipak David Shah
March 16, 2017
Dipak (David) Govindlal Shah passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017 after losing a difficult battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Pragna Shah; his two sons and daughters-in-law, Neil Shah & Anjana Patel and Luv Shah & Nina Manuel Shah; and one grandson, Zane Manuel Shah. He further leaves […]