Obituaries
Jayne Keene
February 20, 2017
Jayne E. Keene passed away peacefully in her home at age 51 on Monday, February 20, 2017. She was a loving mother, grandmother, fiance, and sister, and was always ready to help anyone who needed it. Jayne was born in the Philadelphia Naval Hospital and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, where she worked at Barclays Bank […]
Helen E. Mahaffy
February 20, 2017
Helen E. Mahaffy passed away peacefully in the Healthcare Center in Stonegates, Greenville, DE, on Monday, February 20, 2017, one month after her 103rd birthday. Helen was born on January 20, 1914, in Wilmington, DE, to Mary P. McAdams and Raymond N. McAdams. She attended and graduated from Tower Hill School in 1932 (where she […]
Rebecca Dixon Meyers
February 20, 2017
Age 78 of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on February 20, 2017. Becky was born in Kewanee, IL and at age 14 she moved with her family to Boulder, CO. She earned a B.A. degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a M.A. degree in Library Science at Indiana […]
Ardis Rasmus Guy
February 19, 2017
Ardis Rasmus Guy, age 84, of Wilmington, DE and formerly of Eau Claire, WI passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at Arden Courts with her family by her side. Ardis was born in Eau Claire, WI, daughter of the late Hjalmer and Anna Rasmus. She graduated from Alexis I. duPont High School in 1950 […]
John J. Monaghan, Jr.
February 19, 2017
John J. Monaghan, Jr., age 68, a lifelong resident of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday February 19, 2017. John was the son of Helen T. and John Sr., also longtime residents of Wilmington. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He attended St. Joseph on the Brandywine […]
Christiaan Schulte
February 17, 2017
Christiaan Schulte, age 77, of Wilmington, DE passed away surrounded by his family on February 17, 2017. Christiaan was born in Amsterdam Holland in 1939. He attended Saint Francis College then Saint Nicholas Culinary School. He severed at the rank of Sergeant for the food service division in the Netherland’s Army before fulfilling his lifelong […]
George E. Doty III
February 16, 2017
George E. Doty III of Sarasota, FL died on February 16, 2017 at the age of 81. He joins in Heaven his beloved wife, Cynthia H. Doty, who passed from this life in 2000. Mr. Doty was born in Barrington, IL in 1935 and graduated from New Trier High School in nearby Winnetka, IL. He […]
Gerald James Irwin
February 16, 2017
Gerald James Irwin, age 80, of Claymont, DE passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2017 in Wilmington, DE. Gerald (Jerry) was raised in Chester, PA, son of the late George and Margaret Irwin. He was an acclaimed freelance photographer whose work appeared in National Geographic, Saturday Evening Post, Life and Sports Illustrated among others. He […]
William Oliver “Ozzie” Kincannon
February 16, 2017
Age 89, Hockessin, DE “Ozzie” Kincannon passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Heartland Hospice with his loving wife, Margaret, at his side. Born in Baltimore, MD, to Florence and W. Oliver Kincannon, Sr., Ozzie started school in Tupelo, MS, where he learned to walk, talk, read and write. The family soon moved to […]
Thomas Withers Putney
February 14, 2017
Thomas Withers Putney, of Wilmington, DE and New Limerick, ME died February 14, 2017 of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Thomas was born in New York City to Marguerite Barber and Ellison Putney. He was a graduate of Wilmington Friends School Class of 1952 and Earlham College. After college, he entered the United States Naval Air and […]