Obituaries
Stella Ray Gehrt
February 13, 2017
Stella Ray Ferguson Gehrt was born in in the northeast corner of Georgia, at home, in the very small town of Livonia, Georgia in 1921. She was the sixth born and last surviving sibling of eight children. In 1926 the family moved to Decatur, just outside Atlanta, GA so her father could secure a more […]
Nancy Burnham Henderer
February 13, 2017
Nancy Burnham Henderer passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017 at Cokesbury Village in Hockessin, DE. She was 96 years old. She was born in Summit, NJ, the daughter of Philip W. Burnham and Mary Phillips Burnham, and was a graduate of Summit High School. In 1941, after graduating from Lasell Junior College, Auburndale, MA, […]
Aimee Porter Harrison Parris
February 9, 2017
Aimee Porter Harrison Parris of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, passed away at the Colleton Medical Center in Waterboro, South Carolina, on February 9, 2017 after a short illness. Aimee was born in Richmond, Virginia, daughter of Sarah Schutt Harrison of Greenville, Delaware and the late Herbert Preston Harrison of Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia. Aimee attended […]
Richard L. Recce
February 8, 2017
Richard L. (Dick) Recce, 94, went home to be with the Lord on February 8, 2017 at his residence in Wilmington, DE. Dick was born and raised in Shamokin, PA. He graduated from Lafayette College with a chemical engineering degree and immediately found work in Oak Ridge, TN. There he was a foreman for the […]
Myrna Vest
February 8, 2017
The family of Myrna Vest is saddened to announce her passing from congestive heart failure on February 8, 2017. She was deeply grounded in her Christian faith which guided her unconditional love of family and friends, strong principles and unwavering hope for the future. Myrna and Jim, who met in high school, were married for […]
John Berkowitch
February 4, 2017
John Berkowitch died in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his wife and children, on February 4, 2017. He was born in 1929 in Schaerbeek, a suburb of Brussels, Belgium., to David Berkowitch and Georgette Guggenheim. He attended the Brussels Free University where he met his future wife, Ginou Van Geem. They married in […]
Ida May Ladd Martel
February 4, 2017
Ida May Ladd Martel, 86, passed away with her family at her side on Saturday, February 4, 2017, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Ida was born in Hackensack, NJ on January 30, 1931, and she spent most of her life in the Wilmington area. For the past 15 years, she was a resident at […]
Amy Clark
February 3, 2017
Amy Elizabeth Clark, 32, daughter of Michael & Patti Clark passed away on Friday, February 3, 2017. Amy was born in Wilmington, DE and was a lifelong area resident. She attended Padua Academy and University of Delaware. She worked as a pharmacy technician at Happy Harry’s and Walgreen’s, and a patient care coordinator at Acro […]
Angelo J. Pinghera
February 2, 2017
Angelo “Dee” J. Pinghera, 73, of Wilmington passed away at home on Thursday, February 2, 2017 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Long Island City, NY and raised in Brooklyn, Angelo attended Boy’s High School before proudly serving in the US Air Force while stationed at the Dover Air Force Base. Angelo loved […]
Anna Mae Croft
February 1, 2017
Our beloved Anna Mae “A.M.” Croft, with her dark auburn hair and sparkling blue eyes, was born in the winter of 1918, on a farm just outside of Omaha, Nebraska. She left us all in tears on February 1, 2017. Life will never be the same without her. When she was a child, Anna Mae […]