Obituaries
James “Jim” Mason
January 10, 2017
James (Jim) Mason, age 76, of Wilmington, DE passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at his home. Jim was a long term employee of Hi-Way Inn in Wilmington. He is survived by his brother Morris Mason of Wilmington. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Forgotten Cats Inc., Suite 422, 4023 Kennett […]
Jean L. Collat
January 8, 2017
Jean L. Collat, who died January 8, 2017, was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother as well as an opera singer whose voice was widely regarded as exceptional. Born in 1927 in Cincinnati, OH, Jean was the daughter of Charles and Frederica Levy. She realized that she had a gift for singing early in her […]
William F. Lalor
January 8, 2017
William F. Lalor, age 90, of Kennett Square, PA, formerly of Hockessin, DE passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 8, 2017, at Brandywine Senior Living at Longwood after a brief illness. Bill was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Vincent and Gertrude Lalor. Upon graduation from Bloomfield High School Bill spent two years […]
Clair V. Frank
January 7, 2017
Clair V. Frank, 89, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2017. He was born in Philipsburg, PA and was raised in Osceola Mills. Clair was a US Army veteran, serving in Japan with MacArthur’s “White Glove” unit. When Clair moved to Wilmington, he worked for Brosius & Smedley before opening his own flooring store. Clair […]
Bohuslawa “Bushka” Bass
January 3, 2017
Bohuslawa Z. P. Bass, “Bushka”, age 91, passed away on Tuesday January 3, 2017 at her residence in Kennett Square, PA. Bushka was born in Poland in 1925. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Leon Zabko Potapovich and Natalie Petriv. At the start of the Second World War the family, including her brother […]
Dorothy Elizabeth (Libby) Fay
January 3, 2017
Dorothy Elizabeth Fay (Libby) of Sharpley, Wilmington, passed away quietly on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 in the Wilmington Hospital at the age of 95. She was born in 1921 in Sewickley, PA to David L. See and Margaret (McClure) See. She received a B.S. from Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University) and was an analytic […]
Mildred Janet Games
January 3, 2017
Mildred Janet (nee Miller) Games, age 100 of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully at Compassionate Care Hospice in the St. Francis Hospital on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Born in Wilmington, DE, Mildred was the daughter of the late Garnett Miller and Jeanette (Davidson) Miller. She graduated from Wilmington High School in 1934 and Goldey-Beacom College. […]
Eleanor M. McMahon
January 2, 2017
Eleanor Maria (Qualey) McMahon, 92, died in Cary, N.C. on January 2, 2017 after a long illness. A long-time Delaware resident, Eleanor was pre-deceased in death by her husband of 70 years, Joseph P. McMahon in June of 2015. Eleanor was born in Essex CT and raised in Kearny and Harrison, NJ. She lived a […]
Lucille Protack
January 2, 2017
Lucille Protack, age 87 of New Castle, Delaware, passed away on Monday, January 02, 2017 at the Delaware Veterans Home in Milford, Delaware after a twelve-year struggle with Dementia and numerous chronic illnesses. Lucille was the daughter of the late Frank Forrest and Pearl Dodson Forrest. Her humble beginnings in Monticello, Arkansas gave way to […]