Obituaries
Anthony B. Horisk
April 20, 2026
Anthony Horisk, 78, passed away April 20, 2026, peacefully surrounded by family after a brief illness. Anthony was born in Wilmington to Grace Kelly Horisk and Francis (Mike) Horisk. He grew up in the Forty Acres, attended Saint Ann’s School, and Salesianum High School. He graduated from Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington with a degree in […]
Peter Rhett duPont
April 20, 2026
Peter R. du Pont passed away peacefully on April 20th, 2026 in New York City, surrounded by his loving family. A man of remarkable intelligence, warmth, optimism, and humor, Peter was known for his quick wit, genuine kindness and deep booming voice. He was a true Renaissance man—an avid fisherman and hunter, all-around athlete, gifted […]
John W. Dietz
April 16, 2026
John William Dietz, aged 91, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2026 at Kendal Longwood, Kennett Square, Pa. John was born in Hico, West Virginia to James Ruckman and Balmy Jane Dietz. He graduated from West Virginia University and continued to Cornell University to earn his PhD in Chemical Engineering. Accepting a position at DuPont, […]
Anne Vincent-Daviss Marsh
April 16, 2026
Anne Vincent-Daviss Marsh, 95, of Wilmington, Delaware died at Stonegates on April 16, 2026. She was born in 1930, in Toronto, Canada to Laura Bradley and Cedric Arthur Vincent-Daviss, who had immigrated from England after their 1925 marriage. In 1931, her father was hired by the duPont Company and moved to Wilmington, where she lived […]
Betty T. Aldrich
April 16, 2026
Betty T. Aldrich of Wilmington DE passed away peacefully on April 16, 2026, aged 89. She was born in 1936 to Wilfred and Bertha Traugott of Virginia. Betty was predeceased by her parents, her husband Paul, and her brother Robert. She is survived by her sister Barbara Murray, her sons Craig and Mark, daughter-in-law Julie, […]
Ann Iona Warner
April 16, 2026
Ann Iona Warner, 69, of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, formerly of Wilmington, DE, died on April 16, 2026, after a long and valiant battle with cancer. Born in Denver, Colorado, in 1957 to Mario Iona and Nancy Mossman, she was educated in the Denver Public School system and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science […]
Eleanor Crawford Brown
April 15, 2026
Eleanor Crawford Brown of Wilmington, Delaware, died on April 15, 2026, at the age of 91. She was the daughter of Eleanor Albers Phillips Crawford and Hugh Francis Crawford. Born in 1934, Eleanor grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, where she graduated from Central High School. Eleanor also attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Eleanor […]
Henry “Hank” M. Black Jr.
April 15, 2026
Henry M. Black, Jr., aged 80, of Wilmington, DE passed away at home on April 15, 2026. He was born in Memphis, TN to Henry and Virginia (Sutherland) Black, who predeceased him. Hank, as he was known, grew up in Wilmington, attended Brandywine High School, and was a graduate of the Pennington School in Pennington, […]
Ann Marie Finch
April 15, 2026
Ann Marie Stefanowicz Finch died peacefully on April 15, 2026, at Stonegates Retirement Community, Greenville, DE. Ann Marie was born in 1933 in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of Anthony P. and Genevieve Stefanowicz. She grew up in Roxborough, PA and graduated from Raven Hill Catholic Academy for Girls. She worked for her father’s mortgage company and […]
James Pletz
April 14, 2026
James A. Pletz, aged 65 of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2026. A man of precision and passion, Jim spent his career building things that lasted. He rose through the various levels at R.C. Fabricators to become head of engineering, a role he held with great pride and dedication. When he wasn’t […]