Obituaries
William Edward Headley
August 7, 2024
William (Bill) Edward Headley, age 84, of Hockessin, Delaware, formerly of Summit, New Jersey died on August 7, 2024 at the inpatient hospice unit of Christiana Hospital. Bill was an educator for most of his adult life, with a passion for science and technology. He was instrumental in starting a physics program and implementing computers […]
Nancy Regina Fogg Parsons
August 4, 2024
Nancy Regina Fogg Parsons, age 79, of Wilmington, DE passed away peacefully on August 4th, 2024 at Kutz Nursing Home, after a long battle with multiple myeloma. She grew up in Hyde Park in Boston, MA; the daughter of George and Freda Fogg, and graduated from Hyde Park High School. She then went to UMass-Amherst, […]
Stover Lee Babcock, Jr.
August 3, 2024
Stover L. Babcock, Jr., 86, colloquially known as Stover 2 to his family and friends, passed away peacefully in his sleep on August 3, 2024, at Cokesbury Village in Hockessin, DE. Formerly of Fair Haven, NJ, Maplewood, NJ, and Short Hills, NJ, and for the last 20 years, Stover has called Delaware home. He was […]
Voula G. Manis
August 2, 2024
Voula G. Manis, 98, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully in Fayetteville, NC on August 2, 2024. Voula was born in Bluefield, WV in 1925, but emigrated back to her familial home in Nafpaktos, Greece in 1932. After weathering the Great Depression and World War 2, Voula would eventually return to the United States and […]
Clara S. Murray
August 1, 2024
Clara S. Murray passed away peacefully on August 1, 2024. Born in 1932, Claire grew up in Wilmington, DE and Mendenhall, PA, and graduated from Wilmington Friends School and Lesell College. She was a member of Christ Church Christiana Hundred. When she was not busy raising her three children, Claire was employed by the Delaware […]
Eugene Henry Beer, III
August 1, 2024
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Eugene (Gene) Beer, of Wilmington, DE at the age of 83. He passed away suddenly on Thursday, August 1, 2024 in Port Deposit, MD at Tomes Landing Marina. Gene was born in Baltimore, MD in 1940, son of the late Eugene Beer Jr. and […]
Charlotte R. Mickish
July 31, 2024
Charlotte Mickish (née Richmond) of Wilmington, Delaware, joined her beloved husband Daniel in Heaven on July 31st, 2024. She was 78 years old. She was born in 1946 in Fort Hood, Texas, to Charles and Irene (née Poage) Richmond. While Charles served the Oklahoma National Guard in Japan and Korea, five-year-old Charlotte took her job […]
Michael Blake Bourne
July 30, 2024
Michael Blake Bourne, age 47, of Carrollton, Texas formerly of Rootstown, OH, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Michael was born in Fort Worth, Texas and brought home to New York. He graduated from Saint David’s School in 1991 and the Professional Children’s School in 1996, both in New York City. He […]
Daniel J. Mickish
July 28, 2024
Dr. Daniel J. Mickish of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on July 28, 2024, with his wife and daughter by his side. He was 80 years old. Daniel (Dan) was a devoted husband, father, son, brother, grandfather, and physicist. He was the first child of Albert J. (AJ) Mickish and Mildred R. Mickish, née Newell. Dan […]
Richard “Dick” Roberts
July 25, 2024
Richard S Roberts, Jr (Dick), aged 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Glen Mills, PA on July 25, 2024. He was predeceased by the love of his life, Priscilla, by his parents and infant son Rhys. A multi-lingual citizen of the world, Dick was born in Cleveland, OH in 1935 to Richard S […]