Obituaries
Mary Elinor Halliday
December 14, 2023
Mary Elinor Halliday, 100 years old, passed away on Thursday December 14, 2023 at her home in Marshfield Massachusetts. Born in 1923, Elinor was raised in Wilmington, Delaware, the daughter of Mary and Earl Nase. She was known as Elinor for most of her life but her friends in Massachusetts called her Mary. Elinor graduated […]
Adele Gilson Sosienski
December 12, 2023
Adele (Bukowski) Gilson Sosienski, 94 years old, of Wilmington, DE and Berwyn, PA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Adele married James (Jim) W. Gilson in 1951. They were blessed with 4 daughters: Christine, June, Sandra, and Jacqueline. Adele was an accomplished homemaker, with many interests including gardening, bird watching, sewing, crafts, fashion, […]
Susan Shelton Atwater
December 11, 2023
Susan Shelton Atwater, age 84, of Chadds Ford, PA passed away peacefully at home on December 11, 2023. She was born in Newton, MA in June of 1939, and was the daughter of the late Albert Edward Shelton and Jennie Mae (Coen) Shelton. Susan is survived by her son Allen Russell Atwater IV of Chadds […]
Adele Akehurst
December 7, 2023
Adele Margaret Shilko Akehurst passed away peacefully on December 7th, 2023 holding her husband’s hand. She is survived by her husband Ed Akehurst, siblings Sarah Shilko-Mohr and Martin Shilko, step-children David Akehurst and Helen Akehurst, and step-grandchildren Jami, Sofia, and Kaitlyn. Adele loved horses and graduated from Averett College with a degree in Equestrian Studies. […]
Denise Anne Mockbee
December 7, 2023
Denise Anne Mockbee, age 69, of Millsboro, Delaware, formerly of Estes Park, Colorado, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2023 with her family by her side. Denise was the daughter of the late Clarence Mockbee and Anne (Baccari) Mockbee. She attended the University of Delaware before beginning her career in the travel industry. She started […]
Barbara Ruth Abbott
December 7, 2023
Barbara Ruth Abbott, age 79, of Millsboro, DE, formerly of Wilmington, DE passed away on December 7, 2023. She was a Wilmington High School graduate and was employed as a secretary at the Wilmington Family Court House. She was also a member of Sweet Adelines. Barbara was predeceased by her husband Thomas Abbott. She is […]
Wilma L. Platz
December 5, 2023
Wilma Louise (Bell) Platz, 94 years old, of Wilmington, Delaware and Leesburg, Virginia, passed away peacefully on December 5, 2023 after a very full life filled with love of God, family, friends, and community. Born in 1929 in Corpus Christi, Texas, she married James Bernard (J.B.) Platz in 1955 in Houston, Texas. They were happily […]
Anna Maria VanLieshout
December 5, 2023
Anna Maria VanLieshout passed away on December 5, 2023 at The Country Rest Home in Greenwood, DE from a glioblastoma. Ann was born Anna Maria Donckers in Beek, The Netherlands in 1932 and was one of seven children. After growing up in the midst of World War II she studied bookkeeping in Maastricht as a […]
Edgar S. Woolard, Jr.
December 4, 2023
Edgar S. Woolard Jr. peacefully passed away on December 4th, 2023, in his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, at the age of 89, surrounded by his family. Ed was born in Washington, North Carolina. He graduated from North Carolina State College (now University) where he got his degree in industrial engineering. He got his […]
Alison O’Loughlin
December 3, 2023
Alison Lowers O’Loughlin, age 69, of Wilmington, Delaware, formerly of Merchantville, New Jersey, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at her home. Alison was born in Nyack, New York, daughter of the late Benjamin Lowers and Betty Jane Algiers Lowers. She graduated from Drexel University in 1977 with a B.S. in fashion design. She […]