Obituaries
George Leyburn Miller
September 10, 2025
George Leyburn Miller, 83, died peacefully at home in Newark, Delaware, after a life well spent on September 10, 2025. His career as gifted mentor, teacher, and scholar in historical archaeology and ceramics and glass is summarized in a Society for Historical Archaeology article on his 2012 Harrington award https://secure-sha.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/46-2-1-Harrington.pdf. Applying potters’ terms for nineteenth-century […]
Peter “Pete” Kung Hsing Lee
September 10, 2025
Peter “Pete” Kung Hsing Lee, 92, of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2025, surrounded by his family. Born in Shanghai, China, Pete came to the United States in 1951 to pursue his education. He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1955 graduating […]
Eileen Polini
September 8, 2025
Eileen (McKeon) Polini passed away peacefully on September 8, 2025, surrounded by her loving family and dear friends. Born in 1942, in Chester, PA, to the late Michael and Nora (Foy) McKeon, Eileen was the third of four children: John, Kathleen, and Patricia. Eileen grew up in Eddystone, PA, attended Notre Dame Catholic Girls’ High […]
Francis Anthony (Tony) Vogelsberg
September 6, 2025
Francis Anthony (Tony) Vogelsberg died at the age of 92 on September 6, 2025. Born in Faribault, MN, Tony graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1956 with a Chemical Engineering degree and immediately began a long and fulfilling career with DuPont where he worked for over four decades. Upon retiring from DuPont in 1996 […]
Claire Devine Coggins
September 5, 2025
Claire Devine Coggins, 93, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2025, with her husband of nearly 70 years, Pat, by her side. For seven decades, they shared a life of deep love and devotion — partners, companions, and best friends — traveling the world, ballroom dancing well into their 80s, and filling their home with […]
John F. Fulgoney
September 3, 2025
John Francis Fulgoney, age 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Born in Patcham, England, John attended York University before moving to the U.S. He received a PhD in History from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School. After retiring, he taught […]
Eleanor S. Maroney
September 3, 2025
Baptized Eleanor Howland Silliman, Ellie died at 85 of cancer on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. The 3rd of 6 children born to Henry and Mariana Silliman, her earliest years were molded by World War II and her father’s service in the US Navy. Army, Navy, Air Corp, Marine anthems and other patriotic music were the […]
David James Adams Jr.
September 3, 2025
David James Adams Jr., age 82, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 surrounded by loved ones. Born in 1942, David lived a life defined by service, love, and unwavering dedication to his family, country, and community. He is survived by his devoted wife of 58 years, Valerie Adams (née Shea); his two beloved […]
Dawn Speer Young
September 3, 2025
It is with deep sorrow and boundless love that we announce the passing of Dawn Speer Young, age 63, who passed away peacefully on September 3rd, 2025, after a courageous battle with stomach cancer. Dawn was at her happy place, the family beach house in South Bethany, Delaware, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and surrounded by […]
Thomas F. McGrail Jr.
September 2, 2025
Thomas Francis McGrail, age 92, of Chadds Ford, PA passed away on September 2, 2025. He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1932 to Thomas F and Mary (Cunningham) McGrail. Tom graduated from St. John’s High School in Worcester and Worcester Academy where he was a three- sport athlete and was later inducted into the […]