Obituaries
Richard Alan Hoffman
January 30, 2023
Richard Alan Hoffman, age 94, passed away on January 30, 2023 As Dad said: “I was hatched and then dispatched”; with us noting a lot of life was lived in-between. Born in 1929 and raised in Trumbull, CT to Ruby Bell and Leslie Hoffman, he ventured throughout the world in the Navy then settled down, […]
George A. Stetson, II
January 28, 2023
George Stetson, age 87, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2023, at his home in Centreville, DE. George was born in 1935, in Boston, MA to parents Richard Stetson, M.D. and Dorothy (Cleaves) Stetson. He spent his formative years in Chestnut Hill, MA where he enjoyed playing baseball and pond hockey and developed a lifelong […]
Ruth Jean Eck
January 27, 2023
Ruth “Jean” Eck of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2023 at her daughters home in Wilmington. Born in Pennsylvania in 1929, she was the daughter of John Edward and Ruth Naomi Van Gorder. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, John, in 2008 and her brother, Edward VanGorder. […]
Preston Ayars, Jr.
January 24, 2023
Preston Ayars, Jr., age 92, of Elkton, MD passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Pres was born in Elkton, MD to the late Preston Ayars and Elizabeth (Ransom) Ayars, on January 8, 1931. He spent 70 of his 92 years at his beloved family farm, Belle Hill […]
John Luzak
January 22, 2023
John “Jack” Luzak, 86, of Claymont, DE, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023. He was born in Chester, PA, the son of the late F. Louise Luzak and Nick Luzak. John grew up in Boothwyn, PA, and was a graduate of Goldey Beacom College. John proudly served in the United States Marine Corps from 1955 […]
Karen H. Bunnell
January 20, 2023
Karen Haas Bunnell, age 63, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023 at her home, after a short bout with cancer. Karen was born in New York, daughter of the late Richard Haas and Doris Binnig Haas. She graduated from East Carolina University. Her big smile and even bigger personality lit up everywhere she went. […]
Jack Robert Bulk
January 17, 2023
Jack Robert Bulk, 24, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away suddenly on January 17, 2023. He was a 2016 graduate of Wilmington Friends School (WFS), where he was a “lifer.” WFS afforded him the life-changing opportunity to do a junior year abroad in France with School Year Abroad (SYA). Where his Quaker education grounded him in […]
Irénée du Pont, Jr.
January 16, 2023
Irénée du Pont, Jr., age 103, died January 16, 2023. He was the son of Irénée du Pont and Irene Sophie (du Pont) du Pont. They were second cousins. He graduated from Tower Hill School, attended Dartmouth College for two years and obtained a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from M. I. T. in 1943. […]
William H. Wallace, Jr
January 14, 2023
William H. Wallace, Jr, 89, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2022, at Sunrise of Wilmington. Bill will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and colleagues, as Bill shared his love, loyalty and great sense of humor with all who encountered him. Bill was a native of Needham, MA, where he […]
Elwyn Judson Trueblood, Jr
January 14, 2023
Elwyn Judson “Jud” Trueblood, Jr., age 94, of Coffee Run Condominiums, Hockessin, DE, passed peacefully on January 14, 2023 at his home. Born in Louisville, KY, but lived in South Carolina from infancy until he moved to Delaware in 1966. A summa cum laude graduate of Wake Forest University, he also earned an MBA degree […]