Obituaries
Thomas P. Fidance
March 20, 2023
Thomas P. Fidance, age 96 of Wilmington, DE passed away peacefully on Monday, March 20, 2023. Born in Wilmington in 1926, Tom was the son of the late Michael J. and Splendora (DiSabatino) Fidance. He married Marie Salvatore in 1952, and they recently celebrated 70 years of marriage in August 2022. Tom attended the University […]
Joanne Katherine Forsberg
March 20, 2023
Joanne Katherine Slaboda grew up in Trenton, New Jersey. She loved to dance on her tip-toes like a ballerina and to sing in a beautiful soprano voice in the choir and congregation of Beth El Lutheran Church. When in her later teen years her father got sick and could not fully support the family, Joanne […]
Evelyn Ramsdell
March 20, 2023
Evelyn Scott Ramsdell 1963 – 2023 Born in Wilmington Delaware to Joan H. (Marshall) and Robert A. Ramsdell Jr., Evie’s formative years were engaged with schooling at Tower Hill, along with an extraordinary enthusiasm for field sports. Social connections were front and center throughout her life. After graduating from AI DuPont High School, Evie […]
Margaret Mary Deibert
March 19, 2023
Margaret Mary Deibert (nee Summerville), age 98, of New Castle, DE, formerly of Ventnor, NJ, passed away on March 19, 2023 at home with her daughter Margaret. Born in Ventnor, NJ in 1924 to the late Samuel and Margaret (nee Thomas) Summerville. Attended Atlantic City High School then left to work in the Armory in […]
Anne Hollyday Flaherty
March 19, 2023
Anne Hollyday Flaherty (Holly), passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at her home in Boston, Mass. Anne was a graduate of Tower Hill School, attended Hobart College and graduated from the University of Delaware. She also studied at the Center for Addiction Studies at Harvard Medical School. She is the daughter of the late […]
Rodman Ward, Jr.
March 18, 2023
OnWard Rodman Ward, Jr., age 88, died peacefully on March 18th with Susan Hill Ward, his wife of 63 years, by his side. In much the same way as he lived, he entered hospice care with a pragmatic determination and a thoughtful compassion for those whom he left behind. In addition to his wife, […]
Anna C. Hoover
March 16, 2023
Anna C. Hoover, age 104, of Hockessin, DE, died at home on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Wonderfully outgoing, Anna worked as an elementary and middle-school teacher in Springfield, Delaware County, PA. She loved the outdoors, her church, and most of all, her family. Anna met her husband in Johnstown, PA. They married in 1942 and quickly […]
John Burpulis
March 15, 2023
On March 15, 2023 John left his wonderful life on earth at age 94 and ascended into the Kingdom of Heaven. He was born in 1928 in Penns Grove, New Jersey to Samuel and Eugenia Burpulis originally from Kardamyla, Chios, Greece, and was the youngest of six children. He is predeceased by his devoted wife […]
James J. Gallagher, Sr.
March 15, 2023
James J. Gallagher, Sr., age 95, passed away on March 15, 2023. Jim was born at home on 23rd Street in Fairmount, Philadelphia in 1928 to Mary (Rowland) and John Gallagher. He began his devotion to the Catholic Church when he was baptized at St Francis Xavier Church in Philadelphia. He was the second of […]
Edward Kettaneh
March 15, 2023
Edward Kettaneh died peacefully at home with family and friends by his side on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. He was 77 years old. Predeceased by his brother Anthony Kettaneh, he is survived by his beloved sisters, Joyce Kettaneh Longworth and Lorna Kettaneh, his nieces and nephews Monica Longworth and Michael Coyne, Kim Longworth and James […]