Obituaries
Jacqulyn Sample
February 1, 2023
Jacqulyn “Jackie” Lorraine (Smith) Sample, 92, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away February 1, 2023, at home surrounded by her family after a long illness. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland to James and Rose (Resch) Smith in November of 1930. She was the youngest and last surviving sibling of 6 children. Jacqulyn attended Bard-Avon Secretarial […]
Paul Brutsche, Sr.
January 31, 2023
Paul Brutsche, Sr., 78, of North Wilmington, Delaware, died January 31, 2023. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Paul lived in Delaware County most of his life. He graduated from Sharon Hill High School in 1962 and went on to earn his degree from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science where he was an excellent student and […]
Edward Aaron Crumley
January 30, 2023
Edward “Eddie” Aaron Crumley, age 57, of Wilmington, DE, passed away at home surrounded by his family on January 30, 2023. He was born in Wilmington, DE, son of Everett (“Ed”) Hazeldine and Daisy Crumley Dupper. He spent his career as a carpenter. That is evident in his own home and the homes of many […]
Sharon A. Huselton
January 30, 2023
Sharon A. (nee Humble) Huselton, age 79, of Millsboro, DE, formerly of Wilmington, DE, passed away in her sleep on the morning of Monday, January 30, 2023, and was reunited with the love of her life, her husband, David W. Huselton, who passed away May, 28, 2021. They were married nearly 52 years. She was […]
Julian Henry Baumann, Jr.
January 30, 2023
Julian Henry Baumann, Jr., known to all as Hank, was born in Fort Leavenworth, KS in February of 1943, and died in Wilmington, DE on January 30, 2023. Hank spent his early childhood as an Army child, living in places around the world including Guam and Turkey before his family settled down on a farm […]
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 […]