Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Wilmington, DE and surrounding areas

Dawn Ryan

Dawn Ryan

August 18, 2009

Dawn M. Panasewicz Hofstetter Ryan, age 43, of Newark, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Dawn enjoyed traveling, gardening, cooking and motorcycle rides in the country. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Pat Panasewicz. Survivors include her husband, Timothy; her sons Ryan Hofstetter and Cody Ryan; grandaughter, Lacey Lee Hofestetter; step-mother,...

Waneta Hickman

Waneta Hickman

August 17, 2009

Age 54, of Wilmington, DE, passed away suddenly on, Monday, August 17, 2009. Nita worked at Mrs. Robino's and previously at Cosmos. She is survived by her children, Renee Hickman of Wilmington;and Curtis Bellamy (Erica)of Bear; Sisters, Connie & Elaine; grandchildren, Anthony & Dylan; and former husband, Joseph Hickman & his family, Sherrie, Charlotte, Carole, PJ and Matthew. Funeral services...

Allan Driscoll

Allan Driscoll

August 13, 2009

Allan H."Big Al" Driscoll Age 75, of Wilmington, peacefully left this world for the next, on Thursday, August 13, 2009 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Al served in the Navy during the Korean War. He was retired from Sylvan Coin/Mr. Kleen Laundromats. Al was a dedicated member of the Newark Moose Lodge, a member of Atterbury VFW, the...

Cheryl Kilpatrick

Cheryl Kilpatrick

August 8, 2009

Age 54, of Wilmington, DE, passed away suddenly on Saturday, August 8, 2009. Cheryl, who was a 1972 graduate of Chester High School, was born on December 2, 1954 in Chester, PA to the late Norris and Dorothy Yarnall. She worked until 1992 at the Wonder Hostess Bread store in Belvedere, where she loved interacting with the customers.Cheryl was a...

Earle Lindell

Earle Lindell

August 2, 2009

Earle R. Lindell, Jr. whose sunrise was June 22, 1923 had his sunset on August 2, 2009. Earle retired from Diamond State Telephone Company in 1985 after nearly 40 years of service. He was a past elected president of the Telephone Pioneers. Earle was a WWII Navy veteran who served on the USS Houston in the Pacific. He enjoyed watching...

R Lehotay

R Lehotay

July 1, 2009

Age 79, of Eddystone, PA, went to be with the Lord on, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Jane was a graduate with honors of Eddystone High School where she was an excellent athlete and cheerleader; she then attended Lerner's Business School. Jane was a model and won the Miss Village Green Swimsuit competition. She was employed by Sun Oil Refinery in...

Kimberly Simione

Kimberly Simione

June 28, 2009

Age 24, whose sunrise was Wednesday, October 10, 1984, left this life to be with God in heaven, Sunday, June 28, 2009. Kim was a 2003 graduate of Cab Calloway School for the Arts. She previously worked at VCA Kirkwood Animal Hospital and was currently employed at Carman Auto Group. She was a lifelong member of St. Mark's United Methodist...

Laura Day

Laura Day

June 27, 2009

Laura K. Neugebauer Day Age 92, of North Wilmington passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009. Laura was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Carl A. Neugebauer on November 5, 1980 and Harvey A. Day, her husband of 2 years, on April 1, 1991. Survivors include her sisters, Ann Tisdel & husband James of...

Jane Mcgovern

Jane Mcgovern

June 10, 2009

Age 83, a resident of Hillside Center for the past 9 years and formerly of Woodcrest, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Jane was a sales clerk at the Uniform Shop on Orange St. for many years. She enjoyed reading & sewing and was a devoted Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies fan. Jane was the wife, of 53 years, to the...

Lucille Creek

Lucille Creek

June 6, 2009

Luci went to be with the Lord Saturday, June 6, 2009, in the presence of her family after a courageous battle with Lupus. Luci was born on August 15, 1947 in Berkeley Springs, WV. Prior to her illness she was employed by Schmaucher in Newark, DE. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hilda and Clark Schriver and her...

Linda Mulshenock

Linda Mulshenock

June 6, 2009

Age 61, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2009. Linda, who was a devoted wife and mother, worked at the Bookstore at the University of Delaware for the past 15 years. Survivors include her husband of 30 years, Dan Mulshenock; son, Michael and his fiancee, Leslie; daughters, Amy & Bonnie and granddaughter, Addison. Mass of Christian Burial...

William Dickey

William Dickey

May 25, 2009

Age 89, died at the Methodist Country House in Greenville, DE, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2009. Bill, who was a resident for over 40 years of Windy Hills in Newark, was born and raised in Huntington, West Virginia. He first attended Marshall University in Huntington and received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg,...

Helen Corbin

Helen Corbin

May 24, 2009

Of Wilmington and Millsboro, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, May 24, 2009 in the presence of her loving family. Nana will be dearly missed by her family, including her grandchildren Cathy and Carl Simpkins with whom she was living as well as her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren and great great great grandchildren. Funeral services will...

Paul Martin

Paul Martin

May 19, 2009

Age 52, of Newark, DE, passed away on, Tuesday, May 19, 2009, in the presence of his family. Paul attended Dickinson High School and was employed by the McKean School in the Red Clay School District for 17 years. He enjoyed fishing with his friends at Beck's Pond and spending time with his best friends, Nate, Dave and his dog...

Emette Floyd

Emette Floyd

May 16, 2009

Emette L."Buddy" Floyd, Jr., age 77, of Wilmington, DE passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 16, 2009, at Christiana Hospital surrounded by his family. Emette served in the Army National Guard during the Korean War. He was a Webelos leader and cubmaster for the Cub Scouts, pack 21 at St. Matthews Church for 9 years. He retired from Wenner Ford...

Emette Floyd

Emette Floyd

May 16, 2009

Emette "Buddy" Floyd, age 77, of Wilmington, DE. passed away peacefully, Saturday May 16, 2009 at Christiana Hospital surrounded by his family. Emette served in the Army & National Guard during the Korean War. He was a Webelos leader & cub master for the Cub Scouts, Pack 21, at St. Matthews for 9 years. He retired from Wenner Ford Tractor...

Tommy Martin

Tommy Martin

May 8, 2009

Age 39, of Wilmington, passed away suddenly on Friday, May 8, 2009. Tommy is survived by his daughter, Kelly; his son, Billy; parents, Bill and Linda; 1 brother, Michael and many friends. Funeral services will be 11am, Tuesday, May 12th in the chapel at Gracelawn Memorial Park, N. Dupont Hwy., New Castle, where visitation will begin at 10am. In lieu...

Marjorie Kehnast

Marjorie Kehnast

May 6, 2009

Age 88, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on, Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Marge was a homemaker and was a riveter at Dravo's Shipyard during WWII. She enjoyed maintaining her home and reading the newspaper. She is survived by her 2 sons and 1 daughter; 1 sister; and 5 grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1:30 pm, Saturday, May 9th, at Nichols-Gilmore...

Daniel Mcclelland

Daniel Mcclelland

May 5, 2009

Age 50, of Tempe, AZ, formerly of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 after a short and courageous battle with cancer. Dan was born August 29, 1958 in Wilmington, DE. He was a graduate of Dickinson Hight School class of 1976 where he was a membber of the baseball team.Following graduation, Dan worked at General Motors, relocating...

Edward Holler

Edward Holler

May 2, 2009

Age 67, of Newark, DE passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 2, 2009 surrounded by his loving family and friends. Edd was born, November 30, 1941 in Elkton, MD. He was a 1960 graduate of Henry C.Conrad High School and proudly served in the US Air Force for 4 years. He retired from the DuPont Experimental Station, in 2001, after...