Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wilmington, DE and surrounding areas
Tech Sgt. William Hutton
August 4, 2016
Tech Sgt William T. Hutton, III, age 74, of New Castle, lost his long battle with cancer on Thursday, August, 4th, 2016. Bill was a sergeant in the United States Air Force for over 20 years. After retiring, he then worked at Jamesway at New Castle Square Mall for many years then at the New Castle Walmart. Bill graduated from...
William Hayden
July 27, 2016
William A. "Bill" Hayden, Jr. AGE: 75 • Wilmington Bill passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Bill retired from the News Journal in 2004 after 42 years of service. He started as a Reporter, then became the Features Editor, followed by Television Columnist and finally, Theater Critic. Bill was also a DJ at WILM in the 1960's and hosted...
Francisco Taveras
July 25, 2016
Francisco "Panchin" Taveras, age 68, of New Castle, went to be with the Lord on July 25, 2016. Panchin worked at City Hall in the Dominican Republic as a clerk and then at Chrysler for 30 years on the assembly line as a materials handler. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Panchin was a member of St....
Garry Caudill
July 23, 2016
Garry Dean Caudill Age 55 - Newark Garry passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2016. Garry has worked at Amtrak the past 35 years. He enjoyed playing darts and loved music. Garry was preceded in death by parents, Frazier and Evelyn Caudill; sister, Pam Barr and brother, Marshall "Mac" Caudill. He is survived by wife, Susan Dilks; children, Derek, Lauren...
Sandra Minner
July 21, 2016
AGE: 51 • Smyrna Sandra, better known as Sandy to family and friends passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 21, 2016. She was raised in New Castle and was a 1983 graduate of William Penn High School. Sandy had a successful career in Banking, primarily at Citi Bank. Her biggest achievement was her family. Sandy loved taking care of her...
Alice Roberts
July 19, 2016
Alice F. Roberts AGE: 99 • Wilmington Alice passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 after spending the last seven and one half years at the home of her loving caregiver, her daughter Sharry Russell. Alice was born in Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Herman and Mabel Fredrich. She married Jim Roberts in Wisconsin and they lived there till...
Paul Jenkins
July 17, 2016
Paul W. Jenkins, Jr. AGE: 74 • Wilmington Paul passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016. He was a Millwright for many years at the DuPont Experimental Station. Paul was a graduate of Brandywine High School and attended the University of Delaware. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and golfing. Paul is survived by his children, Catherine J. McCabe (Gregory) and Paul...
Oscar Foraker
July 8, 2016
Oscar T. Foraker, Sr. AGE: 89 • New Castle Oscar passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016. He was a Freight Conductor for the Pennsylvania Railroad which is now called Conrail. Oscar gave over 50 years of service to the Railroad where his nickname was "Ozzie OT Overtime". Oscar was a World War II US Navy veteran who served on...
Samantha Smith
July 5, 2016
Samantha M. Smith AGE: 29 • Claymont Sami went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. She attended Mt. Pleasant High School. Sami enjoyed Arts and Crafts and loved animals, especially her cats. Sami was preceded in death by her father, David Pruitt and her sister, Amanda Jaime Pruitt. She is survived by her sons, Matthew Smith...
Matthew Farren
July 2, 2016
After a long illness, on Saturday, July 2, 2016 we lost our Captain America, Matthew A. Farren, after a valiant fight. Matthew, of Wilmington, attended Christiana High School, graduating in June of 1979. He then worked as a carpenter in the Wilmington area for 25 years. He loved Eagles football, fishing, and music. He was a talented musician and was...
Garey Weber
July 1, 2016
Garey passed away suddenly on Friday, July 1, 2016. Garey has worked for over 40 years at Speakman CO. He was an avid fisherman and loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Garey is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughter, Melissa Weber; parents, Carl and Leona Weber; sister, Linda Shatley (Leonard); grandchildren, Gabrielle and Dylan; uncle, Floyd Weber;...
Annette Pressey
June 23, 2016
Ms. Net departed this life on June 23, 2016. She attended Wilmington High School and worked as a Toll Collector for the DRBA and also worked at Forman Mills. Ms. Net had a passion for cooking, watching Philadelphia sports teams and most of all caring for her family, especially her 5 grandchildren, Ms. Net was preceded in death by her...
Pedro Rojas
June 18, 2016
Pedro A. “Tony” Rojas, Sr. age 22 of Wilmington returned to The Father on Saturday, June 18th. Tony was involved with the ROTC while attending William Penn High School. He was a car and motorcycle enthusiast and enjoyed traveling. He loved writing and singing rap music, spending time with his kids and his mom and dad’s cooking. He was preceded...
Henry Dehoyos
June 3, 2016
Henry W. “Boot” DeHoyos age 42 of New Castle joined his wife Tammi in Heaven on Friday, June 3, 2016. Boot graduated from DelCastle High School in 1992. He worked as an electrician and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his wife of 21 years, Tammi in 2015. Boot is survived by his daughter, Jessica L....
Denis White
June 3, 2016
Denis F. White AGE: 61 • New Castle Denis passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 3, 2016. Denis, of the New Castle, born and raised in the Little Italy section of Wilmington, worked as a site manager at several condo locations. Denis and his deck were synonymous, and all were welcome. There was no better time than hanging out with...
John Chiappardi
June 3, 2016
AGE: 90 • Wilmington John passed away on Friday, June 3, 2016. He was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Southeast Catholic High School. John served in the U.S. Army 84th Infantry Division in World War II. Following the war, he attended Drexel University, then enjoyed a long career in the HVAC industry until the age of 75. John was...
Orindo Dibuo
May 26, 2016
Orindo DiBuo AGE: 84 • New Castle Orindo passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2016. He was pre-deceased by his wife of 51 years, Ethel in 2008 and his sons Michael and Norman. He is survived by his daughter, Denise Stromberg; his son, Steven DiBuo and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Orindo is also survived by his sisters, Emma Paoletti...
Charlette Moore
May 24, 2016
Charlette Swanson Moore AGE: 80 • Pocomoke City, MD, formerly of Wilmington, DE Charlette died after a long illness on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. She worked at the DuPont CO for 30 years at the downtown Wilmington location. Charlette loved her cats. Charlette was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Moore in 1973, and her parents, Charles Rogers and...
Charles Berry
May 22, 2016
Charles Willis Berry, known as Chuck, passed away on May 22, 2016 from complications following a stroke. He was 68 years old. Chuck was born on September 25, 1947 and grew up in Newport Delaware. He was the third child of Eleanor and George Berry, both now deceased. Chuck is survived by his wife Hildegard Groves, his sons Ian Berry...
Eugene Marple
May 14, 2016
Eugene W. Marple AGE: 68 • Newport Gene passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2016. He worked at General Motors for about 30 years. Gene enjoyed fishing, gardening and bowling. Gene was preceded in death by his parents, Wilmer and Ruth, and his brother Curtis. He is survived by his sons, Eugene, Jr. and William and their mother, Lois. Funeral...
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