Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wilmington, DE and surrounding areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Clarence Brown
May 2, 2009
Age 51, of Newark, DE, formerly of Dunlieth, passed away at home in the presence of his loving family on, Saturday, May 2, 2009. Clarence was a 1976 graduate of DeLaWarr High School, worked as a Security Specialist at the Wilmington Trust Co. for 10 years, and was also a truck driver for Perma-Flex Rollers of Newark. He was affiliated...
Esther Barr
Apr 28, 2009
Age 92, of Wilmington, DE, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Esther was born and raised in County Cork, Ireland and came to the US in 1948. She was a homemaker. Esther was preceded in death by her son, Scott Barr in 1990 and a daughter, Marie Eastburn in 1994 and her husband, Carroll Scott...
Fredlyn Jaworski
Apr 26, 2009
Age 64, of Newark, DE, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2009. Freddie was a New Castle County Crossing Guard for the Christiana School District for 10 years before retiring in 2007. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Harold F. Jaworski;her son, Erek F. "EJ" Jaworski;and a sister-in-law, Theresa Jaworski. Funeral services will be 10am, Thursday, April...
Kathleen Ciamaricone
Apr 24, 2009
Age 68, of New Castle, DE passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 24, 2009. Billie was a Bus Aide for the Colonial School district. Survivors include her husband of 28 years, Frank P. Ciamaricone, Sr; children, Karen and Clayton; 5 stepchildren; sisters, Connie Bonacquisti and Verla Jones; grandson, William Stasis, Jr.(Carolina); 12 step-grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and 5 step-great-grandchildren....
Martin Rolfe
Apr 10, 2009
Age 52, of Selbyville, DE, left this world peacefully after his brave struggle with a debilitating disease, on Friday, April 10, 2009. Marty was a 1974 graduate of Newark High School and enjoyed fishing, boating and gardening. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Marty was a carpenter by trade. Survivors include his son, Jason of Wilmington,...
James Hobbs
Apr 2, 2009
As 79, of Stanton, DE, passed away, Thursday, April 2, 2009. "Jimmy Mack" worked for the Dupont Company for 28 years before retiring in 1991. He was an Army Veteran during the Korean War. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Gladys Hobbs;his children, Larry, Barbara Lindell & husband Ric; brothers, Bruce and Paul Wayne Hobbs;1 sister, Belle Coomer; grandchildren,...
Jacob Grube
Mar 30, 2009
Age 89, of Elkton, MD, formerly of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2009. Jake retired from Dupont in 1982 after 20 years as an electrical engineer and also worked for the UofD for many years as electrical engineer. He was an Army Air Force veteran during WWII and enjoyed square dancing for 40 years with the 2...
Maggie Ellis
Mar 29, 2009
Age 82, of Stanton, went to be with the Lord on, Sunday, March 29, 2009. Maggie was employed at St. Francis Hospital, for 15 years, before retiring in 1990. She enjoyed crocheting. Maggie is survived by her husband of 63 years, Richard W., Sr: her children, Julia Belleman, Raesha Clark, Richard, Jr., Woodrow, Virginia Nickle and James, Sr; 3 brothers,...
Mildred Rew
Mar 24, 2009
Age 92, of Newport, DE, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Mildred retired from Sears after 18 years in the Accounting Department. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and spending time with her family, both at home and her cottage on the Chester River. Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph, in 1993, her granddaughter, Dawn DeStephano and great...
Richard Hollingsworth
Mar 24, 2009
Age 75, of Pasadena, MD, formerly of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2009. Buck served in the US Army during the Korean War. He formerly owned Royal Used Cars, Delaware Auto Body, Twin Kiss Restaurant and Delaware Glass Tinting. He owned race horses and race cars and enjoyed golf, NASCAR and boating. Buck was preceded in death...
Eugene May
Mar 16, 2009
Age 66, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on, Monday, March 16, 2009. Gene was a sheet metal assembler for Boeing for 21 years before retiring in 2007; he also worked for Atlantic Aviation from the 1960's to the early 1980's. Gene was an Air Force veteran. He enjoyed visiting Delaware Park for many years and he loved cats. Gene is...
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