obituaries

Jun 14, 2018

Harry Ashur Reynolds, Jr. Age 77, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, June 14, 2018. Harry was born on October 21, 1940 to Harry and Ella Reynolds. He was a graduate of Conrad High School in 1958, and immediately joined the U.S. Army. He served his country in the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne from 1958 until 1962. He was...

Jun 12, 2018

Thomas E. Blackiston Age 77, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Wilmington on December 27, 1940, Tom graduated from Conrad High School in 1958. At 18 years of age, he served his country in the United States Navy. He was a firefighter for the City of Wilmington, and then gave 35 years...

Jun 9, 2018

Age 78, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2018 surrounded by his family. Anthony was the son of the late Domenico (Dominick) and Giuseppina (Josephine) DiSabatino. He was the youngest of seven children. He worked as a printer at Delta Forms in Wilmington for 30 years and served in the Delaware Army National Guard for 31 years. He was a...

Jun 7, 2018

William T. Morgan II Age 87, passed away peacefully on June 7, 2018. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA to the late Richard and Amelia Morgan (Cranage). He served in the Army 11th Airborne in the 408th Quartermaster Co. in Ft. Campbell, KY from 1952-1954. Bill was a longstanding member of the New Castle Moose Lodge, and the Korean War Veterans Association....

Jun 6, 2018

Matthew Z. Janicki Jr. – age 53 of New Castle went to be with the Lord on June 6, 2018 after a long, hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. Born to Matt and Marjorie Janicki, he was the oldest of four children. Matt served in the Delaware Army National Guard for 28 years. He was employed as a Senior Application Support...

Jun 5, 2018

John N. Diggins beloved husband of Mary Veronica Shields Diggins, died at home on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. He was 94. Mr. Diggins had been a freight conductor for the Pennsylvania Railroad and its successor companies. He retired from Conrail. He was a member of Christ Our King Catholic Church in Wilmington and served on its Parish Council and Maintenance...

Jun 4, 2018

Irene F. Zulinski Age 93 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, June 4, 2018. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. Irene was preceded in death by her husband, John Zulinski. She will be dearly missed by her children, Patricia Gardiner (Clark), Michael Zulinski (Sue Marley), Donald Zulinski (Carol), and...

Jun 3, 2018

May 28, 2018

Marlene E. Thompson Wilmington – Age 79 passed away on May 28, 2018 at home. Marlene was born in Wilmington and was the daughter of the late Robert and Maisie (Smith) Poole. She was employed as a preschool teacher at Kiddie Kollege Day Care. She loved going to the beach with her children, watching softball and little league baseball games,...

May 27, 2018

John "Jack" F. Klingmeyer, 83, of New Castle passed away May 27, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. Jack was a graduate of St. Peter School, and attended the University of Delaware and Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina. He was very athletic and loved playing all sports. He was a proud member of the Air Force, and also...

May 23, 2018

Patricia (Pat) Munley, nee Connell, age 83 of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. She was born in Wilmington on July 28, 1934 to the late John J. Connell, Sr. and Bridget V. (Hannon) Connell. Pat attended St. Elizabeth's High School and the St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing, both in Wilmington. During her work career, Pat...

May 23, 2018

Kevin Patrick Leahy, age 59, passed away suddenly on 5/23/18 at Christiana Hospital surrounded by his loving wife, family, and friends. Kevin was the son of Jerry and Joan Leahy. He was born and raised in Newark, Delaware where he played and excelled at youth sports. He was a graduate of Newark High School. Kevin was a proud employee of...

May 22, 2018

Julia C. Guida Age 72 of Wilmington Passed away peacefully at Seasons Hospice on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Julie was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. She was a graduate of Conrad High School where she was flag twirler. She cherished her memories of high school and was an active member of the Conrad High School Alumni Association. Julie had...

May 21, 2018

Patrick Stanley Joseph Ruffin Age 71, of the "Indiana Ruffins", passed away on May 21, 2018. Patrick was born on November 15, 1946, in Indianapolis and was raised in Delaware. He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1969 with a major in German. He was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force and served in southeast Asia...

May 17, 2018

Pamela Korte, nee Jones, age 57, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on May 17, 2018. Pam graduated from Brandywine High School in 1978 and went on to Harcum College, graduating in 1980, with a degree in business administration. Following graduation, she worked in business and logistics for several different organizations, including Software International, Cigna Insurance, Matlack Trucking, and SCO Logistics....

May 16, 2018

Mary Anne Stewart, age 85, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2018. Mary Anne was born and raised in Old New Castle, DE and was a graduate of St. Peter's High School, class of 1950. She married her first love, Jim, in 1957. She went on to work for DuPont, retiring after 36 years as the secretary to the executive...

May 11, 2018

James R. "Chick" Gallagher, a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, died May 11, 2018 at age 71. Chick was a beloved family man, military veteran, successful entrepreneur, and boating captain. He is survived by Karen Lee Benedict Gallagher, his wife and the love of his life; his three children, Dana Marie Tasker and her husband, Christian, Kimberly Ann Gallagher-Moses, and...

May 9, 2018

Jacqueline Kay Peck, age 75 of Bear, passed away on Mya 9, 2018. She was born to the late Jackson and Dorothy (Hall) Peck, on September 21, 1942. Jackie was a proud graduate of Conrad High School in 1961. She was an active member of their accomplished band Program, serving as band officer her senior year. After graduation, she was...

Apr 30, 2018

William Carl Bryan Age 65 of Wilmington Passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 30, 2018. Bill was a self-employed business owner. He owned and operated several different car dealerships and auto salvage shops over the years. Bill loved playing golf and shooting pool. He was an amateur karaoke singer and enjoyed belting out the great hits of Elvis,...

Apr 28, 2018

Byard Reed Widdoes Age 90, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Byard was born in New Castle, DE, to the late Lura (nee Reed) and Byard C. Widdoes, on March 16, 1928. He graduated from William Penn High School and joined the U.S. Navy as WWII was ending. He served on the USS Barnes...