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Local Obituaries from Wilmington & New Castle, DE
Samuel Wardell
Oct 24, 2016
Passed away Monday, October 24, 2016 surrounded by his family. Sam was born to the late Joseph and Helen Wardell and raised in Wilmington on DuPont Street. Sam attended St. Anthony of Padua grade school and graduated from Wilmington High School. He worked for DuPont for 40 years, and retired Computer Science Corporation at the age of 58. Sam was...
Rose Hoinowski
Oct 24, 2016
Passed away peacefully on Monday, October 24, 2016 at Seasons Hospice at Christiana Hospital. Rose was a homemaker. She worked as a machine bookkeeper in the banking industry for many years, and retired when she was 68 years old. She loved Dancing with the Stars, politics, FOX News, decorating for the holidays, and gardening. She was preceded in death by...
Rosalie "Rosie" Magee
Oct 23, 2016
Rosalie Rosie Magee, age 74, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 23, 2016. Rosie was born on November 18, 1941 to the late Luigi and Josephine Spinnato. She graduated from West Catholic Girls School in Philadelphia. Rosie married her loving husband, Edward Magee, on November 24, 1962. She loved bingo and retail therapy at the Dollar Tree. She attended adult Day...
John Ciafre
Oct 20, 2016
John passed away on October 20, 2016 surrounded by his loving family after a two-year battle with cancer. John was born May 20, 1941 in Wilmington, Delaware, one of six children. He attended St. Peter Elementary School and William Penn High School. He served six years in the Army National Guard and two years in the US Army Corps on...
Francis Sulpizi
Oct 18, 2016
Frank (Francis) A. Sulpizi Born June 6, 1933, passed away on October 18, 2016 at his residence at Somerford Place where he resided with his brother Jim. Frank served in the U.S. Army for two years and in the Army National Guard in electronics for six years, and also worked for Xerox. He was a member of St. Gabriel's Club...
Francis Karpinski
Oct 18, 2016
Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Francis graduated from Wilmington High school, the University of Delaware, and Rutgers Graduate School of Banking. He proceeded to enjoy a career in banking. Francis eventually retired from the Bank of Delaware (PNC) as Senior Vice President. Francis is survived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth, his "sweet-heart" granddaughter, Vetta Karpinski; son, John,...
Julie Delgrosso
Oct 17, 2016
Julie Cioti DelGrosso "Kul Jul" Julie passed away peacefully on October 17, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Born on February 11, 1930 to Domenic and Antoinette Cioti in Kennett Square, PA. Julie was a graduate of Kennett Consolidated High School, where she was an outstanding athlete, taking the best all-around female athlete award all four years. After high school,...
Anne Quinn
Oct 16, 2016
Anne Malloy Quinn Age 82 * Wilmington Passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, October 16, 2016. Anne was born on July 29, 1934 in Wilmington to the late Joseph and Marion (Campbell) Malloy. She was a proud 1952 graduate of St. Elizabeth High School. Upon graduating, Anne entered the workforce as a Secretary at Wilmington DuPont...
Peter D'Amico
Oct 11, 2016
Passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, after a long illness, surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in Wilmington, DE on November 30, 1931. He attended Sacred Heart School and was a 1949 graduate of Salesianum School. As a young man, he served our country in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves in Cape May, NJ and at...
Chrisitne Pasierb
Oct 11, 2016
Went home to her family in heaven on Monday, October 11, 2016. She fought a long and courageous battle with cancer and passed peacefully under the care of Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Hospital. Christine was born on May 16, 1948 in Wilmington, to the late Hedwig (Hedy) and Dominic (Smilin' Dan) Danish. Chris retired in 2010 after a...
Wendy Shaw
Oct 10, 2016
Wendy Ann Shaw, age 53, passed away suddenly at her home on Monday, October 10 Wendy graduated from William Penn and Hodgson Vo-tech as a hairstylist and was devoted to eldercare as a hairdresser and would often travel to visit shut-ins to style their hair. Wendy loved the beach, especially spending time at the Tin Can with family and friends...
Rita Reynolds
Oct 8, 2016
Rita Marie Reynolds Age 71 of Wilmington Passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, October 8, 2016. Rita was born the daughter of the late Martin and Mary (Doyle) Kelly. She was a life-long resident of Wilmington, DE and parishioner of Corpus Christi Church. Rita retired from JC Penny's after many years of dedicated service, however her greatest calling was...
Pauline Carter
Oct 7, 2016
Pauline Carter, age 94 of Wilmington, DE, passed away Friday October 7, 2016. Pauline was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She loved movies and always eating out. She will be missed by all and was loved for 94 years. She is survived by her two sons, Ronald Jones and Craig Carter (Elaine); two granddaughters, Jennifer Perez and Elizabeth Carter;...
Robert Bromwell
Sep 25, 2016
Passed away September 25, 2016. Bob was born in Wilmington to the late Charles and Averla (Squires) Bromwell. He was a 1962 graduate of Brown Vocational School. Bob was a dedicated employee of Witco Chemical for many years, retiring in 1995. He began his second carrier as a bartender at Mulrooney's Tavern in Elsmere and Connections Inc. In 2002, he...
Felipe Gonzalez-Ocasio
Sep 23, 2016
Felipe Gonzalez, age 97, passed away on Septmeber 23,2106 at seasons Hospice in Christiana Hospital. In his youth he enjoyed riding horses & working in agriculture in his native Puerto Rico. He was married for 45 years to Juana Gonzalez and in 1967 he moved his wife & children from Puerto Rico to Delaware where he worked for 10 years...
Stanley Ciach
Sep 21, 2016
Age 93 of Elsmere Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. Stanley was born in Wilmington to the late Frank and Mary Anna (Janiec) Ciach on November 19, 1922. Stanley faithfully served his country during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army. Upon returning home, he worked as a dedicated auto mechanic for many...
Donald Waltz
Sep 20, 2016
Donald J. Waltz Sr. Passed away September 20,2016, peacefully at home after a short illness. Don was born and raised in Trenton, NJ where he met and married Theresa McHugh in 1965. Don and Theresa moved to New Castle and together they raised their two boys, Don and Jim. Don enjoyed a career as a sales consultant with various chemical...
Linda Horne
Sep 18, 2016
Linda A. Horne Passed away on Sunday September 18, 2016. Linda was born in Wilmington to the late Harry and Florence (Yeatman) Horne. Linda worked for the Port of Wilmington for 30 years and loved animals and knitting. She knitted a baby blanket for her great nieces and nephews. Linda was also an avid reader of thriller novels and loved...
Gordon Mays
Sep 17, 2016
Gordon P. Mays of New Castle, age 76, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2016. Gordy was the son of the late Clarence and Hazel Mays. He was an Army veteran and retired from DuPont's Edgemoor plant. Gordy enjoyed the outdoors and was always either hunting, fishing or crabbing in his best secret spots. He was a woodcrafter whose homemade...
Joseph Reverdito
Sep 12, 2016
Age 92 of Wilmington, passed away at the Delaware Veterans Hospital on September 12, 2016. Joseph faithfully served his country during World War II as an aircraft mechanic in the Navy as well as serving time in the Delaware Air National Guard. He was also a dedicated employee of the United States Postal Service for 35 years, retiring in 1984....
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