Joel Houghton
Mar 7, 2016
Joel Houghton, age 38, passed away on March 8 at St. Francis Hospital. He is survived by his parents, Thom and Nancy Houghton-Lynch; his sisters, Emma, Allison and Mallory; his grandfathers, John J. Houghton and James A. Lynch; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins, all of whom loved him dearly. In keeping with Joel's loving and generous spirit, it was...
John Shaw
Mar 3, 2016
John S. Shaw Age 67 of Wilmington Passed on March 3, 2016 surrounded by his family. John was born and raised in Wilmington, son of the late John H. and Regina (Gold) Shaw. He was a 1966 graduate of Salesianum School. John was an employee of the United States Postal Service for 39 years, retiring in 2005. John was a...
John Shaw
Mar 3, 2016
John S. Shaw Age 67 of Wilmington Passed on March 3, 2016 surrounded by his family. John was born and raised in Wilmington, son of the late John H. and Regina (Gold) Shaw. He was a 1966 graduate of Salesianum School. John was an employee of the United States Postal Service for 39 years, retiring in 2005. John was a...
John Fleming
Mar 3, 2016
Passed away at home on Thursday, March 3, 2016. John proudly served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam in the 101st Airborne Division. He was a Purple Heart recipient during his service in Vietnam. He was an Anchor Motor Freight Local 326 teamster, and his second career was at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Elsmere. John was a Master Mason...
Jean Lindell
Mar 2, 2016
Passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, in her daughter's home in Newark, on March 2, 2016. Jean was born in Staunton, VA to the late Myrtle (Rohr) and Edward Shiftlett. She was a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School. Jean moved to Wilmington in the early 30s to attend the Wilmington General School for Nursing, for which she...
Lionel Phillips
Feb 29, 2016
Lionel (Sonny) Phillips Age 90, passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016 at home. Sonny was born in Wilmington, Delaware on December 18, 1925 to Lionel and Lola (Whaley) Phillips. He was a graduate of H. Fletcher Brown Vocational High School, where he studied electrical engineering. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II from January 1944 to...
Alicia Chambers Johnson
Feb 13, 2016
Alicia Marie Chambers Johnson passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, February 13, 2016. Lisa was born on October 6, 1960 to Bernadette and Mahlon Chambers, Jr. She was a 1978 graduate of Henry S. Conrad High School. Upon graduation Lisa enrolled in Delaware Beauty College and became a self-employed cosmetologist. She enjoyed taking long car trips and...
Robert Cook
Feb 12, 2016
Passed away on February 12, 2016 after a short illness. Bob was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was also a devout catholic. Bob was a lifelong parishioner of St. Peter the Apostle R.C. Church in New Castle. Bob was born in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington HS in 1953. After graduation, he joined the army, serving in Korea....
William Krupa
Feb 11, 2016
William Stanley Krupa Age 72 of Roselle Died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, February 11, 2016. Bill graduated from Salesianum High School in 1961 and enlisted in the United States Navy. He spent five years proudly serving his country before returning home and marrying the love of his life, Kathy. Bill worked as a crane supervisor at...
Kathleen Hemphill
Feb 10, 2016
Passed away at home on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, surrounded by her family. Kitty was born in Wilmington, and was the daughter of the late James and Anna (Schwabb) Duffy. She was a member of the first graduating class of St. Elizabeth High School in 1944. She played basketball and was on the baton twirling team at St. Elizabeth's. She...
Helen Mccafferty
Feb 8, 2016
Helen Margaret McCafferty (Alfree) Age 95 of New Castle Went home to the lord on Monday February 8th, peacefully at home surrounded by her family. An amazing wife, mother and grandmother whom will be sadly missed. Born in New Castle to Frank and Abby Alfree on Sept. 29' 1920, Helen was one of 11 siblings. Helen spent many childhood years...
William Sillman
Feb 5, 2016
William passed away suddenly on February 5, 2016 at his home in Newark. He was born on July 27, 1952 in Philadelphia, PA to William T. and Mable S. Sillman. William was an Army veteran, who retired after 20 years of service. He went on to work and retire from Christina School District, where he was a Bus Aide for...
Frances Mckewen
Jan 31, 2016
Age 73 of Elsmere Passed away peacefully on January 31, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Frances was born in Lancaster, PA to the late Leonard L. and Edna (McVey) DiNunzio and raised in Wilmington, DE. Frances was a proud resident of Elsmere for the past 51 years. Frances was a home day care provider. She touched the lives of...
Josephine Clark
Jan 30, 2016
Age 77 of New Castle Passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 30, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Josephine was the daughter of the late Peter F. and Elizabeth M. (Susi) Octavio. She was a lifelong resident of New Castle. Josephine was a graduate of St. Peter High School and a dedicated parishioner at St. Peter the Apostle R.C. Church....
Anne Gravino
Jan 27, 2016
On January 27, 2016, Anne peacefully left this life to be rejoined with her husband, Danny Gravino and the Perillo clan who have preceded her. She is with great company and is in good hands. Born Anne Mary Perillo, on January 19, 1933 to Nicholas and Mary Perillo of Wilmington, DE. In 1951 Anne met the love of her life,...
Kathryn Garniewski
Jan 17, 2016
Kathryn Mancari Garniewski Age 62 of Wilmington Passed away suddenly at home on Sunday, January 17, 2016. She was born Kathryn Elizabeth Mancari on February 6, 1953 and was raised in New Castle, DE. Kathryn was the daughter of Louis N. Mancari and the late Jean F. Mancari. She was a loving wife to Jack Garniewski and caring mother to...
Donna Thompson
Jan 15, 2016
Passed away peacefully on January 15, 2016. Donna was born in Asheville, North Carolina, the daughter of Beverly (Moulton) and William Hyatt. A graduate of William Penn High School, Donna went on to a nearly 30 year career with New Castle County in the Department of Code Enforcement. She had a true vocation for helping people and was passionate about...
Norman Casper
Jan 14, 2016
Norman A. CAsper Age 81 of Wilmington, DE Passed away peacefully at Christiana Hospital on Thursday, January 14, 2016. Norman was a graduate of Salesianum School in Wilmington, DE. Upon graduation he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Norman completed his basic training at Paris Island, North Carolina. He was a dedicate marine who served overseas during the Korean...
Jane Sayers
Jan 13, 2016
Age 85, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Jane loved spending time at the beach and had a great love for animals. She supported numerous charities for the benefit of animals. Jane was a founding member of the Diamond State German Shepherd Club, and she raised many champion shepherds. Jane was a supervisor at Bell Telephone for 10 years....
Mary Marinelli
Jan 9, 2016
Age 60, of Wilmington, DE, passed away after a courageous, inspiring, and dogged 2½ year battle with cancer. Mary's resolve in fighting and dealing with her illness enabled her to perform her job as a registered nurse at Manor Care Foulk Road up to the very end of her life. Mary was the animated daughter of Frank and Virginia Marinelli....
