Dorothy Barbas
Mar 20, 2011
Dorothy D. Barbas Age 89, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 20, 2011. A 1940 graduate of Wilmington High School, Dot was a long time resident of Elsmere. After high school, she did primarily secretarial and clerical work and was especially proud of working for the U.S. Navy at the Dravo Shipyard during WWII. She...
Theresa Fagan
Mar 19, 2011
Theresa L. Fagan (Giannone) Theresa L. Fagan, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to so many, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2011surrounded by her loving family. Theresa was born on May 3, 1918, daughter of the late Joseph and Vincenzina Giannone. She was the sixth of eight children, and the last remaining sibling. Theresa grew up in...
William Kane
Mar 15, 2011
William J. Kane, Jr. Age 52, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Billy was a 1977 graduate of St. Elizabeth High School. He retired as a firefighter with the Wilmington City Fire Dept. He then worked for the State of Delaware in the Division of Motor Vehicle. Billy was a lifetime member of...
Joseph Donahue
Feb 26, 2011
JOSEPH M. DONAHUE Age 79 of Dagsboro, Delaware formerly of Wilmington, Delaware died on February 26, 2011. Mr. Donahue was a retired Wilmington Police Officer. He was a dedicated member of the YMCA and celebrated 50 years of continuous membership in 2007. He was presented with a gold lifetime membership card at the Sussex Family YMCA. Burial was private. A...
Carolyn Brooks
Feb 25, 2011
Carolyn (Boyd) Brooks The wonderful life of Carolyn Brooks ended peacefully February 25th, 2011 surrounded by family. Daughter of the late William & Thelma Boyd, and predeceased by her first husband Cecil Roy Hoskins, her sister Barbara Craddock, and her infant son Ralph, Carolyn is survived by her husband of 38 years Bud Brooks, her three sisters Mary Alice Carpenter,...
Dorothy Cline
Feb 25, 2011
Dorothy M. Cline Age 88 of Elsmere passed away peacefully on February 25, 2011. Dorothy was a homemaker with an amazing gift of singing, yodeling, and whistling country/western music. Her talent and love for music lead her to perform with Cousin Lee on live radio in her early years. After raising her 4 children, she used her unique talent to...
Bernice Coulsting
Feb 25, 2011
Bernice Anna Coulsting Mrs. Bernice Anna Coulsting of Wilmington, DE, passed away at Gilpin Hall Nursing Care on Friday, February 25, 2011. She was born December 7, 1928 in Washington, DC, the daughter of the late Anton and Edna Klein. Bernice graduated from Granby High School in Norfolk, VA, attended William and Mary College in Virginia and Fairfield University in...
Harold Owens
Feb 24, 2011
Harold Owens Age 80, died February 24, 2011 at Heartland House surrounded by his loving family. Harold worked for I.P.I./Witco Chemical as a chemical operator for 37 years, and Colonial School District for 7 years. He was a U.S. Marine Corp Veteran who fought and served during the Korean War. Harold was an avid Eagles fan and enjoyed all of...
Harold Owens
Feb 24, 2011
Harold Owens Age 80, died February 24, 2011 at Heartland House surrounded by his loving family. Harold worked for I.P.I./Witco Chemical as a chemical operator for 37 years, and Colonial School District for 7 years. He was a U.S. Marine Corp Veteran who fought and served during the Korean War. Harold was an avid Eagles fan and enjoyed all of...
Anna Handlin
Feb 21, 2011
Anna M. (O'Hara) Handlin Age 96, died February 21, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. Ann was born on September 23, 1914 to the late Mary (Moyles) O'Hara of County Mayo, Ireland, and Patrick J. O'Hara of County Sligo, Ireland. Ann was a very proud graduate of St. Paul's Parochial School in 1928 and St. Paul's Commercial in 1930. She...
Anna Handin
Feb 21, 2011
Anna M. (O'Hara) Handlin Age 96, died February 21, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. Ann was born on September 23, 1914 to the late Mary (Moyles) O'Hara of County Mayo, Ireland, and Patrick J. O'Hara of County Sligo, Ireland. Ann was a very proud graduate of St. Paul's Parochial School in 1928 and St. Paul's Commercial in 1930. She...
Cecilia Mcgovern
Feb 18, 2011
Cecilia "Ceil" R. (Gold) McGovern Age 93, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2011, surrounded by her family. Born April 21, 1917 in Wilmington, DE, Ceil was the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Hannah (Schwartz) Gold. She retired from the Wilmington Medical Center where she worked in the Dietary Division at the Wilmington General Hospital....
Michael Mckeon
Feb 16, 2011
Michael A. McKeon "Goofus" Age 33, passed away suddenly on February 16, 2011 surrounded by family. Michael was born November 26, 1977 and was raised and resided in Elsmere, Delaware. Michael was the son of Frank and Margaret McKeon of Elsmere, DE, the middle son of 4 brothers. Michael was a graduate of Howard High School in Wilmington (class of...
Elizabeth Fontello
Feb 14, 2011
Elizabeth M. Fontello (Nee) Ciccaglione Age 87, died February 14, 2011 at her daughter's home surrounded by her loving family. Born September 15, 1923, born and raised in Wilmington. Devoted wife of the late Dominick Fontello who passed away on September 10, 2007. She is also preceded in death by her parents, Anna and Donato Ciccaglione as well as her...
Michele Abbott
Feb 12, 2011
Michele "Shelly" Abbott Age 47, went home to the Lord, after a brief illness, on Saturday, February 12, 2011. Shelly was born in Wilmington, DE. She graduated St. Thomas grade school and A.I. Dupont High School. She had worked as an assistant underwriter in the insurance industry and also the News Journal in the marketing department. Shelly was preceded in...
Josephine Barbizzi
Feb 10, 2011
Josephine M. Barbizzi (Garneski) Age 89, passed away peacefully with her family February 10, 2011. Josephine was born in the Dobbinsville neighborhood of New Castle on July 14, 1921 to her parents the late Alexander and Sarah Garneski. Josephine was the Salutatorian of St. Peter's High School Class of 1939, where she was the editor of the school paper "The...
Nancy Spanich
Feb 9, 2011
Nancy Spanich "Gee" Age 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She was employed by Sears Credit for many years until her retirement in 1987. Nancy loved going to Delaware Park with her best friend Cass. She also looked forward to her annual first week of August beach vacation to North Bethany with her daughters and friends. She...
Eugenia Boyd
Feb 8, 2011
Eugenia (Jean) Boyd Died peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, February 8, 2011. Jean was heavily involved in the inception of the sports program at Holy Angels along with her husband, Jack. She attended St. Elizabeth's High School. Jean worked as a real estate agent for many years in Delaware. She was the daughter of the late Vincent P....
Geraldine Mcdermott
Feb 4, 2011
Geraldine "Jay" McDermott Age 75, of Wilmington, DE, passed away suddenly at Christiana Hospital on Friday evening, February 4, 2011. Jay was a New Years baby born in 1936 to Joseph and Josephine Garbatowski. She recently retired after a long career in medical billing from Brandywine Imaging. Jay was the MVP of all moms as she devoted her life to...
Frank Harrison
Jan 30, 2011
Frank H. Harrison, Jr. Age 95, born June 1915, died Sunday, January 30, 2011, after a short illness. Frank was a lifelong member of Elsmere Presbyterian Church having been confirmed in 1922, later becoming an Elder and always helping out whenever he could. A veteran of WWII, 1943-1945, he served with Company B 726th Railroad Operating Battalion in India, Burma/China...
