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Local Obituaries from Wilmington & New Castle, DE

Clayton Wilson

Clayton Wilson

Sep 25, 2010

Clayton D. Wilson Age 85, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2010 surrounded by his loving wife of 61 years, Marie E. Wilson and his family. Born in Georgetown, DE, the son of the late Charles A. and Mangie Ellen Wilson. He is survived by his son, James C. Wilson and his wife Lee of Wilmington,...

Dorothy Hughes

Dorothy Hughes

Sep 24, 2010

Dorothy A. Hughes Age 85, of Elsmere, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Windsor Place on Friday, September 24, 2010. Dorothy was a lifelong devoted homemaker. She worked at the St. Francis Gift Shop for 18 years retired February 2, 2000. She was the daughter of the late John J. and Clara E. (Cekine) DeNest. She was also...

William Valentine

William Valentine

Sep 20, 2010

William (Bill) W. Valentine Age 72, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2010, surrounded by his loving family. Born June 28, 1938, in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of the late Francis W. and Grace T. Valentine. Bill graduated from Conrad High School in 1956 and from the University of Delaware in 1967 with a Bachelor...

Dion Rossiter

Dion Rossiter

Sep 12, 2010

Dion Patrick Rossiter Age 52, passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, September 12, 2010. Dion was a 1976 graduate of Conrad High School. He founded and operated his own business Rossiter Restorations, Inc. for 17 years. He performed 25 years of dedicated service to Wilmington Fire Dept. and began his career on March 18th of 1985. He first...

Francis Mccaffery

Francis Mccaffery

Sep 9, 2010

Francis J. McCaffery Age 78, died peacefully, surrounded by his family at the Christiana Hospital on Thurs., Sept. 9, 2010. Frank was born in New Castle. He was a U S Navy Veteran and served during the Korean War. He was a member of the Wilmington Fire Department from 1956 until 1981. After his retirement, he worked for both Hoopes...

Pauline Pyle

Pauline Pyle

Sep 8, 2010

Pauline Pyle June 30, 1926 September 8, 2010 Age 84, of Wilmington, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her family, Wednesday, September 8, 2010. Pauline was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who loved being with her family. Pauline was the daughter of the late Peter and Nellie Mackow. She was also preceded...

Patrick Joyce

Patrick Joyce

Sep 4, 2010

Patrick J. Joyce Age 51, passed away suddenly on Saturday, September 04, 2010, of a heart attack. Patrick graduated from Henry C. Conrad High School in 1977. Pat was a member of I.B.E.W. Local 313 and worked as an electrician since 1979. He played football and baseball for both Corpus Christi and Conrad High School. He also enjoyed coaching his...

Catherine Netta

Catherine Netta

Aug 26, 2010

Catherine Cecilia Netta (Kenney) Age 84, of Wilmington, DE, passed away at the Heartland Hospice on Thursday, August 26, 2010, surrounded by her family after a brief battle with cancer. Cas was born on March, 22, 1926, to the late Daniel and Julia Kenney. She attended St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Elementary School and St. Paul's Commercial. Throughout her long...

Evan Barney

Evan Barney

Aug 20, 2010

Evan L. Barney "Barney" Age 95, died Friday, August 20, 2010. Barney was born in Farmington, DE in 1915 and was raised in Wilmington, DE. He attended Wilmington High School and was later employed with Wilmington Police Department. A U.S. Army Veteran of WWII, Barney was in the Big Red 1 Division, landed on Omaha Beach, and served during the...

Harvey Meadows Jr.

Harvey Meadows Jr.

Aug 17, 2010

Harvey Lee Meadows, Jr. Age 67, died August 17, 2010 at his home in Warwick, MD. Service and interment private. Krienen-Griffith 994-9614 www.Delawarefuneral.com

Dorothea Gott

Dorothea Gott

Aug 13, 2010

Dorothea L. "Dottie" (Popo) Gott Age 70, of New Castle, died Friday, August 13, 2010. Dottie retired from the Colonial School District as a custodian for 30 years. She was a member of St. Anthony and St. Gabriel Clubs in New Castle. Dottie enjoyed playing bocce, shuffleboard, and bingo. She also liked taking trips to Atlantic City, and Delaware Park....

Edward Boyle Jr.

Edward Boyle Jr.

Aug 10, 2010

Edward A. Boyle, Jr. "Ed" Age 81, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2010. Ed was a member of the IBEW Local 313 and worked for over 40 years as an electrician. He was a longtime member of the Corpus Christi R. C. Church. Ed was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War and served as a paratrooper with...

Joseph Marzocchi

Joseph Marzocchi

Aug 8, 2010

Joseph Walter Marzocchi Age 63, died August 8, 2010 at Christiana Hospital. He proudly served his hometown of West New York, NJ for 36 years as a United States Postal Service Letter Carrier. He was also a 25 year Navy Veteran serving active duty during Vietnam, and continuing for 20 years in the Reserves. After his retirement from the Post...

Margaret Turko

Margaret Turko

Aug 6, 2010

Margaret (Susi) Turko Age 80 passed away peacefully on Friday, August 6, 2010 at Cadia Pike Creek. Margaret was a nurse at the Delaware State Hospital for over 30 years. Margaret was born and raised in the Shawtown section of New Castle. She was a lifetime member of the St. Peter's Parish in New Castle. Margaret was a member of...

Ray Davis

Ray Davis

Jul 30, 2010

Ray L. Davis Age 83, died July 30, 2010 at Chatham Acres. He served in the Army with the 177th. He worked for the Delaware River and Bay Authority for 27 years, retired in 1989. Ray was the son of the late London and Ada Davis. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Doris. He is survived by...

Deborah Sweeney

Deborah Sweeney

Jul 26, 2010

Deborah Ann Sweeney Age 40, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 26, 2010 at her home in New Britain, Connecticut. Debbie worked for over five years with the Judicial Services of the State of Connecticut. Prior to that she worked for the Dept. of Labor with the State of Delaware. She was born and raised in Wilmington and was a...

Elizabeth Levering

Elizabeth Levering

Jul 23, 2010

Elizabeth "Betty" G. Levering Age 78, of Wilmington, DE joined the love of her life in heaven on Friday, July 23, 2010. She was surrounded by her loving and devoted family. Born in Wilmington, on February 26, 1932, Betty was the daughter of the late Joseph and Charlotte Grussemeyer. Betty graduated from Wilmington High School in 1949 and married her...

Sandra Kelley

Sandra Kelley

Jul 13, 2010

Sandra Lynn (Sheridan) Kelley Age 35, died July 13, 2010 at home surrounded by her loving family. She worked for Advance Plastic Surgery. Sandra was a member of the Holloway Terrace Fire Co. She was a fundraiser for Susan Komen Cure for Cancer. Sandra was a fun loving outgoing person, loving caring wife and mother. She enjoyed watching all Philadelphia...

Gladys Nai

Gladys Nai

Jul 12, 2010

Gladys E. Nai Nee: Smith Died peacefully on July 12, 2010 at her home in Newark Manor. Born in New Castle, DE. As a young woman she worked at the Post House in Wilmington where she made many life long friends, and later she worked for Acme Markets. She enjoyed cooking, reading mysteries, but most of all spending time with...

Eleanor Campbell

Eleanor Campbell

Jul 8, 2010

Eleanor C. Campbell (Ellie Martin) 1926 – 2010 Age 83, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, July 8, 2010 at the Wilmington Hospital. Ellie was a loving and devoted homemaker and also worked at the DuPont Experimental Station as a secretary for many years. She was a member of St. Matthew's R. C. Church. One of Ellie's joys...

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