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Local Obituaries from Wilmington & New Castle, DE
Julia Rodriguez
Oct 22, 2009
Julia Rodriguez Age 91, of Wilmington, went to be with the Lord on Thurs., Oct. 22, 2009. Julia is preceded in death by her husband, Angel Rodriguez, grandson, Cesar E. Rodriguez, and great-granddaughter, Karina Turner. Julia is survived by her daughter, Lydia Mercado, and her husband, Felix; her four sons and their wives, Cesar and Juanita, Jose and Lydia; Julio...
Michael Masters
Oct 20, 2009
Michael K. Masters Age 51, after a courageous four year battle with cancer died on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Mike proudly served in the U.S. Army. He was involved with counseling and support system at the Wilmington V.A. Hospital. The staff at the V.A. Hospital considered Mike as one of their own, not only a volunteer. He was also devoted...
Earl Elliott
Oct 19, 2009
Earl R. Elliott "Bob" Age 79, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, October 19, 2009 at Christiana Hospital. Bob was a sheet metal mechanic for over 30 years. He worked for Services Unlimited and Thermal Energy. He retired in the late 1990's. Bob has been a resident of Lewes for the past ten years. Bob was a longtime...
Chester Rybicki
Oct 17, 2009
Chester H. Rybicki Age 89, of Lewes, DE, formerly of Murray Manor in Wilmington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2009, at Harbor Healthcare, surrounded by his loving family. Chester was born November 3, 1919, to the late Stanislaw and Alexandra (Harubin) Rybicki. He was a veteran of World War II and was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad until...
Francis Schiavoni Sr.
Oct 7, 2009
Francis L. Schiavoni, Sr. Francis (Franny/Frank) L. Schiavoni, Sr., age 88, of Elsmere, DE passed away peacefully at his home under the care of his loving family, on October 7, 2009 after a long illness. He was born on July 11, 1921 in Arquato del Tronto, Italy to the late Carlo and Angelamaria Schiavoni. He came to Wilmington, Delaware with...
Patricia Handlin
Oct 7, 2009
Patricia A. Handlin Nee: Wonowicz 9/20/1941 �" 10/7/2009 Patricia A. Handlin, of Newark, DE, died on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at age 68. Pat was born in Wilmington, DE, the daughter of the late Frances Wronowicz and Antoinette Fresconi. She was also preceded in death by her brother William Smith. Patricia devoted her life to her family, caring for her...
Anthony Ivone
Oct 6, 2009
Anthony C. Ivone "Tone Tough Guy" Age 56, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Anthony was preceded in death by his mother, Lillian M. Ivone; his uncle, Frank Roy; and his nephew, Nicholas J. Ivone. Anthony was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend. He will be remembered for his kindness and loyalty. He is...
Robert Delcollo
Oct 3, 2009
Robert E. DelCollo Of Long Neck, DE (formerly of Hockessin DE) passed away at his home peacefully early Saturday morning October 3, 2009 at the age of 77. Robert was born in Wilmington, DE on June 22, 1932 to Daniel & Mary (Friel) DelCollo. Graduate from Brown Vocational HS as a carpenter and worked for the JA Bader Company on...
Alton Short Jr.
Sep 27, 2009
Alton W. Short "Al" "Sonny" Age 60, of Newark, DE went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 27, 2009 surrounded by his family. He will be dearly missed by his daughters, Jennifer, and Stephanie and her husband John; his grandchildren, Joshua Damian and Chloe Rose; his sisters, Patricia Saxton and her husband Tommy, and Barbara Taylor and...
Herbert Mansfield
Sep 18, 2009
Herbert Franklin Mansfield, Sr. passed away peacefully at the age of 92 at Courtland Manor in Dover, Delaware with family by his side on September 18, 2009. Herbert was born and raised in Easton, Maryland and was one of 9 children. He was the only one in his family to graduate from high school. When World War II started, Herbert...
Barbara Mlynarski
Sep 18, 2009
Barbara A. Mlynarski Our mom went from our arms to God's arms. Barbara was born in Wilmington on September 6, 1935 and passed away on September 18, 2009 surrounded by her family. She was a homemaker and devoted her life to her family. Barbara especially loved spending time with her family, playing games, celebrating holidays and birthdays, eating crabs or...
James Foote Iii
Sep 18, 2009
James W. Foote, III Age 57, died peacefully at home on Fri., Sept. 18, 2009. James served in the U.S. Navy for 6 years and the Army Reserve for 2 years. He retired from Bell Atlantic after 13 years of service. James was preceded in death by his parents, James W. Foote, Jr., and Christine (Goodwin) Foote. He is survived...
Peggy Bowdle
Sep 10, 2009
PEGGY L. BOWDLE (Nee Hilyard) Of Elsmere, Delaware, passed on peacefully on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at the age of 79. She was born on August 5, 1930 in Orlando, Florida, the daughter of Earle and Gladys Hilyard. She moved with her family to Wilmington, Delaware in 1938 and graduated from Henry C. Conrad High School in 1948. Thereafter, she...
Walter James, Jr.
Sep 9, 2009
Walter R. James, Jr. Age 58, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009, at his home in Landenberg, PA. Walter owned and operated James Custom Painting for over 20 years. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter R. James, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Lisa (Robbins) James; mother, Anne (James) Murphy of Elsmere; sisters, Annette...
Betty Merrill
Sep 4, 2009
Betty Ann Merrill (8/20/43 to 9/4/09) Betty Ann Merrill (Young-Ramone) of Old New Castle and Long Neck, DE. Graduated from St. Peter's School, New Castle, DE in 1961 and attended University of Delaware. Betty Ann worked for the News Journal Co. as Personnel Manager, Human Resources Dept. for over 20 years. She previously worked for Corporation Trust Company, Hercules, Inc,...
Frederick Toney Jr.
Sep 3, 2009
Frederick R. Toney, Jr. "Jelly Belly" Age 62, passed away at Christiana Hospital surrounded by his family on Wed., Sept. 3, 2009. Fred was born in Indiana and was the son of June Cupps and the late Frederick Toney, Sr. Fred was a US Air Force Veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a teamster for 27 years and worked...
Michael Danley
Sep 2, 2009
Michael E. Danley "Mike" Age 52, born March 7, 1957, of Fort Myers, Florida, formerly of Newark, DE went home with the Lord September 2, 2009. He was loving, caring and kind. Mike was preceded in death by his brother James "Jim" Reavis. He is survived by his loving daughter, Melissa (Danley) Masten, and her loving husband Josh Masten; three...
Ann Antonio
Aug 31, 2009
Ann Marie Antonio Age 82, of New Castle, DE, passed away on August 31, 2009, peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in New Castle, Delaware to George and Catherine Givens, Ann was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who was an active member of her church community. She gave unselfishly of herself to her parish, St. Peter...
Kathleen Ruane
Aug 30, 2009
Kathleen Mary Ruane Kathy passed away suddenly at her home on Sunday, August 30, 2009. She was born March 1, 1952, in Wilmington, DE. She was a graduate of Wilmington High School in 1970. Kathy worked for many years at Blue Cross of Delaware and worked for HSBC until her recent disability. Kathy was preceded in death by her parents,...
Angelo Perregrino
Aug 15, 2009
Angelo John Perregrino Age 86, born August 23, 1992, died Saturday, August 15, 2009. Angelo was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in WWII. He retired in 1977 from New Castle County as a carpenter. Angelo was a member of both the Millsboro and Cape Henlopen VFW. He was also a member of the Woodcarvers of Rehoboth Beach. Angelo was...
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