Anna Short
May 11, 2009
Anna Marie Short "Annie" Age 69, died Monday, May 11, 2009 at Heartland Hospice House surrounded by her loving family. Annie, the daughter of Salvatore and Philomena Granese was born in Bridgeport, PA on July 9, 1939. She attended Holy Savior Grade School and St. Patrick's High School in Bridgeport, before moving to Wilmington in 1963. Annie married her husband...
Earl Marrs
May 3, 2009
Earl B. Marrs Born in Brewsterdale, WV September 19, 1938 Earl died peacefully on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Christiana Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Earl was son of the late Reece Marrs and Annie Nunley Marrs. He retired in 1993 from GM Boxwood Road Plant. He also worked for Hurlock Roofing Co. 24 plus years. Earl was an...
Vincent Cappalo, Jr.
May 2, 2009
Vincent James Cappalo, Jr. Age 56 died peacefully on Saturday, May 2, 2009 surrounded by his loving family at Heartland Hospice House, Wilmington, DE He was preceded in death by his father, Vincent James Cappalo, Sr. He is survived by his mother, Audrey Cappalo of New Castle; his daughter, Jennifer Biancucci and her husband Mark of Clarks Summit, PA; his...
Mary Colicchio
Apr 29, 2009
Mary A. Colicchio Mary A. Colicchio, of Elsmere, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, with her loving family by her side. A woman of deep faith, Mary was a devoted parishioner and a member of the Corpus Christi Cenacle Prayer Group and a loyal weekly adorer at St. Ann's Perpetual Adoration Chapel. Her pilgrimages to such...
Walter Colona
Apr 26, 2009
Walter E. (Wally) Colona Age 77, died Sunday, April 26, 2009 at Christiana Hospital. Walter worked for the DuPont Company for over 30 years. He also achieved the rank of Major in the Army National Guard where he served his country for 20 years. He was a member of Oriental Lodge #12 in Wilmington. Walter enjoyed golf, cooking, playing the...
Delores Kane
Apr 24, 2009
Delores Fay Kane Age 78, died suddenly on Friday, April 24, 2009 at home. Delores the daughter of John Thomas and Laura Bradley was one of six children all of who have predeceased her. Delores was employed at the Linen Mart on Market Street for 27 years retiring in 1995, and was a very active member of the Wilmington Manor...
Bertha Lewandowski
Apr 18, 2009
Bertha Marie Lewandowski Bertha Marie (Bartell) Lewandowski, a longtime resident of Wilmington and a Philadelphia native, died Saturday, April 18, 2009 and ended her courageous struggle against emphysema. She was 71. Mrs. Lewandowski was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous and recently celebrated 33 years of sobriety with her closest friends. She worked as a waitress for W.T.. Grant Co. and...
Thomas Alley
Apr 17, 2009
Thomas P. Alley Age 79, died Friday, April 17, 2009 peacefully surrounded by his family at Heartland Hospice. Tom was born and raised in Bluefield, West Virginia. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, served his country loyally during the Korean War. Tom worked for the Norfolk & Western Railroad after being honorably discharged. Tom and Mary Ann moved to Delaware...
Deanna Robinson
Apr 17, 2009
Deanna M. Robinson "Dee" Age 58, died peacefully at her home in Millsboro on Friday, April 17, 2009. She and her husband Bill owned and operated "Party Supply" in Middletown. Deanne moved to lower Delaware and was a sales clerk at the V.F. Outlet. She enjoyed and played "Bunco" at Long Neck. Deanna was the daughter of the late Joseph...
John Kane
Apr 16, 2009
John R. Kane "Jack" Died suddenly at Christiana Hospital on Thursday, April 16, 2009. Jack was born in Wilmington, on June 28, 1941, son of the late James F. Sr. and Agnes "Doll" (Lenhoff) Kane. He was one of eleven siblings. Jack served his country in the U.S. Army Signal Corp. He joined the Wilmington Fire Dept. in 1962 retiring...
Ronald Tarr
Apr 16, 2009
Ronald Lewis Tarr Age 38, of 1605 Berlin St., Wilmington, Delaware (formerly of Oil City and Clarion, PA) died suddenly on April 16th, 2009. Born March 15th, 1971 in Quincy, Massachusetts, he was the son of Timothy L. Tarr of Clarion, PA, and Bonnie J. Tighe of Homer City, PA. He was a 1990 graduate of Clarion High School, where...
Donald Callahan
Apr 11, 2009
Donald Lee Callahan Age 75, passed away suddenly on Sat., April 11, 2009. Don served in the US Marine Corp. and was a veteran of the Korean War. He worked for Atlantic Aviation for 38 years and retired as a special projects supervisor. Don enjoyed playing golf. He was a long time coach for the Suburban Little League during the...
Thomas Marando
Apr 11, 2009
Thomas Marando "Bud" April 25, 1956 April 11, 2009 Age 52, of Wilmington, DE, passed peacefully at the Christiana Hospital on April 11, 2009. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, was surrounded by his loving family. Tom's passion for the outdoors included riding his motorcycle and fishing with family and friends. He retired from the DuPont Company as...
Margaret Ristow
Apr 9, 2009
Margaret L. Ristow "Lorraine" Age 83, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Thurs., April 9, 2009 at Forwood Manor. Lorraine was born and raised in Trenton, NJ. After her retirement from PSE&G, after 23 years of service as a switchboard supervisor, Lorraine and her husband, Bob, spent many happy years in Barnegat, NJ. She loved needlepoint and crafts. Lorraine...
Irene Diffley
Mar 31, 2009
Irene May Diffley Age 90, passed away peacefully at Embracing Hospice in Lawrenceville, GA on March 31, 2009. Born in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland on April 4, 1918, Irene came to America with her husband, John and three children in 1952. Irene and John raised five children and because of John's work on many large public works projects the family spent...
Doris Barker
Mar 28, 2009
Doris R. Barker Age 77, passed away peacefully on Sat., March 28, 2009, at home with her daughters, Denise, and her fiancé, Malcom, and Diane, and her beloved grand-daughters, Amanda and Raelyn at her side. Doris was proud of her career as a barmaid at Lou's Tavern, the VFW, and the Moose Lodge. She loved visiting Wildwood, Atlantic City, and...
Mark Kamalski
Mar 20, 2009
Mark Jeffrey Kamalski Age 46, died suddenly on Friday, March 20, 2009 at approximately 3 pm as he was traveling to visit a well- loved family friend. Mark was born on July 1st, 1962 in Wilmington, DE to the late Henry and Sarah Kamalski, and was lovingly raised as the youngest of four children in New Castle, DE. Mark was...
Margaret Lisle
Mar 11, 2009
Margaret Louise Lisle (Trigg) (Anderson) Age 94, of Greenville, Delaware passed away peacefully on March 11, 2009 at the Methodist Country House. She was born June 22, 1914 in Brilliant, Ohio, daughter of William Carl and Sarah (Frazier) Trigg. Following the death of her mother when Margaret was four, she remained in the Eastern Ohio River Valley graduating from Brilliant...
Benedict Halko Jr.
Mar 6, 2009
Benedict G. Halko, Jr. Age 50 died peacefully on Friday, March 6th at his Newark home after a long illness. He was the son of the late Jean (DeJohn) and Benedict G. Halko, Sr. Raised in New Castle, Ben played football and wrestled for William Penn High School. He played many sports, but what he enjoyed the most were the...
Henry Pentz
Mar 5, 2009
Henry C. Pentz Passed away peacefully Thursday, March 5, 2009, at Christiana Hospital with his family by his side. He was 77. Henry was born in Johnstown Pa. He is a US Navy Veteran and proudly served his country during the Korean War. After many years of service, Henry retired from the United States Postal Service in 1987. He also...
