Obituaries

Feb 17, 2007

Age 85, of Wilmington, DE, a resident of Miami, FL for 50 years, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2007. Frances was a secretary at St. Thomas Episcopal School in Miami for 30+ years, before retiring in 1986.She was a very active member of St.Thomas Episcopal Church in Miami, FL and currently a member of the St.James Episcopal Church in...

Feb 14, 2007

Born on December 15, 1907, in Laurel, DE, to John and Hattie Marvel, she died after a long & courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease on Wednesday, February 14, 2007, in Salisbury, MD. Mary was a devoted wife, mother & grandmother. She lived most of her life in Wilmington and was a member of Red Clay Presbyterian Church. Her husband of...

Feb 14, 2007

Richard F. Mullins, age 78 of Wilmington, DE, was reunited with his "sweet heardt" of over 50 years, Doris, on Feb. 14th, 2007. Dick was a photographer with the DuPont Co. for many years. Dicj is survived by his daughters, Carolyn Griffin of Mt. Airy, GA and Janet Minker of Newport, DE, 6 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter. Services will...

Feb 11, 2007

Mary L. Johnson, age 84, of Marlboro TWP., OH, formerly of East Haven, CT, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2007 in Wilmington, DE Mary was an RN working in Industrial Nursing in CT for more than 30 years until the 1970's. After moving to Ohio she opened and owned Towne Hall Antiques. She enjoyed gardening and bird watching.. Mary...

Feb 10, 2007

Carol June Moran, age 69, died Saturday February 10, 2007 at the home of her daughter Mary in Elkton, MD. after a long battele with cancer. Born in Hazelton, PA, Carol was the 4th oldest in a family of 13, and the daughter of the late Anthony Avillion and Irene Negri. Carol was a talented homemaker throughout her life. She...

Feb 10, 2007

Feb 9, 2007

William Truman Clough, age 88, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on February 9, 2007 at Tilton Terrace in Wilmington, DE. He was born on October 17, 1918 at home at 114 Middleboro Road, into the Lewis family. His parents, Sarah Jane and Robert Clough built the house in 1903 and raised their 5 children there. William was a member of...

Feb 5, 2007

Emerey B. "Whitey" Caron, age 80, of Wilmington, DE and CA, passed away on Monday February 5, 2007 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Elsemere, DE. Emery was a professional hand-balancer during the 1940's and 1950's with the Glenn's, an internationally renowned acrobatic trio. He continued to perform locally with other hand-balancing acts throughout his life. Emery also worked in...

Feb 2, 2007

Age 50, of Indian Neck, VA, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 2, 2007, at her sisters home in Newark, DE. Mary was a licensed Medical Technician in VA, working mainly with Alzheimer's and Dementia patients. She enjoyed arts & crafts, Bingo, fishing & spending time with her family. Mary loved her dogs, Hawk & Splash and spoiled them like...

Jan 11, 2007

Age 83, of N.Fort Myers, FL, formerly of Newport, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2007. Alex was the service manager for many years at Justis Bros., and later part owner of Justis Service in Newport. He was a 1942 graduate of Conrad HS, and served in the US Army in Europe during WWII. Alex was preceded in death...

Jan 8, 2007

Age 82, of Wilmington, DE, died on Monday, January 8, 2007. Frazier was a WWII US Army veteran serving with the 101st Airborne, participating during the invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944. Frazier was preceded in death by his wife, Jane Lanelle Dunmon, in 1984. He is survived by his son, Gary W. Dunmon; daughter, Jeannnette Dunmon Grzybowski; brother, Richard...

Jan 5, 2007

Irma Rachel Spencer Edwards of Wilmington, DE, died at home Friday, January 5, 2007, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lillybrook, WV, Mrs. Spencer Edwards was an active member of the First Baptist Church of New Castle where she taught Sunday School for 29 years. She is survived by her loving husband, James;4 children, Rebecca Miller...

Jan 3, 2007

Age 79, of New Castle, DE, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2007. Muzzy was the owner of Cress Collision Service for 50 years. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Millie; children, Edward Crescenzo of Newport, DE; William Crescenzo of Tampa, FL; Diana Lamb of New Castle, DE and Donna Nardo of Wilmington, DE;2 grandchildren, Pat Lamb...

Jan 2, 2007

Age 79 of Leesburg, FL, formerly of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2007. Chet was an Instrumentation Specialist for the Dupont Co., mainly in Newport, for 36 years, retiring in 1985. He served in the US Navy from 1945 until 1946. He was a Mason and Past Master(1977-1976)of the Ionic Lodge #31. He was also a member...

Jan 2, 2007

Age 50, of Newport, DE, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 2, 2007. Pam is survived by her husband of 24 years, Walter Topor; sons, Chad May of Bear, DE and Walt Topor, Jr. of Newport, DE; sister, Deborah Pierce of Millsboro, DE; brothers, Michael Charles of Millsboro, & Timothy Charles of Lewes, DE; and 3 grandchildren, Ethan...

Jan 2, 2007

Age 79, of Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Newark, DE, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2007. Bob was the Head Proofreader for the News Journal when he retired, after 30 years of service, in 1987. Bob was preceded in death by his wife, of 47 years, Marion A."Micky" Suter, in 2000. He is survived by his children, Cheryl Ann...

Dec 10, 2006

Age 32 of Port Penn died Sunday, December 10, 2006. Oscar is survived by his mother & stepfather, Virginia and Charles Campbell; father, Angelo P. Goudeaux, Sr. & stepmother, Lena; children, Brittney, Nicole & Angela; brother, Matt; two stepbrothers, Herb and Ernie Mansfield and many other relatives. Funeral services will be 11 am, Friday, December 15, 2006 in the chapel...

Dec 7, 2006

Age 92, of Stanton, DE, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2006. Lois was the wife of the late Charles L. Meredith, Sr. She is survived by her son, Charles L. Meredith, Jr.; 6 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; and one sister, Eleanor L. Cathell. A memorial service will be 11:00 am, on Saturday, December 9, 2006 at Nichols-Gilmore Funeral Home, 212...

Dec 4, 2006

Age 94, of Silview, DE, went to be with the Lord, Monday, December 4, 2006. Sis worked for Krebs School for 5 years and Sears department store for a number of years before retiting in 1973. She was a 50 year member of Peniel United Methodist Church, Peniel Women's Society and the Silver Saints. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and crafts....

Dec 2, 2006

Edmund "Emo" Javorsky, age 53, of New Castle County, DE, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2006. Emo was employed by Worthy Bros., BCCI and Local 199. He was preceded in death by his father, John J.Javorsky, in 1985. Survivors include his wife, Diana M. Javorsky;son, Emo, Jr., daughter, RoseAnna;mother, Margaret Javorsky;and brothers, Joseph, Chet and John. A gathering of...