Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wilmington, DE and surrounding areas
Loida Guelen
Aug 29, 2016
Loida U. Guelen, age 62, of New Castle, DE formerly of Manhattan, New York, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016. She was a longtime member of Richardson Park United Methodist Church. Loida enjoyed reading, watching movies, listening to music and dancing, and observing the nature around her. She loved long rides in the car while traveling and exploring new...
Alexander Konopka
Aug 20, 2016
Alexander W. Konopka, Jr. AGE: 90 • Wilmington Alec went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 20, 2016. He served in the Navy during W.W. II, and retired from General Motors after 30 years in 1980. Alec had a generous personality and enjoyed helping friends and family. He was a skilled Painter and talented Handyman who took pride...
Thelma Eastburn
Aug 16, 2016
Thelma C. Eastburn AGE: 86 • Wilmington Thelma who was affectionately known as "Gram", a lifelong resident of Wilmington, went home to the Lord on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Gram was the daughter of the late Alfred E. and Thelma M. Andrews. She was a 1947 graduate of Conrad High School. Gram was preceded in death by her husband of...
Stacy Lundin
Aug 13, 2016
Stacy Lundin passed away at home on Saturday, August 13, 2016, surrounded by her family and close friends. Stacy was the daughter of Albert Hill, who passed away in 1996, and Nancy Fletcher Bradley who passed away in 2006. She was a 1984 graduate of North East High School. A songwriter and self-taught musician, Stacy played in several local bands...
Gene Meinhaldt
Aug 7, 2016
Gene T. Meinhaldt AGE: 75 • Wilmington Gene passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2016. Gene retired from Chrysler in 1997 after over 32 years of service. He was an active member of the UAW local 1183. Gene was a former member of the Elsmere Fire Co. He was an avid Phillies fan. Gene was preceded in death in 2009...
Carl Derby
Aug 7, 2016
CARL DERBY, JR. Age 94 Carl Derby, of Willow Valley Retirement Center and formerly of Newark, DE was born in Melrose, Iowa and passed away on August 7, 2016 at age 94. Carl was a State Farm Insurance agent in the Newport area for 37 ½ years before retiring at the end of 1990. He previously worked for the Veterans...
Tech Sgt. William Hutton
Aug 4, 2016
Tech Sgt William T. Hutton, III, age 74, of New Castle, lost his long battle with cancer on Thursday, August, 4th, 2016. Bill was a sergeant in the United States Air Force for over 20 years. After retiring, he then worked at Jamesway at New Castle Square Mall for many years then at the New Castle Walmart. Bill graduated from...
William Hayden
Jul 27, 2016
William A. "Bill" Hayden, Jr. AGE: 75 • Wilmington Bill passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Bill retired from the News Journal in 2004 after 42 years of service. He started as a Reporter, then became the Features Editor, followed by Television Columnist and finally, Theater Critic. Bill was also a DJ at WILM in the 1960's and hosted...
Francisco Taveras
Jul 25, 2016
Francisco "Panchin" Taveras, age 68, of New Castle, went to be with the Lord on July 25, 2016. Panchin worked at City Hall in the Dominican Republic as a clerk and then at Chrysler for 30 years on the assembly line as a materials handler. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Panchin was a member of St....
Garry Caudill
Jul 23, 2016
Garry Dean Caudill Age 55 - Newark Garry passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2016. Garry has worked at Amtrak the past 35 years. He enjoyed playing darts and loved music. Garry was preceded in death by parents, Frazier and Evelyn Caudill; sister, Pam Barr and brother, Marshall "Mac" Caudill. He is survived by wife, Susan Dilks; children, Derek, Lauren...
Sandra Minner
Jul 21, 2016
AGE: 51 • Smyrna Sandra, better known as Sandy to family and friends passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 21, 2016. She was raised in New Castle and was a 1983 graduate of William Penn High School. Sandy had a successful career in Banking, primarily at Citi Bank. Her biggest achievement was her family. Sandy loved taking care of her...
Alice Roberts
Jul 19, 2016
Alice F. Roberts AGE: 99 • Wilmington Alice passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 after spending the last seven and one half years at the home of her loving caregiver, her daughter Sharry Russell. Alice was born in Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Herman and Mabel Fredrich. She married Jim Roberts in Wisconsin and they lived there till...
Paul Jenkins
Jul 17, 2016
Paul W. Jenkins, Jr. AGE: 74 • Wilmington Paul passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016. He was a Millwright for many years at the DuPont Experimental Station. Paul was a graduate of Brandywine High School and attended the University of Delaware. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and golfing. Paul is survived by his children, Catherine J. McCabe (Gregory) and Paul...
Oscar Foraker
Jul 8, 2016
Oscar T. Foraker, Sr. AGE: 89 • New Castle Oscar passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016. He was a Freight Conductor for the Pennsylvania Railroad which is now called Conrail. Oscar gave over 50 years of service to the Railroad where his nickname was "Ozzie OT Overtime". Oscar was a World War II US Navy veteran who served on...
Samantha Smith
Jul 5, 2016
Samantha M. Smith AGE: 29 • Claymont Sami went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. She attended Mt. Pleasant High School. Sami enjoyed Arts and Crafts and loved animals, especially her cats. Sami was preceded in death by her father, David Pruitt and her sister, Amanda Jaime Pruitt. She is survived by her sons, Matthew Smith...
Matthew Farren
Jul 2, 2016
After a long illness, on Saturday, July 2, 2016 we lost our Captain America, Matthew A. Farren, after a valiant fight. Matthew, of Wilmington, attended Christiana High School, graduating in June of 1979. He then worked as a carpenter in the Wilmington area for 25 years. He loved Eagles football, fishing, and music. He was a talented musician and was...
Garey Weber
Jul 1, 2016
Garey passed away suddenly on Friday, July 1, 2016. Garey has worked for over 40 years at Speakman CO. He was an avid fisherman and loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Garey is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughter, Melissa Weber; parents, Carl and Leona Weber; sister, Linda Shatley (Leonard); grandchildren, Gabrielle and Dylan; uncle, Floyd Weber;...
Annette Pressey
Jun 23, 2016
Ms. Net departed this life on June 23, 2016. She attended Wilmington High School and worked as a Toll Collector for the DRBA and also worked at Forman Mills. Ms. Net had a passion for cooking, watching Philadelphia sports teams and most of all caring for her family, especially her 5 grandchildren, Ms. Net was preceded in death by her...
Pedro Rojas
Jun 18, 2016
Pedro A. “Tony” Rojas, Sr. age 22 of Wilmington returned to The Father on Saturday, June 18th. Tony was involved with the ROTC while attending William Penn High School. He was a car and motorcycle enthusiast and enjoyed traveling. He loved writing and singing rap music, spending time with his kids and his mom and dad’s cooking. He was preceded...
Henry Dehoyos
Jun 3, 2016
Henry W. “Boot” DeHoyos age 42 of New Castle joined his wife Tammi in Heaven on Friday, June 3, 2016. Boot graduated from DelCastle High School in 1992. He worked as an electrician and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his wife of 21 years, Tammi in 2015. Boot is survived by his daughter, Jessica L....
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