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Julia M. Skinner, formerly of Wilmington, passed away at Country Rest Home, on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at the age of 89. She was the daughter of the late Josephine and Frank Moderacki, Sr. Mrs. Skinner graduated from Wilmington High School in 1949, she continued to join her alumni at their regular luncheons over the years. After graduating, Mrs. Skinner became a medical transcriptionist. Mrs. Skinner was a quiet observer who loved being in the midst of her family. She was often host to dinner, parties, or any family gatherings. Mrs. Skinner liked to be physically and mentally active, she enjoyed walking, yoga, reading, scrabble, crossword and jigsaw puzzles. She even did the daily...

Yvette Bonita Young-Saunders, 66, of Wilmington, DE., slipped into peaceful rest on September 15, 2021. A Celebration of her Life will be held at 11:00AM, Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Henry Funeral Home, Cambridge, MD., where family and friends may gather an hour prior to services.

Charles Linwood Bordeaux, formerly of Newark, DE, went to be with our Lord on September 3, 2021. Born in North Carolina, he was 90 years old. He was a Deacon at White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church, Scout Master, Sea Scout and Naval Reservist (patrolling the coast of Carolina Beach during WWII) and attended the Boy Scout's World Jamboree in France in 1947. He served on the USS Midway CVA-41. He worked for All American Engineering and the State of Delaware. After remodeling his home in Delaware, he retired and moved to North Carolina. He then remodeled the home his father built in 1930. Charles was a member of Federal Point Masonic Lodge #753. He was preceded in death by his son...

Robert James Mark (Major, US Army Ret.) of The Villages died on August 30, 2021, after a two-year courageous battle with cancer. He was 76 years old. He was a loving, and devoted husband and father. Bob was an outgoing, friendly and kind man who will be dearly missed by those whose paths he crossed. Bob is survived by his wife, Sue, His children, Heather Mark Horsey (Philip) of Wilmington, DE, and Robert Arnold Mark (Susan Bailey) of Newark, DE; three grandchildren, Riley Ella Horsey, Robert Sullivan Mark and Marshall Thomas Mark; a sister, JoAnne Mark Parke Gerhardt, of Orange City and a brother, John Stover Mark of Port Ritchey. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Kleckner...

John V.E. Hardy passed away on August 28, 2021 in Vero Beach, Florida of the Coronavirus. He was 105 years old and approaching his 106th birthday on October 26. It was not to be. John was born in 1915 in New York City, the second of four children to Toney A. Hardy and Mabel Wisner Ross and spent his youth in Upper Montclair, NJ with his parents and three sisters. He walked over a mile to and from elementary school in Montclair and each day came home to his mother's lunch, an early sign of a self-discipline evident throughout his long life. John attended the Woodbury Forest School in Virginia, graduating in 1934, and then entered Princeton University where he majored in chemical...

Constance Cannon Crawford passed away peacefully on Monday, August 9 with family present at Paramount Senior Living in Fayetteville. Born on October 11, during the last century, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Lillian Cannon of Wilmington, Delaware, and wife of the late James E Crawford Jr. She was also preceded in death by her brother Richard Edward Cannon and her sister Beverly Cannon Swanson. She is survived by her son David Styer (Pittsburg, PA) and daughter Kathryn (Park) Bierbower (Shippensburg, PA), five grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 4 nieces and families. Connie was previously a resident of Shippensburg, Middletown, Carlisle, New Franklin, Fayetteville,...

Mary L. Shaeffer, 73, of Newark, DE passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021 at Christiana Care Hospital in Newark, DE. Born in Bel Air, MD she was the daughter of the late C. Stanley and Katherine M. (Neiser) Wildason. Mary enjoyed singing and playing the bass on stage and was very musically talented from a young age. She worked as a bartender for many years at the New Freedom VFW Post 7012 before moving to Delaware and loved going to the Delaware Park Casino. Mary is survived by one son Rodney L. Shaeffer and partner Ellen Townsend of Glen Rock, PA; two grandsons Layne Shaeffer and Judd Shaeffer; one brother John D. Wildason and wife Junita of New Freedom, PA. She was preceded in death by a...

James M. Sisson Jr, 82, of Murrells Inlet SC, went to be with the Lord on July 20, 2021. He was born on August 19, 1938 to James M. and Helen D. Sisson in Claymont, Delaware. Jim, a devoted and loving husband, father, and grandfather, is survived by his wife of 58 years, Thelma R.; daughters Kimberly (Craig) Marshall, Beth Ann (Mark) Meschter; grandchildren Nathan, Abigail (Jason), Samuel, JC, and Mickey; and brother Thomas (Alicia) Sisson. He is preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Joseph D. and Donald A. Sisson. God, his wife, his family, and his friends were the things he held dearly. Jim never met a stranger and was always willing to give a hand to someone in need. He was a...

Marilyn Joan LeComte, age 90, of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, went to be with The Lord on Monday, June 14, 2021. For full obituary, please visit www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com. Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel is serving the family.

Timothy Shane McInerney, 50, passed away June 12, 2021. He was born January 6, 1971 at Cherry Point in Craven County. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nicole Farrell McInerney. Timothy is survived by his daughter, Sydney Farrell McInerney; parents, Paul and Maureen McInerney; fianc?, Beth Ellis and her daughter, Vada Ellis; brother, Daniel R. McInerney; sisters, Margaret M. Falcon (Bruce), Sheila M. Temple (Jackie), Tara M. Stanton (Scott), Rachel M. Mangum (Brian); and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. A visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 10:45 am on Friday, June 18, 2021 at Open Door Church located at 4584 Reedy Branch Rd., Winterville, NC. A memorial service will follow...

Benjamin S Preston Jr of Bonita Beach FL, and longtime resident of Claymont DE, passed away peacefully on June 6 at the age of 90. Benny was born in Wilmington DE on Nov 2, 1930, to Benjamin S And Pearl (Vorous) Preston. He was a 1949 graduate of Claymont High School, where he excelled at football, track, and harmonica. After serving his country in the Korean War, he worked for Diamond State Telephone for over 30 years, retiring in 1983 at the ripe old age of 54. In 1956 Benny met Carolyn Jaggard. After a two-month courtship, they were married in Elkton MD on June 9, 1956. They remained in Claymont where they raised their 3 children. In 1972 Ben was bitten by the sailing bug after...

Henry Ottis Foster passed away at Vidant in Greenville, NC on May 15, 2021 after a recent diagnosis of lung cancer. He was 92. Known as Hank by his friends and called Ottis by his mother and sisters, Hank graduated from RJ Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, NC. He went on to NC State University where he received a BS (1955) and an MS (1957) in Mechanical Engineering. In 1965 he earned his Ph.D. from the University of Delaware in Applied Mathematics. His dissertation was referenced in "Continuum Mechanics" by Patrick McDonald as recently as 1996. Joining the ROTC in college, Hank served with the Army Corp of Engineers in restoring Europe after WWII as a Second Lieutenant. He spent much...

Howard "Melvin" Truitt passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the Country Rest Home in Greenwood, DE. He was 87. He was born on July 13, 1933, the son of the late Fred Lee Truitt and Mattie Lillian (Penuel) Truitt. He spent many years as a farmer before retirement and worked 20 years at NKS Distributing in Milford, DE. In his time outside of work he enjoyed gardening, making pickles and cracking black walnuts and pecans. He is survived by his children, Linda (Lenny) Truitt and her husband Glen Mellin, Lois Passwaters and her husband Edward, grandchildren, Jerry Shrieves and his wife Jodi, David Shrieves and his wife Leigh Anne, Ian Passwaters and his wife Jennifer, Jesse Passwaters...

W. Carl Moran passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on April 11 in York, PA. Mr. Moran was a native of Augusta, GA. He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Sally. He is also survived by a son, M. Holt Moran (Barbara) of Aiken, SC, a daughter, Elinor Zito (Jim) of York, PA, and daughter-in-law Martha (Warren) of Eugene, OR. He was predeceased by two sons, Warren Carl Moran Jr. and Edward Elliott Moran II. He is also survived by seven grandchildren: Edward Elliott Moran III, John Moran, Erin Moran, Travis Moran, Julie Moran, Elizabeth Zito, and Allison Zito, and three great-grandchildren. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia and spent 34 years with the DuPont Company. After...

Janet O'Day English, 74 of Rhodesdale, MD passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family and friends after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Janet was born December 1, 1946 to the late Albert and Lulu O'Day. She graduated from Seaford High School with the class of 1964. She went on to work for E.I. Dupont for 27 years before retiring and going to work for the United States Postal Service in Rhodesdale, MD for 16 years and then as Post Master for 10 years before retiring. Janet loved to spend time on the golf course and gathering with her family and friends. She was a lifelong member of Gethsemane United Methodist Church in Seaford, DE. Janet is survived by...

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA - Robert Vaughn Behr died of cardiac arrest on March 14, 2021 at Bay State Medical Center. He was 87. An advocate of education at all levels, he was born in New York City in 1933 and raised in Evanston, IL where he attended the town's public schools. He graduated from Williams College in 1955 where he majored in English, captained the track team, chaired the Community Chest Fund and was Treasurer of the Student Activities Council. Upon graduation he served three years in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot of a tanker in the Strategic Air Command. After leaving the military, he began a long teaching and coaching career, first at Middlesex School, Concord, MA, followed by...

Lois Ann Dooley, age 76, of Havre de Grace, Maryland passed away on March 14, 2021 at her home. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Earl and Mabel (Yeich) Moyer and wife of 55 years to Anthony H. Dooley. She was a 1962 graduate of Blue Mountain High School and a 1966 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Bloomsburg State Teachers College. She retired from Blue Mountain School District in 1998 where she worked as an elementary school teacher for 30 years. Lois was a member of Webster Congregational Christian Church of the United Church of Christ in Havre de Grace and served as treasurer for SCCW (Society of Congregational Christian Women). She was a former member St. Mark's...

Edward John Falkowski, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, SC husband to the late Brenda Falkowski (Lisle) of 51 years, entered into eternal rest on March 7, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Born on October 6, 1942 in Manchester, CT Edward was a son to the late John Edward Falkowski and Mildred Mastropietro Falkowski. Ed was a Worcester Poly Tech Chemical Engineering graduate, BSChE, with a Business MBA. He worked at E I Dupont de Nemours as a VP while travelling the world. Being an avid golfer he settled in SC for retirement. He and Brenda perpetuated their love of travel and acquired residency in Panama. Ed was multi-lingual and exposed his family to many cultures, sharing his passion. Ed is...

Mary Elizabeth Workman Mayer March 30, 1929-March 6, 2021 Daughter of Franklin Minnich and Elizabeth Hershey Workman, Mary Elizabeth was born and grew up at her beloved family farm, occupied by generations of Workman's since the 18th c., in East Petersburg, PA on March 30, 1929. Mary attended Millersville College, where she met the love of her life, Robert W Mayer (Bob). They were married in 1951 just before Bob left for Germany to serve in the CIC (Counter Intelligence Corps) during the Cold War. When he returned, they settled in Newark, DE to pursue their careers and where they would enjoy full and productive lives for 60 plus years. Mary taught first grade for 25 years, primarily...

Nancy Grantland Lange, 83, of Wilmington, NC, died February 25. Full details at www.andrewsmortuary.com

S. Hallock du Pont, Jr, of Vero Beach, Florida and Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully, after a lengthy illness on February 23, 2021. 'Hal' to all who knew him, lived life to it's very fullest- passionate about each and every one of his endeavors. His early years in Wilmington, Delaware found him developing passions and hobbies that would influence his life's path. His father, S. Hallock du Pont, Sr, took Hal hunting at eight years old. With gunpowder in his veins, the thrill of the hunt and the quest for accuracy set Hal on the path of a shooting and hunting enthusiast. Regular duck hunting excursions to 'The Marsh' linked him and his younger brothers to the outdoors and the...