The Newark Post

David Jackson Athey, age 62, of Newark, DE, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023 after a short but brutal battle with cancer. Born in Wilmington, DE on May 24, 1960, he was a son of June S. and the late Robert J. Athey. David's extensive education included a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Delaware. He was also a Professional Engineer and Certified Floodplain Manager. David began his engineering career at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California. He worked for over 35 years in water resources engineering and public works, predominantly for government agencies...

Patricia "Pat" Lois Farmer, age 83, of Fort Myers, FL, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2022. She was born on October 30, 1938 in Newark, DE to the late George Washington Morris and Lena Fay (McMillion) Morris. Pat was a member of the Antique Car Club of America, Newark United Methodist Church in Newark, DE and Buckingham Presbyterian Church of Fort Myers, FL. She was an avid reader and loved traveling. Pat enjoyed watching Jeopardy and some referred to her as the "Jeopardy Queen". She also enjoyed working on crossword puzzles, but her favorite thing to do was spend time with her family. Pat's children and grandchildren were the light of her life and she made sure to spoil them. She...

George Brabner, Jr., age 98, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at his home. He was surrounded by family who loved him deeply. George was born in London Bridge, VA, the son of the late Maude Ethel (Gray) and George Brabner, Sr. George, Jr. is survived by his best friend and wife of 72 years, Shirley J. Brabner. George was a Professor at the University of Delaware for many years. He was a pioneer who advocated for students with special needs to be placed into mainstream classes and schools. He also developed the Institute of Innovative Thinking at the University of Delaware in the late 60's. He received an undergraduate degree from Yale University and a...

Len (Tuck) Spaulding, lately of Newtown Square, PA, but longtime resident of Newark, DE, died on Monday, October 13, 2022 at the age of 79. Born in Spring Valley, IL on October 31, 1942, Tuck grew up in Princeton, IL before heading off to Antioch College, where he met Sara Jane, to whom he was married for 55 years. Tuck earned his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cincinnati, and his work took the couple to Georgia, New York, New Jersey, and finally Newark, DE. He worked in Elkton and was an active member of the Elkton Rotary. His curious nature and scientific training made him a voracious reader and enthusiastic conversationalist. He was an avid fisherman and loved being out on the...

Charles "Mike" M. Perry, Sr., age 72, of Newark, DE, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022. He was born on October 23, 1949, in Wilmington, DE to the late Bayard O. Perry and Jane F. (Trethaway) Perry. Mike grew up in Newark, DE and was a Newark High School graduate class of 1967. He was a member of Aetna Hose Hook and Ladder Volunteer Fire Company in Newark, DE for fifty years. Mike briefly attended Wesley college in Dover, DE, before he went on to serve his country in the United States Air Force and the Delaware Air National Guard (1968-2009). During his 40 plus years in the Air Force and Delaware Air National Guard, Mike accumulated more than 15,000 flight hours as a Loadmaster...

Anne Schofield Groo died on August 9, 2022 due to complications during heart surgery. The oldest of five daughters, Anne was born on December 29, 1947, in Wilmington, Delaware to Richard and Jane (Rayner) Groo. She lived the majority of her life in Newark, DE graduating from Newark High School in 1965. In 2001 Anne achieved her goal of graduating college (Wilmington University) with a Bachelor's in Elementary Education and becoming an elementary school teacher. Despite having a short teaching career, she felt that this was her most important and enjoyable professional endeavor. Anne was active in volunteering at the Newark Senior Center as well as an elementary school tutor. She was...

Flora Ann Karhunen Varrin -- a gracious, loving and beautiful wife, mother and grandmother - died on July 16, 2022 following a short illness. She was at the time a resident of Stonebridge at Montgomery in Skillman, having formerly lived in Princeton, New Jersey and Newark, Delaware. Early Years Flora was born on November 21, 1934 in Newark, New Jersey to Anna Kutvonen Karhunen and Armas Karhunen who were immigrants from the Savo region of Finland. She was raised by her mother in Kearny, New Jersey, following her father's untimely death in 1938. As her mother worked full-time, Flora was truly a latch-key child, fueling her independence and resilience. A natural beauty, she won a Shirley...

Neal Douglas Noble of Newark, DE, recently Willow Street, PA, went to join the Lord on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at the age of 87. He was born in Austin, TX on September 26, 1934, to the late Paul Hendrix Noble and Janie Francis (Welsh) Noble. Neal had a lifetime devotion to the Lord, starting each day by reading his bible. He came from humble beginnings and overcame a difficult childhood with inspiration and support from influential teachers as his family moved dozens of times across the country, all the way from east Texas to Oregon. After high school, Neal enlisted in the armed forces and proudly served his country before attending college on the G.I. Bill and going on to earn his...

Gregory E. Adams Sr, son of Gregory Tolson and the late Jeanette J. Adams was born August 27, 1969, in Dover Delaware. Gregory passed after a battle with cancer on May 29, 2022, at Bayhealth Sussex Campus surrounded by his loving children, wife, father, and siblings. Greg was blessed to have a large loving family, The Tolsons and The Adams. He spent his childhood down Pop Nolands and over to Mom-Mom Elly's. Greg met and married Stephanie R. Adams, and from this union they had Grea, Nevaeh, Greg Jr., and Knolyn Adams. Greg lived in Sussex County Delaware where he did masonry and side contracting with his father, Gregory Tolson. After residing in Sussex Greg later returned to...

Arthur Paul Mayer, Jr. died at Christiana Hospital on May 12 after a brief illness. A life-long resident of Newark, Art graduated in 1949 from Newark High School, earned a BS in Agriculture in 1953 from the University of Delaware (Sigma Nu), and a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania in 1957. He owned and operated Mayerdale Animal Hospital on Elkton Road in Newark until his retirement, in 2016, at age 85. In 1993, he was recognized as Delaware "Veterinarian of the Year." Although he did not learn to swim until college, he became a record-breaking champion at Delaware, and, in 1953, became the first Blue Hen swimmer to compete in the NCAA swimming...

Luigi "Louie" Oronzio, age 20, of Newark, DE, peacefully passed away and gained his angel wings on the morning of Wednesday, April 27, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Louie was born on February 15, 2002, beloved son of Anita Vattilana Oronzio and Gabriel Oronzio III. Louie attended North Star Elementary, H.B. DuPont Middle School, St. John the Beloved for religious education, and graduated from Delaware Military Academy High School Class of 2020. He was currently attending the University of Delaware majoring in Landscape Architecture with aspirations of Entrepreneurship. From a little boy to young adulthood, Louie aspired to be the best and never settled for less from his athletic...

Elaine H. Baylis, 75, of York, PA passed away Friday, April 22, 2022, at her home. She was born June 23, 1946, in Wilmington, DE the daughter of the late Herbert and Muriel (Brown) Hunt. Elaine was a retired Secretary having worked for the University of Delaware, DuPont, The King's College, Messiah College, and the Indiana Wesleyan University. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of York and the Women Ministries. Elaine also was a member of the Heritage Senior Center in Dover. She enjoyed cross-stitching, antiquing, refinishing furniture, jig saw puzzles and word search puzzles. Elaine is survived by her husband of 53 years, Bayard O. Baylis; two daughters, Theresa Burgard,...

Jean M. "Jeannie" (Danz) Moore, age 88, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Monday, March 21, 2022. Born in Lancaster, PA on October 1, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Paul C. and Anna (Duschl) Danz. Known as "Jeannie", she grew up in Lancaster, PA and attended St. Joseph's Academy. Besides raising six children, Jeannie worked as administrative assistant at the Delaware Commission on Women and at the Bank of New York, retiring in 1995. Jeannie was a gregarious, big-hearted, woman who was well loved by everyone she touched. She loved her husband, kids and grandkids fiercely; Jeannie was a vocal supporter at her son's and grandson's ice hockey and baseball...

Lois Strobel Bailey, age 82, passed away on March 19, 2022, peacefully in the presence of her loving family. She was born October 14, 1939, in Chicago, Illinois to Erich Christian Strobel and Clarice Schilf. After growing up in Chicago, Lois attended Illinois Wesleyan College where she met and eventually married Edward Thomas (Tom) Bailey on December 16, 1961, in Chicago. Lois was a long time nurse at Elkton Hospital in Elkton, Maryland. Lois and Tom raised two children. Lois was very active in the Newark United Methodist Church and with her nursing friends and her dear friends at the end of the Drive. She loved spending time with her family and she enjoyed being outside tending to her...

Phyllis Ann (n?e Batten) Woodmansee died of natural causes on March 5, 2022 in Houston, TX. Daughter of William M. and Ethel J. (n?e Beers), Phyllis was born on April 14, 1941 in Newark, DE, where she grew up and eventually graduated as Valedictorian of her 1963 class at the University of Delaware, majoring in English and American literature. On June 20, 1964, Phyllis married Donald Ernest Woodmansee and moved to Urbana, Illinois, to further their education in graduate school. She earned a Master's in English and American Literature in 1966. After graduate school, Phyllis and Donald moved to Niskayuna, NY and she taught English at Niskayuna High School (NHS) until her two sons Mark and...

Ronald E. Walker, age 80, passed away Friday, February 4, 2022, at home with his family. Born on February 11, 1941, he was a proud native Delawarean all his life. Ron attended Newark Senior High School and graduated in 1959. He enjoyed spending time with his friends and family and was proud of all the careers he possessed throughout his working life. Ron was a process engineer at Getty and then started Casa Kitchens in 1976. Following that, he worked at Prudential Bache Securities in 1982 and was licensed to sell stocks, bonds, and commodities- Ron was the go-to for all his friends and family for financial advice. One of his greatest accomplishments included his time spent working at New...

Faye Perkins Lutz Egnor was born and raised in Glomawr, Kentucky. She attended Dilce Combs Memorial High School in Perry County, Kentucky. She attended Midway School in Midway, Kentucky and Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. After graduation, she moved to Baltimore, Maryland where she met and married Wayne Lutz. After a couple years in Baltimore, they moved to Newark, Delaware where Faye started working as corresponding Secretary for Hercules Chemical Company of Wilmington, Delaware. She had a few job descriptions working there. One was organic gardening program that Hercules Corp. asked her to set up and start for the inner-city youth of the city of Wilmington. It was an overwhelming...

James George Aftosmis passed away on Thursday, Nov. 11, at the age of 85. While he always intended to live a short, fat life, rather than a long, skinny one, he managed to live a long, fat life. Born in New London, Conn., and then a resident for more than 50 years of Newark, Del., Aftosmis was a family man above all else. Aftosmis completed his bachelor's and master's at the University of Connecticut and received his doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from The Ohio State University in 1965. After practicing as a veterinarian for many years, he went on to work at DuPont Stine-Haskell for nearly 30 years, finishing his career in 1994 as the Assistant Director of the research facility. He...

Elisabeth Osborne Curtis died 11/5/2021. Born in 1939 in Alexandria, Egypt, Elisabeth spent her life surrounded by music, books, a love for language, and an appreciation for proper grammar. She graduated from Carleton College in 1961 and moved to Newark, DE in 1970 where she helped found the Newark Center for Creative Learning (NCCL). She relocated to North Carolina in 1993 with her dear friend so that they could be part of Arcadia, a co-housing community. In addition to Betsey Granda, she is survived by brother Alfred and sister Christel, three children, and four grandchildren.

Michael Jeffrey Meyer, Jr, 42 Born in Bridgeton New Jersey, Michael resided in Newark, Delaware most of his life. He loved baseball and knew statistics going back decades that most people could never hope to retain. He enjoyed collecting baseball cards and finding those fun glitches that made it past the assembly line. He loved to read and recite back all of the valuable information he packed into that deep thinking mind of his. Extremely intelligent, he always had a fun fact or statistic for every possible occasion. He was a protector of animals and seemed to find these lost little things in their darkest hours and would nurture and love them until they were strong. Michael was a great...

Jean Helen Quirk, age 85, of Newark, DE, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Friday, November 5, 2021, at Holy Family R.C. Church, 15 Gender Road, Newark, DE, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11:00 am. Interment will be held privately at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jean's memory to Holy Family R. C. Church, 15 Gender Road, Newark, DE 19713, or to Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963. To leave online condolences and read the full obituary, visit: spicermullikin.com ...