All Obituaries

Rose Marie J. Piccolo, age 81, of Wilmington, DE passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022.           Rose Marie was the daughter of the late Daniel V. Jordan and Frances Verderamo Jordan.  She was also preceded in death by her sister, Barbara Jordan Marsilii.           Rose Marie retired from the Dupont Company in Wilmington after 35 years and was a life member of the Dupont Country Club.  She...

Mitchell “Mitch” eagerly entered this life on Route 50 in Garret County Maryland, in route to the hospital on February 17, 1950. Son of Haven Rohrbaugh and Francis “Ruth” Nine Rohrbaugh, Mitch and his brother Terry were raised near Deep Creek Maryland until his mother became sick with Tuberculosis and was hospitalized for five years. During this time Mitch and his brother would stay with family in both Maryland and Florida. After his mother healed she remarried to...

  Mariellen Theresa Hanrahan Leonhartt of Seaford, was peacefully called by the Lord and entered the gates of heaven on Tuesday, May 10 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was strong in her faith and instilled morals and values within her nuclear and extended family. Mariellen is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Frank Leonhartt. She is survived by her five children, their spouses and fifteen grandchildren, Frank and Maureen Leonhartt and grandchildren, Greg,...

Virginia “Ginny” Murphy Short of Seaford, surrounded by her family at home was peacefully called by the Lord and entered the gates of heaven Friday, May 6, 2022. Ginny was born in Reliance, MD on January 30, 1934 to the late Everett “Pat” Murphy and Elizabeth Bonner Murphy. She was the oldest of six children. She was a graduate of Federalsburg High School class of 1952. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Edward Booze...

James love for life didn't come to an end with his death, April 30, 2022.  His life lives on with our Lord and Savior.  James passed away at his home in Delmar, DE.  James known to his family and friends as 'Jamie' was 51 years old with a birth date of May 25, 1970.  James fought a 4-year battle of Brain cancer.  (April 10, 2018-April 30, 2022) On Saturday April 30, 2022, whiling being lovingly cared for by his devoted wife Deanna (Dee) Lineweaver...

Like the Oliver Wendell Holmes poem about the one-hoss shay that was built in such a logical way that it ran one hundred years to the day, Elsa Lundblad passed away quickly and unexpectedly on April 21, 2022, at the age of 101. She was fit and healthy until her final day. Born February 20, 1921, in the hamlet of Vattjom in Jämtland County in central Sweden, she was the second of Pehr John and Hilda Sofia (Bodin) Dillner’s five children. In 1923, the family embarked from the port...

Howard W. “Peck” Allen, age 83 passed away on April 23, 2022, surrounded by his wife of 63 years, Marjorie and son Jeffrey all of Bridgeville.   Many referred to Howard as “Peck”, a life lasting nickname after his father who passed away when he was 18.  Howard worked at DuPont’s for 22 years, and a second job of farming.  In 1979, he left DuPont’s to start Clear Brook Farm’s Inc.  During his lifetime the farm grew from 56 acres...

Carol A. Montague, age 83, of Seaford, DE passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.           Carol was born in Lynn, MA, the daughter of the late Francis and Dorothy Watson.           She graduated from Wilmington High School in 1957 and Goldey Beacom Business College in 1959.           She was employed with the Bank of Seaford, followed by the City of...

Jane Long of Salisbury, MD Passed away on April 14, 2022.  Jane was born March 6, 1929 in Laurel, DE, daughter of the late Dr. John A. Wilker of St. Mary’s, Ohio and Anna Kenmure Wilker of Brooklyn, NY. She attended local schools, graduated from Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport, PA in 1947, and later took classes at the old Beacom Business School in downtown Wilmington, DE. Jane married Eldred Long of Salisbury and raised her two sons there.  Jane worked in Direct...

George Trissler’s love of life didn’t come to an end with his passing, as his memory and legacy will live on in the hearts of those he touched. George passed away at home on April 24, 2022 at the age of 73 after a courageous battle with glioblastoma. The simplest pleasures in life brought great joy to George—sand between his toes, snow under his feet, and the wind through his hair while biking. He loved dining out, fitness, cycling, traveling with his wife, and skiing with...