John “Jack” W. Jarrell, age 81, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2020. Born in Wilmington, DE, Jack was the son of the late G. Hazell and Irene (Magargal) Jarrell. He had attended Brown Vocational High School. Before retiring in 2004, Jack worked in heavy repair for General Motors for 42 years and was an avid UAW Union member. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, as well as a member of American Legion Post #28 in Oak Orchard. Jack was a motorcycle enthusiast, who...

Elaine Copson Barton, 71, of Elkton, Maryland passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 17, 2020.  Born in Wilmington on October 8, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Rosanne (Feeney) Copson. Elaine was a graduate of Conrad High School and the University of Delaware.  She was employed as a Division Manager with Blue Cross Blue Shield for 20 years, and then served as Vice President of N. Barton & Associates for an additional 20 years.  In her retirement,...

Margaret Koyne, 90, of Wilmington, Delaware peacefully passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020. Born in Wilmington on September 10, 1930, Margaret was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Fahey) Koyne.  Upon her graduation from high school, she entered the Catholic religious order, Institute of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and furthered her education by earning a Bachelor’s Degree from Marymount University and a Master’s Degree from...

Robert Dominic Castelli, 96, of Essex, Maryland, formerly of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020.  Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 2, 1924, he was one of four children of the late Francesco (Frank) and Concetta Castelli of Penns Grove, N.J. Bob attended Penns Grove High School in New Jersey, where he was one of the top students.  He joined the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, and was stationed stateside for most of that...

Ismael Laboy-Diaz, Sr., age 85, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2020. Born in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Ismael was the son of the late Bendito Laboy and Nemesia Diaz. He was a longtime parishioner at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Wilmington. Ismael’s passion was cooking. Ismael was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean War. For over 30 years, he was a talented chef in several restaurants in Wilmington. He worked at Howard Johnson’s Restaurant for 18 years, as...

Jeanne T. Rowland, age 90, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020. She was born in Rome, NY, daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude (Morgan) Spall and worked as the office manager for her late husband’s accounting business. Jeanne enjoyed playing the slots at the local casinos, bowling and bird-watching. She is survived by her son, Arthur Crescenzi, Jr.; her step-son, Rick Rowland (Cindy); step-granddaughter, Christine (Wally); step-great-grandchildren, Hayden,...

Edward H. Swift, Jr., age 71, passed away on October 11, 2020 after a long illness. He was the son of the late Edward and Marie (Bishel) Swift. A graduate of John Dickinson High School in 1967, he also earned an accounting degree from Goldey Beacom College. He also attended Wilmington College. After completing his education, Ed enlisted in the U.S. Army. He then went on to work in retail until becoming disabled. Ed was a huge Phillies, Flyers and Eagles fan. Ed is survived by his children,...

William Symonds, Jr., age 86, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on October 9, 2020 at Arden Courts Senior Living. Bill was born in Wilmington, Delaware to the late William and Mary Symonds. He graduated from Conrad High School. Upon graduation, he began his 41 year career at DuPont Edgemoor. He had a break in service with DuPont while he served four years in the United States Air Force. While he was serving in the Air Force, he met the love of his life, Myrna Hasbrouck, and they married...

Richard (Dick) Marvin Johnson, age 86, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020. He was born in Horton, KS and was the son of the late Marvin and Bernice Johnson. Richard graduated from Westmore H.S. in 1952 and Washburn University in Topeka, KS. He was a Korean War veteran and served from 1953-1957 in the Navy aboard the destroyer U.S.S. LeRay Wilson in the Pacific - Far East Theater. Richard was the beloved husband of Loudell (Horton), with whom he shared 62 years of marriage. He is also...

George J. Wascovich, 77, of Landenberg, PA peacefully passed away in the comfort of his home on Wednesday, October 7, 2020.  Born in Scranton, PA on September 26, 1943, he was one of three sons of the late George and Mildred (Elechko) Wascovich. George was a 1961 graduate of Scranton Technical High School and earned an Associate’s Degree in business from Goldey-Beacom College.  He was employed as a conductor with the Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, Amtrak and...