Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive
A Publisher Extra® Newspaper

The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 18

Publication:
The Morning Newsi
Location:
Wilmington, Delaware
Issue Date:
Page:
18
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

St' 1st EDITION B8 Sunday News Journal, Wilmington, April 21, 1985 Obituaries Sister Joseph DeFrank, 56, educator, nursing administrator Hatem M. Khalil, 49, UD associate professor He is survived by three daughters, Eileen Moran of Claymont, Joan Donohue of Blacksburg, and Kathleen Trent of San Antonio, Texas; and six grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Mondav at 8 a.m. in St. Carroll H.

Donohue Carroll H. Donohue, 75, of 321 Spalding Road, Sharpley, died of a heart attack Friday at home. Mr. Donohue was a vice president with Beneficial Corp, retiring in 1975 after 45 years with the corporation. He moved to Wilmington in 1965 from Stewart Manor, Long Island, N.Y.

He was a member of St. Mary Magdalen's Catholic Church. His hobby was golfing. His wife, Marie died in 1983. IN MEMORIAM DeFrank of Joppatowne, and four sisters, Joan Schaefer of Darlington, Betty Gardiner of Joppa, Marlene Olshefski of New Hartford, and Jean Fekete of Reisterstown, Md.

Mass of Chrisitian Burial will be offered at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday in St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Centreville Road, where friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. A wake service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Burial will be in Cathedral Cemetery on Wednesday.

Friends may gather at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Catherine of Siena for the funeral cortege. Instead of flowers, contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Francis, Peace and Justice Fund, Our Lady of Angels Convent, Aston, Pa.

19014. Lawyer is charged in second robbery Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa. A Philadelphia Main Linelawyer suffering financial problems was charged with a Cheltenham Township bank robbery after he pleaded without success to have his bail lowered in another holdup case. Julius Benjamine Jackson III, 36, of Lower Merion Township, was served with a Cheltenham Township arrest warrant Friday at the Montgomery County Courthouse. He was charged with stealing $2,500 at gunpoint on March 19 from the Wyncote branch of Ger-mantown Savings Bank.

Jackson was served with the warrant after he asked Judge Paul Tressler to reduce a $25,000 bail set in the theft of $1,000 from a Central Penn bank branch in Bala Cynwyd Monday. and the Aswam High Dam. He is survived by two brothers, Tarek of Silver Spring, and Hisham of Wilmington. Services will be Monday at 12:30 p.m. in the Islamic Center, 2551 Massachusetts Ave.

NW, Washington, C. Friends may call tonight from 6 to 8 at the Doherty-Wicker-sham Funeral Home, 3200 Limestone Road. Burial will be in the Islamic Gardens of the. National Memorial Park, Falls Church, Va. Instead of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Islamic Society of Delaware, P.O.

Box 533, New Castle 19720. Martha M. VVrang Martha M. Wrang, 90, of the Masonic Home of Delaware 4800 Lancaster Pike, died Friday in Wilmington Hospital. Mrs.

Wrang, a native of Sweden, immigrated to the United States in 1914. She moved to Wilmington in 1978 to live with a son, Allan M. Wrang. She was a member of Vasastjarnam lodge, a Swedish-American fraternal organization, in Wildwood, N.J. Her husband, John, died in 1979.

In addition to her son Allan, she is survived by another son, Arvie L. of Elkton, two sisters, Elvy Horke and Stina Erickson, both of Sweden; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be Monday at 11:45 a.m. in Gracelawn Memorial Park chapel, Du Pont Highway, Wilmington Manor. Burial will be private.

There will be no viewing. Instead of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Masonic Home of Delaware 4800 Lancaster Pike, Wilmington 19807. Mary Magdalen Church, Concord Pike and Sharpley Road. Friends may call Monday 7 to 7:45 p.m. at the Chandler Funeral Home, 2506 Concord Pike, Sharpley.

Burial will be in the Cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y. Instead of flowers, the family suggests contributions to St. Mary Magdalen's Church, Concord Pike and Sharpley Road, Wilmington 19803. Robert K. Moore Robert K.

Moore, 73, of 127 Hay-den died of a heart attack Wednesday in St. Francis Hospital. Mr. Moore retired in 1975 after 23 years as a plumber in the maintenance department of the Chrysler Corp. Newark plant.

He was a member of the Seventh Day Adven-! tist Church in West Wilmington. He is survived by his wife, Helen two sons, John M. Stevens of Sherwood Park and Joseph F. Stevens of Bestfield; a daughter, Catherine Merritt of Limestone Addition; a brother, David A. Moore of Manette Heights; a sister, Helen Nicholson of Florida; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the McCrery Memorial Chapel, Kirkwood Highway and Duncan Road, where friends may call Monday after 7 p.m. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. ClintonS. Luff GREENWOOD Clinton S.

Luff, 59, of R.D. 2, Greenwood, died of a cardiovascular accident Friday in Christiana Hospital. Mr. Luff worked for 15 years at the Aetna Shirt Factory in Harrington. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Eloise. Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Fleischauer Funeral Home, Market Street, where friends may call Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington. Sister Joseph Leo DeFrank OSF, 56, of the Franciscan Formation House, 2503 Centreville Road, died of cancer Friday at home.

The former Margaret Evelyn DeFrank was born in Baltimore and was the daughter of the late Leroy C. DeFrank. She professed her first vows with the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia on Aug. 11, 1949.

She served in the ministry of health care and was director of St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing from 1965 to 1968. She was a member of the board of trustees at St. Francis Hospital. She was on the staff at Jesus House from 1981 to 1983 and a vice president of the Franciscan health system in Chadds Ford, from 1983 until this year.

She was chairperson of the department of nursing at Delaware Technical and Community College from 1974 to 1980 and was instrumental in planning the associate degree nursing program which began in December 1973. She is survived by her mother, Sophia E. Wagoner DeFrank of Baltimore; a brother, John Glenn VV. Cole DOVER Glenn W. Cole, 53, of 1230 Forest died of an apparent heart attack Saturday in Kent General Hospital.

Mr. Cole was an equipment operator for George Lynch Contractors in Dover for 30 years. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by a sister, Audrey C. Faries of Dover.

Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Faries Funeral Home, 1250 S. Governors where friends may call at 1. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery, Dover. till WJ CUT 31-41! Oak Flooring Look lor sale tagsl 6" 6" 516" REG.

42C-65C Tot dies in hospital after being found in a pond Hatem M. Khalil, Ph.D., a Ful-bright scholar and associate professor of computer science at the University of Delaware, died of an apparent heart attack Thursday at home. Dr. Khalil, of 12 Blue Jay Drive, Arbour Park, Newark was 49. He was born in Cairo, Egypt, and came to the United States in 1962.

He was a research fellow at Rice University in Houston, Texas, from 1962 until 1964, and a research fellow at the University of Delaware from 1965 to 1967. He was an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Delaware from 1968 to 1975, and became an associate professor in 1976. He was chairman of the computer science department from 1978 to 1981. He received a bachelor's degr.ee in technical science with honors from the Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in England in 1962, a master of science degree from Rice University in 1964, and a doctorate in computer science from the University of Delaware in 1967. In 1962 he was awarded ah asso-ciateship in civil engineering from the Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.

He was named a fellow of the British Computer Society in 1972. He was a member of several national and international professional associations. He published many computer science books including "General Computer Science" and "Concepts of Computer Science" both in 1976 "Foundations of Computer Science" in 1980 and "Fundamentals of Computation" in 1983. He was an associate editor for Signum Newsletter and editorial reviewer for the Asso- ciation of Computing Machinery Computing Reviews. He also contributed articles to professional journals.

He was a member of the American Association of University Professors and Sigma Xi. He was named in Who's Who in the East 1983-1984, and Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology 1984-1985. He was the son of the late Mohamed and Khedewia Khalil. His father was an Egyptian undersecretary of State for Irrigation Police northbound shoulder before overturning several times, police said. Camden teen is charged WYOMING A 17-year-old Camden man was arrested Friday night shortly after trying to rob a woman at knifepoint on Kent 232, west of Wyoming, state police said.

James Spencer, of Shamrock Avenue, was charged with first-degree attempted robbery and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, police said. He was released on $5,000 unsecured bail after arraignment at Magistrate Court 7. Spencer was hitchhiking on Kent 52 when the woman, whose name was not disclosed, gave him a ride about 6:45 p.m., police said. The suspect showed a knife and told the woman to stop on Kent 252, police said. They struggled and the woman took the knife away, but not before she was hit in the face, police said.

The suspect was picked up on Kent 52 by state police shortly after the incident was reported, police said. The woman was treated for cuts and a bruised nose, police said. Compiled by Andy West LOOK FOR OUR CIRCULAR TODAY'S UEVTSPAPER come to ftHtf tlT'l ttoMMMPBOVEMENT SUPERMART fsSj -la" 69 8ale! 0ur 01 mosaic has been Ms Series 46 l53 jfr drastically reduced! Look for sale lags! "Reg .1 .79 lA fii Palterns may wary! Approx. sq. It.

sheetsjpjfc jgQf 'a'fSf 1 Other patterns on sale! Check tags! ESSICK In loving memory of my husband and father, Ralph (Ed) Euick, on hit birthday, April 21. Sadly misted by wife and children DEATH NOTICES THORPE In Union Hospital on April IB, 1985, Wllbert Thorpe, husband of Gertrude M. Thorpe and Father of Barbara A. Frehater, of 30 New London Newark, DE. Age 81 years.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service on Monday morning, April 22nd at 11:00 at Head of Christiana Presbyterian Church. Interment In the adjoining cemetery. Friends may call at the ROBERT T. JONES SON FUNERAL HOME, 122 W. Main Newark, on Sunday evening Irom 7 to 9.

ANDREWS In Lewis, DE, on April 18, 1985, Wlllard, husband of Blanche of Lewis, DE. Age 71 vrs. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend the services at St. Pauls U.M. Church, 1314 Foulk on Monday afternoon, April 22, at 1pm, where friends may call one hour prior lo service time.

Interment will be In Greenhlll Pre-bvterlan Church Cemetery, in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to SI. Paul U.M. Church Memorial Fund, or to Ep worth U.M. Church at 20 Baltimore Rehobeth Beach, DE 19971. Arrangements by the MCCRERY FUNERAL HOMES.

BOWERS In Christiana Hospital on April 16, 1985 Edith F. Bowers, age 67 years, of 104 E. 22nd St. Daughter of the late Edward and Virginia Bowers. Sister of Rena M.

Barksdale and Arthur S. Bowers both of Wllm, Charlie Bowert of Dover, De. Also survived by three auntt, two uncles, ten neices, fourteen nephews, other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend funeral services at CONGO FUNERAL HOME, 201 N. Gray Ave, Wllm on Monday, April 22nd at 7pm.

Interment in River-vlew Cemetery on Tuesday morning. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday evening from 5-7. CATHELL In this city on April 18, 1985, William husband of Frances E. Cathell, of 2205 Graemar Road, Hillendale. Age 73 years.

Relatives and friends are Invited to attend the services on Monday afternoon, April 22, at 1:00 at the McCRERY MEMORIAL CHAPEL, Kirk-wood Highway Duncan Road. Interment will be In Ebenezer U.M. Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday evening after 7. Contributions may be made to the Union U.M.

Church Building Fund, 345 Schoolbell Road, Bear, DE 19701. DE FRANK In this city on April 19, 1985, Sister Joseph Leo De Frank, O.S.F., daughter of the late Leroy and Sophia De Frank of St Catherine of Siena Convent, 2503 Centerville Rd, aged 56 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial at SI Catherine of Siena Church, Centerville Rd on Tuesday evening at where friends may call on Tuesday from 4-7pm. Christian Wake Service will be held at Interment and Committal Services will take place on Wednesday morning at in Cathedral Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Sisters of SI Francis Peace and Justice Fund, co Our Lady of Angels Convent, Aston, Pa 19014.

DIFFENDALL At the Cokesbury Village on Friday, April 19, 1985, Olesa M. DIHendall, of Cokesbury Village, Loveville Rd, Hockessin, DE. Aged 81 years. Relatives and friends are invited fo attend the graveside services from Gracelawn' Memorial Park on Tuesday, April 23, at There will be no viewing. Arrangements by the MCCRERY FUNERAL HOME.

FAULL In the Brandywlne Convalescent Home on April 19, 1985, Leroy A husband of Marion Clough Faull of 203 Mary St, Stonehurst, aged 83 years. Relatives and friends are Invited to the funeral services on Tuesday, April 23rd, al 11am at the NICHOLS FUNERAL HOME, 212 E. Justis St, Newport. Interment will be in Silver-brook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday evening from 7-9pm.

FERSCH In the Christiana Hospital on Thursday, April 18, 1985, Eileen wife of Richard L. Fersch of 138 Lower Oak St. Also survived by 2 sons, Kevin and Eric Fersch, her parents, Joseph Sr and Clara L. Trainor of Millcreek Trailer Park and a brother, Joseph E. Trainor, Jr of Woodcrest.

Aged 45 years. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend the funeral services on Monday, April 22 at 1pm at the JOHN F. YASIK, INC FUNERAL HOME, 607 S. Harrison St, where friends may call Sunday evening alter 7pm. Burial will be In All Saints Cemetery.

GREEN At his late residence on April 17, 1985 Jack L. Husband of Anne of 2517 Hughes Ave, Clavmont. Age 68 years. Relativet and frlendt are invited lo attend the Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Rosary RC Church, 3200 Philadelphia Pike, Clavmont on Saturday morning April 20th at 10:00. Interment in Long Croft Cemetery, Linwood, Pa.

Friends may call at the GEBHART FUNERAL HOME, 3401 PhildelPhia Pike, Clavmont on Friday evening 7-9. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Delaware Hospice, 3519 Sllverside Rd, Wllm, De or to the Visiting Nurse Association of Del, 2713 Lancaster Ave, Wilm, De. KUYPERS At Wilmington Hospital, on April 18, 1985, Loretta T. Kuypers, of 2312 Society Clavmont. Mother of Marvin T.

Kuypers. Age 83 vrs. Relatives and friends are Invited lo attend the Mass of Christian Burial, on Monday morning, April 22, at 10 o'clock from the Immaculate Heart of Mary R.C. Church, Shipley Rd. at Weldln Rd.

Burial will follow In Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at the CHANDLER FUNERAL HOME, 2506 Concord Pike, Sharpley, on Sunday evening 7 to In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to "IHM co Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Weldin and Shipley Wilmington, 19803. MACEY In this city on April 19, 1985, Mary, wife of the late Onufrey Macey, of 410 New Elsmere. Age 85 vrs. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend the services at the ss Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 1406 Philadelphia Pike, on Monday, April 22, at 9 o'clock.

Interment Riverview Cemetery. Friends may call at the MCCRERY MEMORIAL CHAPEL, Kirk-wood Hwv. and Duncan on Sunday evening, were Parastas services will be held at 7:30. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Building Fund of ss Peter and Paul Church, 1406 Philadelphia Pike, 19809, or the Delaware Heart Association, Suite 4C, Trolley Square, MOORE In the St. Francis Hospital on April 18, 1985, Robert husband of Helen E.

Moore, of 127 Hayden Ave. Age 73 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the services from the MCCRERY MEMORIAL CHAPEL, Kirkwood Hwy. Duncan Rd. on Tuesday, April 23rd at 11am.

Interment in Riverview Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Mondav evening after 7. RIDGEWAY Suddenly in this city on April 17, 1985, Scricka M. Ridgeway, daughter of James Rktgeway and Norean Brown of 2115 Carter St. Sitter of Clalretta, Felicia, Angela, and Arnlta.

Also survived bv grandparents Carrie Ridgeway of Prices, MD and Clara and Norman Garnett of Wilmington and a host of other relatives and friends. Aged 3 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services al The Mother UAME Church, 12th and French Sts on Tuesday, April 23 at 12 noon. Interment in Barclay, MD. Friends may call al the church on Tuesday morning from Arrangements by the RYLAND FUNERAL HOME.

WHITE Suddenly in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on April 19, 1985, Roy husband of Hilda While of 314 Tamara Circle, Newark, De, aged 67 years. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend funeral services at the GEBHART FUNERAL HOME, 531 Delaware St, New Castle, De on Tuesday morning, April 23rd, at 11 o'clock. Interment Bethel Cemetery, Chesapeake Clfv, Md. Friends may call at the funeral home oh Monday evening from 7-9pm. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest donations be made to Christiana United Methodist Church, 21 W.

Main SI, Christiana, De 19702. WILSON In Christiana Hospital on April 17, 1985, James G. Wilson, husband of Tara Elaine (Hebbel), of 707 W. 28th Wilm. Age 29 years.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Mass of Christian Burial at Christ Our King R. C. Church, 28lh Monroe on Saturday morning, April 20th at 10:30 am. Interment will follow at the Lower Brandywlne Cemetery. Friends may call al the KRIENEN-GRIFFITH FUNERAL HOME, 1400 Kirkwood Elsmere, Friday evening after 7.

In lieu of flowers please make contributions to the Bayard House, 300 Bavard Wilm. andor the Emmanuel Dining Room. WRANG In the Wilmington Hospital on Friday, April 19, 1985, Martha wife of the late John O. Wrang of the Masonic Home of Delaware, 4800 Lancaster Pike, aged 90 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the services from the Gracelawn Memorial Park Chapel on Mondav, April 22nd, at Interment will be private.

Arrangements by MCCRERY FUNERAL HOMES. HARTLY A 3-year-old girl died Saturday at Christiana Hospital after being found unconscious in a pond behind her home Friday afternoon, a hospital spokeswoman said. Julie W. Manning was found by a babysitter behind the girl's home on Kent 217, near Hazlettville, about 4:15 p.m., according to Cpl. Gerald R.

Pepper, a state police public information officer. The girl apparently wandered out of the house with another young girl without the sitter noticing, Pepper said. A couple minutes later, the other girl ran into the house and alerted the sitter. The sitter pulled the 3-year-old from the pond and tried to revive her, Pepper said. The Hartly Volunteer Fire Company Ambulance took her to Kent General Hos-pital, Dover, and she was transferred to Christiana, Pepper said.

She died about 2:25 p.m. Woman hurt in accident FELTON A Felton woman was in serious condition Saturday night at Christiana Hospital after seriously injuring her back when her car struck an embankment near Coursey's Pond late Friday night, authorities said. Police said M. Anita Carter, 37, was traveling southbound on Delaware 15, four miles east of Felton, when her car crossed the roadway and hit an embankment on the make it easy on L. jr- mi ii ii it im nut I CUT 50! Latex Paint 799 Easy One Interior flat REG.

15.99 Time Saver Interior flat REG. 15.99 GAL. 799 GAL. Time Saver Interior semi-gloss REG. 17.99 8 99 SPECIAL REMNANTS! CnAlal choai uinul romnantcl 1 Iftl 'M Snprial clearance i 1 Check tegs- Jskhk-MmiVi CUT 50' Pebbietile Pattern Durable dryback! 12" 12" REG.

32C SAVE 40! Unglazed Pavers Natural red floor tile! 13) NEWARK (Brookside) 315 Chesmar Plaza Between Castle Mail Chestnut Hiii aja 738-6207 8-9. SAT 8-6 SERVICE! HURHY. SUPPLIES LIMITED! ATI t.X SALE VfcZ SO FT kT JJILiHTJ.UfKaJSd 'vtr-r: 1 1 i wv. 'Where Customer Service Makes All The Difference!" patterns may varylj 3A.vj ili Available in i'iU4' most stores! SALE f.r.:T-:.!!IM VISA DO IT YOURSELF Ii il III I ill ml' i WILMINGTON 3737 Kirkwood (Just South ot Prices 655-9929 DOVER Hwy. 454 N.

DuPont Hwy. (Rt. Corner) Across from K-Mart 674-1477 NEW SUNDAY HOURS 11-5 DAILY AND SAVE! ENJOY OUR PERSONALIZED IWim rrininirwmi t-imiit i.ii.h N-212-1 6 a a.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

Publisher Extra® Newspapers

  • Exclusive licensed content from premium publishers like the The Morning News
  • Archives through last month
  • Continually updated

About The Morning News Archive

Pages Available:
988,976
Years Available:
1880-1988