All Obituaries

Linda Bonsall passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.  She was 73 years old.  Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Harry Faulkner and Kathleen Hayworth Faulkner. She was the beloved wife of 33 years to Raymond Bonsall, Jr.; daughter of Kathleen Faulkner; mother of Tammy Sharp Matheson and the late Kathy Sharp Ryan; step-mother of Tracy Lee Virgo; grandmother of Jillian McKendree, Courtney Ryan and Tatum Ryan;...

Jeannette Skelton Charlton of Kennett Square and formerly of Charlottesville, Virginia passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019.  She was 76 years old. Born in Roanoke, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Enoch Jones Skelton and the late Illamae Smith Skelton. She was the beloved mother of Paul Charlton, John Charlton and Catherine Charlton; grandmother of Dorothy, Danielle, Polina, Henry and Ruthie; sister of Rosalyn Dozier, Charles Skelton and Louis Skelton.  She was...

Luis A. Cruz passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at the Wilmington Hospital.  He was 66 years old.  Born on June 26, 1952 in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Luis was the son of the late Andre and Carmen Cruz. He was the father of Luis Bultron, Margarita Mendez, Marmar Hopkins, Shelia Cruz, Jose Perez, Jaylynn Cruz, Samuel Cruz, Daniel Cruz; brother of Rev. Jorge Cruz, Junior Cruz and Angel Cruz;...

Holger Nissen of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania passed away at his home, Kendal at Longwood on Monday morning, April 1, 2019.  He was 93 years old. Born in Aabenraa, Denmark, he was the son of the late Jes Nissen and the late Christine Madsen.  Holger was the beloved companion of Sally French, father of Anne Nissen, Heather Menduke, Henrik Nissen and the late Karin Nissen (1965+); honorary grandfather of Emily, Greta, Rose, Bryan and Lauren.  He was predeceased by his...

Carmen Rodriguez of Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at her home.  She was 57 years old.  Born in Salem, New Jersey, Carmen was the daughter of the late Raymon Rosado and Anna Merced. She was the beloved wife of Jose G. Rodriguez for 36 years; loving mother of Jose Rodriguez, Jr. (Kelly), Antonio Rodriguez (Kim) and Violet Rodriguez (Jesus); grandmother of Antonio Rodriguez, Jr., Roland Rodriguez, Scarlett Rodriguez, Bryan Arias and...

Bob left this life peacefully on March 21, 2019 in the Westmoreland Nursing Unit at Kendal/Crosslands in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.  His life was taken by liver failure secondary to metastasized prostate cancer. Bob was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 4, 1936.  Bob settled at Guilford College (N.C.), his alma mater, to teach in the sociology department starting in 1965.  Bob taught there for ten years, before a move to western North Carolina to pursue...

Brendan Michael McCann passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.  He was 33 years old. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Kevin McCann and the late Joan White. In addition to his father, Brendan is survived by his son, Aidan; sisters, Kristina McCann, Ellie Elswick and Molly McCann and his brother, Kevin McCann.  Also survived by his dearest friend, Jessica Wolski. Visitation with the family will be from 6:00PM until 7:00PM with a memorial service at...

Nancy Kunzig of Landenberg, Pennsylvania and formerly of Delaware County, passed away at home on March 18, 2019.  She was 75 years old.  Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Daniel J. Kelly and the late Gladys Lowery Kelly. Nancy was the beloved mother of David Kunzig (Denise) and Robert Kunzig (Henny); grandmother of Daniel Kunzig and sister of Dina Kramer. Visitation with the family will be from 10:00AM until 11:00AM with a memorial service at...

Jerry G. Winslow, age 101, of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania passed away at his home on Saturday evening, March 9, 2019. Jerry was born on October 12, 1917 in New York City, just minutes before his twin sister, Jane.  Fifteen years later, his sister Peggy was born.  He lived in “Hell’s Kitchen”, working as a newsy after school.  His parents, Wirt and Mae, later moved to Chicago, Illinois where they lived in the Marshal Field apartments and worked for the Drake...

Dr. James Gordon Berlin, age 67, of Landenberg, Pennsylvania passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 9, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gordon and Barbara Berlin. Jim is survived by his wife of 42 years, Christina A. Berlin; sons, Dr. Jack, of Philadelphia, PA and Jamie, of Landenberg; daughter, Jennifer Reynolds of Chadds Ford, PA; brothers John, of Portland, OR; Richard (Billie Jo), of Las Vegas, NV; and Robert (Lisa) of Westport, CT; sisters Barbara Nielsen (Randy) of...