Archive for August 14th, 2012

Gary D. Annis of Landenberg

Gary D. Annis, 56, of Landenberg, died Monday, August 13, at the Christiana Hospital in Newark. He was the husband of Maureen Annis, with whom he shared 33 years of marriage. Born in London, England, he was the son of the late Keith and Mary Annis. Gary was a research chemist at DuPont Co., Stein-Haskell Labs in Newark, for the past 30 years. He enjoyed gardening, ...

 
 

O. Russell (Russ) Gerhard of Landenberg

O. Russell (Russ) Gerhard, 80, of Landenberg, died Monday, Aug. 13 in the comfort of his home with his devoted wife of 53 years Carole Funk Gerhard by his side. Russ was born on Dec. 11, 1931 to the late Oran Russell and Dora Sanner Gerhard of Forest Hills. He graduated from Bridgewater College of Virginia in 1958.  After working for the college for a year, Russ ...

 

Shipwreck! Winslow Homer exhibit opens Sept. 22

Shipwreck! Winslow Homer and “The Life Line” exhibit opens Sept. 22–Dec. 16, 2012 While living in a tiny fishing village in England in 1881-82, the American artist Winslow Homer was profoundly moved by the sight of a shipwreck that would focus his imagination on the power and peril of the sea. His art took on a new seriousness and drama, demonstrated in a major ...

 

Timothy Finian Hickey of Unionville

Timothy Finian Hickey, 38, of Unionville, died Monday, July 23, in Managua, Nicaragua after a brief illness. He is survived by his son, Sean Patrick of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, and his parents, Matthew M. Hickey and Mary Hickey (nee Breslin) of Unionville, Pa. He is also survived by his brother, Brendan M. Hickey (Justine) of Secane, and his sister, Erin M. Grubb ...