Daily Archives: December 1, 2015

Mark S. Seldomridge, 61, of Hockessin, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, at his residence. He was the husband of Nancy Zilke Seldomridge, with whom he shared 11 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, he was the son of Dorothy Snyder Seldomridge of Kennett Square, and the late Richard Seldomridge. Mark was a production operator at Valero Energy in Delaware City, retiring in 2010 after 20 years…

Jack R. Johnson, 83, of Kennett Square, died Thursday, Nov. 26, at the Christiana Hospital. He was the husband of Michale Barwell Johnson, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Rosedale, PA, he was the son of the late S. Frank and Mabel McMillan Johnson. He was an electrical motor repairman at Robert S. Swanson and Son in Kennett Square, PA. for…

Mother Pearl Irene Bladen, 98, of Avondale, died Sunday, Nov. 29, at Twin Pines Nursing Health Care Center. Her first husband, Richard “Joseph” J. Bladen, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage, died in 1990, Her second husband, Donald William Brown died in 2006. Born in Ijamsville, Md., she was the daughter of the late James E Foreman and Irene Bowman Foreman. Pearl was…

Ralph Adrien Olivier, 62, of Landenberg, died Wednesday, Nov. 25 at his home. He was the husband of Carol Blevins Olivier, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage. Born in Fall River, Mass., he was a son of Adrian Olivier of Newark, Del., and the late Ruth Hoehn Olivier. Ralph graduated high school from the American School of Paris, and was a graduate of…