Richard Glazier,
age 73, passed away at home on Tuesday, June 22, 2021,
surrounded by family. Born in Wilmington, Rich was a proud
graduate of P. S. DuPont High School, Class of 1965. As
a high school junior, Rich won the Harry Berger Athletic
Award for "Best Jewish Male Athlete" in 1964, because
of his prowess on the basketball court. He was also an
honorary active member of Sigma Alpha Rho fraternity.
Following high school, Richard enlisted in the U. S. Army, serving two tours in Vietnam in Intelligence, before leaving the service in 1969.
Richard married his high school sweetheart Amy Applebaum in 1972 and worked for 30 years at Delaware Park as their TV Host. Rich hosted his beloved Friday night local television show "Racing Scene" where he interviewed many local and national horse industry celebrities.
He always felt lucky and honored to work at Delaware Park, particularly with racetrack announcer John Curran. He had a true love for the Phillies and was always happy to see any team beat the Eagles. Rich's greatest pleasure was spending time with his grandchildren.
Richard leaves behind his wife of 49 years, Amy; son, Michael (Katie) and their children, Sydney and Zachary; son, David (Julie) and their children, Jacob, Samuel, and Nora; and brother, Brad (Michelle) and their child, Jenna. He was predeceased by parents, Morris "Maishe" and Amelia "Malchie" Glazier and brother, Joel Glazier.
Rich's family wishes to give special thanks to Dr. Banerji and the Cardiac Team at Christiana Hospital. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to St. Jude's Hospital for Children, the Siegel JCC Senior Center, The Human Fund, or the charity of your choice.
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(Millsboro) Joseph B. Green, Age 73, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2021 with his devoted wife Nancy Belfer Green and his family by his side.
Joe was born in Wilmington, DE on September 11, 1947 to Fluff and Harold Green. He graduated from PS DuPont High School Class of 1965, Dickinson College in 1969, and received his Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University Law School in 1972. Joe is survived by his loving wife Nancy; adoring children, Jeffrey (Kara) Green of Connecticut, Daniel (Candi) Green of Maryland, Melissa Azlant Schneider (Randy) of Ohio, and Samuel Azlant (Monique) of California; treasured grandchildren, Alison and Amanda Green, Dovid, Zev, and Binny Green, Joshua and Leah Schneider, and Madison Rubio and Phynn Azlant; sisters, Vicki Green and Suzi Voorhees; and brother, Tom Green.
After graduation, Joe began practicing law in 1972 starting his career as a part time public defender in Wilmington while maintaining a private practice - Green and Green - which he partnered with his father. The firm expanded twice to eventually become Green, Green, Godowsky, and McFadden. After closing his private practice in 2015, Joe and Nancy relocated to Millsboro, and he began working at the Sussex County Office of Defense Services focusing on juvenile and domestic violence representation. In addition, Joe and Jerome Capone shared both office space and professional camaraderie for over 20 years.
Although Joe was a passionate Philadelphia sports fan, his favorite games were those played with his close friends and cousins on the golf course, tennis court, at the poker table, and race track. Joe and Nancy were getting ready to celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary, and one of their great pleasures was traveling with family and friends as well as hosting visitors at their beach homes. Joe was a lifelong member of Congregation Beth Emeth in Wilmington and an original member of the Seaside Jewish Community in Sussex County.
A private graveside funeral was held recently, and a celebration of life will be planned at a later date. The family requests that any memorial donations be made to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, 1707 N. Randall Road, Suite 200, Elgin, IL 60123 or Seaside Jewish Community, P. O. Box 1472, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.
With his passing, Joe's family and friends will remember him as a kind and generous man of amazing integrity. A compassionate listener, Joe understood suffering having heroically endured many years of pain with his diagnoses of myasthenia gravis and cancer. His greatest passion was being a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and friend, and Joe spoiled all of us with his time, attention, and unconditional love.
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Katz, Jeffry Allen MD, age 68, passed away in the arms of his wife
of 42 years, Carole on August 6, 2015, with his sons, David (Naomi)
and Jeremy (Anna). He valiantly fought 4 different cancers in his
lifetime.
Born in Chicago in May 1947, Jeffry grew up in Wilmington, DE. He attended Dartmouth College and the University of Colorado Medical School in Denver. After an anesthesiology residency at the University of Colorado, he did a pediatric anesthesia residency at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, followed by an anesthesia fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He practiced anesthesia in Albuquerque, NM for several years before relocating to Orange County in 1979 where he worked at St. Joseph Hospital and CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange for 34 years.
Dr. Katz was the Founder of Allied Anesthesia Medical Group Inc. He served as Chief of Anesthesia at St. Joseph Hospital; Chief of Anesthesia at CHOC; Delegate to California Society of Anesthesiologists; and President of Orange County Anesthesia Society, in addition to many other professional and community service positions.
He had a lifelong love of the outdoors - camping, backpacking, hiking and gardening, and was an instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership School for 9 years. He particularly enjoyed fly fishing with his wife as often as possible and was a big supporter of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing - a non-profit that teaches fly fishing to disabled veterans for its therapeutic value. Always eager to learn, he had an encyclopedic knowledge of wine, military history, Native American art and American prints.
Per his request, there will be no memorial service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to City of Hope Hematology Research Fund, 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010; or Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Long Beach, PO Box 695, La Plata, MD 20646. www.fairhavenmemorial.com
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Bruce Laird, age 97, passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 14, 2023. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Ruth and his brother, Robert Laird. Bruce served in the Army during WWII as a medic message carrier to a chaplain's assistant. Bruce was an English teacher at P.S. duPont High for 26 years, then continued at Claymont High School for several years. After retiring from teaching, he worked for the Delaware Artist in Residence program directing plays for children. He was very involved in community theater, writing and directing plays and musicals for many community venues to enjoy. Bruce had many musical talents and a deep appreciation for the classical and operatic genres. In 1980, Bruce was honored as representing the best traits of Delaware's 6,000 teachers and was named State Teacher of the Year. He continued his generosity by volunteering to play the grand piano in the lobby of the Helen Graham Cancer Center, twice a week, to help soothe patients coming in for cancer treatments. His quick wit, engaging smile and boisterous laugh will be missed by all who knew him. The family wishes to thank the staff at Rockland Place, Hospice, Bayada Nurses and Comfort Keepers for all their compassion and care for Bruce. Services and burial will be private.
Ronald B. Mosiej, age 70, of Lewes, DE passed away on
Friday, November 4, 2016, at his residence. He was born
Tuesday, February 26, 1946 in Chester, PA, son of the
late Stanley Sr. and Helen (Rutkowski) Mosiej.
Mr. Mosiej was a 1965 graduate of P.S. duPont High School and he played in the Blue/Gold All-Star Football Game. He was a member of the Rehoboth Art League and he won several awards over the years for his creative artwork. He loved fishing and crabbing, and any time spent near the water. Mr. Mosiej was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, and he will be missed by all who knew him.
Mr. Mosiej is survived by his beloved wife of 17 years, Jo Ann "Joey" Mosiej of Lewes, DE; his son, Christopher Mosiej, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; his granddaughter, Katee Mosiej of Ontario, Canada; his brother Stanley J. Mosiej Jr. of Rehoboth Beach, DE; and his sister, Annette Mosiej of Millsboro, DE.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Parsell Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE where friends may visit beginning at 10:30 AM.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggest contributions in Mr. Mosiej's memory to Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriots Way, Millsboro, DE 19963.
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Sandra M. (Neidlein) "Mama J" Johnston,
age 68, of Port Penn, Delaware passed
away unexpectedly on Monday, April 13, 2015, while vacationing in
Cancun, Mexico. Born on September 13, 1946, in Wilmington, Delaware,
she was the daughter of Vernon E. Neidlein and the late Evelyn (Faville)
Neidlein. Sandy, affectionately known as "Mama J" to many of her close
friends and family, worked at the Ches Del Restaurant for 20 years,
retiring in 2006. She will always be remembered as a fun-loving, energetic
individual who loved to read, exercise, travel with her girlfriends
and spend time with her loving family and visit the beach. Sandy was an
avid animal lover and enjoyed spoiling her two dogs, Roxi and Lucy. As
a loving and giving individual, Sandy enjoyed volunteering her time
in the community. She was a long time member of Port Penn Volunteer
Fire Company, the Delaware City Recreation Club and VFW #838 in Port
Penn. "Mama J" will always be remembered as a loving daughter, wife,
mother, grandmother and dear friend to many. Her love for life will
continue to live on through the many memories she created.
In addition to her mother, Sandy was preceded in death by her loving husband, Johnny P. Johnston.
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Born in Wilmington, DE on July 27, 1947,
departed on November 26, 2013 and resided in University Place, WA.
Graveside: Home of Peace Cemetery.
Sallie Kanofsky Rietmann passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2013, surrounded by beloved family members. Sallie was born on July 27, 1947, in Wilmington, Delaware. Sallie loved Wilmington, growing up with her sister, Judi. She attended historic P.S. DuPont High School and was a member of Congregation Beth Emeth. Sallie graduated from Cleveland State University with a degree in English literature. With her first husband, David Kanofsky, Sallie raised two children, Joseph and Annie, in Tacoma, WA. Being a mother and a grandmother was one of the greatest joys in her life. Sallie was blessed with nine grandchildren.
In 1986, Sallie earned a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pacific Lutheran University. She worked for 14 years at Greater Lakes Mental Health in Lakewood and then worked for 14 years in private practice. Sallie was a gifted, caring and compassionate psychotherapist. She was a great listener and her many clients over her 28 year career were blessed by her insights and caring. In 2003, Sallie married Paul Rietmann. She treasured life with Paul and was particularly proud of their interfaith marriage. Sallie was a member of Temple Beth El and Paul is the Rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Sallie was active in the life of both congregations. She was instrumental in forming and leading many interfaith study groups bringing together both Jews and Christians. Sallie had a life-long love of all things British, especially the history and lives of the English royal families. Sallie loved simple things. She loved puttering around her cozy cottage home and working in her garden. Sallie loved the color purple. Her English style garden is filled with a wide variety of lovely purple flowers. Sallie enjoyed day trips to small towns to look for antiques, visits to see her grandchildren, and vacations on the Oregon Coast.
Sallie was preceded in death by her parents, Grace and Sydney Paul; and her two grandmothers, Fannie and Ida. Sallie is survived by her husband, Paul; her sister, Judi Featherstone and her husband, Roger; her daughter, Annie Glickman and her husband, David; her son, Joseph Kanofsky and his wife, Sharona; her first husband, David Kanofsky; and nine grandchildren. Sallie will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
There will be an Interfaith Memorial Service celebrating Sallie’s life on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 2:00 PM, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 3615 N. Gove Street, Tacoma. Memorial gifts may be given to the Priya Foundation – a program founded by Sallie’s daughter, Annie Glickman, dedicated to helping Jewish couples who face infertility. The Priya foundation can be found online at www.djcf.com. Please select “Priya Fund” under donations. Gifts in memory of Sallie may also be given to Temple Beth El or St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Interment at Home of Peace Cemetery. Please leave online condolences at www.gaffneycares.com. Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home, 253-572-6003.
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Alvin was educated in the Delaware public school system and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree (Business Administration and Accounting) in 1973 from Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware. From there he attended Antioch University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he earned the Master of Arts degree (Administration and Management) in 1978. Alvin continued to make his home in the Wilmington, Delaware area eventually transitioning to the Dover, Delaware area, where he spent the rest of his life.
Alvin’s first marriage produced two children, a son, Alvin L. Puller, III (three grandchildren) and a daughter, Stacy Puller, all whom currently reside in Ft Myers, Florida. Marrying some years later to Rosa Puller (predeceased), that union produced two children, Rebecca Puller (Wilmington, Delaware) and Rosa Puller (Elkton, Maryland).
In addition to his children, Alvin leaves to mourn his three grandchildren, Aliana Puller, Alexis Puller, Miles Matthew Puller; a devoted sister and caregiver, Mrs. Barbara Jones and a brother-in-law, Steve, whom Alvin loved as a brother and best friend; a devoted friend who continued to help him through his illness with vists cards, and phone calls, Ms. Elizabeth Smith; a host of relatives in the Richmond, Virginia area to include, Dr Anthony Puller (Lydia), Kevin Puller (Joyce), Relonda Puller (Jerome) and Marlon Puller; other relatives and friends.
Alvin enjoyed a very diverse career path leading him to different occupations, his last being a Certified HUD Housing Counselor for over ten years at the Neighborhood House located in Middletown, DE. Prior to this, he worked as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor for the North East Treatment Center as well as the Program Coordinator for Goodwill Industries of Delaware and Delaware County, Inc in Wilmington. Upon retirement, Alvin worked as a substitute teacher for about two years within the Dover, Delaware Public School system.
Being a true lover of working with people, including kids, Alvin enjoyed helping others and believed in displaying a positive attitude towards life. He was friendly to all he met and always had a funny joke and a hearty laugh that brightened the spirits of all who met him.
A Celebration of Life memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 16, 2022 at the Evans W. Smith Funeral Home, 518 Bay Road, Dover, Delaware 19901. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Alvin’s honor to the Delaware Veterans Home, 100 Delaware Veterans Boulevard, Milford, Delaware 19963. A private interment will be held at the Culpepper National Cemetery, Culpepper, Va.
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Vera S. Chalfant, age 63, passed away peacefully into the arms of
our Lord on May 10, 2011 at Christiana Hospital surrounded by her
loving family.
Vera was born in Wilmington to the late Olga and Stephen Rybachak. She was a graduate of P.S. duPont High School, University of Delaware, and Wilmington University. Vera worked as an elementary school teacher in the Christina School District for over 35 years, most recently at Gallaher Elementary. Vera was an active member of St. Michael’s Orthodox Church where she sang in the choir and was a member of the parish council.
Vera was predeceased by her sister Stephana Rybachak. She is survived by her husband, Paul Chalfant; son, Matthew, and his wife Melanie; brother, Stephen Rybachak and his wife Sally; and sister, Irene Rex and her husband David.
Friends may call at St. Michael’s Orthodox Church, West Huntington Dr. and Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE 19808 from 5-7 pm on Friday, May 13th, after which there will be a vigil service (Panikhida). The funeral service will be the following day at the church at 9:30 am with interment in Silverbrook Cemetery.
The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to Delaware Hospice for the compassionate care they provided.
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His death was met with sadness by a wide swath of the Boulder business community. He and his wife and business partner, Cheryl Sussman, had been active in the community since the business was formed in 1976.
Sussman was born in Germany June 29, 1947, — he was 75 at the time of death —and came to the U.S. when he was 2, he related in a 2005 oral history interview available at the Boulder Public Library. His family landed in Wilmington, Delaware, where he grew up. He graduated from the University of Kentucky and headed west to California. On the way in 1971, he stopped to visit a friend in Boulder and decided to stay. He left temporarily only to help with his father’s custom tailoring business after his father died.
His first business endeavor was with a company called Earth Dynamics, which used the concepts of architect and futurist Buckminster Fuller to build geodesic domes. The Sussmans’ home at one point was a geodesic dome on Sugarloaf Mountain. It burned to the foundation in the Four Mile Canyon Fire on Labor Day 2010; the family has lived in Eldorado Springs since that time.
In 1976, he and Cheryl founded Eight Days a Week at 18th Avenue and Pearl Street, which at the time was a general store selling coffee, copies, sub sandwiches and other merchandise.
“Boulder was an interesting place at the time. People were innovating,” he recalled during his oral history interview. The business was open long hours — early morning to late into the night. “It felt like the week was eight days long,” he said.
The concept for the business, he said, was to be an information center, and it became a hub for not only commerce but also the general public and students.
In 1980, he spun off the coffee business to Isadore Million, and Million renamed it Penny Lane. Sussman recalled that copy services represented about 25% of Eight Days’ sales and 50% of the profit.
He wasn’t averse to risk, his friends related.
“He was authentic. He was always ‘hip’ and always on the front of things. He had the first fax machine, the first color copier. Sam loved technology. He was a huge help to other businesses,” said Richard Polk, who until recently ran the Pedestrian Shops.
Polk said that Sussman spent time on the technology of the copy and business services store, and Cheryl made the business work. “She was totally his partner,” he said.
A recent LinkedIn reference for the business, which they owned until 2017 when it sold to an Allegra Marketing-Print-Mail franchise owner, noted that it sold 3d scanners and printers in addition to the usual office-related equipment. The building at 840 Pearl St. sold earlier that same year to MidFirst Bank.
Sussman modestly described his success this way: “I was a good guesser about what I thought was going to happen.”
He said small-business owners have to “move quicker than the chains and make your own way.”
He also attributed success to his friends. “I had a lot of friends in town. If you have a lot of friends, you stay in business,” he said.
Among the friends was George Karakehian, owner of Art Source International on Pearl Street.
“He was one of the first people I met downtown,” George recalled. “Everybody went to the copy store. He was a credit to the downtown business scene … always smiling, telling jokes. You’d go in [to the store] and he’d have a new piece of equipment. He always had the best.”
“When it came to his work, he wasn’t afraid to invest,” Karakehian said.
Sussman was involved with the community’s efforts to secure Dushanbe, Tajikistan, as Boulder’s sister city. He and Cheryl were part of the delegation that first went to that Soviet city to encourage a relationship, said Mary Hey, who also was part of the sister city effort.
She recalled that their bus got stopped when one of the passengers was seen taking pictures of a military installaton along the route. “Sam got out and talked them out of arresting us,” Hey said.
She said Sussman was engaging and always trying to make friends. He brought a tennis racquet to the Soviet Union on one trip and went out to find someone to play a match.
“We were both activists working for world peace. I saw him on the street one day and he asked, ‘are we doing enough,’” Hey said. “I knew he was; I wasn’t sure about me.”
Cheryl Sussman recalled that Soviet trip as well — it was 1986. She said they spent about three weeks in the Soviet Union.
Cheryl described the working relationship that she and her husband had. “We did well working together. He was more visionary. I was more practical. We balanced each other out,” she told BizWest. He was often out in the community serving on committees and with groups; Cheryl managed the store.
Together, they had two daughters, Mariah Garcia of Denver and Mollie Sussman Frankel of Echo Park, California. Mariah and her husband Mauricio Garcia have one daughter, Delilah; Mollie and her husband Bradley Frankel have a son, Eli.
Dave Query, owner of Big Red F restaurant group, said Sussman “was a fixture on the west end of Pearl Street.”
“You were hard pressed to meet a person as kind, humble and leaning toward solutions rather than conflict than Sam Sussman. I never met a dude that exuded such positivity, with the appropriate amounts of healthy grumpiness, than Sam.”
Query encouraged people who know similar people to “make an effort to tell that person that you acknowledge it, recognize it and admire it. That the culture of business and communication they have created is fantastic and that their spirit and right-sided energy has benefited the community at large in so many ways.
“Culture is currently under attack on this planet, at every turn. To those who have spent their professional careers devoting that energy to creating a positive work and community culture, you are the very best of all of us.
“I wish I had told Sam that yesterday,” he said.
Sam and Cheryl Sussman were inducted into the Boulder County Business Hall of Fame in 2019.
Natural Funeral Service in Lafayette will be in charge of arrangements. Cheryl Sussman said a memorial service will be held in the spring.
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