In Memory PAST FACULTY AND PARENT OF ALUMNI Nancy Snowberger Pleasants passed away on November 25, 2019, with her children, Dru and Tim, at her bedside in Ocean View. Nancy married E. Rogers Pleasants Jr. in 1971. Their marriage was strong, happy and full of love. With the marriage, Rogers’ children, Estee, Bruddy and John, joined Dru and Tim in Nancy’s heart. Nancy was a lifelong Delawarean. She was born the youngest of six on June 19, 1926, to Louis and Elsie Snowberger. She graduated from A.I. Dupont High School in 1944. Although only 5 feet, 5 inches tall, she was the captain of the women’s basketball team. Nancy went on to earn her nursing diploma from The School of Nursing at Beebe Hospital in Lewes. A talented artist and seamstress extraordinaire, Nancy’s homes and wardrobe reflected her exquisite taste and style. Nancy was active in the Junior League of Wilmington for many years, making friendships that lasted a lifetime. She also worked as a preschool teacher, and later as the school nurse for Wilmington Friends School (1967-79). Nancy acted with kindness and grace throughout her life. Nancy lived in Wawaset Park for 60 years. She and Rogers also had a home in Bethany Beach. They were wonderful and gracious hosts, making every occasion an elegant affair. Nancy is survived by children Tim Reed ’73 (Barbara), Dru Reed Mogge ’76, Estee Pleasants Lynch ’72 (John), and John (Jen) Pleasants, as well as eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, E. Rogers Jr., and his son E. Rogers (Bruddy) III; her sisters, Jane Chain, Ann Snowberger, Betsy Snowberger and Oakley Sargisson; and her brother, Robert Snowberger. On February 16, 2020 Edythe Rapkin, born May 9, 1918, to Samuel & Reba Levick died of natural causes. With her husband of 44 years Lewis W. Rapkin, they raised three boys, Leslie ’60 and his wife Enid of Wimauma, FL, Fredrick ’65 and his wife Alice of Needham, MA, and Gordon ’72 and his wife Barbara of Wilton, CT. She had 9 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Edie was born, raised, and educated in Philadelphia. After attending the University of Pennsylvania, she attended business school, and used this education for 15 years in the business office at Wilmington Friends 44
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School. She always believed in education and enjoyed travel, swimming and needle work. She was most proud of her extended family and their many accomplishments. 1939 December 4, 2018, Sarah Eliason Englehart, 97, beloved wife of the late William Englehart, M.D.; devoted mother of William P. Englehart, Jr. (Pat), Susan E. Folckemmer (Steve), and James E. Englehart (Debbie); cherished grandmother of Christopher and Sarah Folckemmer, and Will, J.D., Andrew, Emilie, and Rebecca Englehart; also survived by three greatgrandchildren. 1942 Bette Louise Johnson Good, 96 years old, of Glen Mills, PA, formerly of Wilmington, DE passed away peacefully on April 17, 2020, surrounded by the love of her family and her devoted caregivers. Bette was a nursing graduate of the old Wilmington Memorial Hospital. After her marriage to her husband Al in 1945, she worked at the Doylestown Hospital and later became a visiting nurse throughout Bucks County. Upon their return to Wilmington, Al began a long career at Hercules and Bette focused on raising their young family. Bette and Al were active in Aldersgate United Methodist Church, helping it grow from its original storefront location. Bette carried on after the 1981 passing of Al, the love of her life. She moved to the Maris Grove retirement community in 2006, where she lived happily and made many new friends. She is survived by her children Jan Mariconda of Doylestown, PA, Cathy Sanger of Glen Allen, VA and David Good (Lori) of Collierville, TN; her five grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Stella “Sis” Ward Sterner was born June 21, 1924, in Wilmington, DE, to Herbert H. Ward, Jr and Juliette Rice Ward. She died peacefully, surrounded by family, at her home in Jennersville, PA on March 31, 2020, at the age of 95. She is survived by her husband of 75 years, James F. Sterner; her brother John Ward ’49 of Chesapeake City, MD; her five daughters, Patricia Johnson (Glenn), Juliette Sterner, A. Tamasin Sterner, Ginger Hunter, and Amy Gould (Curtis); five grandchildren, Ward Johnson, Erika Hunter Hake, Evan Hunter, Benjamin Gould, and Lucas Gould; and five great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents and brother, Herbert Ward III ’39. Sis was a graduate of the Wilmington Friends School, Class of 1942, and of
the University of Delaware, Class of 1945. Sis and Jim began married life in Troy, NY, where he completed his education. His career with the DuPont Company took them to Waynesboro, VA, East Greenwich, RI, Madison, NJ, and Kennett Square, PA. They retired near Chesapeake City, MD. While living in Kennett Square, Sis enjoyed volunteering her time and talents with Bloodmobile, The Tick Tock Early Learning Center, Red Cross, and the Girl Scouts.While living near Chesapeake City, she volunteered at the Union Hospital Auxiliary and gift shop. She especially enjoyed her years volunteering at the Heron’s Nest Gift Shop at Jenner’s Pond. Sis loved her family, sitting by a river or the ocean, cats, travel, a good steak, gardening, playing cards and bingo. She usually had a jigsaw puzzle on the table, and she was a whiz at crossword puzzles. 1947 Local artist and long-time Boothbay Harbor summer resident Patricia Ryan Zolper, 90, died March 30, 2020 at the Country House retirement community in Greenville, DE. Pat’s passions included her family, art, early childhood development, her Catholic faith, reading and crossword puzzles. She was part of a generation of women who pioneered balancing career and family. Her achievements included raising five sons, serving in management positions in a pre-school and a hospital, and heading up multiple non-profit efforts through the years. She was a landscape painter who exhibited in Delaware and Maine and an ardent supporter of the arts. However, Pat always considered her greatest joy and accomplishment was raising her children. She also was beloved and admired by a wide circle of people, from the staff where she kenneled her dog, to a young artist she mentored, to her 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was smart, strong, and social. She once knocked on the door of a stranger, a widow, to introduce herself; Pat had read about the woman and thought they could be good friends. Born in Wilmington in 1929, Pat was graduated from Wilmington Friends School and Vassar College (1951). She started the Childhood Development Club at Vassar, which continues to this day. After graduation, she began working at DuPont, and met William Benjamin Zolper of Wilmington. They were married in 1953.
