Bernard L. Dworsky

Please note the Celebration of Life for Mr. Dworsky has been postponed due to inclement weather. Please see below for revised service information. Bernard L. Dworsky, age 83, of Newark, DE, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025. Born on May 29, 1941, he was a son of the late Michael and Anna (Krippe) Dworsky. In 1961, Bernard and his wife, Loretta, made their way to Delaware from a small coal-mining town in Pennsylvania, where they began to build a life full of accomplishments, family, and memories. Bernard started taking classes at the University of Delaware while working two jobs at Dupont and a shoe store to support their growing family. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and his master’s degree in Public Administration at the University of Delaware. Bernard’s career included being the Director of the Water Resources Agency for New Castle County and as an Associate Professor in Public Policy and Urban Affairs at the University of Delaware. He was an ardent supporter of the University of Delaware community, specifically the Fighting Blue Hens football program. Bernard was a member and past president of the Blue Hen Touchdown Club. For many years, he organized bus and plane trips across the country to support the Blue Hens. For more than 50 years, Saturday home football games included tailgates to share with his family and friends. Bernard’s interest in politics when he was young led him and his family to participate in campaign events in Delaware for local and state campaigns. He continued to this day discussing politics, with some sports thrown in, with his friends at his favorite restaurants on Main Street in downtown Newark. Bernard’s love for his family grew with every grandchild. He spent many afternoons and evenings attending football, basketball and lacrosse games in Delaware and Florida. Bernard spent several vacations with them at Rehoboth Beach, enjoying the beach, Funland and family dinners. He also made several trips to Disney World in Florida – indulging his grandchildren with whatever they wanted to do. Bernard will be dearly missed by his wife, Loretta; son, David and daughter-in-law Lori and their children, Hunter (Steven) and Chandler (Wilmington, DE); daughter, Cheryl Lynn and son-in-law William and their children, Nicholas and Lindsay (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL); daughter, Kristin and son-in-law Marc (Lewes, DE); and brother, Lawrence (Newark, DE). A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 am on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, 200 E. Main Street, Newark, DE. A Celebration of Life will be held from 2 pm until 4 pm on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at the Carpenter Club at the University of Delaware Bob Carpenter Center, 631 S. College Avenue, Newark, DE. Interment will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bernard’s memory to the Blue Hen Touchdown Club by clicking here. Gifts can also be made to the Institute for Public Administration in the Biden School at the University of Delaware by clicking here, select “Other” and search for “Institute for Public Administration.”

Bernard L. Dworsky

May 29, 1941 - January 30, 2025