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AgraduateofMartins- rk a he Du nt Ex pe i me ta at i i te i ng in tr en a i eve pm nt of a er includingKevlar.Heended hiscareerwithDuPontasa buildingsupervisor. HewasaVeterano tainedtherankofSergeant i A ,2 4 i is i i a a a i i a i a aphenomenaldad.Allin a a a pg a A a a i i a or i i a i sb Amemorialservice atthechapelGracelawn a a a I i i a i i A A A Foronlinecondolences pleasevisit chandlerfuneralhome.com 302-478-7100 Wi ia Age 80, of passedawaysuddenlyat Mary was the daughterof thelateGilbertandGretta Storeformanyyearsbefore herretirement. Sheissurvivedbyher niecesLinda(Steve)Miller, san(Ed)ConnellyandJen- SebastianConnelly.Mary willbedearlymissedby ZetaChapterofBetaSigma knitclubandmanyfriends toonumeroustocount. Friendsandfamilyare invitedtovisitationon between10and11AMat tonwherefuneralservices willbeginat11AM.In- termentwillfollowatAll ton. MealeyFuneralHomes.com (302)652-5913 MaryA.Getz JamesF.O’DonnellJR,age51,of SixthFrontSt.Frederica,DE.DOD Oct.4,2013.Anyrelatives/friends arerequestedtocontactJoseph 302-478-7100toclaimtheremains.

MargaretNolanEllison, passedawaypeacefullyon ri ti a a Ho it al in Ne a E. a ga et wa rn 12 1 9 21 in Mi le wn i a ad at St JamesElementarySchool, andRedBankCatholicHigh School.Shewasalifelong communicantofSt.James attendeddailyMass.Mrs. ll i on i a i i al si he Ri te Sh ke a a ac ry in i en rs ri or ld Wa I I ShewasemployedatFort Monmouthwhereshemet andmarriedJohnRoberts fouryears.Theyraisedfour i a i i A a i i a i a a a a a RobertsEllison(Denise), EllisonKealey(Patrick), fectionatelyknowntoher a i i a I i a i i i a a i i NJwheresheliveduntil 2010.Margaretsplither timelivingbetweenNaples, a i i i a i a a a a a i a i a sweetandkindtothosewho was a great cook. Her pies, werethebestintown. Margaretispre-de- ceasedbyherhusband, parents, Thomas JamesNolanandhersis- is survivedby WoodPolster(Michael), LaurenWoodMcAteer (James), Walter L.Ballard J.Ballard,MelissaBallard rickF.KealeyJr.(Ashley) and SeanM.

Kealey. She wasthelovinggreatgrand- mothertoAlyssaandTri- Grace Ballard.Grandma- Greatalsohastwomore littleangelsontheway. Visitationwillbeheldat JohnE.DayFuneralHome, Oct11from5PMto7PM. AMassofChristianburial willbeatSt.JamesCatholic withburialatMountOlivet NJimmediatelyfollow- ing.Memorialdonations SeasonsHospiceandPal- IL60018.PleasevisitMar- availableatwww.johneday funeralhome.com. MargaretNolan Ellison Patriciaissurvivedby votedhusbandof22years, EdwardF.Healy;nephew, Jo ea ro Anth ro i se an i i fe nn a a nd i ce a he Br el a do a he ba ub Da a AMassofChristian Burialwillbecelebrated atSt.HelenaChurch,602 PhiladelphiaPikeinWilm- in on id a or in ct er 11 a 1 0 30 a Vi it a ti a Co it ta vi wi el iv a el na Lo go FuneralDirector CHARLESP.ARCARO FUNERALHOME www.arcarofuneralhome.com (302)658-9095 PatriciaA.Healy ofSarahR.Johnsonand JoanneM.Johnson,Bran- a a i a a un a 1 1 a i 1 1 a i a A 4 2 7 2 i i www.congofuneralhome.com 302.652.8887 PassedawaySatur- lateFranklynAlexander of Anthony RandelKnight(Irvine)and vived by 8grandchildren, 12 greatgrandchildrenmany otherfamilyandfriends.

Sheretiredfromthe StateofDelawarein1991af- ter over17 years of service. AM Gracelawn MemorialPark. www.congofuneralhome.com 302-652-8887 LeilaA.Knight passedawayonOctober family. Ceciliaretiredasa re i st re rs Sh a a mb t. hi i th an Ch rc Ce i li a wa a a id fa oa operasGeneralHospital andAllMyChildren.She enjoyedcookingandwas notedforherfamouscheese cakes.

Ceciliawasprecededin at ar ts Ca me a at er i Ma ar i a nd is El i ab il an Ma ar i an erinePaoliandCarmen Skillman.Sheissurvived i a a a i a i a i a theyknewastheirmother, a i A a ar i A a a i i a A i a a i a i a i i i a i a a i a a i a a i a Friendsmaycallon 19808whereaservicewill willbeprivate. Tosendcondolences harra.com CeciliaMancari JoewasborninNew- andlivedtheremostofhis life.Hewasthesonofthe lateNicholasandMary workedfortheDuPont Joewasprecededin FrankSanbornandAntho- andElizabethSanborn. Heissurvivedbyhis andmanyniecesandneph- ews. AMemorialService willbeheldatMealeyFu- at11AMwithvisitationbe- ginningat10AM. tributionstotheCompas- ated.

MealeyFuneralHomes.com (302)652-5913 JosephSanborn 2 0 1 9 2 3 i i i aw a a thelateCatherineRoman FontanaandDominickM. toreturnhomewiththe LucilleItaliaFontanaand FontanaJehlandhusband EugeneF.Jehl,hisson LawrenceE.Fontana,Jr. andwifeElenoreFontana, a i so i i am an a an i i a ar i a a i a i 5 a i manyniecesandnephews. Heisdeceasedbyhissister CatherineFontanaHewitt, FontanaandDominickM. Genebeganhiswork- ingcareerasaWelderfor theDracoCorporation, teringthemilitaryatthe 1943.Heproudlyserved ourcountryasaCorpo- ralTechnician5(Surgical i ci an i a A 1 1 9 i cal a a li on 4 4 I a i i si i ol i ng ca a ig Europe.Whileservinghe receivedtheGoodConduct RibbonandThreeBronze honorablydischargedon, ye a at a i ed hi vi if I de la wi he re nt le ra ed th i 65 i ng a niversary.Genethenwent ontobecomeabricklayer terwhichheopenedand RodneySuperetteDelica- es Ro ey St et ll ed by ta na i s- co He a th an au ru to ar a Av enueandBroomStreets.Re- turningtotheworkthathe hisworkingcareerin1984 asaBricklayerForman withJosephRizzoandSons.

ro ho is li fe Ge as an a i ow r. He pl a ye i a ny ow i ng ea es a ur am ts i Delawareandotherstates, onteamsandasdoubles, forwhichhereceivedmany awards.Heconcludedhis bowlingcareerwithSenior OlympicsBowlingwherehe i a a a a A a i a 3 0 0 a i i i a wasa290.Healsoenjoyed playingpoolwithfamily andfriends.Gene’sfavorite hobbywashistrains.He enjoyedbuildingelaborate trainpanoramasanddis- a a i a i i a i a i a dc i a a a anactiveinterestineach themdeeply. Intheautumnofhis spendtheremainderofhis i i a i a i i i I a a a a i a i a a remainingactiveandpres- entinthelivesofhissons, his grandchildren. It is in nallypassedtoreturnhome toourLordandSavior. MassofChristiana burial will be celebrated andFrazierRd.Bear,DE where family and friends mentwillfollowMassat DelawareVeteransCem- ToPlace an Online CondolencePleaseVisit Corletolatinafuneralhome.com 302.652.6642 Lawrence EugeneFontana JamesEdwardMcDan- athisresidence.

JamesattendedClay- montHighSchoolandlater earnedhisbusinessdegree fromtheUniversityofDela- a A a th il i i i on a a a a a a Marine.Heservedhiscoun- tryasaSeabeeintheUnited StatesNavyduringtheKo- HeretiredfromDuPontin 1992whereheworkedasa refrigerationmechanicat theexperimentalstation. Jamesenjoyedtraveling, enjoyedhavingfamilyand friendstodinner. Jameswaspreceded A.McDaniel;hisparents, a he A a er a c- a i hi ot er G. a ie a a a ol A li Jamesissurvivedby McDanielofWilmington, rinMoore)ofWilmington, A.McDanielofClaymont, Elliott(MarieDellinger), a ni a nd i a Sm ke A ra es i Se i i ll be a tu ay Oc ob 1 2 20 1 3 a 1 1 am at W.RidgeRoad,Linwood, PA19061. familysuggestsmemorial contributionstotheDela- a re an A so ia io 7 0 1 A tr Wi in on 1 98 0 1 Fo li nd es pleasevisit GEBHARTFUNERAL HOMES gebhartfuneralhomes.com 302.798.7726 JamesE.McDaniel i a i 9 3 i i a a a 4 2 0 1 3 a i mi i a a thesonofthelateAlfredR.

andLouise(Alwell)Poppitt. Richardwaspredeceased a a a so i i i i i 3 6 a a stepdaughterMarianne E. Poppitt and many nieces andnephews. Mr.Poppittwasem- ployedbytheH.Feinber FurnitureCo.for40years as head of theInterior Deco- ratingDepartment.Alife- longresidentofWilming- decoratorforoversixty years and had experience withtelevisionprogram- mingondecoratingforboth homeandcommercialplan- Drexel-Heritage Furniture Co.Dickwasveryfortunate tohaveworkedforclients whoovertheyearsbecame ingdidfree-lancedecorat- childrenandgrandchil- dren.Richardwasalover Healsoenjoyedtravelingin thestatesandEuropewith Charlotte. Thefamilywouldliketo techsofthestep-downunit atWilmingtonHospitalfor theexcellentcaretheygave Richard.

MassofChristianBuri- onThursdayOctober10, 2013atSt.AnthonyofPad- uaChurchwherefriends followMassinCathedral Cemetery. familysuggestscontribu- tionstoSt.AnthonyofPad- charityofyourchoice. Foronlinecondolences, pleasevisit CHANDLERFUNERAL chandlerfuneralhome.com (302)478-7100 RichardJ.Poppitt ContinuedfromPageB9.