05/29/07
William F. German Sr.,
foundry superintendent
William F. German Sr., 68, of Millsboro and formerly of Indian Mills and Monroeville, N.J., passed away at his home on Thursday, May 24, 2007.
He was born in Philadelphia, Pa., son of the late Elwell and Mary (Maier) German.
William was a retired foundry superintendent with Sorenson Industries in Darby, Pa., and he served with the National Guard.
He was a member of the Delaware Manufactured Housing Association. He enjoyed fishing with his dog Muffin and crabbing.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Ann Branda.
He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Barbara (Funk) German; two sons, William German Jr. and his wife Kathy, and Robert German and his wife Melissa; two daughters, Candie Abrams and her husband Everett, and Dawn Matera and her husband Gary, all of New Jersey; a brother, Elwell German Jr. of Pennsylvania; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services were held at the chapel of Melson Funeral Services, Millsboro, with burial private.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 163, Salisbury, MD. 21805.
05/25/07
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Filomena C. Dugan,
retired from DuPont
Filomena C. Dugan, 82, of Hockessin, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at Forwood Manor.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose Cirino. She worked for the DuPont Co. as a secretary for 20 years, retiring in 1985. She was a member of St. Mary of the Assumption Church. Her husband, Robert F. Dugan, predeceased her in 1996.
She will be dearly missed by her daughter, Francine M. Dugan of Wilmington; her son, Joseph R. Dugan and his wife Julie of Landenberg, Pa.; her grandchildren, Sarah and Mark; two sisters, Elvina “Scotty” Forrest of Lewes and Marie DiMauro of Dover; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 26, at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 2505 Centerville Road, Wilmington, where friends may call after 9:30 am. Interment will follow at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Ashland.
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Fred L. Sipple Sr.,
Hall of Fame firefighter
Fred L. Sipple Sr., 80, of the Dover/Leipsic area, passed away Monday, May 21, 2007, at his home, with his family by his side.
Fred was born Jan. 30, 1927, in Wyoming, to the late W. Odie and Cynthia Sapp Sipple.
He was a life member of Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. and a life member and past president of the Kent County Fire Police Association. He was inducted into the Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Association Firefighters’ Hall of Fame in 1982.
Fred was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and served in Japan. He worked at Dover Air Force Base in civil service and retired in 1984. Fred loved to fox hunt with his dogs. H e also enjoyed country music. His greatest love was baseball - playing and then coaching his sons and grandsons. Fred, a lifelong Democrat, helped many state and local candidates into office. He was a member of the Central Delaware Democrat Club.
He was preceded in death by a son, Fred L. Sipple Jr.; his brothers, Maurice and his wife Sarah, Alonza, Charles and Edward; and a sister, Elizabeth Carey.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Janet R. Sipple of Leipsic; a son, Dale H. Sipple of Lewes; his daughters, Cindy Sinclair of Dover, and Robin and Teddy Kimble of Sudlersville, Md.; his sisters, Pear and her husband Harry Leslie of Hartly and Violet Dooley of France; his grandchildren, Sabrina Kimble, William Sipple, Cody Baker and Cameron Kimble; a special niece, Donna Sipple; and many nieces and nephews.
Remembrance services will be at noon Saturday, May 26, at Trader Funeral Home in Dover, where friends may call after 10:30 a.m. Burial will be at Lakeside Cemetery, Dover.
The family requests that memorial contributions be given to Delaware Hospice, 911 S. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901; and/or Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co., 318 Main St., Leipsic, DE 19901.
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William E. Munnis,
drummer in band
William E. Munnis, 74, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes.
He was born June 26, 1932, in Philadelphia, Pa., son of the late William E. and Martha Haggerty Munnis.
Mr. Munnis was a drummer in the Ulster Scottish Pipe Band and the Washington Memorial Pipe Band. He was a past member of the British Legion and an avid fisherman. He served honorably with the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict.
He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Sally Anne McFall Munnis; two daughters, Elaine Junod and husband Dr. John of Doylestown, Pa., and Diane Bresser and husband Robin of Hatfield, Pa.; three sons, Andrew Redmond and wife Jodi of Philadelphia, Pa., Philip Redmond and wife Beverly of Rehoboth Beach and Timothy Redmond and wife Kimberly of Enterprise, Ala.; six grandchildren; a sister, Betty Gould and a brother, Jack Munnis, both of Florida.
A celebration of Bill’s life will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association, 1151 Walker Road, Suite 202, Dover, DE 19901 or to Disabled American Vets, 183 South St., Camden-Wyoming, DE 19934.
Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, Lewes.
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Alice N. Campo,
operations manager
Alice N. Buciorelli Campo, 82, of Milford, formerly of Georgetown, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes.
Mrs. Campo was born Oct. 18, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pa., daughter of the late Albert and Nancy Romuno Buciorelli.
Mrs. Campo and her late husband, Benjamin P. Campo, who predeceased her in 1983, moved from Philadelphia to Georgetown in 1949.
Alice was a member of St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church in Georgetown and The Bishop Burke Council of the Columbiettes. She retired in 1991 as operations manager of a Florida-based corporation.
She is survived by her loving son, H. Alan Campo and his wife Wanda of Stuart, Va.; two stepchildren, Justin and Valerie Plaster, Stuart.; a granddaughter, Judith Campo-Sobota and her husband Darren of Milford; great-granchildren, Nicholas Campo-Sobota, Benjamin Sobota and Sophia Sobota, Christina Abdoun and husband Seif of Silver Spring, Md., and Marian Campo of Milton; a sister, Virginia Navarro and husband Carmen of Philadelphia; and many nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2 p.m., Friday, May 25, at St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church, 202 Edward St., Georgetown, where the family will recieve friends from 1 to 2 p.m. The Rev. Daniel McCloskey will be the celebrant. Interment will follow at Union Cemetery in Georgetown.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Columbiettes Charitable Fund, c/o St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church, 202 Edward St., Georgetown, DE 19947.
Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Dodd-Carey Chapel, Georgetown.
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Mildred Roessler,
housewife
Mildred “Midge” Roessler, 79, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2007 at Alamance County Hospital in Burlington, N.C .
A Funeral Mass was held at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Saturday, May 5.
She was predeceased by her husband, Richard “Dick” Roessler in 2003. Dick worked for Kellwood Company hosiery mill in Milton, during the 1950s and 1960s.
She is survived by her seven children, Kathy R. Osterholm and her husband Jon of Rehoboth Beach, Colleen R. Miller and her husband Bob of Chicago, Ill., Glenn K. Roessler and wife Dwan of Gilbert, Ariz., Richard C. Roessler Jr. and wife Beth of Wilmington, N.C., Carol R. Smith and husband Kent of Burlington, N.C., Jeffrey H. Roessler and wife Peggy of Little River, S.C. and Mary R. McIntyre and husband Doug of Burlington, N.C.
She will be also missed by 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, to benefit the Duke Aging Center’s Parkinson’s Research Fund.
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Michael J. Szwed,
retired engineer
Michael J. Szwed, 80, of Millsboro, formerly of Jackson, N.J., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, May 20, 2007, at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes.
Mr. Szwed was born in Wallington, N.J., son of the late Michael and Mary (Kobylarz) Szwed.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Navy.
Michael was employed by the Department of the Army as an electronic engineer for 30 years before retiring in 1995.
Mr. Szwed was past president of the Lions Club in Montville, N.J., a lifetime member of the Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 in Lewes, a lifetime member of Mason Dixon VFW Post 7234 in Ocean View and a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 28 in Oak Orchard.
Michael was a musician who loved to travel and kept busy working on the house or tinkering in the garage.
He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years Irene (Zielonka) Szwed; a son, Michael J. Szwed and his wife Arlene of Darnestown, Md.; three daughters, Eileen Klinkatsis and her husband Tony of Weddington, N.C., Michele Szwed of Mahwah, N.J. and Renee Torre and her husband Michael of Jackson, N.J.; three sisters, Wanda Paleskey, Agnes Bednarz and Bertha Monkowski; a brother, Edward Szwed; and six grandchildren, Amanda Klinkatsis, Rachel Klinkatsis, William Klinkatsis, Samantha Torre, Melissa Torre and Melissa Szwed.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Friday May 25, at Mary Mother of Peace Catholic Church, Route 24 near Oak Orchard.
Interment will be held at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Millsboro.
05/22/07
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Carole C. Davenport,
retired administrator
Carole Cataldi Davenport, 71, of Lewes and formerly of Camden, died Saturday, May 19, 2007, in her home surrounded by her loving husband and family.
She was born Oct. 17, 1935, in Camden, daughter of the late Frank and Connie Analore Cataldi. Carole was a graduate of Caesar Rodney High School, Class of 1953. She had worked as an administrator for the Delaware Potato Board.
Her many hobbies included needlepoint, the love of travel and home decorating. She loved to plan family events and had an interest in genealogy.
She was a member of the American Needlepoint Guild, the Delaware Council of Farm Organizations and past delegate of the National Grange. She was an active volunteer with the Lewes Library, Girl Scouts of America and the Copula House Association of Edenton, N. C.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Frank Cataldi.
She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Lyn Davenport; three daughters Connie Dulin of Raleigh, N.C., Elizabeth Bozievich of Elmira, Ore. and Suzanne Hopkins of Wyoming; six grandchildren, Carol Ann Wilson of Lewes, Erica Leigh Dulin of Lewes, Jared Michael Dulin of Smyrna, Angela Lyn Pappas of Wyoming, Ashley Nichole Pappas of Wyoming and Mark Hopkins of Wyoming; three brothers, Joseph Cataldi of Camden, Paul Cataldi and his wife Barbara of Hartly and Benjamin Cataldi of Felton; a sister-in-law, Ruth Cataldi of Kitty Hawk, N.C.; a niece, Carin Patterson of Elkton, Md.; and a nephew, Paul Brian Cataldi of Oxford, Pa.
Friends may call 6:30 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, in the Pippin Funeral Home, 119 West Camden-Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, in Holy Cross Catholic Church, 631 S. State St., Dover. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Dover. The family suggests memorial contributions to Delaware Hospice, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947; St. Jude The Apostle Church, 152 Tulip Dr., Lewes, DE 19958 or Holy Cross Church, 631 S. State St., Dover, DE 19904.
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Elson L. Johnson,
retired builder
Elson L. “Rock” Johnson, 66, son of the late Marcella and Harley Johnson, was born on Jan. 7, 1941, in Lewes. Elson peacefully departed from this world to a better home on Wednesday, May 16, 2007, in Christiana Hospital in Newark, surrounded by his wife and friends.
Elson received all of his education at Johnson and Jason school. Elson loved his tools; as we all know, Elson would buy tools and have the same ones in one of his many buildings in his yard or in his van. He was the only one who could ride in that van because he had so many of his tools in there that no one else could fit. He was employed with James Julian Construction Inc., and after retiring, he continued to work as a handyman. Whenever Elson was asked to do some carpentry he would always be right there. Now, it may have taken some extra time to get it done, but you could always count on things being done accurately. Whenever Elson was in need, Barbara was right there. Elson was associated with Harmony United Methodist Church and St. John’s Baptist Church. He was very devoted to helping both churches with his carpentry skills. Elson loved children. He always loved buying someone else’s child a gift. He truly loved his godchild, Eurecka Briddell. While at Christiana Hospital, all he wanted was to be “saved” as he did accept Christ in his heart as his personal savior. He was preceded in death by his brothers George Edsell and Randall Kendall and his sister, Barbara Johnson.
He leaves to cherish his memories his wife of 39 years, Barbara, whom he married June 17, 1967; three sisters, Rochella Nock and Vivian Johnson of Millsboro and Blonnie McCall of Lewes; two brothers, Crawford Johnson and Harlin Johnson and his wife Jean of Georgetown; five brothers-in-law, Raymond Moore of Millsboro, Freddie Roberts and Oather Roberts Jr. and his wife Harriet of Delmar, Charles Wise and his wife Emma of Salisbury, Md. and Timothy Wise of Pennsylvania; four sisters-in-law, Beatrice Johnson of Millsboro, Evelyn Handy and her husband Robert of Delmar, Aleen Monroe of Pennsylvania, and Martha Peters of Salisbury; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins, along with many, many friends.
Services were held at St. John’s Second Baptist Church, Millsboro, with interment in the church cemetery.
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Janet Marie Greenwell,
Dewey Beach resident
Janet Marie Greenwell, 53, of Dewey Beach passed away Saturday, May 12, 2007, at home, after a short struggle with cancer.
She is survived by her loving lifelong partner, Richard Rodgers of Dewey Beach; her mother, Janet Greenwell of Santa Cruz, Calif.; her sisters, Maggie Ghaffari of Ben Lomond, Calif.; Penny Greenwell of Carbondale, Colo., and Barbara Goldenberg of Oakland, Calif.; friends, Michelle, Lou, Casy and Chadd, Bob and Cheryl, Hap and Zack and many more loving friends around the country, who will all miss her wonderful smile and quirky sense of humor. She never walked into a room where she didn’t make new friends.
Services will be private. Arrangements by Torbert Funeral Chapel, Dover.
