Diane C. Searby, banker, realtor

Diane C. Searby, formerly Diane C. Tumulty, 79, of Millsboro passed away peacefully at her home after a long battle with cancer Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018.  She was born Dec. 31, 1938, in Jersey City, N.J., daughter of the late Felix and Josephine (Beneducci) Danielovich.

Mrs. Searby made her career in banking and real estate. In her spare time she loved to go fishing and boating, and she enjoyed playing tennis. She was a cheerleading coach, but was most known for being the manager of her unruly children and grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Searby was preceded in death by her first husband, James R. Tumulty; her daughter, Jodi Ann Tumulty; and her son, Lance Richard Tumulty. She is survived by her husband, Fred Searby of Millsboro; her sons: James S. Tumulty and his wife Donna of Clearwater, Fla., and Shawn M. Tumulty and his wife Justine of Little Silver, N.J.; her stepdaughter, Lauren Burdge and her husband George of Freehold, N.J.; her stepson, Christopher Searby of Nashville, Tenn.; her daughter-in-law, Cynthia Tumulty-Ollemar and her husband Thomas Ollemar; her brother, Dick Danielovich and his wife Elaine of Waretown, N.J.; and her 12 grandchildren.

Friends may call from 11 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 6, at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes.

Friends may also call from 6 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9, at Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center St., Freehold.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Church of St. Gabriel, 100 N Main St., Marlboro, N.J. Burial will follow Mass at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Keyport, N.J.

Please visit Mrs. Searby's Life Memorial Webpage and sign her online guest book at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com