Jean Ellen Faulkner, retired librarian

Jean Ellen Faulkner, 90, of Lewes, passed away surrounded by love, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, Sunday, March 18, 2018. She was born Monday, May 2, 1927, in Fort Wayne, Ind., daughter of the late, Jay and Lula Mingus.

 Mrs. Faulkner received her master’s degree in library science from Western Maryland College. She made her career as a librarian, working at Fort Wayne Public Library, Indiana University and J. Enos Ray Elementary School, and Lewisdale  Elementary School in Maryland. Mrs. Faulkner loved to read, travel and volunteer, and in her spare time she could be found at the beach. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend who will be dearly missed.

 In addition to her parents, Mrs. Faulkner was preceded in death by her sister, Rachel (Dudley) Dudgeon. She is survived by her loving husband, Joseph A. Faulkner of Lewes; her children: Sarah Jenkins of Alameda, Calif., Andrew Faulkner (Sandy Keehner) of Millington, Tenn., Joseph A. Faulkner Jr. (Sharon) of Ellicott City, Md., and Elizabeth Dieperink (Rudolf) of West Chester, Pa.; her grandchildren: Morgan Bodvarsson (Robert) of Alameda, Lauren Morrissey (Gareth) of Lewes, Julia Dieperink of Washington, D.C., Megan Faulkner of Catonsville, Md., Katelyn Faulkner of Millington,  Joseph A. Faulkner III of Baltimore, Md., and Ainsley Dieperink of West Chester; and her great-grandchildren, Nora and Saoirse Morrissey of Lewes, and Robert and Stefan Bodvarsson of Alameda.

 A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Faulkner's name to Read Aloud Delaware, 100 West 10th St., Suite 309, Wilmington, DE 19801 or by visiting their website athttps://www.readalouddelaware.org/give/.

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