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72 - CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, July 11 - July 17, 2003
Obituaries
Marjode C. Seal
DuPont retiree
Marjorie C. Seal, age 82, of
Milton, formerly of Wilmington,
died at home July 8, 2003.
Born in Talleyville to the late
William A. and Bessie Wilson
Hague, Mrs. Seal worked at the
DuPont Experimental Station.
She was a member of Mt.
Lebanon United Methodist
Church and the Cape Henlopen
Senior Center. In her youth, Mrs.
Seal was a member of the First
State All Girls Drum & Bugle
Corps.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by her hus-
band, Howard E. Seal Jr.; four sis-
ters, Bessie Hague, Marie Hague,
Frances Hague and Mildred
Lacklen; and two brothers,
William A. Hague Jr. and John R.
Hague. She is survived by two
daughters, Barbara A. Lloyd of
Milton and Peggi Mitten of Wilm-
ington; two brothers. Arthur W.
"Otts" Hague of Wilmington and
Lewis H. Hague of Woodstock,
Ili.; one sister, Ethel Thompson of
Wilmington; and two stepgrand-
daughters, Lynn Phillips of Wilm-
ington and Joanne Gichner of
Ocean View.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m.,
Monday, July 14, at the McCrery
Memorial Funeral Home, 3924
Concord Pike, Talleyville (Route
202, south of Silverside Road),
where friends may call after 10
a.m. Interment will be at Birm-
ingham-Lafayette Cemetery. In
lieu of flowers, the family sug,
gests memorial contributions to
Milton Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment, 116 Front St., Milton, DE
19968; Talleyville Volunteer Fire
Company, 3919 Concord Pike,
Wilmington, DE 19803; the
American Cancer Society, 92
Reads Way, New Castle, DE
19720; or Delaware Hospice, 600
DuPont Highway, Suite 107,
Georgetown, DE 19947.
Ray E. Langraf,
Lewes resident
Ray E. Langraf, 77, of Lewes,
died Friday, July 4, 2003.
A graveside service was held at
Dorchester Memorial Park.
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George W. Gibbs,
retired from Lever Bros.
George W. Gibbs, 88, of Lewes,
died Monday, July 7, 2003, at
Lyons VA Medical Center in
Lyons, N.J. Born in New York
City, he had been a resident of
Lewes for the past 15 years. Be-
fore that, he lived in Baltimore,
Md.
Mr. Gibbs retired in 1976 from
ing in Baltimore, where he had
been employed for 30 years as a
warehouseman. He was honorably
discharged from the U.S. Army,
having faithfully served his .coun-
try during World War H. HeWas a
communicant of St. Edmund's
Parish in Lewes.
He was a life member of both
the Hamilton Post 20 American
Legion in Baltimore and VFW
Post 7234 in Ocean View. Other
memberships included the Har-
rington Moose Lodge 534 in Har-
rington, the Lewes Elks, the
Lewes Senior Center and the
Millsboro Senior Center.
He was preceded in death by his
wife of 56 years, Margaret (Dres-
sel) Gibbs on April 26, 2003.
He is survived by his dear sib-
lings, including four brothers,
William of Raritan, N.J., Charles
of New Rochelle, N.Y., Hebert of
Mount Vernon, N.Y. and Harry of
Long Island, N.Y.; and two sisters,
Grace Riehm of New Rochelle,
and Alice Morroney of Sonora,
Calif.
A graveside service was held at
Henlopen Memorial Park, Milton.
Frederick G. Smith,
Diamond State retiree
Frederick G. Smith, 75, of Re-
hoboth Beach, died Saturday, July
5, 2003, at Beebe Medical Center,
Lewes.
Mr. Smith retired in 1988 as a
chief switchman after 35 years
with Diamond State Telephone,
now Verizon. He was a veteran of
the U.S. Army. He will be sadly
missed by the many people whose
lives he touched,
He is survived by his wife,
Muriel Taft Smith; two daughters,
Candi Farren of Gatlinburg,
Tenn., and Gayle Fitzgerald of
Rehoboth Beach; 10 grandchil-
dren; and three great-grandchil-
dren. "
Services and burial were pri-
vate.
Arrangements by Parsell Funer-
al Homes & Crematorium, Lewes.
Elizabeth A. Shetzler,
Townsend homemaker
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Shetzler,
77 of Townsend, died Friday, July
4, 2003, at Kent General Hospital,
after a short battle with cancer.
Mrs. Shetzler was born in
Smyrna. She was a homemaker.
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sons, Dale and Kenny Shetzler.
She is survived by her daughter,
Janet Muller and her husband Bill
of Middletown; her special loving
granddaughters, Barbara Muller-
Kalb and her husband David of
Blackbird, and Tamara Bosco and
her husband Jeff of Clovis, N.M.;
three grandsons, Covey Shetzler
and hi, wife Kim of Kenton, Chris
Shetzqer of Townsend and Billy
Muller and his fianc6e, Amy
Sehmidt of Middletown; four
great-grandchildren, Amber and
Aaron Shetzler, Cade and Delaney
Bosco, and expecting "Baby"
Kalb in January; a sister, Peggy
Colblentz of Lake Panasofkee,
Fla.; and two brothers, W. Robert
Maker of Smyrna and James Mak-
er of Lewes.
Services were held at Daniels &
Hutchison Funeral Home, Mid-
dletown, with burial in Odd Fel-
lows Cemetery, Smyrna.
Contributions are suggested to
Delaware Hospice, 911 S. DuPont
Highway, Dover DE 19901.
Robert David Prengle,
professional photographer
Rob%rt David Prengle, 52, of
Rehoboth Beach, died Friday, July
4, 2003, after a lengthy illness.
After schooling in the United
States and Geneva, Switzerland,
Mr. Prengle attended the Univer-
sity of Charleston, South Caroli-
na. He was a
professional
photographer
and graphic
artist and had
recently dis-
played his
work at the
Dewey Beach
Club in Dewey PRENGLE
Beach. He also
helped manage his family's real
estate interests in the resort area.
He was probably most content,
however, in boating and crabbing
the inland bays that beckoned
from his back door on Rchoboth
Bay.
Hc is survived by his Wife,
Karen F. Shaud; a daughter, Vir-
ginia Mci Ping Shaud, at home;
his parents, Robert S. and Betty
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and audience participation
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M Prengle of Port Charlotte, Fla.;
a brother, Mark Prengle and his
wife Diane of Bear; two sisters,
Kris McLaughlin and her husband
Gus of Kennett Square, Pa., and
Rebecca and her husband Paul
Sugrue of Stuart, Fla.; and a
nephew.
Memorial services were held at
All Saints Episcopal Church, Re-
hoboth Beach.
Contributions are suggested to
the Lower Delaware Autism
Foundation, c/o K. Paige Cohan,
Executive Director, P.O. Box 31,
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.
Arrangements by Parsell Funer-
al Homes & Crematorium, Lewes.
Mary G. D. Kelly,
Wooleyhan retiree
Mary Gertrude Doyle Kelly, 94,
of Rehoboth Beach, died Thurs-
day, July 3, 2003, at St. Francis
Hospital, Wilmington.
Mrs. Kelly was a graduate of St.
Agnes High School, West Chester,
Pa. and had been an office worker
for Wooleyhan Trucking. She was
a former member of Holy Rosary
Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Martin J. Kelly Sr.;
and her brothers James, John,
Michael and Francis Doyle.
She is survived by her sons and
daughters-in-law, Col. James L.
and Lynn Thompson of San Anto-
nio, Texas, Martin J. and Virginia
Kelly Jr. of Perkinston, Miss.;
daughters and sons-in-law, Patri-
cia A. and George Driscoll of Re-
hoboth and Rita and Harry
Reynolds of Wilmington; 11
grandchildren; and 22 great-
grandchildren.
Services were held at St. Agnes
Church, West Chester, with burial
inthe adjoining cemetery.
Contributions are suggested to
the American Cancer Society, 625
W. Ridge Pike, Building A, #100,
Conshohocken, PA 19248.
Lucy A. Lafferty,
Women's club member
Lucy A. Lafferty, 79, of Lewes
since 1987 and formerly of Ken-
nett Square, Pa., died Sunday, July
6, 2003 at Green Valley Terrace
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
in Millsboro.
Mrs. Lafferty was born in
Philadelphia. She was a home-
maker and loved to paint and sew.
She enjoyed boating and being on
the beach. She was a member of
Angola By The Bay Women's
Club of Lewes. She was a mem-
ber of St. Patrick's Church, Ken-
nett Square, Pa. until she moved
to Lewes, after which she became
a member of St. Edmund's Roman
Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Jacob J. Lafferty Jr.,
in 1986, and with whom she
shared 40 years of marriage; and a
brother, Anthony Odorisio.
She is survived by four daugh-
ters, Deborah L. Bernier of Re-
hoboth Beach, Diane L. Clark of
Skaneatelas, N.Y., Delores M.
Gue of Lewes and Denise L.
Kushner of Newark; a brother,
Nicholas Odorisio of Kennett
Square, Pa.; three sisters, Marie
Bonifacino of Kennett Square;
Lorraine Moulder of Lewes; and
Frances Brittingham of Kennett
Square; and eight grandchildren.
Services were held at St.
Patrick's Church, Kennett Square,
with burial in St. Patrick's Ceme-
tery, Kennett Square.
Contributions are suggested to
Compassionate Care Hospice,
5610 Kirkwood Highway, Wilm-
ington DE 19804.
Olive T. Schell,
secretary/treasurer
Olive T. Schell, 86, of Mills-
boro, died suddenly on Sunday,
July 6, 2003.
Mrs. Schell was secretary/treas-
urer for the Combined Eastern
Shore Horse Shows for the past 40
years.
She was preceded in death by
her son, William D. Schell Jr., in
1989.
She was a loving wife to her
husband, William D. Schell Sr. for
53 years; and was a devoted
grandmother to William D. Schell
III and Bryan Jeffrey Schell Sr.;
and two great-grandsons, William
D. Schell IV and Bryan Jeffrey
Scbell Jr.
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