CHESWOLD - Barbara Hoffmann died suddenly on Oct. 14, 2014 at Bayhealth Kent General in Dover. She was preceded in death by father Howard J. Thomas and Mother Shirley Dineen. She is survived by her step father, Joseph Dineen; children, David A. Thomas and Carrie Ann Blair; grandchildren, Victoria Ferrel, Brenndan "Mikey" Ferrel, Caleb Stevenson, Geoffrey Sanborn, Kylie Thomas and Christopher Thomas; her siblings, Charles A. Thomas, Elizabeth Topor, Catherine Thomas, and Joseph E. Dineen; and host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 at 1 p.m. at Ewell's St. Paul United Methodist Church in Clayton, Delaware. Viewing will be two hours prior to the service. Interment will be in the Townsend Cemetery in Townsend, DE. In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to offset funeral costs. Arrangements by McPherson F.S. Milford, DE.