Anne W. Townley, 82

SEAFORD - Loving wife and mother, Anne Townley, of Seaford, went peacefully to join her Savior on Sunday, March 29, 2009, in Christiana Hospital, after experiencing a hemorrhagic stroke four days prior. She was 82. Mrs. Townley was born near Philadelphia then lived most of her life in Cape May County, N.J. She moved to Seaford with her husband, Glenn Townley in 2004 to be closer to their daughters, Joyce Mackler of Seaford, and Susan Wood of Frankford. Anne was a loving and dedicated homemaker. She enjoyed cooking and gardening and was a long time member of the Stone Harbor Garden Club. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and Seaford Golf and Country Club. She will be remembered for her sense of humor, compassion for others, love of music, dance and nature, and the care and nurturing she gave her family. Mrs. Townley is survived by her husband of 48 years, Glenn Townley; two daughters, Joyce Mackler and her husband Dr. Bradley Mackler and their children Andrew and Catherine Mackler, and Susan Wood and her husband Robert Wood and children Carolyn and Rebecca Wood; two brothers, Frank Weiss of New Jersey and John Weiss of Florida; a sister, Pauline Johnson of New Jersey; and many nieces and nephews of which she was so fond. She is preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Katie Weiss; and three brothers, William Lambert, Steve Weiss and Paul Weiss. There will be a viewing for family and friends from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Christ Lutheran Church on Shipley St. in Seaford, followed immediately by a funeral service. Arrangements are being made by Cranston Funeral Home in Seaford. Flowers are welcome or memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Townley's name to the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital Stoke Fund, c/o Thomas Brown, 801 Middleford Road, Seaford, DE 19973.