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Lillian J. Hubbard Wheatley
Posted 1/28/08
Lillian J. Hubbard Wheatley, 85 BRIDGEVILLE - Lillian J. Hubbard Wheatley, of Bridgeville, formerly of New Castle, passed away peacefully at her residence on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. She was 85. She …
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Lillian J. Hubbard Wheatley
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Lillian J. Hubbard Wheatley, 85
BRIDGEVILLE - Lillian J. Hubbard Wheatley, of Bridgeville, formerly of New Castle, passed away peacefully at her residence on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. She was 85.
She was born on Aug. 24, 1922, in Avondale, Pa., daughter of the late Carl Johnson and Gula Al. Johnson.
Shortly after birth the family moved to Denton, Md., where she went to school.
After graduation, Mrs. Wheatley moved to Bridgeville and worked at Lords Restaurant, then following a move to Wilmington, she worked at the New York Resturant and the Lynhaven Inn.
Mrs. Wheatley also had worked for the Wilmington General Hospital which is now the Christiana Medical Center.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter W. Hubbard; a brother, Willard Johnson; two sisters, Ruth Thumser and her husband Louis and Madge Allen and her husband Woodrow.
She is survived by her husband Joseph R. Wheatley Sr. of Bridgeville; daughter, Lynn H. Grant of Wilmington; grandson, Charles D. Grant Jr.; granddaughter, Stephanie Stern and her husband Brian; step-daughters, Sharon Hawk and husband Charles and Joanne Jones and husband Jerry; step-son, Joseph R. Wheatley Jr., all of Bridgeville; five step-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.
The family would especially like to acknowledge Compassionate Care Hospice who helped them immensely during this time.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, 202 Laws St., Bridgeville, where friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Committal services will also be 11 a.m. Thursday in the Chapel of Gracelawn Memorial Park, U.S. 113, New Castle, where a viewing will be 10:15 a.m.
Interment will follow the services.
Instead of flowers, donations may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice of the Delmarva Peninsula, 31038 Country Gardens Blvd., Dagsboro, DE 19939; American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 163, Salisbury, MD 21803-0163; American Heart Association, 1151 Walker Road, Suite 202 Dover, DE 19901; or Delaware Kidney Fund, 29 Hill Road, Newark, DE 19806.
BRIDGEVILLE - Lillian J. Hubbard Wheatley, of Bridgeville, formerly of New Castle, passed away peacefully at her residence on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. She was 85.
She was born on Aug. 24, 1922, in Avondale, Pa., daughter of the late Carl Johnson and Gula Al. Johnson.
Shortly after birth the family moved to Denton, Md., where she went to school.
After graduation, Mrs. Wheatley moved to Bridgeville and worked at Lords Restaurant, then following a move to Wilmington, she worked at the New York Resturant and the Lynhaven Inn.
Mrs. Wheatley also had worked for the Wilmington General Hospital which is now the Christiana Medical Center.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter W. Hubbard; a brother, Willard Johnson; two sisters, Ruth Thumser and her husband Louis and Madge Allen and her husband Woodrow.
She is survived by her husband Joseph R. Wheatley Sr. of Bridgeville; daughter, Lynn H. Grant of Wilmington; grandson, Charles D. Grant Jr.; granddaughter, Stephanie Stern and her husband Brian; step-daughters, Sharon Hawk and husband Charles and Joanne Jones and husband Jerry; step-son, Joseph R. Wheatley Jr., all of Bridgeville; five step-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.
The family would especially like to acknowledge Compassionate Care Hospice who helped them immensely during this time.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, 202 Laws St., Bridgeville, where friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Committal services will also be 11 a.m. Thursday in the Chapel of Gracelawn Memorial Park, U.S. 113, New Castle, where a viewing will be 10:15 a.m.
Interment will follow the services.
Instead of flowers, donations may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice of the Delmarva Peninsula, 31038 Country Gardens Blvd., Dagsboro, DE 19939; American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 163, Salisbury, MD 21803-0163; American Heart Association, 1151 Walker Road, Suite 202 Dover, DE 19901; or Delaware Kidney Fund, 29 Hill Road, Newark, DE 19806.
