Mary Grant McFaul, 80

MILFORD - Mary Grant McFaul, of Milford, passed away Monday, June 8, 2009, at Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital in Milford. She was 80. Mrs. McFaul was born on Oct. 6, 1928, in Providence, R.I., daughter of the late John C. and Florence (Sheehan) Grant. She was a graduate of the P.S. DuPont High School in 1946 and the University of Delaware in 1950. Mary was married in 1951 to Wallace F. McFaul, Jr. She was a homemaker and mother to four daughters adding to her busy schedule substitute teaching in various schools in the Dover area and as a bailiff for the Kent County Court of Common Pleas. She and her husband moved to Slaughter Beach in 1988. Even after retirement, she continued to stay busy in the field of education as a teacher at the Academy of Lifelong Learning in Lewes and as a mentor at Lulu Ross Elementary School in Milford. Mrs. McFaul was an avid bridge player and also loved the challenge of a good game of scrabble. She was a member of the Holy Cross Church in Dover where she was an active member of the Parish Council, the Board of Education and was a founding member of the Holy Cross Samaritans. After her move to the Milford area, she became a member of the St. John the Apostle Catholic Church and the Milford Century Club. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Daniel Grant; and two brothers-in-law, Joseph H. McFaul and Michael Strouss. She is survived by her devoted husband of 58 years, Wallace F. McFaul Jr.; four daughters, Diane McFaul Hindman of Dover, Joanie McFaul McMurtry and her husband Phil of Woodbridge, Va., Meg McFaul Cahill of New Orleans, La., and Claire McFaul Hale of Nashville, Tenn.; a brother, John C. "Jack" Grant, III of Darien, Conn.; a sister, Marguerite Grant Strouss of Marisgrove, Pa.; nine grandchildren, Jay Cahill, Joanie Cahill, Matt Cahill, Dan Hindman, Jerry Hindman, Mark McMurtry, Margaret Anne McMurtry, Jeff McMurtry and Brennan Hale and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call from 9-10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 11, at Rogers Funeral Home, 301 Lakeview Ave, Milford. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, 506 Seabury Ave, Milford. Burial will be held in the Milford Community Cemetery on North Walnut Street. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial contributions to the Milford Public Library, 11 SE Front St, Milford, DE, 19963 or to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson Research, Attn: Tribute Gifts, Church Street Station, PO Box 780, New York, NY, 10008. Letters of condolence can be emailed at www.delmarvaobits.com/rogers.