Myrtle I. Harrington, 103

DOVER - Myrtle I. Harrington, of Dover, passed away Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008, in Capital Healthcare Services, Dover. She was 103. She was born on Dec. 17, 1904, in Farmington, to the late Ebe and Ella Irons Cordray. She was a homemaker and resided on a farm most of her life. She enjoyed preparing large dinners for her family when they came for the holidays. Her homemade chocolate ice cream in the summer was a special treat. She also enjoyed showing off her pantry which she filled with canned goods for the winter months. Her leisure time was spent by enjoying trips to the Delaware State Fair, the horse races where she met many wonderful friends, and visiting family in Michigan, Ohio, and Kansas. At the age of 95 she was taught how to knit by a very dear friend and caretaker, Anne Noyes. She took great pride in this and was proud of her handmade gifts which she gave at Christmas. She was also a member of the Delaware Farm Bureau. She is preceded in death by her husband, William "Curley" Harrington in 1992; her daughter, Doris Elizabeth Harrington Harris in 2007, and four sisters, Sarah Clark, Kathryn Aaron, Elizabeth Vincent, Madelyn Willey; and her brother, Robert Cordray. She is survived by daughter and her husband, Betty M. and Earl Fath, daughter and her husband, Virginia Ann Harrington and Robert Kooker; a member of the family whom she raised like a son from the age of 12, Frank Biondi; granddaughter and her husband, Diane and Jeff Piatt, granddaughter and her husband, Julie and Wayne Kwiatkowski, granddaughter and her husband, Susan and Ken Whitney; grandson and his wife, Kevin and Susan Kooker, grandson, Keith Kooker, grandson and his wife, Michael and Denise Holt, grandson, Danny Holt; 13 great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren. Remembrance services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Trader Funeral Home in Dover. Burial will be in the Hollywood Cemetery Harrington. Friends may also call Wednesday 10-11 a.m. at the Trader Funeral Home in Dover. The family request that memorial contributions be given to Wesley United Methodist Church 209 South State St., Dover DE 19901.