Emily C. Pachuta, 84

GEORGETOWN - Emily C. Pachuta, age 84, of Georgetown, formerly of Millsboro, and Baltimore, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at the Harrison House in Georgetown, on Thursday, June 11, 2009. Mrs. Pachuta was born on Nov. 14, 1924, in Baltimore, daughter of the late Charles and Helen (Hartman) Dobry. She was a graduate of The Catholic High School Class of 1943 in Baltimore. Emily was deeply devoted to her family and had always used the Blessed Mother as her example in raising her children. She was a member of Mary Mother of Peace Catholic Church in Millsboro. Throughout her lifetime Emily enjoyed bowling and became an avid bingo player after becoming a resident at the Harrison House. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband John L. Pachuta Sr. in 1990; a brother, Joseph Dobry; two sisters, Marie Dobry and Helen Lawler and a daughter-in-law, Rose Anna Pachuta. She is survived by two sons, John L. Pachuta Jr. of Kernersville, N.C. and Robert Michael Pachuta and his wife Vicky of Millsboro; four daughters, Emily Anne Leupold and her husband Gary of Lakeside, Ore., Catherine Anne Blair and her husband David of Berlin, Md., Deborah Anne Harrison and her husband Mark of Bel Air, Md. and Helen Anne Chullin and her husband Millard Sr. of Millsboro; a brother, Charles Dobry of Baltimore; 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, at Mary Mother of Peace Catholic Church at the intersection of Rt.24 and Mt. Joy Rd., Millsboro. A visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday June 16 at the Long Neck Chapel of Melson Funeral Services, 32013 Long Neck Rd., Millsboro, where a prayer service will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friends and family may also call from 9:30-10 a.m. on Wednesday morning at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Conley's Chapel Cemetery near Angola. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions in Emily's name to the Harrison Senior Living Resident Fund, 110 West North Street, Georgetown, DE 19947; or to the American Heart Association, 777 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15235.