MIDDLETOWN - Felix A. Rutkoske passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 26, 2018.
Born on Long Island, N.Y. on Sept. 4, 1923, to Felix J. and Mary F. Rutkoske. Felix met and married his wife in 1948 on Long Island. Together they moved to a farm in the Dover area in Jan. 1953. In 1964 they settled on their Middletown farm on the Levels.
Throughout his life the themes of Farm, Family, and Faith were ever-present.
In addition to his parents, Felix was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Irene, three siblings, and grandson Felix Rutkoske III.
He is survived by his children, Patricia Irene, Felix Rutkoske (Karen), Susan Couch (Jeff) and Mark Rutkoske (Laurie) all of Middletown; his grandchildren, Kristin Pavlik (Martin), Elizabeth Jane, Mark Rutkoske Jr., Samantha Heider (Andrew), Lauren Brown (Ben), Taylor Rutkoske, Christopher Couch; four great-grandchildren; and three brothers.
A viewing will be held on Tuesday evening, May 1, 2018, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Daniels & Hutchison Funeral Home, 212 N. Broad St., Middletown. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 371 E. Main Street, Middletown, DE 19709. Interment will follow at Old Bohemia Cemetery.
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