NEW CASTLE - Gertrude V. Middleton, 81, of New Castle, passed away on Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. She is survived by her six children, Louise Shoemaker, Lloyd Shoemaker Jr., Virginia Trice, Betty Leonard, Larry Shoemaker, and Harry Shoemaker; a sister, Doris McCully; 20 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 4, at Daniels & Hutchison Funeral Home LLC, 212 N. Broad Street, Middletown, where friends may visit with her family from 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 3 and on Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Glebe Cemetery, New Castle. Her family suggests memorial contributions be made to Delaware Hospice, Inc., 3515 Silverside Road, Wilmington, DE 19810. www.daniels-hutchison.com 302-378-3410