DOVER– John M. Halfen, Sr. passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in Kent General Hospital. He was born on Feb. 24, 1930 in Boothwyn, Pa, son of the late Peter and Florence Kelley Halfen. John served his country proudly in the U.S. Army and then spent many years managing an oil delivery company and retired from Brooks Carrier and Armored Car Service as a manager. He was a lifetime member of the Little Creek Fire Dept, a member of the Camden-Wyoming Moose Lodge and the American Legion. He also was a current member of the Silver Lake Fishing Club. John is preceded in death by his parents; a son, John M. Halfen, Jr; grandson, John M. Halfen III; brothers, Charles, Harvey, Marvin, Frank, Paul, Pete, Bill and Walter Halfen; sisters, Mildred Halfen, Florence Appel; brothers-in-law, Richard Morgan, Emerson Appel, Ray Calloway and stepson Michael Czyzyk. He is survived by his loving wife of 34 years Shirley Halfen; stepson, Bill Robinson; grandchildren, Heather Halfen, Amber Robinson, Brittany Halfen, Brian Robinson; great-grandchildren Destiny Halfen, Cheyenne Halfen, Bentley Barr, Miranda McNatt; step- children, Bill Robinson, Terri, Patty and Lisa Ellison; sister, Katherine Morgan; brothers, Ralph and his wife Joan, Harry and his wife Betty; brother-in-law, James Ross and his wife Betty; sisters-in-law, Barbara Calloway and Frances Gingerich and her husband Enos; special cousins, John Bartsch and Jeff Bartsch; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and many loving friends. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 2013 at the Pippin Funeral Home, 119 W. Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2013 at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery, Lincoln, DE. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Little Creek Fire Company, P.O. Box 327, Little, Creek, DE 19961 or Home of the Brave, 6632 Sharps Rd., Milford, DE 19963 or Silver Lake Fishing Club, 1111 Crystal Rd., Hartly, DE 19953. Letters of condolences can be sent via www.pippinfuneralhome.com