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Phyllis Joan Perry
Posted 10/20/06
Phyllis Joan "Mama" Perry, 71 DOVER - Phyllis Joan "Mama" Perry, of Dover, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006, in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, in the presence of her mother, husband …
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Phyllis Joan Perry
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Phyllis Joan "Mama" Perry, 71
DOVER - Phyllis Joan "Mama" Perry, of Dover, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006, in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, in the presence of her mother, husband and five daughters. She was 71.
Mrs. Perry was born Sept. 17, 1935, in Newburg, Pa., daughter of Dorothy (Powell) Finkey and the late Craig Finkey.
She retired after 23 years at Boscov"s as Department Manager.
Mrs. Perry attended the First Baptist Church in Dover.
Her happiest times were spent with family. She loved Christmas, loved to laugh and had a great sense of humor. She was a very giving and caring person. She always put the needs of others in front of her own. She never met a person she didn"t like.
Mrs. Perry was a member of the Dover Elks Lodge 1903 Ladies.
She is preceded in death by her father, Craig Finkey.
She is survived by her husband of 54 years, retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jay K. Perry of Dover; her mother, Dorothy Powell-Finkey of Shippensburg, Pa.; five daughters and five sons-in-law, Carlene and Frank Giuttari of Felton, Deborah and William Fausey of Dover, Talletha and Curt Hampton of Preston, Md., DeWana and Dave Ljung of Sacramento, Calif., and Denise and David Balcerak of Dover; 12 grandchildren, Derrick Giuttari and his wife, Heidi of Lincoln, Dwayne Giuttari of Delray Beach, Fla., Michael Easton and his wife, Shannon of Dover, Robert Easton and his wife, Nichole of Dover, Stephen Eggan and his wife, Brittanie and Jeremy Eggan, all of Pittsburgh, Dina Ljung and Dustin Ljung, both of Sacramento, Lauren Balcerak and Erin Balcerak, both of Dover, Nathan Woodhall of Willow Grove and Ashley Hampton of Cambridge, Md.; and seven great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday in Trader Funeral Home, Dover.
Celebration of life Services will be 11 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church of Dover, where friends may call one hour earlier.
Burial will be in Sharon Hill Memorial Park Dover.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Leukemia Society, 100 W. 10th St., Suite 209, Wilmington, DE 19801.
DOVER - Phyllis Joan "Mama" Perry, of Dover, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006, in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, in the presence of her mother, husband and five daughters. She was 71.
Mrs. Perry was born Sept. 17, 1935, in Newburg, Pa., daughter of Dorothy (Powell) Finkey and the late Craig Finkey.
She retired after 23 years at Boscov"s as Department Manager.
Mrs. Perry attended the First Baptist Church in Dover.
Her happiest times were spent with family. She loved Christmas, loved to laugh and had a great sense of humor. She was a very giving and caring person. She always put the needs of others in front of her own. She never met a person she didn"t like.
Mrs. Perry was a member of the Dover Elks Lodge 1903 Ladies.
She is preceded in death by her father, Craig Finkey.
She is survived by her husband of 54 years, retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jay K. Perry of Dover; her mother, Dorothy Powell-Finkey of Shippensburg, Pa.; five daughters and five sons-in-law, Carlene and Frank Giuttari of Felton, Deborah and William Fausey of Dover, Talletha and Curt Hampton of Preston, Md., DeWana and Dave Ljung of Sacramento, Calif., and Denise and David Balcerak of Dover; 12 grandchildren, Derrick Giuttari and his wife, Heidi of Lincoln, Dwayne Giuttari of Delray Beach, Fla., Michael Easton and his wife, Shannon of Dover, Robert Easton and his wife, Nichole of Dover, Stephen Eggan and his wife, Brittanie and Jeremy Eggan, all of Pittsburgh, Dina Ljung and Dustin Ljung, both of Sacramento, Lauren Balcerak and Erin Balcerak, both of Dover, Nathan Woodhall of Willow Grove and Ashley Hampton of Cambridge, Md.; and seven great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday in Trader Funeral Home, Dover.
Celebration of life Services will be 11 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church of Dover, where friends may call one hour earlier.
Burial will be in Sharon Hill Memorial Park Dover.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Leukemia Society, 100 W. 10th St., Suite 209, Wilmington, DE 19801.
