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Ralph Lewis Spitzer
Posted 2/13/07
Ralph Lewis Spitzer, 88 GREENWOOD - Ralph Lewis Spitzer of Greenwood, formerly of Laurel, entered eternity on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, in his home, surrounded by his family. He was 88. Mr. Spitzer, a …
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Ralph Lewis Spitzer
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Ralph Lewis Spitzer, 88
GREENWOOD - Ralph Lewis Spitzer of Greenwood, formerly of Laurel, entered eternity on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, in his home, surrounded by his family. He was 88.
Mr. Spitzer, a longtime resident of Laurel, was born in Haywood County, N.C., son of the late Virginia Shifflet and Dorsie Spitzer. He grew up in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
He showed a talent for writing while in high school and was a freelance writer until his last few years.
Mr. Spitzer proudly served his country as a nine-and-a-half year veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving the duration of World War II. He served aboard several destroyers and was engaged in many battles. He was aboard the U.S.S. Haynsworth in the Pacific when his ship was hit by a kamikaze plane at Okinawa and returned to Mare Island, Calif., under her own power.
Retiring from Ambric Testing and Engineers, Mr. Spitzer also worked for Eastern States Farmers Exchange, (now Agway) and he owned a Hallmark Card and Gift store in Laurel.
Mr. Spitzer had been a toastmaster, an avid gardener and master gardener, and a longtime member of the Western Sussex Democrat Club and Laurel American Legion Post 19. He loved to read and was a wonderful family man.
He is survived by two daughters, Professor Darlene Spitzer Antezana and her husband Henry E. Antezana of Bowie, Md., and the Rev. Dr. Michaele Spitzer Russell and her husband Willard T. Russell of Greenwood; a granddaughter, Norma E. Antezana; and his cat, Freedom.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 61 years, Helen Mills Spitzer; two brothers, Cecil Spitzer and Theodore Spitzer; and a sister, Frances Bishop.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Front and King streets, Seaford, where friends may call two hours earlier. Chaplain Barry S. Ball, a U.S. Air Force captain, will officiate.
Burial will be in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Seaford.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to Take My Hand Ministry, c/o Dr. Michaele S. Russell, P.O. Box 900, Greenwood, DE 19950.
GREENWOOD - Ralph Lewis Spitzer of Greenwood, formerly of Laurel, entered eternity on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, in his home, surrounded by his family. He was 88.
Mr. Spitzer, a longtime resident of Laurel, was born in Haywood County, N.C., son of the late Virginia Shifflet and Dorsie Spitzer. He grew up in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
He showed a talent for writing while in high school and was a freelance writer until his last few years.
Mr. Spitzer proudly served his country as a nine-and-a-half year veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving the duration of World War II. He served aboard several destroyers and was engaged in many battles. He was aboard the U.S.S. Haynsworth in the Pacific when his ship was hit by a kamikaze plane at Okinawa and returned to Mare Island, Calif., under her own power.
Retiring from Ambric Testing and Engineers, Mr. Spitzer also worked for Eastern States Farmers Exchange, (now Agway) and he owned a Hallmark Card and Gift store in Laurel.
Mr. Spitzer had been a toastmaster, an avid gardener and master gardener, and a longtime member of the Western Sussex Democrat Club and Laurel American Legion Post 19. He loved to read and was a wonderful family man.
He is survived by two daughters, Professor Darlene Spitzer Antezana and her husband Henry E. Antezana of Bowie, Md., and the Rev. Dr. Michaele Spitzer Russell and her husband Willard T. Russell of Greenwood; a granddaughter, Norma E. Antezana; and his cat, Freedom.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 61 years, Helen Mills Spitzer; two brothers, Cecil Spitzer and Theodore Spitzer; and a sister, Frances Bishop.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Front and King streets, Seaford, where friends may call two hours earlier. Chaplain Barry S. Ball, a U.S. Air Force captain, will officiate.
Burial will be in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Seaford.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to Take My Hand Ministry, c/o Dr. Michaele S. Russell, P.O. Box 900, Greenwood, DE 19950.
