Robert S. Osik, 63

MILLSBORO - Robert S. Osik, of Millsboro, formerly of New Castle, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at his home. He was 63.

Born in Boston on Aug. 15, 1944, Mr. Osik was the son of the late Stanley Osik and Mary (McCarthy) Osik.

He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and later received his bachelor's degree in accounting from Rutgers University.

Mr. Osik retired from the DuPont Co. in 2001 as a senior tax analyst after a long and successful career, as well as being the owner of various tax firms and most recently, Accounttax Inc., for 16 years.

Mr. Osik was a longtime member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish and of the Oak Orchard Riverdale American Legion Post 28 in Millsboro.

He had a passion for golf and also enjoyed reading, solving puzzles, playing chess and cards with friends and artistic painting.

Mr. Osik will be remembered most of all as a devoted husband and father who delighted more than anything else in spending time with his beloved family and his bulldog, Humphrey.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce A. Tiano Osik; his son, Robert A. Osik of Wilmington; his daughter, Gina M. Wenzel and her husband Jeff of Sicklerville, N.J.; mother-in-law, Mary Tiano; sisters-in-law, Lisa Barr and Susan White and her husband Richard; nephew, Justin Barr; and niece, Alyssa Donahue, all of Philadelphia; and other various family members in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.

Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Friday in the Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Home, 1000 N. DuPont Parkway, New Castle.

Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church, 345 Bear-Christiana Road, Bear.

A committal service will be 10 a.m. Monday in the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Road, Bear.

Instead of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963.