Alberta 'Bert' Thorp Gurtler, 76

MILLSBORO - Alberta "Bert" Thorp Gurtler, of Millsboro, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, in the Beebe Medical Center, Lewes. She was 76. She is survived by three brothers, John Thorp James Thorp and wife Melody and William Thorp and wife IreneAnn; two sisters, Virginia "Ginny" Keene and Georgeanne Thorp; six nieces; 10 nephews, and many special friends and neighbors. Services are 1 p.m. today at the Watson Funeral Home, 211 S. Washington St., Millsboro, where friends may call at noon. Rev. Robert Hudson will officiate the service. Interment at Carey's Cemetery, Millsboro. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 92 Read Way, Ste 205, New Castle, DE 19720 or the American Heart Association, 1019 Mattlind Way, Milford, DE 19963.