Eleanor Rae Welsh

MILFORD - Eleanor Rae Welsh, of Milford, passed away Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, in her home surrounded by her family. She was 86. Mrs. Welsh was born on Aug. 20, 1922, in Milford, daughter of the late George P. and LaVina S. (Warren) Maloney. She was employed for several years in retail sales working at different times for Dixon's Jewelers, Coopersmith's and Singer Sewing Center, retiring in 1964, to become a full time homemaker. Mrs. Welsh enjoyed reading, crocheting and loved to watch baseball taking special interest in televised games of the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, the Rebecca Chapter and the Pocahontas Lodge. Mrs. Welsh was a life long member of the Calvary United Methodist Church in Milford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard E. Welsh in 1993. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, George R. and Kay Welsh of Milford; two daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia R. and Richard Lynch of Lehigh Acres, Fla., and Fran and Phillip Bradley of Milford; two grandchildren, Valerie B. Seymour and her husband, Jim of Denton, Md., and Phillip "Rick" Bradley and his wife Eileen of Lewes; and four great-grandchildren; Kristin Seymour, Lindsey Seymour, Greg Seymour and Abigail Bradley. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Rogers Funeral Home, 301 Lakeview Avenue, Milford, where friends may call one hour prior. Burial will be held in the Milford Community Cemetery, Route 113, Milford. Letters of condolence may be emailed at www.delmarvaobits.com/rogers.