Lorene Alberta (Winter) Messick, 81

SEAFORD - Lorene Alberta (Winter) Messick, 81, of Seaford, died Saturday morning, October 3rd at the Genesis Health Care Center. Mrs. Messick was born in Weatherford, Okla., in 1928. She met her future husband on Rt. 66 while he was with an outfit exploring for oil. They later married and moved to Seaford. Mrs. Messick and her husband were successful business owners of Bresler's Ice Cream shop in Salisbury, Md., The Bi-Lo Restaurant and the Oak Rail Restaurant and Lounge in Seaford. She touched many lives in the Seaford area through their businesses. She was a very hard-working woman who raised her family while working and running her businesses. Prior to the business, she worked as a waitress at Monaco's Restaurant and as a shift-worker for the DuPont Company. She was a person who served and cared for others, putting herself second at all times. She was a member of the Acorn Club, the WPA, the Spade and Trowel Garden Club, the VFW Auxiliary, the American Legion Auxiliary and a birthday luncheon group with her friends. She had a great faith in her God and Savior, Lord Jesus Christ and was a member of St. Johns United Methodist Church. Mrs. Messick had lived at Genesis since 2008, first in the assisted living facility before moving to the skilled care side in September. The family would like to thank the staff of both facilities for all their loving care. Mrs. Messick's husband, William H. Messick I, passed away in 1995. They had been married 46 years at the time. She is survived by five sons, Gary Winter (Tammy) of Mustang, Oklahoma, Danny (Janet), Mark (Karen), Billy (Brenda), all of Seaford, and Michael of Concord, N.C.; one daughter, Debbie Wood (Randy) of Coral Springs, Fla.; a brother Harry Winter of Augusta, Kan.; a sister Shirley Tolton of Yukon, Okla.; 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her two brothers, Marvin Winter and Eldon Winter. A service will be 1 p.m., today, at Cranston Funeral Home, 300 Shipley Street, Seaford, where friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. A viewing will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday evening. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Seaford. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a breast cancer foundation, 125 South 9th Street, Suite 202, Philadelphia, PA 19107, 215-238-8900. www.komenphiladelphia.org.