Ernest F. Dorman, 79

MILLSBORO - Ernest F. Dorman, of Millsboro, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, in Country Rest Home, Greenwood, after an extended illness. He was 79.

Mr. Dorman was born in Lewes, son of the late Albert E. and Mae Dorman of Lewes.

He worked as an operating engineer in Local 542 for 20 years, and was also supervisor of building and grounds in the Smyrna School District for 10 years.

He was an avid fisherman and loved boating from his home in Winding Creek Village, near Millsboro.

Mr. Dorman was a member of Bethesda United Methodist Church, and was also a 32nd Degree Mason.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Doris Dorman; two daughters and two sons-in-law, Sue and Eric Wright of Georgetown, and Nancy and Leon Nowak of Henderson, Nev.; four grandsons, Jeff Springfield, Sherman Springfield, Victor Nowak and Zachary Nowak; a great-grandson, Tyler Springfield; five sisters and three brothers-in-law, Betty Thomas of Georgetown, Evelyn and Frank Brumbaugh of Phillipsburg, Pa., Joan and Harry Moore of Lewes, Sarah and William Rickards of Port Charlotte, Fla., and Susan Stone of Rehoboth Beach; a brother and a sister-in-law, Albert and Sharon Dorman of Milton; many nieces and nephews; and an exchange student daughter in Chile, Gemma Serazzi and her family.

Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Short Funeral Services, 609 E. Market St., Georgetown, where friends may call after noon.

Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Georgetown.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bethesda United Methodist Church, 24619 DuPont BLvd., Georgetown, DE 19947; or Compassionate Care Hospice, 201A W. DuPont Highway, Millsboro, DE 19966.