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Walter Austin Eastridge

Posted 10/28/06

Walter Austin 'Fish' Eastridge, 81 MIDDLETOWN - Walter Austin "Fish" Eastridge of Middletown died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006, in his home. He was 81. Mr. Eastridge was born Sept. 21, 1925, in Conowingo, …

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Walter Austin Eastridge

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Walter Austin 'Fish' Eastridge, 81

MIDDLETOWN - Walter Austin "Fish" Eastridge of Middletown died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006, in his home. He was 81.

Mr. Eastridge was born Sept. 21, 1925, in Conowingo, Md., son of the late Joseph Austin and Violet Mae (Ford) Eastridge.

He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II, aboard the submarine U.S.S Archerfish, and the Korean War.

A mechanic by profession, he was employed with the former Amoco Co. in New Castle for 20 years and later with Sun Oil in Marcus Hook, Pa., where he retired in 1985.

Active in his community, Mr. Eastridge was a life member and past president of the Minquadale Volunteer Fire Co. and a member of the American Legion in Middletown.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Matthew S. Eastridge.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Dorothy Reed Eastridge; a son and a daughter-in-law, Stephen F. and Cheryl Eastridge of Wilmington; five daughters and three sons-in-law, Sharon L. and Harry Wilkinson of Newark, Patricia A. and Paul Houck of Rehoboth Beach, Dorothy S. Hartman of New Castle and Bonnie G. Bowen and Catherine M. and Thomas Johnson, all of Delaware City; a sister, Rose Finney of Middletown; a brother-in-law, Roy R. Reed and his wife, Rosie, of Selbyville; 13 grandchildren, Jessie, Shawne, Ken, Tammi, Tommy, Dennis, Walt, Sam, Danielle, Brian, Vinny, Rickie and Andrea; 16 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Service will be noon Tuesday in the Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Home, 1000 N. DuPont Parkway, New Castle, where friends may call two hours earlier.

Burial with military honors will follow in Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Road, Bear.

Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Minquadale Volunteer Fire Co., P.O. Box 663, Manor Branch, New Castle 9720; or to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163.

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