Helen Rebecca Clarke Kesselring, 96

DOVER - Helen Rebecca Clarke Kesselring of Dover died Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, in Silver Lake Center, Dover. She was 96.

She was born Jan. 31, 1911, in Darby, Pa., daughter of the late John Howard Clarke and Elsie Dinsmore Smiley.

Helen was dedicated to her life as a homemaker, wife and mother.

On the family farm, she enjoyed raising her children, spending time with grandchildren, flower gardening, cooking and baking.

In addition her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ammon Kesselring, in June 1989.

She is survived by her 97 year old sister, Dorothy Clarke Watson of Morehad City, N.C.; four children, Doris Kesselring Taylor of Camden, Joyce Kesselring Cowden and her husband Charles of Fairport, N.Y., Larry Kesselring and his wife Elaine of Newark and Frank Kesselring and his wife Alice of Camden; nine grandchildren, Kevin Kesselring of Ormon Beach, Fla., Terence Taylor and his wife Barbara of Dugway, Utah, Shannon Kidder and her husband David of Kemblesville, Pa., Sue Lyn Schramm and her husband Mark of Falls Church, Va., Constance Ciarico and her husband Joe of Fairport, Karin Pleasanton and her husband Sean of Camden, Robin Stehle and her husband Paul of Denver, Colo., Nelson Kesselring and his wife Erin of Rehoboth Beach and Kimberly Tuttle of Claymont; and 11 great-grandchildren, Christopher Kesselring, Krista Kesselring, Mariah Taylor, Robert Taylor, Colleen Taylor, Lauren Kidder, Nathan Kidder, Olivia Pleasanton, Miles Pleasanton, Mary Ciarico and Roman Stehle.

Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Wyoming United Methodist Church, 107 Broad St., Wyoming.

Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery, Dover.

Arrangements are by Pippin Funeral Home, Wyoming.

Letters of condolences may be sent via www.pippinfuneralhome.com.