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Dorothy R. Eschenbach
Posted 6/19/08
Dorothy R. Eschenbach, 92 SEAFORD - Dorothy R. Eschenbach, died on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, in The Methodist Manor House, Seaford, where she resided for the last two years. She was 92. A longtime …
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Dorothy R. Eschenbach
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Dorothy R. Eschenbach, 92
SEAFORD - Dorothy R. Eschenbach, died on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, in The Methodist Manor House, Seaford, where she resided for the last two years. She was 92.
A longtime resident of Lewes, and Vero Beach, Fla., Dorothy was born on Jan. 22, 1916, in Auburn, N.Y.
She was the daughter of Elizabeth Duffy Fennessy and William M. Fennessy.
Raised in Rochester, Dorothy was in the second graduating class of Our Lady of Mercy High School and subsequently attended the Rochester Business Institute.
Prior to marriage, she worked for a financial broker in Rochester.
Active in the community, she was a longtime volunteer for the Lewes Public Library, a member of the Sussex County Garden Club, the Lewes Yacht Club and the Rehoboth Beach Country Club.
Along with a group of young mothers, Dorothy assisted in establishing a kindergarten in Lewes and with her extensive sewing skills was proud of the first caps and gowns she made for those early graduation ceremonies.
Well known for her excellent sense of humor and story telling ability, Dorothy was an avid reader and enjoyed playing cards, particularly bridge.
She was a member of a number of bridge clubs, one of which she joined more than 60 years ago.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Sam P. Eschenbach in 1978.
She is survived by one brother, Kenneth W. Fennessy of Rochester, N.Y.; three daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara E. and Michael E. Ruddy of Savannah, Ga., Joan E. and Ronald E. Ohl of Martinsburg, W.Va., Leslie E. and Michael J. DelGrosso; and grandson, Joseph M. DelGrosso of New Castle.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Monday in St. Jude The Apostle Catholic Church, Del. 1, north of Five Points, Lewes.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. Sunday in Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes.
Interment will be at All Saints Cemetery, Pilottown Road, Lewes.
Instead of flowers, the family requests contributions made to the Lewes Public Library, 111 Adams Street, Lewes, DE 19958. Dorothy was a long time supporter of the library and service on the book selection committee for many years.
