DOVER - Louise Porter Massey passed away at her home on Mar. 28, 2017. She was born on Sept. 2, 1927, in Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford, to Mildred and Harvey Porter, of Camden.
She retired after 15 years on the staff of Wesley College. She was a past president of The League of Women Voters of Greater Dover and a past member of the Classy Lassies Red Hatters and a member of People's Church of Dover.
Louise was preceeded in death by her husband of 64 years, Nelson James Massey. She is survived by her sister, Janet Robbins, of New York; her three children, Leslie Smith and husband, Larry, of Virginia, Michael Massey and wife, Donna, of Dover, and Nelson "Chip" Massey and wife, Melinda, of New York; five grandchildren, Andrew Smith, Michael Kent Massey and Erika Massey, Jennifer Glanden, Donnie Daniels; great-grandchildren, Mason and Dalton; and nieces, Eva Burke, Laurel Robbins, Susan Robbins and Melissa Beegle.
The family wishes to thank Compassionate Care Hospice of Delaware for their caring support.
A memorial service will be held at Trader Funeral Home, 12 Lotus St., Dover, on Saturday, Apr. 1, 2017, at 12 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family ask donations be made to Compassionate Care Hospice Foundation, 248 East Chestnut Hill Rd., Suite 4, Newark, DE 19713.
Letters of condolences may be sent to www.traderfh.com