Milford chronicle., 1956-08-10
OBITUARY
GROSSNICKLE


Thursday, August 2, 1856, at his
home.
A graduate of Middletown High
School, Middletown, Md; Blue
Ridge College; Juanita College; he
also held Masters degree from the
University of Delaware. He was
Assistant Principal and head of the
Mathematics Department of the
Bridgeville School and had been
teaching here for 27 years.
He leaves his wife, Elizabeth
Reedy Grossnickle, formerly of
Milford, Del, and two daughters,
Mary Lu, age II, and Dorothy K,
age II. Also surviving are his bro
ather, Joseph Grossnickle of Middle
town, Md, and sister, Mrs. Nellie
Doub of Myresville, Md.
Funeral services were held at the
st. Mary's Episcopal Church, z p.
m, Sunday, August 5, in charge of
Rev. Victor Kusick with internlent.
at the Bridgeville Cemetery.
WOLF
Frank C. Wolf, 72, of Dewey
Beach, died Saturday, August IN
the Bea3 Hospital, Lewes He had
ben in i'll health for some time.
He came here from Baltimore in
1853 and had operated a newspaper
route, being associated with the
circulation department of the Balti-
more Sun.
His only immediate survivor is
his wife, Hazel B. Wolf.
Funeral services were held Tues
day, August z at 10 a. m.. in st
Edmond's Catholic Church. The
pastor, the Rev. Francis j. Des-
mond, officiated. Interment in the
new Catholic Cemetery at George.
town.
HALL
| Services for Mrs. Dorinda C
Hall, rs, were held at IL a. m
| Thursday at the Ferguson anC
Hayes Funeral Home with buria
in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford
She died Monday August in Kent
General Hospital, Dover.
Mrs. Hall leaves no immediate
survivors.
She was the widow of Thomas
j. Hall, and a native of the Mil.
| ford area, here as Dorinda Clifton
she taught school for many years
She lived for many years in Phila
delphia and returned to this sec
tion about six years ago, living fo
a while in Dover and more recently
near FELTON,.
DUFENDACH
Robert l.. Dufendach, age A.
years of Milford, was found dea'
on the front seat of his car, parked
in q wooded area near I1illen'!
pond, on Tuesday afternoon, Aug
7th Death was attributed to Car
bon Monoxide poison.
Dufendach, a former member o
the Milford police force, was
native of Indiana, hut came t
Delaware to live with his brothe
Willard ]. Dufendach, of Houston
when he was a young boy. He wa
the son of the late John G. an
Emma Katterhenry Dufendach {
Huntingburg, Indiana.
During World War II, he wa
Staff Sergeant in the 2932n
and served two bitches in tn
European theatre, he was char
ter member of Blue Hen Post NJ
6483 Veterans of Foreign Wars {
Milford.
Funeral services will be held a
the Boyer Funeral Home in Harr
ington, this afternoon, (Friday
August 10TH at two o'clock, will
Rev. Joseph B. Vaughn, pastor o
Houston Methodist church officiat
ing. Members of the post will assis
with the services at the funera
home and at the grave. Intermen
will be made in Odd Fellows Gene
terry, Milford.
In addition to his brother, he il
survived by one sister, Mrs. Mabe
Bandy of Evansville, Indiana an,
two nephews both of whom ar
serving in the Al Force, Rober
Bandy and Mark Dufendach.
BENSON
Charles L. Benson, age 67 years
died suddenly in West Jersey Hos
ital, Camden, N. j., Tuesday morn
| ing, August z. He and his wifi,
were visiting i'm Jersey. Funera
services will be held from the Ber
ry Funeral Home, Milford, Satu1'
, day at p. m., with the Rev. Edwin
Tull, pastor of the Church of God
officiating. Interment will be il
Lincoln Cemetery. Friends may cal
at the funeral home Friday eve
ming. He is survived by his wife
Mrs. Lana Benson; two daughters
Mrs. George Jones, Jr., and Mrs
Raymond Sparklin, both of Milford
and grandchildren. He was al
employee of Steiner, Inc.
REED
Benjamin S. Reed, Jr., 43, a ma
/, tive of Magnolia, died August 3r,
. in City Hospital, st. Louis, Mo
from injuries suffered in a fal
: there three weeks ago. He was
t router for st. Louis fuT'nituT
moving firm.
, Mr.. Reed left this section whel
: a young man and had lived in 81
: Louis for 16 years.
He is survived by a son, Richar
A. Reed, Richardson Park; thre
sisters, Mrs Benjamin Cooper
j, Richardson Park; Mrs. Merle Car
Isle, Newark; Mrs. Joseph Letc
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