Diane C. Searby's Obituary
Diane C. Searby, formerly Diane C. Tumulty, age 79 of Millsboro, DE passed away peacefully at her home after a long battle with cancer, on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. She was born on December 31, 1938 in Jersey City, NJ, daughter of the late Felix and Josephine (Beneducci) Danielovich.
Mrs. Searby made her career in Banking and in Real Estate. In her spare time she loved to go fishing and boating and she enjoyed playing tennis. She was a cheerleading coach but was most known for being the manager of her unruly children and grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Searby was preceded in death by her first husband, James R. Tumulty; her daughter, Jodi Ann Tumulty; and her son, Lance Richard Tumulty. She is survived by her husband, Fred Searby of Millsboro, DE; her sons: James S. Tumulty and his wife, Donna of Clearwater, FL and Shawn M. Tumulty and his wife Justine of Little Silver, NJ; her step daughter, Lauren Burdge and her husband George of Freehold, NJ; her step-son, Christopher Searby of Nashville, TN; her daughter in law, Cynthia Tumulty-Ollemar, and her husband Thomas Ollemar; her brother, Dick Danielovich and his wife Elaine of Waretown, NJ; and her 12 Grandchildren.
Friends may call from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE 19958.
Friends may also call from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center Street, Freehold, NJ 07728.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday October 10, 2018 at the Church of St. Gabriel, 100 N Main Street, Marlboro, NJ 07746. Burial will follow mass at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Keyport, NJ.
Please sign Mrs. Searby's online guest book located on this site.
FLORIST NOTE: PLEASE HAVE ALL FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS DELIVERED BY 3PM, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018 TO PARSELL FUNERAL HOMES, LEWES, DE.
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