Doris Ann Walsh's Obituary
Doris Ann Walsh, age 82 of Rehoboth Beach, DE passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes, DE. She was born on January 22, 1942, in Newark, NJ, daughter of the late Robert and Doris (Sherman) Scheider.
Doris was a graduate of West Side High School in Newark New Jersey class of 1959. She lived in New Jersey most of her life working for Monmouth County Welfare Board and the State of New Jersey.
She attended Brookdale Community College and Keane College in Union NJ graduating with a degree in Business Administration. After graduation in 1982 she became a social worker and worked for the Division of Youth and Family Services until she retired to Florida with her late husband Francis Walsh.
In 2009 she moved to Rehoboth Delaware to be closer to her daughter and grandchildren. She became involved in Epworth Methodist Church and its community helping where and when she could.
Doris will be remembered as a loving, kind and generous person who worked effortlessly for others. She lived for her grandchildren and loved the summers that they would spend in Rehoboth. Her presence will be dearly missed by all who were blessed to have had her in their lives.
Mrs. Walsh was preceded in death by her husband who passed away in 2008, Francis Walsh. She is survived by her daughter, Lorraine (Lori) Smull (James); her grandchildren: Adam and Hannah Smull; her siblings: Robert Scheider (Jill), and Marylin Simpson; and many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Epworth Methodist Church, 19285 Holland Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.
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