Florence Elizabeth Gray Bergen's Obituary
Florence Elizabeth Gray Bergen, age 87, of Lewes, DE formerly of New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Tuesday Feb. 19, 2014 at the Delaware Hospice Center, Milford, DE. She was born the second child of John L. Gray and Florence (nee)Gibbs Gray in Philadelphia, Pa. on August 27,1926. Florence Elizabeth was predeceased by her mother in infancy and her father remarried Sally Elizabeth. Sally Elizabeth and her second husband, Gusuv Warner, loved and raised Florence Elizabeth. Florence Elizabeth Bergen is
survived by her "big" brother, John Gray. Nicknaming each other 'Honey' and 'Buddy', they were reunited as adults as John's wife , now deceased,
Gertrude encouraged the reunion.
Florence married Edwin Ross Bergen on August 15,1946. Together they had six children. She is survived by her children , Edwin F. Bergen and wife, Kellie, Michael and wife Kathy, and Trudy (Florence Gertrude Bergen) Brown. She was predeceased by her husband, Edwin Ross,and their children
Walter, Sally, and Gus, and childreninlove, Pat,Gayle, and Ed. Florence was the grandmother of nine and greatgrandmother to 11.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday February 22, 2014 at 2 PM at the Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE, where friends may visit beginning at 1:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963
Please visit Mrs. Bergen's Life Memorial and sign the online guest registry at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com
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