Fred H. Herrington's Obituary
Fred H. Herrington Jr., age 81, of Rehoboth Beach, DE passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015, at the Delaware Hospice Center, in Milford, DE. He was born Saturday, March 24, 1934 in Stillwater, NY son of the late Fred H. Herrington, Sr. and Helen (Gaida) Herrington.
Mr. Herrington was a member of the Class of 1955 Union College in Schenectady, NY. He embarked on a career in Chemical Engineering with the Westvaco Corporation first in Mechanicville, NY then in Wickliffe, KY, where he dedicated 22 years of service. Mr. Herrington would continue his career with the Scott Paper Company in Philadelphia, PA, where he retired in the early 1990's.
He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting small game, fishing, clamming and crabbing. Mr. Herrington's most enjoyable pastime in the last several years was socializing on the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Herrington was preceded in death by a daughter, Valeria Featherly in 2012. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Nancy Herrington of Rehoboth Beach, DE; 5 daughters, Wendy Brookshire and her husband Michael of Scottsboro, AL; Susan Thurman and her husband Chuck of Lawrenceburg, KY; Linda Conant and her husband Ron of West Grove, PA; Barbara Todd and her husband Chuck of Downingtown, PA; Julie Wyshinski and her husband John of Pennsville, NJ; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson.
A Memorial Service will be held at 4 PM Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE. Interment will be private.
Memorial contributions may be made to Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963.
Please sign Mr. Herrington's online guestbook at this site.
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