Joseph "Joe" A. Ferrer's Obituary
Joseph “Joe” Adolfo Ferrer of Lewes, DE passed away peacefully on April 13, 2010 at Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, DE. He was born in West Chester, PA on February 1, 1939, son of the late Joseph Adolfo Ferrer, Sr. and Edith Bender Ferrer.
Mr. Ferrer graduated from Henderson High School, West Chester, PA in 1956 and continued on to Penn State University where he obtained a BS in Business Administration and a brotherhood in Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. After graduation from college in 1961, Mr. Ferrer married the love of his life Virginia Loucks. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he trained and specialized in communications. He spent the rest of his career working in Finance for the DuPont Photo Products department until retirement in 1992; he and his wife relocated to Delaware in November 1996. Mr. Ferrer enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting, and being a member of Ducks Unlimited Eastern Sussex Group.
Mr. Ferrer is survived by his wife of 49 years, Virginia L. Ferrer; his son Douglas W. Ferrer; brother Herbert Ferrer; sisters: Maria Wagaman and Linda Gross.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Hwy, Lewes, DE 19958, where friends may call beginning at 10:00 AM. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Tunnell Cancer Center, 424 Savannah Road, Lewes, DE 19958.
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