Margaret M. Conaway's Obituary
Margaret Mary Conaway, 94, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2008, at Genesis Elder Care in Seaford, Delaware. Margaret was born on April 17, 1914, in Wilmington, Delaware. She was the daughter of the late Charles A. Dougherty and Mary S. Kooch of Wilmington, Delaware. She married her late husband, Joseph C. Conaway, in 1935.
Margaret graduated from Saint Patrick's Commercial High School in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1929 and was employed with Woolworth Five and Ten in Wilmington. After marrying in 1935, Margaret remained a stay-at-home mother. In 1974 she and her husband moved to Bridgeville. She was an active member of the Greenwood Cheer Center and the Bridgeville Fire Company's Ladies' Auxiliary.
She was predeceased by five brothers and one sister. She is survived by her only son, Joseph T. Conaway, and his, wife, Joann, of Bridgeville, Delaware, four grandchildren, Joanne T. Collison and husband R. Michael, Bridgeville, DE; Jenyfer T. Conaway, Winnsboro, South Carolina, Jill T. Lewandowski and husband Edward A., of Bridgeville and Warrant Officer I Joseph T. Conaway II and wife Connie Faye of Hampton, GA.; seven great granddaughters, Amanda, Lindsey and Chelsea Collison; Kyrra and Kori Lewandowski; and Samantha and Kayleigh Conaway.
In addition she is survived by three sisters-in-law, Josephine Sharp, Dorothy Fenimore and Ann Dougherty and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Seaford, Delaware. Honorary pallbearers will be Joseph T. Conaway II, Joseph F. Battaglia and David Bleiler. Pallbears will be R. Michael Collison, Edward A. Lewandowski, The Honorable Tony de Luca, Steve Deery, Bayard Sharp and Jim Cooper.
Friends may call from 6:00pm to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, June 3, at the Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, 202 Laws Street, Bridgeville, Delaware. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, Stein Highway, Seaford, Delaware, at 11:00am on Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Interment will follow at the Bridgeville Cemetery in Bridgeville, Delaware.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Our Lady of Lourdes Church Building Fund, 532 Stein Highway, Seaford, Delaware, 19973 or to the Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company Ladies' Auxiliary, 421 South Main Street, Bridgeville, Delaware 19933.
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