Dorothy Halfen

Age 70 of Bear, DE died at Christiana Care Hospital on Thursday, July 20, 2006.
Mrs. Halfen grew up in Marshallton and was a graduate of Conrad High School, where she met her husband, Harvey.They recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.Mrs Halfen retired in December 2005 from Delaware Park after 43 years of service. She was a craft enthusiast and loved spending time with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed touring the world on cruise ships. Her favorite cruise was through the Panama Canal. She was dearly loved and will be sadly missed by many.
In addition to her husband she is survived by her children, Karen Jester & her husband Michael, of Landenberg, PA; Kenneth Halfen & his wife, Lisa, of Earleville, MD; Kimberly Crumlish & her husband, Mike, of Bear, DE; her grandchildren, Nicholas, Hayley, Steven, Krystal, Stephanie, Lucas, Chelsea and Mikey; 1 great-granddaughter, Madison; a sister, Phyllis DeLancey & her husband, Jim, of Gainesville, TX. Mrs. Halfen was preceded in death by her mother and father and a sister, Janice Beal.
All are invited to visit with her family at Nichols-Gilmore Funeral Home, 212 E. Justis St., Newport, DE on Sunday evening, July 23rd, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. You are also welcome to her graveside committal service in Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 500 McKennan's Church Road, Wilmington, at 11:00 am, Tuesday, July 25, 2006.