Rosemary Molyneux, 84

Rosemary Molyneux, 84, of Georgetown, Del., passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at her residence, with her family by her side.

Molyneux was born Feb. 28, 1927, in Chicago, Ill. She took up residency in Georgetown, Del., in 1971. She worked for Tunnel and Raysor in Georgetown for more than 30 years, serving in various capacities and retiring as a legal assistant. Molyneux was remembered as a great role model, loving wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed the outdoors, the beach, golf, canoeing, camping, traveling, arts and crafts, woodworking and her son-in-law Rick’s cooking.

Molyneux was known as an accomplished seamstress with a green thumb who was the life of a party, a great listener and a confidante. She enjoyed going to the Cheer Center at Delaware Technical and Community College. She was a longtime member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Georgetown who volunteered with Meals on Wheels, Delaware Hospice and the Blood Bank of Delmarva.

Molyneux was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Mary (Beauregard) Mattson; her husband, Thomas E. Molyneux, in 1982; a son, Daniel K. Molyneux, in 2010; two brothers; and three sisters. She is survived by her daughter, Julie Molyneux, and her husband, Rick Hoenen, with whom she lived in Lewes, Del.; a son, Michael T. Molyneux of Georgetown; his former wife, Brenda Cook; grandsons Jason Molyneux and his wife, Nicole, and Erin Molyneux and his wife, Trisha; great-grandchildren, Taylor and Kaylee; Sanghak Henderson, former wife of the late Daniel Molyneux; great-granddaughter Nina Soleil Molyneux; three step-grandchildren, Leah Hoenen, Megan Rae Molyneux and Zachary Allen Molyneux; a brother, Matt Mattson, of Chicago, Ill.; and sister, Margie Ranson of Tampa, Fla.

A celebration of Molyneux’s life was scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church; 102 East Laurel Street; Georgetown, DE 19947, followed by a reception in Jones Hall at the church. Interment was to be private. Arrangements are by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium in Lewes, Del. In lieu of flowers, the family suggested memorial contributions be made to Wesley U.M. Church at the address above or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; 501 St. Jude Place; Memphis, TN 38105.