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CONNECT WITH US NEWARK POST 10.7.2016 OBITUARY 10 1 TamraSmith onMaiBaum 2015FallChampion ofEventing www.fairhillinternational.com ShannonBrinkman TheDuttaCorp. FairHillInternational Oct.13-16,2016 USEF National FallEventing Championships USEA YoungEventHorse Championshipsfor 4-and5-year-olds, EastCoastSeries NEWCraftBeerFestival onSaturday BeerTentoverlookingCrossCountryCourse offering20CraftBeersontapwithtastings NewOutdoorSportsExpo Sylvia Ann Finnicum Sylvia Ann Finnicum, 76, of Newark, DE and Port Charlotte, FL, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2016. Born in East Moline, IL, on August 30, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Elizabeth (Vermeulen) Willard. Sylvia was a daughter of strong stock. She grew up in Henry County, Illinois, and attended grade and high school in Cambridge where she met her eventual husband, Tom.

He went off to the University of Illinois and they soon married and together scraped and scratched their way to his graduation. Upon graduation, they and their three sons moved often the first 10 years with the DuPont Company but Newark was always home base. For the past 22 years, Sylvia and Tom have been snowbirds between Newark, DE, and Port Charlotte, FL. An avid golfer, she and her husband were members of both the Riverwood Golf Club in Port Charlotte and Newark Country Club. Sylvia was a master gardener and quilter and she loved garage sales.

Most importantly, Sylvia was a talented homemaker who devoted her life to her loving family. Sylvia fought a courageous battle against lung cancer beginning 12 years ago and gained unexpected remission at that time. Unfortunately, the cancer returned a year ago. Her family has deep appreciation for the care she received by the staff at Christiana Care of Newark and the Florida Cancer Specialists of Port Charlotte. She is survived by her loving husband of 59 years, Loren Thomas Finnicum; children, Bradley T.

Finnicum (Sheila) of Wilmington, NC; Douglas S. Finnicum (Sandra) of Kansas City, KS; and Bruce W. Finnicum (Carmen) of Newark; sister, Delila Brock of Clarksville, TN; grandchildren, Samuel, Mat- thew, Timothy, Brett, Dana, Ariel, and Brooke Finnicum; and her loving Shih Tzu, Archie. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.

on Saturday morning, October 8 at the Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Home, 121 W. Park Place, Newark, DE, where a memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. Interment will be held privately in All Saints Cemetery. Friends and family are cordially invited to a reception immediately following the memorial service at the Newark Country Club, 300 West Main Newark, DE. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 92 Way, Suite 205, New Castle, DE 19720 or to Delaware Hospice, 16 Polly Drummond Center, 2nd Floor, Newark, DE, 19711.

To sign guestbook, visit spicermullikin.com. SPICER-MULLIKIN FUNERAL HOMES CREMATORY, 302-328-2213 Free lecture to address history of Shoe Repair Phil Abbott, the longtime owner of Shoe Repair, will give a talk to the Newark Historical Society next week. The venerable shop closed earlier this year after more than 65 years on Main Street. Abbott will discuss the family history in Newark and tell stories about his experience working there. The talk, which is free and open to the public, is set for 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Newark Senior Center, 200 Whitechapel Drive. FINNICUM.