Alice Tomer

DOVER - Alice Tomer formerly of N. Arlington, N.J. passed away Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 at Westminster Village. Mrs. Tomer was born April 30, 1921 in N. Arlington, N.J. to the late John Howard Stover and Alice King Stover. She was a homemaker and a very devoted and wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her family meant everything to her. Mrs. Tomer enjoyed gardening, was an avid reader and world traveler as well as being very devoted to her church. She was a volunteer missionary for the Methodist Missions traveling to India, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Georgia. Mrs. Tomer was a member of the First Methodist Church of Kearny, N.J. and the Alliance Family Fellowship in Dover. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Tomer; and brother, Dr. John H. Stover. She is survived by her daughters, Joy Tomer of Lewes, Del., and Judy Hugo and her husband Frank of Gilbertsville, Pa.; grandchildren, Jobe Tomer, and Dawn Cote and her husband Thomas; and great-grandchildren, Grace and Elizabeth Cote. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 at Westminster Village Community Center, Dover, DE. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to the American Heart Association, 200 Continental Dr, Suite 101, Newark, DE 19713 or the American Lung Association, 422 S. Governors Avenue, Dover, DE 19904. Letters of condolences may be sent, and guestbook signed, at torbertfuneral.com