Deloris Spinks

SANDYSTON - Deloris Spinks, 87, of the Layton section of Sandyston Township, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 13, 2011, at Morristown Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family.

Deloris was born at home in Sandbrook to parents who immigrated from Poland and raised eight children on a dairy farm. She had three brothers and four sisters. She moved to Sandyston Township in 1947.

Deloris was a homemaker and wife of Russell Spinks on their Valley Brook Farm. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother. A member of St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Sandyston, Deloris enjoyed growing beautiful flowers, bountiful tomatoes and sweet corn, as well as other produce, with her family.

The daughter of the late Martin and Mary Grosciek Zentek, Deloris was predeceased by her son, Russell B. Spinks; her identical twin, Florence; her sister, Helen; and her brothers, Thaddeus, Boleslaw and Edward Zentek.

Deloris is survived by her beloved husband of 65 years, Russell; her daughters, Florence "Lorrie" Baumann and her husband, Jim, of Branchburg, Dr. Patricia Farrell of Layton, and Mary O'Sullivan and her husband, Marcus, of Havertown, Pa.; her son, Dr. Thaddeus "Ted" Spinks and his wife, Jennifer, of Layton; two sisters, Stella Zorella and Jenny Filippello; and her sister-in-law, Eleanor Zentek. She also is survived by nine grandchildren, Dr. Jennifer Dismukes, John Bright, Laura Farrell, Dr. Bernie Farrell, Dr. Katherine Farrell, Laura O'Sullivan, Christopher O'Sullivan, Matthew Spinks and Peter Spinks; and twin great-grandchildren, Joshua and Julia Dismukes.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Sandyston. Interment will follow in Immaculate Conception Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home, 16 Main St. Branchville. Memorial donations may be made to St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, 210 Route 206 North, Sandyston, NJ 07826. Online condolences may be offered at www.woodfuneralhome.net.