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David Ponsell Obituary

David F. Ponsell

AGE: 76 • Wilmington

David Francis Ponsell, age 76, died at home December 28, 2015. He is survived by his wife Portia, and their two sons Mark Andrew Ponsell (Lisa) of Wilmington; David Scott Ponsell (Sharon) of Felton, DE; and three grandchildren Sammantha, Portia Marie, and Mark Anthony.

He is also survived by a sister, Mary Louise Ponsell, of Wilmington. He was predeceased by a brother, Richard C. Ponsell. Other survivors include nieces Karen Baxley of Frederick, MD; Sandra Trapp of Archer, FL., and nephew Michael R. Ponsell of Morgantown, PA. Mr. Ponsell was the son of Francis Irenee Ponsell and Mazie Campbell of Wilmington.

A graduate of Northeastern School of Pharmacy in Boston, he joined the family business as a pharmacist. The Ponsell drugstores, including five pharmacies, were at one time the largest independent drug store chain in Delaware. He married Portia Robinson of Narragansett, RI, in 1964. Following the sale of the Ponsell drugstores, Mr. Ponsell joined successively Warner and Rite Aid until his retirement. As a lover of genealogy, he was instrumental in researching several thousand names of Ponsell ancestors Together with his sister, Mary Louise, he compiled and published a family history back to the 1500's in Europe and America. The Ponsells originated in Palma, Mallorca. In recent years, Mr. Ponsell built a vacation home in Lewes, DE., where the family gathered for many good times.

A viewing will be held Monday, January 4, 2016, at 10 AM, followed by a service at 11 AM at McCrery & Harra Funeral Home, 3924 Concord Pike, Wilmington DE 19803. Interment will follow in Gracelawn Memorial Park.

Published by The News Journal from Dec. 31, 2015 to Jan. 2, 2016.
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"I'M SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. THERE IS ONE WHO CAN COMFORT YOU AR THIS TIME AND THAT IS GOD PSALMS 29:11

January 4, 2016

Mark and family...our thoughts and prayers to all of you ..the resemblence between you and your father is incredible ..he will always be with you...Tony and Jeanie Giliberto

Jeanie Giliberto

January 2, 2016

A super nice guy. My prayers and thoughts are with the family.

Bud Mowday

December 31, 2015

Dear Portia, Mark, Scott and family:
My deepest sympathy, I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Georgia Litwin

December 31, 2015

So sorry for your loss...Looking at the picture of him reminds me of my Grandpa Odell

Emmett Ponsell

December 30, 2015

Dad, thank you so much for opening your heart up to me and accepting me as your daughter. I will miss your weekly phone calls and stories about our ancestors. Rest in eternal peace my dear father. Your struggles in this world are over. I'll see you again on the other side.

Kristen Wertheim

December 30, 2015

The Ponsell Family has lost a true treasure. I have spent many nights talking to my cousin, David, on the phone discussing the rich heritage of the Ponsell's of the Balearic Islands.He will truly be missed.May God bless and comfort the Ponsell family in this time of sorrow.

Jody Ponsell

December 30, 2015

Sorry for your loss. Thoughts and Prayers.

P S Roberts

December 30, 2015

David was my second cousin. He was a treasure of information with our family history. He will be greatly missed. My heart goes out to Portia, Mark and Scott and to the rest of the family. I am keeping all of you in my prayers.

Carole Mather

December 30, 2015

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