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Margaret Olkowski Obituary
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Age 80, of Wilmington, DE, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 3, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital surrounded by her family.
Born in Wilmington, Margaret was the daughter of the late Francis E. and Hanna (Kerlin) Quill. She was a homemaker.
She will be dearly missed by her husband of 60 years, Theodore Olkowski, Sr.; her daughter, Joanne Mude of Bear; her sons, Mark Olkowski of Wilmington, Ted Olkowski Jr. and his wife Laverna of Bear, and Michael Olkowski and his wife Michelle of Wilmington; and eight grandchildren, Hannah, Kathleen, Michael, Nicky, Angel, Daniel, Katelyn and Erin. Also surviving are two sisters, Catherine Lenoir of New Castle and Alice Elliott of Newark; and a brother, William Quill of Wilmington.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 5, at 11 am, at MEALEY FUNERAL HOME, 703 N. Broom Street, Wilmington, where friends are invited to visitation after 10 am. Interment will follow at Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington. www.mealeyfuneralhomes.com
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January 4, 2011
Some of my earliest and fondest memories involve Aunt Margaret and Uncle Teddy. Ocean City family vacations when family was all that mattered, visits to their home where she kept me occupied with strips of candy buttons and those tiny fake ice cream cones. I mostly remember how sassy she was and how much she reminded me of my dearest Nana.
My thoughts and prayers are with all who are feeling this loss. Life is too short...
Darlynn Knight
January 4, 2011
Please accept my deepest sympathies on your loss. Aunt Margaret touched many lives over the years and shared many stories with us. My fondest memories of her are at Ocean City and Friday night cards and sitting in the backyard her in her chair with her glass of Pepsi. And of course no one made mac and cheese like she did. She will be deeply missed but her memories last a lifetime.
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