Mrs. Thelma Louise Bonneville Pieper

Mrs. Thelma Louise Bonneville Pieper

Thelma Pieper Obituary

Published by Chandler Funeral Homes & Crematory - Wilmington on Jul. 6, 2013.
Thelma Louise Bonneville Pieper, age 89, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on July 6, 2013 at the Methodist Country House in Wilmington. She was a graduate of Marion High School in Marion, Maryland and Goldey Beacom College in Wilmington. She was employed by the du Pont Company and was a member of the du Pont Country Club. Her husband, Archie Pieper, predeceased her in 2006. She is survived by her son, William Hamilton of Omaha, NE; daughter, Alison Louise Gaito of Newark; and seven grandchildren, Andrew Pieper of Dallas, TX, William Pieper, Jr. of Omaha, NE, Alexander Pieper of Omaha, NE, Thomas Pieper of Omaha, NE, Evan Gaito of Charleston, SC, Jason Gaito of Newark, DE and Amy Gaito of Newark, DE. Private family services were held at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville, Delaware. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the National Parkinsons Foundation, 1501 N.W. 9th Avenue / Bob Hope Road, Miami, Florida 33136-1494.

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