Lois A. Jackson, age 85, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully at the Delaware Hospice House in Milford, DE, on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, with her loving family by her side.
She was born in Wilmington, daughter of the late James and Florence (Young) Morano and was a 1954 graduate of Wilmington High School. Upon earning her bachelor's degree at the age of 47 from Wilmington College, Lois worked for years as a management analyst for the State of Delaware.
Lois was extremely devoted to her ministries – she was a devout Catholic, having been a parishioner of St. Paul's and St. John – Holy Angels; volunteered at the local prisons; and was a staunch supporter of the St. Vincent DePaul Society. Lois enjoyed the outdoors, especially taking trips to the Delaware State Parks, and bird-watching. She was a member of the Newark Senior Center and was a talented singer and artist.
She is survived by her daughters, Patty Mast (Dean), and Lois Harkins; her 12 grandchildren: John David, Kelly, Michael, Stan, Rachel, Tessie, Norene, Karissa, Dean, Jr., Christopher, Berna, and Bora; her 29 great-grandchildren; her 5 great-great-grandchildren; and her daughter-in-law, Perihan Harkins.
In addition to her parents, Lois was preceded in death by her son, I. John Harkins, IV; her siblings, James Morano (Dorothy), Rose Cox (Charles), Florence DiGiacoma (John), Betty Smidt (Fred), Margaret Klosowski (Ed), and Joan DalGesso (Pete); and her sweetheart, Ed Bittel.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00am on Friday, October 14, 2022, at Holy Angels Church, 82 Possum Park Road, Newark, DE 19711, where family and friends may visit beginning at 10:00am. Interment will be held in All Saints Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the St. Vincent DePaul Society and directed to Holy Angels Church at the address listed above.
She was born in Wilmington, daughter of the late James and Florence (Young) Morano and was a 1954 graduate of Wilmington High School. Upon earning her bachelor's degree at the age of 47 from Wilmington College, Lois worked for years as a management analyst for the State of Delaware.
Lois was extremely devoted to her ministries – she was a devout Catholic, having been a parishioner of St. Paul's and St. John – Holy Angels; volunteered at the local prisons; and was a staunch supporter of the St. Vincent DePaul Society. Lois enjoyed the outdoors, especially taking trips to the Delaware State Parks, and bird-watching. She was a member of the Newark Senior Center and was a talented singer and artist.
She is survived by her daughters, Patty Mast (Dean), and Lois Harkins; her 12 grandchildren: John David, Kelly, Michael, Stan, Rachel, Tessie, Norene, Karissa, Dean, Jr., Christopher, Berna, and Bora; her 29 great-grandchildren; her 5 great-great-grandchildren; and her daughter-in-law, Perihan Harkins.
In addition to her parents, Lois was preceded in death by her son, I. John Harkins, IV; her siblings, James Morano (Dorothy), Rose Cox (Charles), Florence DiGiacoma (John), Betty Smidt (Fred), Margaret Klosowski (Ed), and Joan DalGesso (Pete); and her sweetheart, Ed Bittel.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00am on Friday, October 14, 2022, at Holy Angels Church, 82 Possum Park Road, Newark, DE 19711, where family and friends may visit beginning at 10:00am. Interment will be held in All Saints Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the St. Vincent DePaul Society and directed to Holy Angels Church at the address listed above.
Lois A. Jackson, age 85, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully at the Delaware Hospice House in Milford, DE, on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, with her loving family by her side.
She was born in Wilmington, daughter of the late James and Florence (Young) Morano and was a 1954 graduate of Wilmington High School. Upon earning her bachelor's degree at the age of 47 from Wilmington College, Lois worked for years as a management analyst for the State of Delaware.
Lois was extremely devoted to her ministries – she was a devout Catholic, having been a parishioner of St. Paul's and St. John – Holy Angels; volunteered at the local prisons; and was a staunch supporter of the St. Vincent DePaul Society. Lois enjoyed the outdoors, especially taking trips to the Delaware State Parks, and bird-watching. She was a member of the Newark Senior Center and was a talented singer and artist.
She is survived by her daughters, Patty Mast (Dean), and Lois Harkins; her 12 grandchildren: John David, Kelly, Michael, Stan, Rachel, Tessie, Norene, Karissa, Dean, Jr., Christopher, Berna, and Bora; her 29 great-grandchildren; her 5 great-great-grandchildren; and her daughter-in-law, Perihan Harkins.
In addition to her parents, Lois was preceded in death by her son, I. John Harkins, IV; her siblings, James Morano (Dorothy), Rose Cox (Charles), Florence DiGiacoma (John), Betty Smidt (Fred), Margaret Klosowski (Ed), and Joan DalGesso (Pete); and her sweetheart, Ed Bittel.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00am on Friday, October 14, 2022, at Holy Angels Church, 82 Possum Park Road, Newark, DE 19711, where family and friends may visit beginning at 10:00am. Interment will be held in All Saints Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the St. Vincent DePaul Society and directed to Holy Angels Church at the address listed above.
She was born in Wilmington, daughter of the late James and Florence (Young) Morano and was a 1954 graduate of Wilmington High School. Upon earning her bachelor's degree at the age of 47 from Wilmington College, Lois worked for years as a management analyst for the State of Delaware.
Lois was extremely devoted to her ministries – she was a devout Catholic, having been a parishioner of St. Paul's and St. John – Holy Angels; volunteered at the local prisons; and was a staunch supporter of the St. Vincent DePaul Society. Lois enjoyed the outdoors, especially taking trips to the Delaware State Parks, and bird-watching. She was a member of the Newark Senior Center and was a talented singer and artist.
She is survived by her daughters, Patty Mast (Dean), and Lois Harkins; her 12 grandchildren: John David, Kelly, Michael, Stan, Rachel, Tessie, Norene, Karissa, Dean, Jr., Christopher, Berna, and Bora; her 29 great-grandchildren; her 5 great-great-grandchildren; and her daughter-in-law, Perihan Harkins.
In addition to her parents, Lois was preceded in death by her son, I. John Harkins, IV; her siblings, James Morano (Dorothy), Rose Cox (Charles), Florence DiGiacoma (John), Betty Smidt (Fred), Margaret Klosowski (Ed), and Joan DalGesso (Pete); and her sweetheart, Ed Bittel.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00am on Friday, October 14, 2022, at Holy Angels Church, 82 Possum Park Road, Newark, DE 19711, where family and friends may visit beginning at 10:00am. Interment will be held in All Saints Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the St. Vincent DePaul Society and directed to Holy Angels Church at the address listed above.
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