The obituary, shown below, was originally published in the January 21, 2015
issue of
The Southern Chester County News (West Chester, PA).
Wanda Edmondson Marine of the Wilmington-Newark area
Wanda Edmondson Marine, 86, a longtime resident of the Wilmington-Newark area passed away with her son in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Dec. 13, 2014. She was the wife of the late Romeo R. Marine who passed away in 1978. She was born in Mount Hope, West Virginia but spent her early years in Ashe County, North Carolina before moving north to Kennett Square, Pa. Wanda spent her entire working career with the DuPont Company, and after retiring volunteered for a number of years with The Kalmar Nychel Foundation. She thoroughly enjoyed her volunteer work and often reminisced about it. She is survived by two sons, David J. Marine and his wife Mary Jo of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mark C. Marine and his wife Noom of Abilene, Texas; one sister Bernice Little of Landenberg, Pa.; two granddaughters, Melanie Marine West of Bethesda, Md. and Kara Marine of Castle Rock, Colo; a grandson Shawn Starcevic of Chillicothe, Ohio and his daughter Caralina; numerous nephews, nieces, and cousins, and her best friend Helen Ferris of Wilmington, Del. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday morning, Jan. 24, at the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home, 250 West State, Kennett Square. Inurnment will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Gentiva Hospice at www. gentivahospicefoundation.org. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com