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Marie “Dottie” McGowan

Age 78. Wilmington, Delaware

Dottie passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 31, 2017. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 6, 1938 to Bartolo and Carmela Picone and is survived by her husband of 58 years, Robert (Bob) McGowan and her brother John Picone. Dottie and Bob had four children, Margaret (Larry Fridrich), Catherine (Peter Geiselman), Robert W. McGowan and Thomas (Melody McGowan). She was blessed with 9 grandchildren, Christine, William, Daniel, Bethany, Andrew, Kathleen, Ashley, Matthew and Dylan and 6 great-grandchildren, Kiana, Alexis, Tori, Allison, Sophia and Furiosa.

Dottie was devoted to her family and loved sharing vacations with them in Nags Head and Cancun. She supported her husband Bob as he built his railroad career in New York, Ohio, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, Taiwan and Dubai. Dottie was a great cook and made wonderful meals for family and friends. She also enjoyed sewing, crafts and bowling.

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Funeral Services

A memorial will be held at 1pm on Sunday, Feb. 5th at Chandler Funeral Home 2506 Concord Pike Wilmington DE. Burial will take place privately at Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery at a later date.

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