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Dorothy J. Matthies, Lewes resident

April 23, 2017

Dorothy J. Matthies, 88, of Lewes, passed away Friday, April 21, 2017, surrounded by her loved ones, at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford.  She was born Feb. 15, 1929, in Wilmington, daughter of the late C. Edward Johnson and Maryland Porter Johnson.

Mrs. Matthies retired as a bank clerk from the former Wilmington Trust Company after a career of over 40 years.

Mrs. Matthies loved to travel, enjoyed the theatre and opera, and especially music. For many years as a member of the North Baptist Church in Wilmington, she sang in the church choir, providing solos on many occasions. After moving to Lewes she joined Lewes Presbyterian Church where she often performed duets with her sister. She was a devoted volunteer at the Lewes CHEER Center where she enjoyed playing bingo, visiting with friends and had received awards in recognition of her service there.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Matthies was preceded in death by her husband Fred J. Matthies, who passed in 1994; and by three brothers, Edward Clarence Johnson, Otho Marvel Johnson, and Charles Albert Johnson.

She is survived by her sister Frances J. Stevenson of Lewes; and by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and great-great-nieces and -nephews.

Memorial Service will be held Saturday, April 29, at 11 a.m., at Lewes Presbyterian Church, 133 Kings Highway, Lewes, where friends may visit beginning at 10 a.m.

Graveside services will be held Wednesday, April 26, at 11 a.m., at the Gracelawn Memorial Park, 2220 N. Dupont Pkwy., New Castle.

Memorial contributions may be made to North Baptist Church, 3318 Silverside Road, Wilmington, DE 19810, or to Lewes Presbyterian Church, 133 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE 19958.

Arrangements by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Lewes.

Please visit Matthies's Life Memorial Webpage and sign the online guest book at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com

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