Patricia Di Ienno, brokerage retiree

Patricia A. Di Ienno, 72, of Millsboro, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Beebe Medical Center, Lewes.  She was born Oct. 2, 1938, in Passaic, N.J., daughter of the late Paul and Catherine (Henneman) Hardy.

Mrs. Di Ienno enjoyed a long career working for the Smith-Barney brokerage house in New Jersey.  She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Ronald M. Di Ienno; three daughters: Paula Gurinni of Lewes, Dineen Di Ienno of Long Beach, N.J. and Christa Derrico and husband Richard of Whitehouse, N.J.; four grandchildren: Joseph Ferrincola, Lea Gurinni, Molly Senkin and Ricky Derrico; and a sister Paula Bertero and husband Thomas of Parsippany, N.J.

Services are pending. The family is planning a memorial service for the Baywood Greens community and will be scheduling a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated in Sterling, N.J.   Arrangements by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Lewes.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN  38105.