Kathryn Elaine Scanlon, 92, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2016, at her home in Ocean View, Del., of natural causes. She was born in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18, 1923, to Charles and Kathryn Martin.
Scanlon later moved to Landover, Md., where she and her late husband, Robert Emmett Scanlon, resided for 27 years before moving to Ocean View in 1975. Prior to her marriage, Scanlon worked at the Department of State, and after relocating to Delaware, she worked for the Department of Navy and Vlasic in Millsboro.
Scanlon was preceded in death by her husband and parents, and her sisters, Mary and Nell, and a brother, Charles. She is survived by her children, Michael Scanlon, Nancy Buettner, Dennis Scanlon, Sean Scanlon, Brian Scanlon and Lynn Morin, as well as 17 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
A viewing was scheduled for April 19, 2015, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Bethany Beach, Del., with the rite of Christian burial at St. George’s cemetery in Clarksville, Del. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the SPCA; P.O. Box 398; Georgetown, DE 19947. Condolences may be sent online at www.melsonfuneralservices.com.