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Marie Doyle Bastianelli

April 5, 1932 — February 27, 2022

GEORGETOWN – Marie D. Bastianelli passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, February 27, 2022. Marie was born in Elkton, Maryland daughter of the late Glenn E. and Pearl (Bartlett) Doyle. After graduating high school, Marie attended Salisbury State Teachers College (now Salisbury University) and graduated with her degree in Early Childhood Education in 1953. She had a love for children and for many years taught first and second grade. Even after Marie retired from teaching to become a homemaker and raise her seven children, she still loved to substitute teach when needed. She later worked as a librarian with the Georgetown Public Library, where she loved developing and coordinating the Story Time program. Marie met the love of her life and dance partner, Herm, with whom she shared 59 loving years, until his passing in 2013. She missed him dearly and remained his forever partner. Marie and Herm were very active with the local CHEER activity centers. They were volunteers for many years and gave of their time to Meals on Wheels. They especially enjoyed getting to deliver meals on Christmas morning. Marie was also the aquatic exercise coach for the 55+ group at Howard T. Ennis Adult Education Program and led exercise classes with the SLICE program at CHEER. Marie and Herm together had been active members of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Georgetown. Marie had a green thumb and especially enjoyed spending time outdoors gardening and keeping a lovely yard. In addition to her parents, and husband Herman Bastianelli; Marie is preceded in death by her four brothers and five sisters. She is survived by seven children, Mark Bastianelli and wife Peggy, Dan Bastianelli and wife Becky, Nancy Schirmer and husband Allan, Steve Bastianelli and wife Karen Sue, Ann Bastianelli-Gilkerson and husband Joe, Paul Bastianelli and wife Leslie and John Bastianelli and wife Fatima; 14 grandchildren, Jason Bastianelli and wife Kristen, Eric Bastianelli and wife Megan, Amy McKinley and husband Eric, Kourtney Bastianelli, Kaylee Bastianelli, Travis Schirmer and wife Claire, Morgan Schirmer and wife Krista, Kelly Tyndall and husband Matt, Tyler Bastianelli and wife Cristina, Megan Sungail and husband Cameron, Luke Bastianelli, Amber Bastianelli, Ryan Bastianelli and Sadie Bastianelli; 12 great-grandchildren, Kaia, Keeva, Amelia, Caroline, Cade, Aubrey, Ethan, Beckett, Paxton, Tessa, Rowan and Griffin; as well as a host of nieces, nephews and extended family. A Celebration of Life will be held at 12:30pm on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 in the chapel of Short Funeral Services, 609 E. Market Street, Georgetown, Delaware 19947. A time of visitation for family and friends will begin at 11:30am. Interment will follow at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, Del 19963.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

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