Evelyn Tietze Obituary

Evelyn M. Tietze

Wilmington

Evelyn Marie (Laverty) Tietze became an angel and passed into the next world early Sunday morning, May 25, 2014. Loving Mother, Grandmother, councilor and best friend, Evelyn will be remembered with love.

Evelyn was raised in Mine Hill, NJ, where she lived until she joined the Navy as a Wave in 1943 and then moved to New York City. After serving her country during World War II, she moved to Morristown, NJ and returned to school and worked for AirCo in Summit, NJ as divisional head of the companies' secretaries. In 1947, she met her husband, Mel Tietze at AirCo. They married in 1953, lived in Fanwood, NJ, and had five children. Evelyn was active in politics and community service, she loved traveling, stray animals, the outdoors and was an avid reader.

In 1973, the family moved to Delaware where Evelyn began writing children's stories and novels and commencing her research in Symbolism, Dream Interpretation, Angels and Spiritualism.

She began working as a docent with the Delaware Art Museum in the 1980s, developing extensive knowledge and expertise in the pre-Raphaelite period and area artists such as Howard Pyle, Edward Hopper and John Sloan. After retiring as a docent, Evelyn continued to conduct research for the artist exhibits, Symbolism and the pre-Raphaelites for museum docents. She was an active member of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, where she edited and wrote for "The Trumpet", the parish newsletter.

Evelyn is predeceased by her husband, Melford; and two brothers, Thomas Laverty and James Laverty.

She leaves behind a large and loving family, including her younger brother, Alfred Laverty; her children, son, Frederick Tietze, daughter-in-law, Elizabeth, daughter, Susan Nanni, son-in-law, Anthony Nanni, son, Robert Tietze, daughter, Karen Tietze and son George Tietze, daughter-in-law, Stacey, and Jerry Dahr and wife, Rashna; nine grandchildren and one great grandson.

Relatives and friends are invited to visit with the family at the Doherty Funeral Home, 1900 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington on Friday, May 30 from 2:00-4:00PM and 6:00-8:00PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 4th Street and Bancroft Parkway, Wilmington on Saturday, May 31 at 12:00PM. Interment will follow in St. Joseph on the Brandywine Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Teresian Carmelites, 167 Riverlin St., Millbury, MA 01527 or the Emmanuel Dining Room, 121 N. Jackson St., Wilmington, DE 19805.

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