Helen Scardaville's Obituary
Obituary - Helen Scardaville
On February 4th, 2022, the world lost an amazing, wife, mother, sister, and friend to many. Helen Scardaville died at home after a brief battle with COVID. Helen was 91 years young, born on July 19th, 1930, in Irvington, NJ. She was one of seven children born of two Italian immigrants. She met the love of her life, Gerald Scardaville on a blind date. They married and spent 64 wonderful years together.
Helen spent most of her life in NJ but moved to The Villages, FL where she and her husband enjoyed 20 years of retirement before moving back north to Lewes, DE to be closer to family.
Helen was an avid reader of many authors, but her favorite was Stephen King. She loved her purses and was well known at Chicos! She was a regular at the local bars and restaurants where she enjoyed meeting new people and listening to live music. She was full of life and laughed a lot.
Helen was called, "mom" by many because those around her instantly felt her motherly warmth and compassion. Helen was generous with her time and care for others, in fact, there was no limit to what she would give to someone in need.
Helen is survived by her loving husband Gerald Scardaville, her three children: Anthony Scardaville and his wife Betty Scardaville of Tuscon, AZ, Jerry Scardaville and his partner Brenda Strevens of Toms River, NJ, and Maria Scardaville and her wife Valarie Higgins of Hatfield PA / Lewes, DE. Helen had three grandchildren: Angela Scardaville, Michael Scardaville (deceased) and Heather Strevens. She is also survived by two of her brothers; Louie Petrone of NJ and Jimmy Petrone of Hadley, NY.
Services will be held on Saturday February 19th, 2022, at Watson Funeral Home located at 211 S. Washington St., Millsboro, DE 19966. Visitation starts at noon and services at 1PM. In leu of flowers please send donations in her honor to either St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 3551 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140, or your local animal shelter.
Electronic condolences via www.watsonfh.com
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