Ava Lucille Drullinger

1933 - 2011  (77 years)

• Name	Ava Lucille Drullinger
  Birth	12 Oct 1933	Bismarck, Vermilion, IL
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 Aug 2011	Claymont, New Castle, DE
  	Ava (Drullinger) Grieco Age 77, of Claymont, DE, died Friday, August 5, 2011 at Christiana Hospital surrounded by her children. She was the loving wife of the late Joseph L. Grieco who died in April of this year with whom she shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Bismarck, IL, Ava was the daughter of the late Earl Drullinger and the late Clarice Green Drullinger. She graduated as valedictorian from Schlarman High School in Danville, IL in 1950. She married Joseph Grieco in 1953 and relocated to South Carolina before ultimately moving to Claymont, DE in 1956. Ava was a devout Catholic and member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Claymont. She retired from Strawbridge & Clothier where she worked for more than 20 years. Ava was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and her family always came first. She was an avid Phillies fan and enjoyed league bowling for many years. She loved doing crossword puzzles and word jumbles. Ava is survived by eight children: Catherine Grieco, Joseph T. Grieco and his wife Anna, Nancy Sederquest and her husband Steven, David Grieco and his wife Marianne, Janet Joyner and her husband Duke, Susan Crisp and her husband Keith, Judy McLellan and her husband Mark and Mark Grieco and his wife Dawn. She was blessed with 13 beautiful grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a brother Paul Lyndol Drullinger and was preceded in death by one brother, Donald Drullinger and two sisters, Agnes Beck and Rosalie Lombardo. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, August 9, from 7-9 pm at the GEBHART FUNERAL HOME, 3401 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, DE 19703. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, 3200 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, DE 19703 on Wednesday, August 10, at 10 am. Interment will be at St. Joseph's on the Brandywine, Greenville, DE. Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Rosary Church, 3200 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, DE 19703; or Claymont Fire Company, 3223 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, DE 19703.
  Burial	Wilmington, New Castle, DE
  	Burial: Saint Josephs on the Brandywine-Lower Cemetery Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
  Person ID	I15079	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Earl Drullinger,   b. 4 Feb 1895, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN d. 14 Mar 1961, Blackey, Letcher, KY (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Clarice Agnes Green,   b. 24 Nov 1895, Alvin, Vermilion, IL d. 27 Mar 1984, Danville, Vermilion, IL (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F5969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph Lawrence Grieco,   b. 11 Nov 1925, Chester, Delaware, PA d. 10 Apr 2011, Claymont, New Castle, DE (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1953	Danville, Vermilion, IL
  Children	1. Catherine Ann "Cathy" Grieco,   b. 24 Jul 1954, SC   2. Joseph Thomas Grieco,   b. 24 Aug 1955, SC   3. Nancy Sue Grieco,   b. 7 Sep 1956, Claymont, New Castle, DE   4. David Lawrence Grieco,   b. 10 Apr 1958, Claymont, New Castle, DE   5. Janet May (Mae) Grieco,   b. 17 May 1959, Claymont, New Castle, DE   6. Susan Marie Grieco,   b. 10 Feb 1964, Claymont, New Castle, DE   7. Judith Lyn "Judy" Grieco,   b. 9 May 1969, Claymont, New Castle, DE   8. Mark Steven Grieco,   b. 17 Dec 1974, Claymont, New Castle, DE
  Family ID	F5014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2017

  
  

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  Birth - 12 Oct 1933 - Bismarck, Vermilion, IL Marriage - 20 Jun 1953 - Danville, Vermilion, IL Death - 5 Aug 2011 - Claymont, New Castle, DE Burial - - Wilmington, New Castle, DE  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Saint Joseph on the Brandywine Cemetery Greenville, New Castle, DE