Allison Marie McCarthy's Obituary
Allison Marie McCarthy, age 55, of Blades, DE, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2018, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Fort Belvoir, VA on November 23, 1962 daughter of John C. Polanichka.
Mrs. McCarthy graduated from Holy Cross in Dover, DE. As the daughter of an Air Force Veteran, she lived in many places around the world throughout her lifetime. Mrs. McCarthy liked boating, camping and the ocean but what she loved most was caring for her four grandchildren.
In addition to her father and father-in-law, Mrs. McCarthy was preceded in death by her sister-in-law, Kara McCarthy. She is survived by her loving husband of 35 years, James F. McCarthy; her daughter, Jaimie Lynn McCarthy Sammons and her husband R. Elliott Sammons; her four grandchildren: Madisen Rae, Gideon James, Silas Patrick and Maeve Elliott; her brother, Stephen Polanichka of PA; her mother-in-law, Estelle McCarthy of Seaford, DE; her brothers in law, Daniel McCarthy of Seaford, DE and Jeff McCarthy of VA; her sisters in law: Elizabeth Braun of Germany, Kathleen Campfield of PA and Tricia McCarthy of PA; her many nieces and nephews; and her beloved dachshund, Hugo.
A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2018 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at Watson-Yates Funeral Home, 609 East King Street, Seaford, DE 19973. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. McCarthy's name to the Delaware SPCA at 455 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, DE 19713.
Please sign Mrs. McCarthy's online guestbook located on this site.
FLORIST NOTE: PLEASE HAVE ALL FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS DELIVERED TO WATSON-YATES FUNERAL HOME, SEAFORD, DE BY 10 AM, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2018.
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