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Della May Sterner

February 5, 1921 — January 21, 2021

Della May Sterner, 99, of Wildwood, FL, formerly of Drexel Hill, PA, passed away January 21, 2021.

Born February 5, 1921 in Philadelphia, PA, she was a daughter of the late George and Emma (nee Hoover) McDowell.

Dell was an avid reader and enjoyed crossword puzzles, bingo and playing board games and card games with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also loved listening to talk shows on her little transistor radio, antenna up, earbud in, often sleeping with them playing all night long.

She was the beloved wife of the late Allen Sterner; loving mother of Carol Conboy (John), Janet Daly (George), Diane Cole (the late Ronald), and Jeffrey Sterner; adoring mom-mom of Lisa, Brendan, Bryan, Shaine, Nathan, Jesse, Ashleigh, Jackie, and Laura; and caring great-grandmother of many great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her siblings: Beatrice Murphy, George McDowell, Charles McDowell.

Services will be private. Family and friends are invited to view the Funeral Service on Saturday February 6, 2021 at 11:00 AM on The Donohue Funeral Home Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thedonohuefuneralhome/

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Cornerstone Hospice, 245 Lane Park Rd., Tavares, FL 32778.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Della May Sterner, please visit our flower store.

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