Obituaries

January 5th, 2023

Theresa L. Francisco Wood, of Wilmington, Del., formerly of the Boothwyn section of Upper Chichester, an accomplished baker and cook, passed away peacefully Jan. 1 at Seasons Hospice Christiana Wilmington. She was 96.

Born in Marcus Hook, Mrs. Wood grew up in the Linwood section of Lower Chichester. She was a resident of Boothwyn for 41 years before moving to Boynton Beach, Fla. in 1988. Mrs. Wood lived in Newark, Del. from 2006 until 2018 when she became a resident of Foulk Manor South, then Forwood Manor, both in Wilmington.

Mrs. Wood was a former employee of the old Marin’s Pharmacy in Marcus Hook where she met her husband of 26 years, Paul, a pharmacist.  Before retirement, she also worked at Fair Acres Geriatric Center in Middletown, JC Penney department store in Media, and at Publix supermarket in Florida where she was a baker.

Mrs. Wood enjoyed cooking, especially Italian cuisine. She spent many hours in the kitchen whipping-up such delicious dishes as homemade spaghetti, gnocchi, ravioli, wedding soup, and desserts including biscotti, pizzelle and Italian rum layer cake.

Mrs. Wood had been a longtime member of the old Immaculate Conception Church in Marcus Hook, and its sodality. She enjoyed singing, but her greatest joy was being with her family.

She was the widow of Paul Wood, who died in 1973. Mrs. Wood was also preceded in death by her parents, Anna and Camillo Francisco, her brothers, Dominic and Thomas Francisco, and her sister, Angeline Lundgren.

Survivors: Daughters, Anna Linn and her husband, Frank, and Pauletta Tinklepaugh; grandchildren, Frank Linn, Rachel Linn, Anna Tinklepaugh; great-granddaughter, Aria; many nieces and nephews.

Visitation: 11 a.m. to Noon, Wed. Jan. 11, Joseph A. Ward Funeral Home, 1459 Market St., Linwood, PA 19061

Burial: Private

Contributions: Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or https://act.alz.org

Condolences: www.jwardfuneralhome.com