Bishop Malooly presented Order of Merit awards to parishioners from throughout the diocese on Oct. 2 at St. Joseph Church in Middletown.
The Merit award winners include:
Donn Devine, retired diocesan archivist, Bishop Malooly’s nominee; Linda Micucio, St. Catherine of Siena, Wilmington; Mark D. Spiering, St. Benedict, Ridgely; Edward and Patricia Centofante, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Denton, Md.; Bernadette White, Holy Family, Newark; Jean M. Toman, St. John the Baptist, Newark; Ruben Lara, Holy Angels, Newark; Joseph J. Appiott, Corpus Christi, Newark; Bensilai and Bency Chacko, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Bear; Florence
Bicchetti, Church of the Holy Child, Wilmington; Kathleen Di Camilla, St. Helena, Wilmington; Michael and Lois Trail, St. Francis de Sales, Salisbury, Md.;Ernest and Elizabeth Matthews, Holy Redeemer, Delmar, Md.; Margaret Jackson, Church of the Good Shepherd, Perryville, Md.; Carol Kaplan, St. Agnes Mission, Rising Sun, Md.; Charles and Naomi Breslin, St. Teresa of Avila Mission, Port Deposit, Md.; Bert Ramsay, Holy Name of Jesus/St. Elizabeth, Westover, Md.; Mercy Yaeger, Holy Name of Jesus/St. Elizabeth, Pocomoke City, Md.; Andres Garcia-Olivera, St. Elizabeth Mission, Salisbury, Md.; Susan O’Hanlon, St. Polycarp, Smyrna; James and Lisa Krueger, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Wilmington;
Peter and Lesley Garofalo, St. Ann, Wilmington; Peggy Walker, St. Jude the Apostle, Lewes; Charles and Eileen Grant, St. Mary Magdalen, Wilmington; Dr. Li-Ho Stephen Kang, Korean Catholic Community, Hockessin; Ernie Shepherd, St. Thomas the Apostle, Wilmington; Robert Gutekunst, St. Joseph on the Brandywine, Greenville; Patricia Ann Fingles, St. Mary Star of the Sea, Ocean City, Md.; Dennis and Dawn Huss, St. Edmond, Rehoboth Beach; Mary Lou Jones, Holy Savior, Berlin, Md.; Ellen Walsh, St. Joseph, Middletown; Maria Dill-Palmer, St. Francis Xavier Shrine, Warwick, Md.; Sandra Toala, St. Paul, Wilmington; Colette Horkey, St. Matthew, Wilmington; Bridgitte Bailey, St. Christopher, Chester, Md.; Nicole De Angelo, St. Hedwig, Wilmington; Rosemarie Morris, St. Mary of the Assumption, Hockessin; George Ward, Parish of the Resurrection, Wilmington; Sister Mary George Barlow, D.C., Cathedral of St. Peter, Wilmington; Michael Perza, Holy Cross, Dover; Thomas Defibaugh, St. Ann, Bethany Beach; Bonnie McBride, St. Ann, Bethany Beach; Helen Bogert , St. Elizabeth, Wilmington; Carol Flood, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Wilmington; Richard Day, St. Patrick, Wilmington;
Pablo Gonzalez, Christ Our King, Wilmington; Theron and Mandy Holt, Holy Rosary, Claymont; Sheila Zimmer, St. John Neumann, Berlin, Md.; Dolores Matthews, St. Luke, Ocean City, Md.; Fenton Ray, St. Andrew Mission, Ocean City, Md.; Frederick Gallagher, St. Peter the Apostle, New Castle; Dr. Maria Boria, Sacred Heart, Chestertown, Md.; Mary Johnson, Mission of St. John, Rock Hall, Md.; Ross and Patricia Camardella, Our Mother of Sorrows, Centreville, Md.;
Louise De Feo, Mission of St. Peter, Queenstown, Md.; William and Jane Marino, St. John the Beloved, Wilmington; Denise Tomey, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Secretary, Md.; Eileen Lesser, St. John the Apostle, Milford; Jeannette Minner, St. Bernadette Mission, Harrrington; Alan and Diane Smith, Immaculate Conception, Marydel; Dr. Edith Villasenor, Our Lady of Lourdes, Seaford; Anthony and Joan Gentile, St. Anthony of Padua, Wilmington;
William Mitchell, St. Margaret of Scotland, Glasgow; David and Peggy Wilson, St. Peter and Paul, Easton, Md.; James and Ethel Boyle, St. Joseph Mission, Cordova, Md.; Nicholas Panuzio, Mission of St. Michael, St. Michaels, Md.; Lewis and Judith Burtell, Holy Spirit, New Castle; James and Tina Ramsey, Our Lady of Fatima, New Castle; Joann Dell Aversano, St. Paul, Delaware City; Jose Jacinto Castillo Vvelaquez, St. Michael the Archangel, Georgetown; Joseph Buzzelli, Mary Mother of Peace Mission, Millsboro; Paul and Kathryn Fahey, St. Joseph, Wilmington; Leonard Young Jr., St. Joseph, Wilmington; Joseph and Pamela Schulte, St. Mary Refuge of Sinners, Cambridge, Md.; James and Gwendolyn Davis, Immaculate Conception, Elkton; and Dorothy Dhamer, St. Jude Mission, North East, Md.
