Visitation
July 26, 2010
2:00-4:00 & 6:00-7:30 P.M.
Location: Rausch Funeral Home - Owings, MD [Map]
Funeral Service
July 26, 2010
7:30 P.M.
Location: Rausch Funeral Home - Owings, MD [Map]
Interment
Location: Private
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Richard William “Bill" Emelio, 70, of Millsboro, DE, formerly of Lothian, MD and North Beach, MD, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2010 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, DE after a long and painful struggle with cancer. Bill was the fifth child of Richard and Josephine Smith Emelio, born September 27, 1939 in Washington, D.C. Bill is survived by a large and extended family, first and foremost his beloved wife Gina (Shull) Emelio; his three children Mary Joanne Emelio of Lancaster, PA, Richard “Rick” Emelio and his wife Linda of La Plata, MD and Angela Donovan of Churchville, MD; his grandchildren Gabriel, Dominic and Christina Emelio and Alyssa and Grace Webster; his step-children Matthew Rusch of Lusby, MD, Alicia “Niki” Hurrey and husband Scott of Charlestown, WV and Lucas Roberts and wife Shannon of Crofton, MD; and step-grandchildren Sabrina Rusch, Elizabeth Johnson, Gina Rusch, Jackson and Marlee Hurrey and Alexander Roberts. Bill is also survived by his sister Toni Emelio Doucette of Chesapeake Beach, MD. He was preceded in death by his parents and by his four older siblings Mary Elwood, Joanne Cunningham, Dominic Emelio and Carol Newton. To mourn his passing Bill leaves numerous nieces, nephews and cousins as well as many friends in Delaware and in Calvert County.
During his working career Bill owned and operated Emelio Painting Company for over 30 years, working throughout the metropolitan Washington area in residential and commercial establishments. Upon his retirement several years ago Bill and Gina moved from Lothian, MD to the small community of Millsboro, DE to enjoy the ocean, drive through the neighborhood in their golf cart, and live their lives with their two special “children”–Manny, their Black Labrador retriever and Moe, a typical “Heinz 57” variety dog. Bill had a lifelong love of Harley Davidson motorcycles, vintage street rods and muscle cars. He was truly a child of the 1950’s.
Memorial Contributions
In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy in Bill’s name may be made to the Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963. The caring, concern and love shown to Bill, Gina, the entire Emelio family and Bill’s many visitors will never be forgotten, and will forever remain in their hearts.
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