Dortha Milligan (Milligan) Maguire

Dortha M. Maguire, 84, formerly of Preston passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Kent General Hospital in Dover, DE. She was born in Rhodesdale on November 22, 1931 and was a daughter of the late Isaac N. Milligan and Ernestine Thomas Milligan.

Mrs. Maguire attended schools in Eldorado and Hurlock and graduated from Hurlock High School class of 1948. On December 26, 1953, she married Reginald A. Maguire, Jr., who passed away on August 12, 2014.  She worked as a secretary for Albert W. Sisk & Son for 42 years. Mrs. Maguire was a member of the Preston Community Club and Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church.

She is survived by her son Reginald A. Maguire III and wife Vicky of Dover, a grandson Patrick T. Maguire of Norfolk, VA, two sisters Eileen M. Jones of Hurlock and Virginia M. Stover of Oklahoma City, OK, a brother James Franklin Milligan of Hurlock and several nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, September 2, 2016 at 11 am at Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge with Father James Nash officiating. Interment will follow at Unity Washington Cemetery near Hurlock. Family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 7906 Ocean Gateway, Easton, MD 21601.