Margaret V. “Ginger” died June 6, 2022 after a short illness.
Ginger was born November 27, 1944 in North East, Maryland. She graduated in 1962 from Conrad High School. She worked for Rollins Cablevision, Sears, Provident Mutual and retired from AIG as a life and health insurance agent.
Ginger sang in the choir at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in New Castle from 1996 to the present. She also sang with the DVFA choir every year at the annual Fireman’s convention. She volunteered 55 years of service to the Elsmere Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, serving in many positions.
Ginger was preceded in death by her mother and stepfather, Laura and Wallace Kennedy; her mother and father-in-law, Walter and Anna Herold; brother’s-in-law, Walter, Robert and Rodney Herold; and her best friend of 50 years, June Carroll Wagner.
She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Richard Herold; daughter, Heather Herold (Brian) of Newark; son, Bryan (Weemz) Herold of Elsmere; two grandsons, Jacob Herold (Gabby) of Smyrna; Jordan Herold of Newark; and one great-granddaughter, Ryleigh Herold of Newark; her nephew, Kevin Justice (Judy) of Middletown, whom she thought of as a son; brother, Wayne Racine (Liz) of Florida; sister, Calysta Hitchens; of Newark and two dear friends, Beverly Ellis and Mary Louise Smith; and many loving nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held on Sunday, June 12, from 5-7 PM at Krienen-Griffith Funeral Home, 1400 Kirkwood Hwy. Wilm. DE. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, June 13 at 11 AM at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church 521 Harmony St., New Castle, DE. Interment will follow in the adjoining church cemetery.
The family would like to thank the nurses on the 5th floor in D Wing, especially Julieanne, at Christiana Hospital, and the hospice staff for everything they did to care for Ginger.