Seaford Star
Seaford DE
Sep 2014


Gail Margaret Mauser -- Gail Margaret Mauser, 78, of Laurel, passed away
on the night of Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in
Seaford. Born in East Orange, N.J. on Aug. 16, 1936, she was the daughter of
the late Eugene W. Purdy and Stella M. Janish-Purdy. Gail grew up in Kingston,
N.J., attended Princeton High School and Maryville College in Maryville,
Tenn., married in May of 1958 and settled in Kendall Park, N.J. Gail worked
at NJ Bell as a communications switchboard operator until pursuing a career
within education, beginning as a pre-school teachers aide, and finally as a
para-professional teacher in the South Brunswick, N.J. school system from
which she retired. Gail was an active member of the Kingston Presbyterian
Church and the Princeton Methodist Church; she belonged to the choir for
several years at both churches. Gail also shared her passion of singing
and playing piano by giving lessons to several students over the years,
both in New Jersey and Delaware. She loved wildflowers planted in her
gardens and the many birds who visited the feeders in her windows. She is
survived by her husband of 56 years, Charles A. Mauser; her daughters, Jean
M. Hartwig of Kendall Park, Lynn M. Mauser of Laurel and Anne M. Weingart
of Milltown, N.J. and son-in-law, Tyler Weingart; a sister, Jean Lindabury
of Hendersonville, N.C. and a brother-in-law, James Ayers of Mills River,
N.C. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother,
William Purdy and a sister, Doris Ayers. A memorial service will be held at
5 on Friday evening, Sept. 26, at Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home,
700 West St., Laurel, where a visitation will be held from 4 to 5. Pastor
Stacey Johnson will officiate. Interment will be held privately.