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John
E. (Jack) Mitchell Sr.
 Wilmington - Jack Mitchell,
91, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2018.
Jack
graduated from Ithaca High School, NY in June of 1944. That August he
enlisted in the Army
Air Corps, but World War II ended before he could see any action. After
graduating from the Rochester Business Institute, NY, he married Charlotte
Savage. Shortly after that he and Charlotte moved to Phoenixville, PA,
where he opened a sewing machine and vacuum sales and service store. In
1953, he was asked by his father, Ray Mitchell, to come to Wilmington to
help open the original Mitchell's 5 and 10 in the newly built Fairfax
Shopping Center. Together with his father, mother, brother, and sister,
they grew and expanded the 5 and 10 to Mitchell's Variety, and eventually
to a junior department store, Mitchell's Family Store.
In
his earlier years, Jack was an avid pilot, and was a member of the Civil
Air Patrol. He loved woodworking, boating, playing pool, collecting brass
locomotives, and collecting duck decoys. He loved to build things, whether
it was display cases for Mitchell's store, an addition for his Fairfax
house, or when buying, renovating, and renting or selling the many houses
that he invested in. He loved to spend time with his family at his house in
the Poconos.
Jack
was predeceased by his loving wife of 59 years, Charlotte; and his
grandsons, Andrew Mitchell and Kevin Lehm. He is
survived by his brother, Joe Mitchell; his sisters, Joan Hicks (Jim) and
Judy Bonislawski (Frank); his daughter, Cyndi Lehm (Stephan); his son, John E. Mitchell, Jr.; and
many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
The
family would like to thank the staff of Foulk
Manor North and Delaware Hospice for their kind and compassionate care of
Jack.
Visitation
will be held at Grace Episcopal Church, 4900 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE
on Friday, October 26, between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM, followed by a
Christian Memorial Service at 11:00 AM, followed by burial at Grace
Episcopal Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donating
to Delaware Hospice, 16 Polly Drummond Center, Newark, DE 19711;
www.delawarehospice.org.
Condolences may be sent online through
mccreryandharra.com.
Funeral Home
McCrery & Harra Funeral Home
3924 Concord Pike Wilmington,
DE 19803
(302) 478-2204
Published in The News Journal from Oct. 21 to
Oct. 24, 2018
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