Diane C. Searby, formerly Diane C. Tumulty, age 79 of Millsboro, DE passed away peacefully at her home after a long battle with cancer, on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. She was born on December 31, 1938 in Jersey City, NJ, daughter of the late Felix and Josephine (Beneducci) Danielovich.
Mrs. Searby made her career in Banking and in Real Estate. In her spare time she loved to go fishing and boating and she enjoyed playing tennis. She was a cheerleading coach but was most known for being the manager of her unruly children and grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Searby was preceded in death by her first husband, James R. Tumulty; her daughter, Jodi Ann Tumulty; and her son, Lance Richard Tumulty.
She is survived by her husband, Fred Searby of Millsboro, DE; her sons: James S. Tumulty and his wife, Donna of Clearwater, FL and Shawn M. Tumulty and his wife Justine of Little Silver; her daughter-in-law Cynthia Tumulty-Oloeman and her husband Thomas; her stepdaughter, Lauren Burdge and her husband George of Freehold; her stepson, Christopher Searby of Nashville, TN; her brother, Dick Danielovich and his wife Elaine of Waretown; and her 12 grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated. at St. Gabriel’s Historic Church, Route 520, Marlboro Township. Burial followed at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Keyport.
