Barbara Ann Doyle of Newark, DE, age 84, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at the Calvert Manor Healthcare Center. She was born in Newark, DE on December 18, 1932 to the late Percivel and Gladys (Scarborough) Perkins.
Barbara grew up in Providence, MD and graduated from Elkton High School. She worked as a secretary at Continental Diamond Fiber, and then at the University of Delaware. Barbara later earned her nursing degree from Del Tech College and then started working in the Students Health Center at the University of Delaware. Before retiring in 1991, she finished working for the University Sports Medicine Center.
In addition to her parents, Barbara was predeceased by her husband of 41 years, John J. Doyle. She is survived by her daughter, Sue Ann Scholl of Wilmington, DE; sons, John of Newark, DE, Kevin (Gail) of Colorado Springs, CO, and Eugene of Newark, DE. Barbara is also survived by three grandchildren: Christopher, Stephen (Jessica) and Holly; and three great-grandchildren. The family would like to give a special “thank-you” to the entire staff of Calvert Manor Nursing Home and Dr. Neil Lattin.
An evening viewing will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at the R.T. Foard & Jones Funeral Home, 122 West Main Street, Newark, DE 19711. Services for Barbara Ann Doyle will be held at 10 a. m. on Friday, November 17, 2017 at the R.T. Foard & Jones Funeral Home in Newark, DE. Family and friends may begin calling on Friday at 9:30 a.m. Interment will follow at All Saints Cemetery in Wilmington, DE. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made payable to “Calvert Manor Healthcare Center” and sent in care of the funeral home.