Kenneth LaVere

Kenneth LaVere, age 83 of Wyoming, DE passed away January 19, 2019 at Kent General Hospital in Dover, DE surrounded by family.  Mr. LaVere was born on February 25, 1935 in Felton, DE, the son of Harry & Helen LaVere.

A 1953 graduate of Caesar Rodney High School, Ken loved building things, woodworking and was briefly a bricklayer.  He then became an electrician and eventually opened his own business, Ken LaVere Electrical Contracting. After several years he closed the business and then worked for Wyoming Concrete as an electrician until his retirement.  He was helpful and charitable throughout his life; volunteering as a coach for Little League, assisting  with 4H, helping with scouting and serving two terms on the Caesar Rodney School Board.  In his free time he enjoyed fishing, boating, skiing and spending time with family.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Sylvia, his son Jeffrey (Sandy) LaVere, step daughter, Lynn (Crawford) Melvin; children, Donna (Bobby) DePatis & Scott Alburl; his granddaughters, Kayla & Kylee and 3 grandsons; 6 great grandchildren, his sister, Helen (the late Ralph) Mills, nieces, nephews, cousins & friends.  

He is preceded in death by his parents, his sisters, Dorothy, Adele, Marian & Mildred and his brothers, Harold, Edward, Robert & James.

Funeral Service Friday 12 Noon at Pippin Funeral Home, 119 W. Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, DE where friends may call beginning at 10 am.

Memorials may be made to Woodside United Methodist Church, P.O. No 45, Woodside, DE 19980 or the Kidney Foundation or the American Cancer Society.

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