Margaret Elizabeth Ertz Cullen - Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory

Margaret Elizabeth Ertz Cullen

Born October 16, 1931

Margaret Elizabeth Ertz Cullen, age 82, of Newark, DE passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2014.

Born in Burlington, IA on October 16, 1931, Margaret was the daughter of the late Frederick R. Ertz and Helen K. Logan Ertz. She was a devoted homemaker and exceptional caretaker to her family.

Deeply rooted in her faith, Margaret was a parishioner of Holy Angels R.C. Church for 40 years, where she served as a Eucharistic Minister and as the Post Canna director. She was also a member of the church’s choir and Environmental Committee. Active in her community, Margaret gave of her time and talents for over 35 years as a volunteer with Meals on Wheels and for 9 years with Read Aloud Delaware. She enjoyed the time she spent at the Newark Senior Center where she was a longtime member. Margaret had a special love and appreciation for both music and dance. Above all else, she will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Herschel Lee Cullen, who passed away in 2001 and her brothers, Paul Ertz, Roy Ertz, Eugene Bill Ertz, and Warren Ertz. Margaret is survived by her children, Michael L. Cullen and wife Susan of Chesterfield, VA, Cathy A. Coomes of Hockessin, DE, Christopher L. Cullen and wife Tara of Bradfordwoods, PA, and Heather DeHeer and husband D. Cameron of Newark, DE; brother, John Ertz of Asheville, NC; 7 grandchildren, Michelle, Stephen, Kellie, Lindsay, Jennifer, Matthew, and Ryan; and 2 great grandchildren, Alex and Warren.

A visitation will be held from 5 pm until 7 pm on Friday evening, January 17, 2014 at the Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Home, 121 W. Park Place, Newark, DE. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10:30 am on Saturday morning, January 18, 2014, at the Holy Angels R.C. Church, 82 Possum Park Road, Newark, DE, where a second visitation will be held from 9:30 am until 10:30 am. Interment will be held at a later date in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Burlington, IA.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Holy Angels R.C. Church, at the address listed above.

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  • My heartfelt sympathy on the loss of your Mother. My heart aches for you. She was a remarkable woman. She loved The Lord and now she is resting in His care. I will miss the love we shared with one another. May God bring you comfort and peace during this most difficult time.

  • To the family of Margaret Cullen, my dear aunt, may God’s blessings be with you all at this sad time. May God take Margaret in His warm embrace in her journey to heaven. May your good memories of her, inspire you to continue on in your own lives in a positive way.

    Unfortunately I am unable to be there for the visitation and funeral Mass. I will be there in spirit and my prayers are with you all.

    Love and Aloha, Mary Ertz Cho

  • When I was a small child, our family had overnight house guests one time. To accommodate the guests, our mother had me give up my bedroom for one night and instead sleep with Margaret. My sister protested the decision to have this creature on her clean sheets. She made me take a bath and put on fresh pajamas. Even then, I wasn’t allowed onto her crisp clean sheets until I put on clean white socks.
    I think she would have wrapped me in Saran Wrap if it had existed at the time.

    I will miss Margaret. But I am comforted by the thought that she is at peace now and with the love of her life, her Lee.

  • Mike & Family,
    Please accept my deepest sympathy on the passing of your mother on Thursday, January 9th. My prayers are with you at this time.

    Boyd (Florence SC DuPont Plant)

  • Mike,

    We are so sorry for your loss. Please let us know if there is anything we can do.

    Tory Tingen and Family

  • Mike,
    I am deeply sorry for your loss. Please know the we will keep you and your family in our prayers.

  • Please accept my heartfelt sympathy at the loss of your Mother. I know what you are feeling.

  • WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR THE LOST OF YOUR MOTHER. OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND SUE.

  • Aunt Margaret was always a ray of sunshine for me as a boy growing up. I see only the good things about the Ertz’s in her. According to her brother Roy Charles Ertz, “She could be a tough old Bird like her mother, but classyer”. It is my hope that her family carry on all her good nature and fine style. A boy could not have ask for a better Aunt. God Bless…

  • Hello Mike, Sorry to here about your loss. I will be thinking of you and your family.
    Your close friend
    Jimmy Owens

  • We would like to extend our deepest sympathy in the loss of your Mother, she was a great neighbor for many years in Chapel Hill. She will be dearly missed by all of her friends and loved ones.
    The DeBonaventura Family

  • Family of Margaret, I enjoyed Margaret’s visits when she would come to stay with mom and dad. She will be missed.

  • We are so sorry to learn of Margaret’s death. We had shared so many good times with your parents when your dad, Joe Rowan and Tony were going to Iowa and the years after when you lived in Ft Madison. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Tony and Berry Stanley

  • I am surprised and saddened to read of Margaret’s death. Our continual friendship dates back to our card playing days in our Canasta Club in Ft Madison. To know her was to love her.

    My sincere sympathy to her family whom she loved so dearly.

  • My sympathy to all of the family. I will miss her very much.

  • My deepest sympathy goes out to everyone. You have been in my prayers and thoughts.

  • I attended Grade and High School with Margaret and I second all the good things said about her. She was the best. May she rest in peace.

  • Thanks Jimmy!

  • Thank you! Enjoyed our last visit at the club and see you. Looking forward to seeing you in the future.

  • Thank you for all your heart felt messages. Mom was a blessing to all of us and we will continue to feel the pain of loosing her. Heaven has another Anglel and we call her Margaret. Love you all!

  • Thank you for being such a great sister. We all appreciate your love and support. Everyone has always been there for us and now is no different. We love you all!

  • Please accept my heartfelt sympathies. My heart goes out to the family. Death is something we will never get use to. In fact, God’s Word refers to death as an enemy. (1 Corinthians 15:26) Very soon our loving Heavenly Father, Jehovah God, will remove death once and for all and give us the opportunity to see our loved ones again here on the earth.

  • Aunt Margaret was a wonderful lady and I admired her very much. She reminded me so much of Grandma Helen Ertz, and that included her “cleanliness is next to Godliness attitude!”
    My sympathy to her family and friends.
    She will be missed…………….

  • John, you were a wonderful brother to her just as her others brothers were. She loved your last visit with her. So glad you got a chance to see her as she was: An energetic fun person to the end. Much love,

  • I’ve shared a love for music with Margaret in the past few years with the “Songbirds” at the Newark Senior Center, where Margaret not only sang, but danced when the music was appropriate. I will always remember her grace on the dance floor, as well as in her personality. She was a shining light. And her beautiful smile will always be part of us. We never know what a lasting effect we may have on others. God’s peace,

    Barbara Tilton

  • I would like to express my sympathy to the Cullen family. I am so sorry for your loss.

  • To the Cullens-I’m so sorry to hear your Mother has passed away. I did not know, had she been ill? She will be so missed…she was a remarkable woman. Take care, Annie

  • Your mother and my parents, Fred and Evelyn Fluegge (who are bith deceased) met at the Newark senior center dancing. They also danced together at Cokesbury Village. I know both my parents enjoyed knowing Margaret and my dad loved dancing with her. I am sorry and understand how hard it is to lose someone close to you. Even Philip Berger, the leader of the Berger Music group that played at Cokesbury mentioned to me what a beautiful dancer Margaret was.

  • Thinking and praying for you. Love you all!

  • Thinking and praying for you all

  • Margaret was my best friend. She introduced me to my husband, Albert. We shared many great memories and many good times together. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.

  • Mike, Cathy, Chris and Heather, please accept my deep condolences on your Mother’s passing. She had a unique and wonderful personality. I always enjoyed our conversations and am grateful for having spoken with her in December. She leaves an admirable legacy in you, her children, and your families.

  • Heather,
    I am sorry to learn of your mother’s passing. I lost my younger son and my husband in May and June of 2013. My thoughts are with you.

    Eileen Maahs

  • Cullen Family, I am sorry to hear of your loss. I ran the Meals on Wheels program at the Newark Senior Center from 2002-2013 and knew Margaret from the volunteer work she did with us. She was a very dedicated volunteer, and always pleasant and friendly. She will be missed.

  • Still hard for us to believe she is gone. I see her number on my caller ID. That voice, that laugh I will never hear again. She was never one for dwelling on the sadness in our lives. So instead of missing her voice I will enjoy the voices that I have with me today. Be greatful for the voices that comfort and lighten my day. And maybe appreciate each one of them a little bit more.

    Thank you all for the stories and love you have shared with us. You have showed us she was so much more than we really knew. God Bless you all.

  • Dear Margaret,
    today I will write You a last letter.
    In the first Mail, You wrote that You love dancing, too, like I. “Music, dance, love, they are healers.” and
    “Love makes life wonderful.” These was Your words. I will try to remember them when dark days came in my life.
    Margaret, I hope You meet all the people You love and how had gone before You.
    Goodbye Margaret
    Yours Karin