Daphne Elizabeth Schirripa

SCHIRRIPA, Daphne Elizabeth
Kalamazoo Passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at her home with her loving family at her side. Daphne was born February 22, 1928 in the British Colony of Kharagpur, India to Harold and Beryl Meade. Daphne graduated with honors from Dowhill, a private boarding school in Kurseong, India, located in the Himalayan Mountains. She had a passion for the arts and her exceptional talent in canvas painting was recognized by Great Britain. In 1944 in Darjeeling, India, Domenick Schirripa, a drummer in the United States Army Band, sounded an immediate drum roll as Daphne walked into the dance hall with her parents. He knew right then she would be his forever. They wed on April 11, 1946 in Kharagpur, India, moved to West Virginia in June of 1946 and Kalamazoo became their home in December of 1950, where they have been dancing together ever since. Daphne was compassionate and selfless, with an amazing sense of humor and adventure, though love and devotion for her family always came first, she sincerely touched the hearts and lives of all that were fortunate enough to meet her. Daphne was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Russ Meade. Surviving are her husband, Domenick Schirripa; children, Fran Bob Carey of Kalkaska, MI, Denny Angie Schirripa of Kalamazoo and Barbara Kay Gary Murphy of WV; 5 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; and a sister, Barbara Greenwood in Virginia; and many nieces and nephews. Special thanks from the family goes out to the Westnedge Meijer pharmacists, Airway Oxygen and Borgess Hospice Nurses. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 10:30 AM in the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Memorial Chapel, 622 S. Burdick St. with Msgr. Michael Hazard officiating. Interment will follow in Ft. Custer National Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8 PM. Please visit www.langelands.com for online obituary, directions, register book and condolences. 343-1508