Leabel J. Heilbron, 82, of Newark, Del., died Saturday.

Mrs. Heilbron was born in Hilliards, Dec. 19, 1925, a daughter of the late George O. Stewart Sr. and Corlena Kane Stewart.

A gifted homemaker throughout her life, she was an excellent hostess and cook who delighted in caring for her beloved family.

Mrs. Heilbron was a longtime member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church and the New Century Club.

She traveled extensively with her husband over the years and enjoyed vacations at their summer home in Chincoteague, Va. She especially looked forward to flounder fishing trips in both Chincoteague and Ocean City, Md.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 59 years, William S. Heilbron; daughter, Deborah A. Carey and her husband, John, of Elkton, Md.; granddaughter, Jennifer Clemente and her husband, Floyd, of New Castle, Del.; great-grandson, Hunter Stewart Clemente; two nieces; and three nephews.

She was preceded in death by her brother, George O. Stewart Jr.; four sisters, Beverly Williams, Phyllis Ann DeFoggi, Betty Stewart and Virginia Stewart; and a nephew, John Calvin Williams Jr.

<B>HEILBRON</B> — Friends of Leabel J. Heilbron, who died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at <B>Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Home</B>, 121 W. Park Place, Newark, Del. A funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 276 S. College Ave. at Park Place, Newark. Interment will follow in Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Road, Bear, Del.In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.To sign the guest register, visit spicer-mullikinfuneralhomes.com.