Miles E. Delemos, 94, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. He was the husband of Georgie M. Delemos to whom he was married for 66 years. Born in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, he was the son of the late Reverend Halvor A. Delemos and Lilla E. Delemos.

At the age of 22 Miles came to the mainland for aviation training. During WWII, he served in the US Navy as an aviation mechanic. After the war, he earned his commercial pilot's license, operated an air freight service in Central America and worked as a flight instructor. He was also employed as a civilian aircraft mechanic in the U.S. Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, FL where he met Georgie.

Miles and Georgie married, and in 1959 moved to New Jersey with their first three children. There Miles worked as a senior service technician for Associated Testing Laboratories, Inc., Wayne, NJ and was a test technician for Tenney Engineering of Union, NJ. He was also a part-time instructor in several vocation and technical schools in New Jersey, teaching air conditioning and refrigeration. Miles served as a deacon at Roseville Presbyterian Church, Newark, NJ.

An avid reader and lifetime learner, Miles moved to Pennsylvania in retirement and earned a BA in English, graduating cum laude from Millersville University at the age of 74. Thereafter, he was a substitute teacher in the Lancaster County schools.

One of his favorite pastimes was walking in the sunshine while donning his signature hat. Never without a pen, Miles enjoyed writing poems and quips. He will always be remembered for his intelligence, quick wit and sense of humor. Miles was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. In addition to his wife, Miles is survived by five children, Keith Delemos of Bedford, OH, Dr. Byron Delemos and wife Kathleen Delemos of Plainsboro, NJ, Dr. Yvette Delemos Robinson and husband Gerald S. Robinson, Esq. of Lancaster, Kharmia Delemos Powell and husband Rev.Nadir Powell of Trenton, NJ, Marc Delemos and wife Wendy Delemos of Andover, MA; ten grandchildren, four great grandchildren, a sister-in-law, Valerie A. Delemos of St Croix, USVI, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Lorne E. Delemos, Bruce E. Delemos, Franz E. Delemos, and Ralph E. Delemos.

Funeral services will be held at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, where Miles was a member, 2151 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, PA on Saturday, March 5 at 10:30 AM. Interment will be in the Westminster Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 9:30AM until the time of the service.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Miles Delemos may be made to Millersville University (book fund for non-traditional students), P.O. Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551-0302; or to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2151 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601.