December 16, 2020
Victorine Vicky S. Mertes, 95, of Indian Beach, Rehoboth, peacefully passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 12, 1925, daughter of the late Elsie Blanche (Hutchinson) and T. Henry B. Sanders.
Vicky graduated from Temple University High School in 1943 and attended Temple University and Drexel University. She then began working in the Petroleum Lab at Sun Oil Company in Marcus Hook, Pa., toward the end of World War II. After marrying, Vicky moved to Wilmington, and shortly before the birth of her daughter, became a full-time homemaker. As her children got older, she became a runway model with the Philadelphia Models Guild, appearing in many fashion shows in the Philadelphia and Wilmington areas. Once her children entered college, Vicky moved permanently to the family home in Indian Beach, where she resided until her death.