Nancy (Corcoran) McFadden, age 89, went home to eternal life in heaven on Friday, June 4, 2021. Born in Philadelphia, Nancy was the daughter of the late Celeste (Schneider) and Francis Corcoran. She was a 1949 graduate of PS DuPont High School and attended the University of Delaware. Nancy married the love of her life, James, in 1953. They would have been married for 68 years on June 13. She was a devoted wife, an incredible Mom to eight children, a wonderful Nana, and a meticulous homemaker. She always said our main goal in life is to love one another, something she did every day – a perfect example of love in action. She made friends with everyone and was always positive and supportive. Nancy loved to sing and was a member of the Brandywiners, Blue Rock Chorus, and the St. Helena's Church choir. She was a volunteer for Emmanuel Dining Room and Meals on Wheels. Nancy was predeceased by her daughter Denise, her parents, her sister Celeste Zaferiou, and her brothers Frank and Robert Corcoran. She will be dearly missed by her husband Jim; her children Karen, Jimmy and his wife Laura, Kevin, Ann Louise Malizia and her husband Donny, Maureen, Brian, and Jeanne; and her grandchildren Graham McFadden and Lauren, Brian, Dominic, and James Malizia, as well as her brother-in-law Socrates Zaferiou and sisters-in-law Patricia and Jane Anne Corcoran, many nieces and nephews, and the extended McFadden family. Family and friends are invited to a visitation on Saturday, June 12, 2021, between 10:30 and 11:45 AM at St. Helena's Church, 602 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, DE 19809. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held immediately following at 12:00 PM. The family requests that masks be worn while in the church. lnterment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in memory of Nancy to St. Helena's Church, 602 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, DE 19809, or to Emmanuel Dining Room, The Ministry of Caring, 115 East 14th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801-3209. The family would like to thank the nurses, doctors, and staff in the 6 South Stepdown Unit and in the Cardiac Care Unit at Wilmington Hospital for their incredible care of and kindness to Nancy over the past weeks, and would also like to thank Dr. David Estock and his staff for their wonderful care and support. On-line condolences may be sent to www.mealeyfuneralhomes.com.