Obituary for Marian Duke
Marian Duke
May 21, 1923-June 4, 2014
Middletown, NY
Marian Duke, a resident of Middletown since 2004 and 40 year resident of Stony Point, NY, died surrounded by her loving family on June 4, 2014 at ORMC in Middletown. She was 91.
The daughter of Josephine Mulhall and Thomas O’Leary, she was born in NYC on May 21, 1923. She married Albert Duke on December 15, 1945, he predeceased her in 2005
Marian was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who spent much of her life doing things for others. Marian worked as a Legal Secretary for a law firm in Nanuet, NY for over 30 years. For many years, she and her husband Al were longtime members of the Immaculate Conception parish, leaders of the CYO and Stony Point Ambulance Corps, and raised funds for the building of a catholic chapel on the grounds of Letchworth Village. Affectionately called Narne by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she loved to sew and knit and left many treasures for family to cherish.
She is survived by her daughters, Christine Brown of New Hampton and Laura Fischer and her husband Richard of Middletown, four grandchildren, Timothy Brown, Scott Brown and his wife Erin, Tara Connell and her husband Joseph, Ryan Fischer and his wife Robyn and four great-grandchildren, Carly, Gavin, Sean and Aidan.
Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 6-8 pm on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc, 130 Highland Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 am on June 9, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 149 Cottage Street, Middletown, NY 10940. Burial will follow in the family plot in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY.
Arrangements are under the direction of Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc.
Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 6-8 pm on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc, 130 Highland Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 am on June 9, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 149 Cottage Street, Middletown, NY 10940. Burial will follow in the family plot in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY.
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May 21, 1923-June 4, 2014
Middletown, NY
Marian Duke, a resident of Middletown since 2004 and 40 year resident of Stony Point, NY, died surrounded by her loving family on June 4, 2014 at ORMC in Middletown. She was 91.
The daughter of Josephine Mulhall and Thomas O’Leary, she was born in NYC on May 21, 1923. She married Albert Duke on December 15, 1945, he predeceased her in 2005
Marian was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who spent much of her life doing things for others. Marian worked as a Legal Secretary for a law firm in Nanuet, NY for over 30 years. For many years, she and her husband Al were longtime members of the Immaculate Conception parish, leaders of the CYO and Stony Point Ambulance Corps, and raised funds for the building of a catholic chapel on the grounds of Letchworth Village. Affectionately called Narne by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she loved to sew and knit and left many treasures for family to cherish.
She is survived by her daughters, Christine Brown of New Hampton and Laura Fischer and her husband Richard of Middletown, four grandchildren, Timothy Brown, Scott Brown and his wife Erin, Tara Connell and her husband Joseph, Ryan Fischer and his wife Robyn and four great-grandchildren, Carly, Gavin, Sean and Aidan.
Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 6-8 pm on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc, 130 Highland Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 am on June 9, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 149 Cottage Street, Middletown, NY 10940. Burial will follow in the family plot in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY.
Arrangements are under the direction of Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc.
Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 6-8 pm on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc, 130 Highland Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 am on June 9, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 149 Cottage Street, Middletown, NY 10940. Burial will follow in the family plot in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY.
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