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1919 - 2014 (94 years)
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Name |
Bruce James Farrelly |
Birth |
19 May 1919 |
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK |
Gender |
Male |
Emigration |
1922 |
Cuba |
FindaGrave ID |
131258491 |
Death |
16 Mar 2014 |
Seaford, Sussex, Delaware, USA |
- Bruce James Farrelly, age 94, of Laurel, Delaware, passed away on March 16 2014 at the Seaford Manor House. He was born in Hitchen, Hertfordshire on May 19 1919 the son of James and Edith Farrelly.
In 1924, Bruce and his family moved to Cuba where his mother's family lived. After two years they moved to Rhode Island and then to Girdletree, Maryland in 1933.
He graduated from Snow Hill High School in 1935 at the age of 15. He worked at DuPont before starting his own plumbing and heating business in Laurel in 1945. He was an accomplished craftsman and writer publishing a book in 2005 entitled "Reminiscing: Girdletree Hill" which told many stories of his growing up during the Depression. After retirement he enjoyed sailing on the Chesapeake Bay and along the Atlantic coast. Bruce also spent many hours researching the genealogy of his and his wife's family. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and was a Past Master of the Masonic Lodge for a term of office.
Bruce is survived by his wife of 73 years, Euneta Butler Farrelly, three children: Bruce "Rick" Farrelly (Martha), Ann Petterson (Van), and Phoebe Bird (Jeff), daughter-in-law Nancy Farrelly Allen, seven grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sons Mark Farrelly and Christopher "Kit" Farrelly, and a brother Brian H. Farrelly.
He is buried Odd Fellows Cemetery In Laurel
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Burial |
21 Mar 2014 |
Laurel, Sussex, Delaware, USA |
Person ID |
I47855 |
Lasbury Family |
Last Modified |
26 Apr 2024 |
Father |
James Farrelly b. 1880, Preston, Lancashire, England, UK d. 22 Oct 1961, Laurel, Sussex, Delaware, USA (Age 81 years) |
Mother |
Margaret Green b. 1 Apr 1881, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK d. 30 Jun 1971, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada (Age 90 years) |
Marriage |
1904 |
Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK |
Family ID |
F19476 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Wife |
Euneta Ann Butler b. 5 Apr 1923, Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA d. 6 Jun 2017, Delaware, USA (Age 94 years) |
Marriage |
8 Dec 1940 |
Delmar, Wicomico, Maryland, USA |
Children |
| 1. Bruce Richard Farrelly |
| 2. Mark James Farrelly b. 10 Feb 1946, Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA d. 26 Jun 2003, Laurel, Sussex, Delaware, USA (Age 57 years) |
| 3. Christopher Clay Farrelly b. 19 Oct 1950, Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA d. 19 Nov 1962, Laurel, Sussex, Delaware, USA (Age 12 years) |
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Family ID |
F19491 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
26 Apr 2024 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 19 May 1919 - Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK |
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| Emigration - 1922 - Cuba |
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| Marriage - 8 Dec 1940 - Delmar, Wicomico, Maryland, USA |
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| Death - 16 Mar 2014 - Seaford, Sussex, Delaware, USA |
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| Burial - 21 Mar 2014 - Laurel, Sussex, Delaware, USA |
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