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Bruce James Farrelly

Bruce James Farrelly

Male 1919 - 2014  (94 years)

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  • Name Bruce James Farrelly 
    Born 19 May 1919  Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 1922  Cuba Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FindaGrave ID 131258491 
    Died 16 Mar 2014  Seaford, Sussex, Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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
    Buried 21 Mar 2014  Laurel, Sussex, Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I47855  Lasbury Family
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 

    Father James Farrelly
              b. 1880, Preston, Lancashire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 22 Oct 1961, Laurel, Sussex, Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Margaret Green
              b. 1 Apr 1881, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 30 Jun 1971, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 1904  Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F19476  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Euneta Ann Butler
              b. 5 Apr 1923, Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 6 Jun 2017, Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 8 Dec 1940  Delmar, Wicomico, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Bruce Richard Farrelly
     2. Mark James Farrelly
              b. 10 Feb 1946, Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 26 Jun 2003, Laurel, Sussex, Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     3. Christopher Clay Farrelly
              b. 19 Oct 1950, Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 19 Nov 1962, Laurel, Sussex, Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 12 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F19491  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 May 1919 - Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 1922 - Cuba Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Dec 1940 - Delmar, Wicomico, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Mar 2014 - Seaford, Sussex, Delaware, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 21 Mar 2014 - Laurel, Sussex, Delaware, USA Link to Google Earth
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