Dorothy Currie

Dorothy Murphy Currie, 91, passed away on October 8, 2011. She was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. She was the daughter of the late William and Louise Murphy of Paterson, New Jersey.

She graduated from St. John’s High School, Paterson, New Jersey. In 1941 she graduated from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing. After graduation she married her high school sweetheart, the late Woodrow “Sonny” Currie in February 1942. They were married for fifty-two years before Sonny passed away. Her husband served in the US Army during World War ll, and retired from Curtiss Wright. He was a well known pitcher in New Jersey Semi Pro Baseball Leagues and was inducted into the Bergen County Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dorothy is the mother of seven children: Louise, Dorothy, William, Claire, Daniel, Maureen and Kathleen. She is the beloved grandmother of 24 grandchildren and 18 great grand children. Her goodness, love and spirit touched all their lives. Dorothy and her husband lived in Paterson during their early married years, moving to Wayne where they lived for decades before finally settling in Flemington, New Jersey.

Dorothy loved being a nurse. During her forty-two year nursing career she worked at the St. Joseph Hospital, Paterson, New Jersey, later in private practice for the late Dr. Joseph Gortych of Wayne and ended her nursing career at American Cyanamid, Wayne, New Jersey. She was a proud member of the New Jersey State Nursing Association. After her formal retirement, she maintained her life- long interest in the field of nursing.

Dorothy was a member of Our Lady of Victory Church in Baptisttown, New Jersey.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday at 8 PM in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Entombment will be held on Thursday at 10:30 AM in St. Magdalen Mausoleum, Flemington, NJ. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday from 5-8 PM in the funeral home.

Please visit www.holcombefisher.com for further information, or to send condolences.