Muriel E. Egan, 93, of Rhinebeck
Muriel died at home, with her daughters by her side, on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017.
She was able to remain home thanks to her wonderful caregiver, Sharron, and the greatly appreciated help of Hospice.
Muriel was born at home in Ridgewood, Queens, on Christmas Day, 1923, to James Farrell and Emily Frey.
She graduated from Grover Cleveland High School in Queens in 1941. Her dream was to be an English teacher, but she knew that wouldn’t be possible, so she took all the secretarial courses to be able to work and help support her family. She was the only support of her mother and younger sister and brother after her father’s death in 1942.
On Feb. 12, 1949, she married the love of her life, James J. Egan. James predeceased her in 1969.
Over the years, she worked various fields, but the job she liked the most was supervisor of Medical Transcription at Benedictine Hospital. She worked there 15 years, from 1979 until the department dissolved in 1994. Though she retired then, she continued to work another 10 years at part-time jobs.
Muriel was a lifelong baseball fan. Her team was the New York Giants until they moved to San Francisco in 1958. She had no favorite team for a long time, and then in her later years, she became an avid Boston Red Sox fan.
She like dogs, country living, fishing, watching game shows, movies, playing cards, and bingo.
She is survived by two daughters, Colleen Lazarus of Saugerties and Susan Cleary of Rhinebeck; seven grandchildren, Scott, David, Bonnie, Lori, James, Laura, and Shannon; and several greatgrandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and her beloved dog, Peanut.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her son, James J. Egan Jr.; her sister, Lucille Boye; and her brother, James E. Farrell.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at 11 a.m. at St. Christopher’s Church in Red Hook. Immediately following, her ashes will be buried next to her husband in Rhinebeck Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice Foundation, 374 Violet Ave., Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601, or your local ASPCA. To sign the online register, please visit dapsonchestney.com.