Margaret Mary Farrell

Margaret Mary Farrell January 5, 1917 - January 7, 2013 MARGARET HURLEY CARLYLE FARRELL A memorial mass will be held at 9:00am, Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church for Margaret Mary Hurley Carlyle Farrell, who died January 7, 2013 at the Bailey Family Center. Reverend Mooney will officiate at the mass. Locally-renowned pianist Curtis Powell and opera singer Sharon Searles, close friends of the family, will provide a music offering honoring Margaret. A reception will follow the mass in the Corpus Christi Church Hall. Graveside services will follow at 11:00am at the National Cemetary on Marine Street in St. Augustine. Margaret was born on January 5, 1917 in New York City to the late Joseph Hurley and Mary Curtin Hurley. She was the oldest of seven children including three brothers (Joseph Hurley, Gerard Hurley and Donald Hurley) and three sisters (Patricia Hurley Fischer, Therese Hurley McGowan and Mary Hurley), all of whom predeceased her. Margaret grew up in NYC, Far Rockaway and Lake Popolo, N.Y.. Margaret married the great love of her life, Harry Jerome Carlyle II, on February 22, 1941 at St.Vincent Ferrer Church, NYC. Harry died on October 28, 1987 in St. Augustine. Together, they raised five wonderful children and lived in Albertson, New York, Cranford, N.J., Des Moines, Iowa, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. and Hyde Park, N.Y., before retiring to St. Augustine in 1977. Harry and Margaret's children include identical twins Stephanie Carlyle Barrett (Andy) of Long Beach Island, N.J. and Barbara Ann Carlyle Clark (Ray) of St. Augustine, Mary Carlyle Cunningham (Gordon) of Jasper, GA,, Sheila Carlyle Grumet (deceased), Littleton, Colorado, Harry Jerome Carlyle III (Rose) of Poughquag, N.Y. Margaret married the late Charles (Bud) Farrell in 1989 and they enjoyed a very happy 11-year marriage, living together in St. Augustine, until his death on January 3, 2000. Margaret is survived by eleven grandchildren, including Dawn Cunningham Ferrara, Christopher Barrett, Heather Cunningham Colbaugh, David Barrett, Gregory Clark, Melissa Hunt, Rob Grumet, Brian Grumet, Sarah Carlyle, Daniel Carlyle and Nicole Carlyle; and thirteen great-grandchildren, including Michael and Gregory Ferrara; Mason, Alexandra and Genevieve Barrett; Jackson and Arabella Clark; Alex and Savannah Hunt; Carly and Aidan Grumet; and Aram and Samuel Grumet. Margaret was a tremendous wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her. The family wishes to thank Dr. Warren Whitlock,the staff at the BayView Samantha Wilson Care Center and the staff of the Bailey Family Center. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the American Cancer Society. St. Johns Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.