Obituary of Marie Zuck

Marie Zuck, 96, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD, with her daughter Andrea by her side. Marie Catherine Dummeyer was born May 3, 1918, in the Bronx, NY. Shortly after her birth the family moved to Leonia, NJ. Marie grew up on Crescent Avenue and graduated from Leonia High School. After finishing secretarial school, Marie worked for MetLife in New York. She continued her career at Corn Products in Englewood Cliffs and completed her work years as Secretary to the President of AFIA Insurance in Wayne. Marie married William C. Zuck on May 23, 1948. After living briefly in Stuyvesant Town, NYC, she and Bill moved to Leonia and raised their family on Warwick Lane. In Leonia they were active members of Calvary Lutheran Church, served in numerous community organizations, and enjoyed many good times with close family including Marie's sister Rose Anne, Rose Anne's husband Fred, and their children Lyn and Rick. In the early 70's the Zucks purchased the South Orleans General Store on Cape Cod, MA. After a year Bill and Marie moved back to NJ and settled in Packanack Lake in Wayne. They joined St. Timothy Lutheran Church and enjoyed many years of fruitful service there. In 1985 Marie and Bill retired to Cape Cod, where they were members of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Harwich. In their retirement years they enjoyed family, church friends, and a close circle of neighbors on their block. In 2010, they moved to Bel Air, MD to live with their daughter and son-in-law. Mrs. Zuck is survived by her daughter Andrea and her son-in-law Charles Davies of Bel Air, MD; her daughter-in-law Susan Zuck Keough of Foxboro, MA; her grandchildren William C. Zuck, III, Karen Bell (nee Zuck), Nancy Torilli (nee Zuck), Timothy Davies, Anne Davies, and Stephen Davies; and five great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband William C. Zuck, her son Dr. William C. Zuck, Jr., and her sister Rose Anne Mirbach (nee Dummeyer). Friends may visit the family on Saturday, March 21, 2015, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church, 1200 River Road, Teaneck. A funeral service will immediately follow at 11:00 AM. Interment will be at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus. Donations in memory of Mrs. Zuck may be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 310 Route 137, Harwich, MA 02645, or St. Timothy Lutheran Church, 395 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ 07470. Arrangements by the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff (www.vpfh.com)