Obituary of Mary T. Malone

Mary Malone, age 77, of Wyckoff, passed away on Saturday, August 6th, 2016. Mary was born in New York City and lived in Floral Park and Merrick, New York before moving to Wyckoff 43 years ago. After graduating from St. John’s University in 1961, Mary began a career as an elementary school teacher in Massapequa, New York. She later left teaching to raise her son, Edward. She rejoined the workforce in 1981, serving first as executive assistant to senior executives at the AIG insurance company in New York, and later as a Human Resources Manager at AIG. For many years she volunteered with the College Club of Ridgewood. She was a deeply kind, soft-hearted woman. She was a devoted mother, wife, grandmother, and the model mother-in-law. She had passionate interests in Irish History, genealogy, and current events. She was funny, feisty, engaged with life, and smart. She had a beautiful marriage. She will be greatly missed. She is survived by her husband Edward of Wyckoff, her son Edward and his wife, Kristine Entner of Oak Park, Illinois, granddaughters Hannah Entner and Marlena Entner, and her sister Anne (Nancy) Crimmins of Punta Gorda, Florida. She was predeceased by her parents, Mary Fox and John Fox, and her brother John Fox. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, August 10th from 2-4 and 7-9pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. A Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, August 11th 9:45am at Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church, 787 Franklin Lakes Rd., Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. Interment to follow at Cemetery of the Holy Rood, 111 Old Country Rd., Westbury, NY 11590. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mary Malone’s memory can be made to the NYU Langone Medical Center, Office of Development, 1 Park Ave., 5th Floor, New York, NY 10016