Dorothy Rose Carney, 93, of Point Pleasant Beach passed away on January 5, 2021 peacefully at Sunnyside Nursing Home in Wall, NJ.
Born in NYC, daughter to Florence and Terrance Pye. Married John Thomas Carney in 1946 and resided in Mahopac NY until retiring and moving to Point Pleasant Beach NJ. Dorothy was employed by the Archdiocese of NY as secretary and then bursar for St. John the Evangelist Elementary School, then later for John F. Kennedy High School. Her love of life was extraordinary. She loved her family, New York, the beach, John Wayne, penny arcades and playing cards. She was a talented needlecrafter and enjoyed many opportunities to travel both to Europe and with her long-time friends the Smiths, the Sterlings and the Geoghegans. Once retired, she loved spending winters in Vero Beach Florida and summers in Point Pleasant Beach.
She is survived by her daughter Karyn Carney Stapleton of Point Pleasant, son James and his wife Lynne, of Mahopac NY. She leaves behind her beloved grand and great-grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews.
Dorothy's husband John passed away in 2015 and her son John who predeceased her in 2020 at age 72.
All services will be held privately under the direction of the O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall.