Emily Mary Carey

Emily Carey, 91, of Wyckoff, NJ, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Born in New York to Michael and Emily McKeon, November 15, 1930, and grew up in the Bronx. She worked for MetLife in New York. She is predeceased by her husband Joseph, and loving mother of sons Michael and Stephen, and daughter Noreen (Frank Doyle); sister Alice Bradin; brothers Michael, and Jimmy McKeon; grandson Frank Doyle; and is predeceased by her daughter Patricia, and brother George. She was a sister, aunt, godmother, family and friend to so many. A proud graduate of New York’s Cathedral High School, Emily was an active member of the Brownstone Quilters, enjoyed traveling with family and friends, and vacationing at the Jersey Shore. She volunteered through her life at many organizations. The family will receive friends on Thursday, September 29 from 4-8PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, September 30 at 10AM at Vander Plaat Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 10 W Stevens Ave, Hawthorne, NY 10532. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box P, Manasquan, NJ 08736.

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