Deborah Leary Mole

ANDOVER TWP. - Deborah Leary Mole, 54, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Clare's Hospital in Dover.

Born in Morristown, Mrs. Mole lived in Bernardsville for 21 years before moving to Sussex County. She was a 1972 graduate and valedictorian of Villa Walsh High School. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Peters College in 1975, graduating with honors, then received her master's degree in library science from Rutgers University in 1977. While attending these schools, Mrs. Mole was their organist. She was also the organist at St. Joseph's R.C. Church in Newton from 1986 to 1991. A librarian for the Sussex County Library, Mrs. Mole worked at the Main Library in Frankford for five years and the Dennis Memorial Branch in Newton for 25 years. She had previously worked for the Linden Library for five years. The author of "Sussex County Marriages and Obituary Dates 1814 - 1903," Mrs. Mole was also the compiler of the "Perlee Genealogy Collection," which took eight years to complete.

The daughter of the late Edward Leary, Mrs. Mole is survived by her husband of 32 years, Paul; one daughter, Danielle Mole of Houston, Texas; her mother, Clementine Barclay; and three sisters, Virginia Frommelt of Bayville, Jeanne Allspach of Warren and Patricia Bankowski of Bernardsville.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday at St. Joseph's R.C. Church in Newton. Visitation will be held Wednesday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Smith-McCracken Funeral Home.