Marie Rose Courey

Marie Rose Courey May 9, 1923 - January 29, 2013 Preston - Marie Rose Courey 89, of Branch Hill Road died Tuesday, January 29, 2013. She was born in Norwich on May 9, 1923 daughter of the late Elias J. and Susan (Massad) Courey. Marie graduated from the Norwich Free Academy, Class of 1941 and continued to St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Hartford, she also attended Catholic University in Washington, DC. Ms. Courey was a Registered Nurse for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London for 39 years working as the outpatient nursing administrator. Marie was a communicant of St. Catherine of Siena Church in Preston, where she was a Eucharistic Minister and a member of the Small Church Group. In her early years Marie enjoyed traveling. She enjoyed many vacations to Ocean City, MD and Top Sail Island, NC. For Marie, family was the most important aspect of her life; she enjoyed entertaining and family gatherings. Ms. Courey was predeceased by three sisters Adele Courey Lindahl, Anne Pakallus and Rose Courey, two brothers, Abbe Courey and Peter Courey and one brother in law, Henry Pakallus, Jr. She is survived by one brother and his wife Joseph and Verla Courey of South Windsor, CT, one sister and her husband Elizabeth Courey DuBois and James DuBois of Preston, sister in-law, Phyllis Courey of Norwich, ten nieces and nephews and numerous cousins. Marie's family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the doctors and staff at the Backus Hospital and the doctors, nurses and staff of Norwichtown Rehabilitation and Care Center for the dedicated care they gave to Marie during her stays there. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to St. Catherine of Siena Church 243 Route 164 Preston, CT 06365. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 1, 2013 from 4 to 7 P.M. at the Cummings-Gagne Funeral Home 82 Cliff St. Norwich, CT 06360. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday at 10 A.M. at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Preston, CT. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery in Norwich. For an online obituary, to share a condolence with the family or to light a candle, please visit, www.cummings-gagnefh.com.