Ellen-Durkin-Obituary

Ellen Ann Durkin

Newark, New Jersey

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DURKIN, entered into rest on October 12, 2005, ELLEN ANN (nee USHER), of Kearny. Wife of 43 years to Thomas Paul, Mother of James Michael, Stephen, Patrick, David and Andrew. Also survived by eleven grandchildren. Relatives and friends may call at the WILFRED ARMITAGE & WIGGINS FUNERAL HOME,...

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I wish I knew more people like her. She was a favored aunt to sit with in my extended family.
There was a volleyball game at Yulan, and Mrs. Durkin was serving. Pat, probably about 13, starts chanting "Ellen Ann Usher" in a playfully insolent way. Now, I was 10 or 11, and using an adult's first name would typically cause a stern reprimand in my house. A lot of the kids were cracking up because of this - shock value - but Mrs. Durkin was laughing the hardest. She tried to serve,...