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Saralee Harrell Obituary

Never missed a holiday or chance to celebrate with family Saralee Anne Siller Harrell, 72, of Forked River passed away on September 28th. Saralee was born in Cranford, NJ and raised in Staten Island, NY. She graduated from Notre Dame Academy High School of Staten Island. She began her career at First Boston in NYC and went on to work for several financial firms, ultimately retired from Pershing, a subsidiary of Bank of New York Mellon. Saralee loved to read, crochet and spend time with her friends and family. She was a devoted wife, daughter, niece, cousin, aunt, friend and coworker. She never missed a holiday or chance to celebrate with her family. She and her husband Mac shared an interest in Formula One racing and they tried to attend as many of those events as possible. Saralee also had an intense love of traveling and was always up for a vacation. Saralee is predeceased by her beloved parents, George and Seara (Blohm) Siller, husband Robert ("Mac") McGettrick and her cousin Kathleen (Blohm) King. Saralee is survived by her cousin John Blohm; her nieces and nephews Patricia (King) Oberdorf and her husband Michael and their children Meghan and Ryan, Colin King and his wife Maggie, Brendan King, John Blohm and his wife Rosanna and their daughter Madelyn, and Kevin Blohm. A memorial gathering will be held on Friday, October 15th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Holmdel Funeral Home, 26 S. Holmdel Road, Holmdel. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to one of her favorite places, Popcorn Park Zoo at 1 Humane Way, Forked River, NJ 08731 To leave a message of condolence or to share a favorite memory please visit Saralee's page at www.holmdelfuneralhome.com. Holmdel Funeral Home 26 S. Holmdel Road Holmdel, NJ 07733 (732) 946-3322

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Published by Staten Island Advance from Oct. 9 to Oct. 10, 2021.

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Vinny

October 2, 2022

Saralee is in my prays each day.

Vinny

October 11, 2021

I'll always think of Sara and think of the fun and the good times from long ago. Getting together with Sara was always a ton of laughs.

Suzanne Potts Howard

October 11, 2021

Deepest sympathy and prayers for the family.
Rest peacefully Sara Lee.

Jan

October 10, 2021

May the God of comfort bring the family peace.

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