Mary Elizabeth Striegel Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

STRIEGEL – Mary Elizabeth (nee Twist), April 29, 2014. Dearest wife of Edward F. Striegel; beloved mother of Mary (Paul) Nolan, Anne Striegel, Edward A. (Sheri) Striegel, Dr. Jane (Dr. Ty Melvin) Striegel, Alice (Dr. Kenneth) Higgins, Lawrence (Bonnie) Striegel, Margaret (Douglas) Roberts, Thomas (Maureen Harzinski) Striegel, Joseph (Diane) Striegel, Judith (Willie) McHargue and Gresham Striegel; sister of Alice Fairchild and Thomas Twist, and the late Jean Stephenson and Dorothy Kelly; predeceased by one grandchild and survived by 25 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Daughter of Dr. Edward A. and Margaret Twist; born July 27, 1927, Buffalo, N.Y. Graduate St. Mary's Seminary, 1945; Felician College, 1981. Devout Catholic, dedicated wife and mother. Wed in Buffalo Dec. 26, 1949. As his career in Navy and civil aviation progressed, their family grew with two daughters in Quonset Point, R.I.; a son and daughter in Hutchinson, Kan.; a daughter in St. Simons Island, Ga.; a son in Monterey and a daughter in Coronado, Calif.; three sons and a daughter after the family settled in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., in 1960. After earning B.A. in English, was executive secretary at Kohl & Madden Ink, Hackensack, N.J. Retired to Jupiter, Fla., 1993. Resident of Waterford, Juno, since 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Patrick Church, 13591 Prosperity Farms Rd., Palm Beach Gardens, 11 a.m. May 5, 2014. Friends will be received between from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.on Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Taylor & Modeen Funeral Home, 250 Center St., Jupiter, FL. Memorials may be made to the Carmelites Monastery, 189 Madison Avenue, Morristown, N.J. 07960 and Hospice Care of Palm Beach, 5300 East Ave, West Palm Beach, Florida. 33407 - HPBC.com.

Mary Elizabeth Striegel

July 27, 1927 - April 29, 2014