Lucille French, 100
Lucille French, longtime resident of Harrison, NY died Monday at the
Rockville Nursing Home where she resided in Rockville, Maryland. She
was 100. The cause was pneumonia. Born Lucille Burke on July 25, 1911 in Manhattan, she was the first of three children born to Frank and Jenny Burke, both of New York City. Lucille grew up on E 79th and E 80th streets in Manhattan where she lived with her younger sisters, whom she has survived, Irene Campbell and Virginia Thomas. In 1943, she married Robert French of Harrison, NY where she lived for more than 65 years. Much of that time, Lucille worked as a switchboard operator for the Continental Baking Company
until her retirement in 1976.She is survived by her two children, Robert French of Harrison, NY and Susan Pucie of Bethesda, MD, her four grandchildren and six beloved great great grandchildren. A brief gathering will take place this Friday at 10am at the COXE & GRAZIANO FUNERAL HOME in Mamaroneck, NY.www.coxeandgraziano.com. The funeral will take place at 11am at St. Gregory the Great church in Harrison after which there will be a burial ceremony at Greenwood Union Cemetery in Rye. Following the burial, there will be a reception at Chef Antonio’s restaurant in Mamaroneck. In lieu of flowers, donations to her favorite charity, Save the Children, is suggested.
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