Mr. John “Pat” Curley, III, 97of Frederick, MD., passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014. He was the husband of Florence H. Curley, his wife of 59 years.
Born April 19, 1917 in Meadeville, PA., he was the son of the late John P., Jr. and Edith Nolf Curley.
Mr. Curley was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, both St. John’s Counsel and Knights of Columbus Bishop McNamara Counsel, No. 1622. He retired from IUOE and was a member of IUOE Local #77. Pat was very proud that in 1941 he was recruited as a Navy Salvage Specialist to go to Pearl Harbor to help with the damage reconstruction. In earlier years he was a member of CCC.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Patrick Curley and wife Angela of New Market and Tim Curley and wife Tina of Mechanicsburg, Pa., grandchildren, Sean, Thomas, Paul, Brendan and wife Michelle, Joseph, Robin, and Paige and a great grandson Brooks. Many nieces and nephews also survive. He was preceded in death by his siblings Eugene Curley, Marian Jay and Geraldine Carney.
The family will receive friends at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, Thursday, April 24, from 2-4 and 7-9pm with a wake service at 8:00 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, April 25, at 11:00 am from St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 112 E. 2nd Street, Frederick with Father Stephen Gosnell as celebrant.
Interment will be private at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers donation, in his name, to Hospice of Frederick County, P.O. Box 1799, Frederick, MD 21701.