Obituary of Marilyn J. Siracuse

Marilyn Joyce Siracuse (85) of Dingmans Ferry was called home to the Lord on July 19, 2024.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Elizabeth (Sojka) McCloskey, her beloved husband, George, and her youngest son, Peter. Marilyn was fiercely independent and always very generous with her time. When her children were young, she was involved in Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and CYO. Later in life, she spent her time volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. Marilyn’s Catholic faith was also very important to her. She was active in her parish, St. Vincent de Paul R.C. Church in Milford, PA, having served as a faith formation teacher and Eucharistic minister over the years. She was an avid gardener and was always working on new projects around the house. Much to her children’s dismay, those projects often involved ladders or moving heavy items like bales of hay. She enjoyed traveling with her church’s senior group, meeting with her book club and playing mahjong, cards, bingo and dominoes with friends. Despite all she did, Marilyn’s greatest joy was her family and she was always most proud to talk about the accomplishments of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Marilyn is survived by her children Laura Siracuse, Diane (Chip) Beninati, George (Loretta) Siracuse, Matthew (Lisa) Siracuse, Joseph (Thea) Siracuse and her late son Peter’s wife, Alana (Tony Spera) Siracuse Spera. She also leaves behind grandchildren Gabriel and Kat Siracuse, Chuck (Noemi), Eric (Kate) and Tim Beninati, George (Erin) Siracuse, Christina (Marcus) Munley, Michelle (Adam) Mattern, Mary and Catherine Siracuse, Brianna (Frank Shelton) Siracuse, Colin (Nina), Devin and Andrew Siracuse, Peter and Nicolas Siracuse, Ryan Siracuse, Lexi, Nicole and Anthony Spera. Her great-grandchildren held a special place in her heart – Athena Beninati, Kayce Beninati, George, Theodore, Lucia, Thomas and John Siracuse, Robert, Julianna, Magdalena and Benjamin Munley, Raymond Mattern and Eleanor Shelton. Marilyn is also survived by her sisters, Patricia (John) Hopkins and Elizabeth (the late Paul) Holup, and brothers, Richard (Linda) McCloskey and Raymond (Peggy) McCloskey, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.

We invite family and friends to gather at St. Vincent de Paul R.C. Church in Milford on Thursday August 1^st  to pay your respects from 930-11am. A funeral mass will follow at 11am. After mass, the family welcomes you to join in a celebration of Marilyn’s life in the parish hall. A private burial will be held at Calverton National Cemetery at a later date. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Marilyn’s honor to Habitat for Humanity of Pike County, 103 Delaware Crest, Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328 (www.hfhpc.org).