Irene M. DeGraw

Posted 5/24/17

Irene M. DeGraw, of Narrowsburg, NY, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Julia Ribaudo Nursing Center, Lake Ariel, PA. She was 86. The only child of the late William and Lowisa M. Dexter …

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Irene M. DeGraw

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Irene M. DeGraw, of Narrowsburg, NY, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Julia Ribaudo Nursing Center, Lake Ariel, PA. She was 86.

The only child of the late William and Lowisa M. Dexter Brucher, she was born in Atco, PA on December 9, 1930.

Irene and her late husband Keith A. DeGraw had lived at Fort Drum, Watertown, NY before moving to Narrowsburg. She attended St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Narrowsburg. A family statement reads: “Irene loved life, dancing and bingo. In her early days she graduated from beauty school. She raised two great sons that were taken from her too soon in life. She will truly be missed.”

Irene is survived by her two daughters-in-law, Carol DeGraw of Tyler Hill, PA and Mary Jane Fils-Aime of Lakeville, PA; and her grandchildren, Lacey Utegg and her husband Clint of Pleasant Mount, PA, Katy DeGraw of Plainsville, GA, Robert DeGraw, Mitchel DeGraw, Alixandra  Fils-Aime, and Jacquie Fils-Aime all of Lakeville, PA.

Irene is predeceased by her husband Keith and her two sons, Robert DeGraw and Brian DeGraw.

A graveside service will be held at the convenience of the family at Glen Cove Cemetery, Narrowsburg, NY.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Rasmussen Funeral Home, Narrowsburg, NY.