OBITUARY
Dolores M Malone
10/24/1941 – 7/4/2023
Dolores Marita (Fleming) Malone of Bellmore, NY passed away peacefully on July 4 surrounded by her family, in Jacksonville, FL. Dolores was born in Brooklyn, NY on October, 24, 1941 to the late James and Mildred Fleming. She attended the Academy of Saint Joseph’s, Brentwood, NY and went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree from St John’s University, Queens, NY. She met her husband, John Malone, at her first job at AT&T, and after marrying in 1968, she moved to Bellmore, NY to raise her family and resided there for the next 50 years. She resumed work in 1980 as a financial editor and built a thriving career across numerous prestigious financial firms. In 2021, she moved to Ponte Vedra, FL to be closer to her grandchildren
Dolores was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and a cherished friend. She enjoyed traveling, reading, knitting, mahjong and watching a good baseball game. Growing up a Brooklyn Dodgers fan she always rooted for the underdog. Her greatest love in later years was spending time with her grandsons. Dolores was kind, generous, compassionate and funny and will be greatly missed by many.
Dolores is survived by her husband, John; her son John, his wife Maria and their two children, Gael and Frankie; and her son Kevin and his wife Keri. Visitation will be held at Wantagh Abbey Funeral Home, Wantagh, NY, on Friday, July 21 from 2pm to 4pm and from 6pm to 9pm. A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, July 22 at St. Frances de Chantel RC Church, Wantagh, NY. Interment will follow at St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY.
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VISITATION AT FUNERAL HOME
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Friday, July 21, 2023
Wantagh Abbey Funeral Home
3374 Park Ave
Wantagh, New York 11793
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VISITATION AT FUNERAL HOME
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday, July 21, 2023
Wantagh Abbey Funeral Home
3374 Park Ave
Wantagh, New York 11793
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FUNERAL MASS
9:30 am
Saturday, July 22, 2023
St. Frances by Chantal
1309 Wantagh Avenue
Wantagh, New York 11793
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FINAL RESTING PLACE
11:00 am
Saturday, July 22, 2023
St. Charles Cemetery
2015 Wellwood Avenue
Farmingdale, New York 11735
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