Lucy Masoomian Durr of Buchanan, NY died on September 9, 2021. She was 86. Born in New York City on October 27, 1934, to Jeremiah and Rosine Armina Masoomian, Lucy attended Hunter College High School, and earned an undergraduate degree from Cortland State Teachers’ College. Lucy was a long-serving teacher for the Hendrick Hudson School District, a devout member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, and a voracious reader of books from the Hendrick Hudson Free Library.Living life to the fullest to Lucy meant connecting with people: retired teachers’ lunches, Words with Friends, German friends’ lunches, Facebook Sunset Photo posts, Paradise Restaurant dinners, the Marina summers, Third Street neighbors, extended family holidays, and Woodloch Pines family vacations. Lucy is survived by her children, Robert (Marianne), Charles (Maryanne) and Stephanie (James) Crane, and her beloved grandchildren, Christopher, Michaela, Kyle, Steven, Jason, Brian, Kevin, Alex, Jessica, Aldo, Roma and Emilia. Lucy was predeceased by her husband George L. Durr, sister Isabel Janigan, and brothers Ara Masoomian, Charles Masoomian and Levon Masoomian.A memorial visitation will be held from 10AM - 12PM Saturday, September 18, 2021, at the O’Mara & Carpentieri Funeral Home, Verplanck, NY. A memorial service will be held at 1 PM at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 137 N. Division St., Peekskill, NY. Burial will follow at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Verplanck. NY. Donations may be made to Fred’s Pantry (Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church) or The Hendrick Hudson Free Library.
O’Mara & Carpentieri Funeral Home
97 Broadway
Verplanck, New York 10596
914-293-0700
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