Obituary of Eileen V. Rox

Eileen V. Rox, 70 years, of Freehold, NY, passed away on Jan. 10, 2010 in the Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY. She was born in County Roscommon, Ireland on Apr. 26, 1939, daughter of the late John and Sarah (Shanahan) McHugh. Eileen and her husband Bob were the owners of the Clover Motel in East Durham, NY until it closed. She also had worked in the kitchen at Baumann's Brookside Resort. She was a Life Member of the Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural and Sports Centre. Eileen attended both St. John the Baptist Church and Our Lady of Knock Shrine. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Robert Rox in 2004, her daughter (at birth), Mary Lynch and her son, Neil Lynch in 2002, her sisters, Christine and Rose of England and her brothers, Jim of England, Owen of Ireland and Michael of New York. Surviving are sisters, May and family in Ireland and England, Sally and family in England and Esther and family in Australia, brothers, John and Joe and families in Ireland and many in-laws, nieces and nephews in Ireland, England, Australia and New York. Funeral service will be Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, 10:15 AM from the Cunningham Funeral Home, 4898 SR 81, Greenville, NY, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 AM, at Our Lady of Knock Shrine in East Durham, NY. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thurs. 2 to 4 & 6 to 8PM. Interment will follow in the Freehold Cemetery. Those who wish may contribute in Eileen's memory to the Greenville Rescue Squad. Light a Candle at ajcunninghamfh.com.