Anne Marie Marski McGuinness, 96, died November 6, 2018 in Bethel, CT. She was born August 25, 1922, in New York City to George and Loretta (Duggan) Fitzgibbon. Throughout her life she lived in Rego Park, NY; Connecticut; New Hyde Park, NY; Lakehurst, NJ; and Tampa FL. She graduated from Hunter College High School and continued her education at Hunter College. She married Gerald Marski July 22, 1944. After raising her family, Mrs McGuinness worked for many years for American Airlines and also for the East Williston School system.
Anne was a lover of the arts, particularly Broadway shows; she loved to sing, listen to music and watch classic movies. She was an accomplished traveler - embarking on numerous cruises and visiting many exciting places during her lifetime which included Ireland, France, Italy, and the Caribbean. She loved to shop and was a connoisseur of great food. She loved her family and treasured time together with them.
She was preceded in death by her son, Gerald Marski, Jr., her daughter, Carolyn Anderson and Carolyn’s husband Bill Anderson; her sister, Elizabeth Towey, her brother, George Fitzgibbon, her first husband, Gerald P. Marski. and her second husband, Edward McGuinness.
Anne is survived by her sister, Sister Mary Jane Fitzgibbon, SC, her daughter Nancy Brant (Robert), her daughter Mary Jane Walsh (Kevin); grandchildren Caryn Fischer, William Anderson, Erich and Christopher Brant, Patrick, Timothy, Brendan and Kevin Walsh; and 6 great-grandchildren; Noah and Charlie Fischer; and William, Luke, Jason, and Mark Anderson. She is also survived by her stepchildren Bill McGuinness, Dan McGuinness, Neil McGuinness, Patrick McGuinness, Brian McGuinness, Peggy McGuinness, and Maura Grady.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 11am at St. Ignatius Loyola RC Church in Hicksville, NY with a private burial following at Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury, NY.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in Anne’s memory to Connecticut Community Care, Inc. (CCCI), 43 Enterprise Drive, Bristol, CT 06010-7472 (https://ctcommunitycare.org/give-a-gift), the organization that sustained her continued care at The Cascades, Bethel, CT.
