Tracy was born on February 13,1971 in Passaic to the late Henry Miller and Sandra (Gemski) Sandrue, who predeceased Tracy last October. Tracy grew up in Clifton, where she attended Most Sacred Heart School in Wallington, Christopher Columbus Middle School and Clifton High School. She settled in Sussex County over 20 years ago. Most recently, she was a front desk insurance adjuster for Dr. Mark Nelke’s dental office in Blairstown. She has also worked for several other dental practices including Dr. Daniel Weller and Dr. Roger Casulli. In each of her positions, she was a trusted and valuable employee and returned that admiration to the staff and patients with whom she worked. She studied dental assisting and radiology at Berdan Institute. Tracy was a volunteer and past board member for Recovery Community Center and facilitated many Smart Recovery Meetings.
Tracy adored taking care of dogs and was a frequent parent to furry and scaly babies alike. Most recently she was “mom” to Fenris, Lady, Wyatt Derp and Charlie. She is predeceased by many other adored 4-legged family members. She enjoyed arts and crafts and was a daily watcher of Little House on the Prairie; She had a beautiful singing voice and could often be heard singing along to her favorite musical performers. She was an amazing friend/sister and enjoyed reminding people how special they were to her. She possessed this same ability to bring smiles to the faces of strangers. She adored her family and was a talented cook.
Tracy is survived by her loving husband, Daniel Lurie; her uncle, Anthony Gemski Jr.; her stepsons CJ and Daniel; her goddaughters Michelle and Nicole Johnson, Hope Defina and godson Ryan Smaletz and her former husband and deeply cherished friend, John Bonelli. She was adored by too many friends to name here.
A memorial celebrating Tracy’s life will be held at Smith-McCracken Funeral Home, 63 High Street, Newton, NJ on Saturday, September 9th from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. with a celebration of life service beginning at 3 p.m. for all wishing to attend.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Sussex County Recovery Community Center, 65 Newton Sparta Rd, Newton, NJ 07860 or O.S.C.A.R., One Step Closer Animal Rescue, 155 Stanhope Rd, Byram Township, NJ 07821. Condolences may be offered to the family online at www.woodfuneralhome.net
