Marie Celine (Gorman) Feehan, 61 of Seminole, Florida passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Suncoast Hospice Care Center with her loving husband by her side. She was born in Rockville Center, Long Island, New York, later residing in Rye, New York before moving to Princeton, New Jersey; she has been a resident of Florida since 1989. Marie Celine graduated from Princeton High School and attended Trinity College in Texas and studied at the College of New Jersey and Rider University, both in New Jersey. She was known for opening new restaurants, and after many stints at TGI Fridays, Ground Round, Charley’s Brother and the Chart House, she established her own business, Duffy’s Bar and Restaurant in New Jersey. Her talent in the kitchen was second to none, she loved to cook and was famous for her many signature dishes known as “Celine’s Cuisine” and she treasured her Lhasa Apsos: Mashi, Kiki and Nikki.
Marie Celine is survived by her husband of 32 years, Timothy Feehan; her mother, Eleanor Gorman, who lived with her for the past ten years; her four siblings, Drew (Adele) Gorman, Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY; John (Susan) Gorman, Chevy Chase, MD; Peter (Beth) Gorman, Oxford, MD; and Eleanor (Max) Broome, Forestville, CA; many nieces and nephews, and several sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law. She is also survived by special sister-in-law, Tim’s sister, Anne Feehan Marcantonio, (Lawrenceville, NJ); best friend, Stacy Schluderberg and many many friends who loved her dearly, and her darling Lhasa, Nikki who was always at her side.
The family would like to especially thank the staff of Suncoast Hospice Purple Team and local care center for the excellent care provided to our loved one.
There will be a funeral mass held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 29th at St. Jerome’s Catholic Church, 10895 Hamlin Blvd., Largo, Florida. A celebration of Marie Celine’s life will be scheduled after the holidays.
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