Teresa A. Drain (nee Clarke), died on Tuesday March 20, 2018 at her residence. She was 77 years old. She was born on January 17, 1941 to Richard J. and Teresa Harding Clarke in Yonkers where she was raised and educated graduating from Sacred Heart High School. Mrs. Drain was the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry for sixteen years from 1979 until her retirement in 1995. She enjoyed playing golf. Her family said “her grandchildren were her life.” On January 25, 1964, she married her loving husband, William J. Drain, Jr. (Ret. Detective Lieutenant – YPD) in Sacred Heart Church. Mr. Drain died on April 21, 2005. She is survived by a daughter, Tara Rubeo and her husband Paul of Mohegan Lake, a sister, Letty Pallone of Norwalk, Ct. and two brothers, Richard Clarke of Florida and Joseph B. Clarke of Pearl River. She is also survived by her three grandchildren Alexandria, Taylor and Nicholas, her mother in law, Eileen P. Drain, and her two brothers in law, Robert J. Drain (Ret. YFD) and Eugene J. Drain (Ret. YPD). She was predeceased by a brother, John Clarke. Visiting hours will be at Whalen & Ball Funeral Home on Thursday from 4-8pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Sacred Heart Church on Friday March 23rd at 10am. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
Whalen & Ball Funeral Home
168 Park Ave.
Yonkers, N.Y. 10703
(914)965-5488
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