Mary Rose Durfee Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Mary Rose Durfee of Camden, New York, born in Utica, New York, who passed away on October 6, 2020, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mary Rose Durfee to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her siblings, Catherine Gorman, Pauline Waterman, Anne Hohnson, Margaret Varnas, Alice Gorman, Joseph Cummings, Charles Zalvis and John Zalvis.
She is survived by: her former husband George Nelson Grinnell; her children, Charles Grinnell and Joanne Grinnell Larson of Verona Beach; her husband Woodrow "Bus" Durfee; her granddaughter Amanda Larson (Jim O'Mahony) of Oneida; her great grandchildren, Bianka Gebhardt, Whitney O'Mahony and Phoebe O'Mahony; and her grandson Aric Larson of Sauquoit. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
In 2010, the Mary Rose Clinic, a free clinic for the uninsured and underinsured, was established in her honor by her grand-daughter, Amanda Larson, president of the Gorman Foundation, and Dr. Rathika Martyn, her long-time physician.
