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Willsboro, NY                     March 15, 2008                      since 1905

 

Swan and Templeton in 1969

  “A great friend of the family,” was how Pok-O-MacCready owner Jack Swan described Stephanie Doherty Templeton, upon her passing, March 13, 2008, at the age of 84.

   In 1969, Ms. Templeton became the second director of Camp MacCready, in just the third year of the camp’s existence. She lived the last years of her life in retirement in Hertford, NC.

   The following is an excerpt from her obituary, released by Twiford Funeral Homes, LLC and her family.

Stephanie Doherty Templeton was born in Chicago, IL, on October 19, 1924 and died March 13, 2008. Stephanie was the daughter of the late Edna MacDonald and Captain Stephen Doherty (USN). She is survived by her husband, George Templeton, daughters, Laura Cattuti, and Diane Templeton, a son, Gregg Templeton, three granddaughters, and two great grandchildren.

She lived in many different places growing up due in part that her father was serving in the USN as the rank of Commander in the US Navy. Her early years were spent at Pearl Harbor, HI, Brooklyn, NY, Pennsylvania and Cape May, NJ. Her adult years were in Peekskill, NY, Garrison, NY, and finally in Hertford, NC. A graduate of Stevens College for women, Columbia, MO, and Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. She was a member of the American Society of Interior Designers and associated with Bloomingdales of NYC. She was a principal partner in The Golden Eagle B&B which later became an office complex in Garrison, NY. She was the founding secretary of the Harbor Sailing Club of Cape May, NJ, which late became the Corinthian Yacht Club. An active sailor herself she won numerous regattas in Lightning day sailors. A dedicated Girl Scout Leader, she also loved the outdoors and the Adirondack Mountains of NY State. She was Past President of the Peekskill, NY Garden Club and a member of the Philipstown, NY Garden Club. She was a consistent winner of blue ribbon awards for her flower designs. An avid gardener, she was active in her garden until just recently. She was a very special woman who was loved by all who knew her and will be missed by her family and friends far and wide. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Friends of Eagle Island, G.S.C.G.E.H.C. 120 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 07042.

A memorial reception was be held at her residence, 102 Ashley Circle (Albemarle Plantation), Hertford, NC. To sign the online register, visit www.twifordfh.com.
 

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