Maureen Mary Skora, 78, a former resident of Wappingers Falls, died on January 2, 2025.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Blanche Swalek and Edmond Murphy and sister of Edmond and Terence Murphy. Maureen was a 1963 graduate of Oceanside High School, attained her Bachelor's Degree from SUNY Cortland, and completed Master's coursework at SUNY New Paltz.

Maureen married Dennis J. Skora on July 1, 1967. She is predeceased by her loving husband Dennis, who passed away December 2023.

Maureen was a 10th grade English teacher at John Jay Senior High School for 33 years and received the New York State English Teacher of Excellence Award. Maureen volunteered for Meals on Wheels in East Fishkill and Wappingers Falls as well as the East Fishkill Library. Maureen was also committed to the Walk to End Alzheimer's.

Maureen was an avid reader and passed a love of books onto her grandchildren. She loved NYC theatre outings, museum trips, and travelling the world with family and friends. "Gramma" was a loving grandmother who will be deeply missed.

Maureen is survived by her son Kevin Skora, his partner Beatriz Beckford, and their son Satchel of Brooklyn, New York and her daughter Karen Woros, her husband Martin, and their three children, Nicholas, Colin, and Emma of Short Hills, New Jersey.

Also surviving are Maureen's brothers, Edmond Murphy, her sister-in-law June, nephew Jeffrey Murphy and niece Jaclyn Harper and her brother Terence, her sister-in-law Jeanine, and their sons Michael, Christopher, and Bryan Murphy.

The Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 10:00 AM at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, 3 Willow Street, Beacon. Interment will take place at St. Joachim Cemetery on Washington Avenue in Beacon immediately following the mass.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, Meals on Wheels America, or the Alzheimer's Association as these organizations were close to Maureen's heart.