Elaine Hearney

June 12, 1931 - August 9, 2020

Elaine L. Hearney, 89, of Trenton, NJ passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at home surrounded by family. She was born on June 12, 1931 in Trenton, NJ, daughter of the late Louis and Catherine (Weber) Ammann. Mrs. Hearney graduated from Cathedral High School and attended Rider College in New Jersey. Additionally she earned her insurance underwriters license through New Jersey Manufactures Insurance Company in West Trenton, NJ. After her marriage to William J. Hearney, III, of Trenton, NJ in 1952, Mrs. Hearney assisted her husband in the running of Lynwood Photo in Trenton. She also worked as a health record analyst at St. Francis Hospital in Trenton and an insurance underwriter at NJM in West Trenton. Mrs. Hearney was an active member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Hamilton, NJ. She was also a member of the ladies auxiliary of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the American Legion Post 93. Mrs. Hearney served as an administrative assistant to Post 93 up until the time of her death. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hearney is preceded in death by her husband, William J. Hearney, III, three children, Mary Lou, Francis and Louis, her brother, Louis Ammann, Jr., and two sisters, Madeline Nelson and Catherine Lyons. She is survived by three children: William J. Hearney, IV, and his wife, Veronica of Browns Mill, NJ, Lucille Winslow and her husband, Walter of Ewing, NJ, and Catherine Ellen Abbott and her husband, James Turner of Great Falls, VA; nine grandchildren, Katherine Babcock and her husband Ryan of Platte City, MO, Christopher Lo Presti and Lone Bjork of Haymarket, VA, Raymond Lo Presti and his wife, Dana, of Houston, TX, Rachel Lo Presti of Herndon, VA, Elizabeth Kalanchoe and her husband, Justin of Arlington, VA, Jessica, Sarah and Melissa Winslow of Ewing, NJ, and Tina Hearney and Dave Fenimore of Mount Holly, NJ; and eight great grandchildren, Xavier, Julia and Claire Babcock, Valentina Lo Presti, Raymond and Lily Lo Presti, Freya Kalanchoe and Harper Hearney; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive visitors on Monday August 17 from 9:30 – 10:30 AM at the Murphy Funeral Home, 935 Parkway Ave.,Ewing, NJ. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 AM at Our Lady of Sorrows RC Church, 3816 East State Street Ext, Hamilton. A recording of the Mass will be available for viewing on Mrs. Hearney's webpage at www.murphyfh.com following the Mass. Interment will follow at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, NJ. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.murphyfh.com and Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Hearney's memory to American Legion Post 93, 75 Brighten Dr., Trenton, NJ 08619.