Madeleine G. Filan

Madeleine G. Filan, 92, of Pine Knoll Shores, passed away peacefully into eternal life on Monday, October 21­, 2019, at her home.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, October 28, 2019, at St. Egbert Catholic Church in Morehead City, NC, officiated by Rev. Thomas Davis, with interment to follow at Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, NC.

She is most remembered for her great love of family, her bright smile, warm welcome and sense of humor!  Madeleine has left us a beautiful legacy of leading a simple, joy filled, and prayerful life wrapped up in love!  Madeleine’s love and humor are vividly expressed in her memoirs of  “Our Love Was Made in Heaven” and the children’s’ stories she wrote and published about her canary and little cockatiel, “Tweeter!”  Madeleine will be greatly missed by all!

She is survived by her daughters, Sister Mary Margaret Filan, IHM of Raleigh, NC, Deborah Fusello and husband Michael Neale of Encino, CA, Margaret Kruse and husband Rodney Kruse of Virginia Beach, VA, Cynthia Filan-Kim, OFS and husband Mountain Kim of Clifton, VA, Catherine McEnery and husband Dr. Kevin McEnery, MD of Sugarland, TX and Madeleine Hugel and husband James Hugel of Vienna, VA; son, Stephen John Joseph Filan and wife Annett Filan of Reston, VA; brother, Thomas J. Grady and wife Betty Grady of Morehead City; 21 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 63 years, John J. Filan; son, John J. Filan Jr.; and parents, Harry F. Grady and Esther F. Grady.

Flowers are welcome or memorial donations may be made to Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Camilla Hall at 100 Maxis Dr., Malvern, PA 19355 or camillahall.org.

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory in Morehead City, NC.