Obituary of Elvira R. LeDuc

Elvira Rode LeDuc, 96, of Short Hills, N.J., passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2013. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at St. Rose of Lima Church, 50 Short Hills Ave., Short Hills, on Thursday, April 4, at 10 a.m. Interment is in St. Teresa's Cemetery, Summit, N.J. Visitation will be held at the Jacob A. Holle Funeral Home, 2122 Millburn Ave., Maplewood, N.J., on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. only. For more information or to send condolences please visit jacobhollefuneralhome.com. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Mrs. LeDuc lived in Short Hills for 54 years. She was an opera singer with the N.Y. Civic Opera Co. in the 1940s before retiring. She also worked as a bookkeeper for many years. Beloved wife of the late J. Adrien LeDuc, she was the devoted mother of Jacqueline LeDuc-Garbe and her husband, Kenneth, and Denise LeDuc and her husband, Nicholas Dufour; loving grandmother of Thomas, Nicole and Heather Garbe. In lieu of flowers, donations to Gentiva Hospice, 242 Old New Brunswick Rd., Suite 140, Piscataway, N.J. 08854-3754 would be appreciated.