of Warwick, NY, formerly of Hackensack, NJ went home to be in the arms of Jesus on May 5 , 2008 at St. Anthony’s Hospital. She was 84 years old.
Born on February 9, 1924 in Passaic, NJ, she was the daughter of Leslie and Anna Braun Lynch. She raised her family in Hackensack, NJ had resided in Warwick, NY for the past ten years.
She was married to the late Rocco R. Montesano.
Mrs. Montesano graduated from William Paterson University, Wayne, and taught at Bergenfield and Hackensack Schools. She also worked in the Maywood Library. She was a parishioner of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Warwick and a member of the Grand Dames.
She is survived by her children: Joseph Montesano and his wife Kim, Frank Montesano and his wife Joanne, Charles Montesano and his wife Donna, Susan Connolly and her husband Mark, James Montesano and his wife Nancy, Roy Montesano, Rosanne Rotondo and her husband James; also survived by 23 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 7th, from 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick. Funeral service will be at 10:00 am on Thursday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Kings Highway, Warwick, NY. Interment will follow in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Brian Ahearn Children’s Fund, PO Box 550, Warwick, NY 10990 or Huntington Chorea Foundation (website: www.curehd.org) - (web address: donations @curehd.org) - (call: 1-801-428-3646)