Genevieve Herrlein of Warwick, NY passed away on April 29, 2021 after a brief illness at Kaplan Hospice House in Newburgh, NY. She was 79 years old.
Born in Queens, NY on November 8, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Helen (Ruth) and Daniel Sullivan. She was adopted and raised by her mother and stepfather the late Dominic Pirone. Genevieve was also the granddaughter of the legendary baseball great, Babe Ruth.
Genevieve was married to John A. Herrlein and together they owned and ran Lloyd’s Liquors in Middletown, NY. After retirement, Genevieve was active in the Pine Island Senior Citizens Group. She was very proud of her family and she will be greatly missed.
She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, John; daughter, Elizabeth Higgins and her husband David of Goshen, NY; son, Christopher Herrlein and his wife Krista of Millis, MA; and five grandchildren: Katie Dwyer, Sara and John Higgins, and Marissa and Gabriella Herrlein; sisters, Donna Analovitch of TX and Linda Tosetti of CT; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her siblings: Ellen Hourigan, Richard Pirone and Daniel Pirone.
The family will receive friends on Monday, May 3rd from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 4th at St. Stephen RC Church, 75 Sanfordville Road, Warwick with interment following the mass in Orange County Veterans’ Cemetery, 111 Craigville Road, Goshen, NY 10924.
To view the Mass live online, use this link: Herrlein, Genevieve Funeral 5.4.2021