Lillian M. O'LEARY

O'LEARY
Lillian M., born in the Bronx, NY, on September 2, 1943, died on September 22nd. She resided in Dumont, NJ, prior to moving to Sarasota, FL (University Park Country Club) in 1999. She succumb- ed to ALS after a courageous two year battle.
Lillian is survived by her husband of twenty-seven years, Cornelius J. O'Leary, two step-daughters, Joan Sartorio and her husband Tony, Jill Kiernan and her husband Dave, as well as six grandchildren; David and his wife Lauren, Joseph, Andrew, Timothy, William and Jennifer. She also leaves sev- en first-cousins: Anne Martyn, Irene McLaughlin, Robert Cunniffe, Maurice Cunniffe, Marion Cunniffe, Morris Cunniffe and Thomas Cun-niffe.
Lillian attended Aquinas High School in the Bronx and received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Fordham University. She was a teacher in the NYC Public Schools for 30 years finishing her career at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx.
Lillian was an avid reader, a fabulous cook and a world traveler visiting more than 170 countries during her life. She was a wonderfully upbeat and generous lady who when you met her had an inner light that left you smiling and feeling happy to have known her. Her sense of humor delighted her family and friends.
A Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, October 8, 10 AM at Sacred Heart Church in Haworth, NJ. Interment to follow at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus. Visitation, Friday, October 7, from 3-9 PM at the Frech-McKnight Funeral Home, 161 Washington Avenue, Dumont.