| Mary
A. Beirne
April 29, 1921 - September 24, 2004
Mary
A. Beirne, 83, died peacefully, Friday, September 24,
2004, in Little Brook Nursing Home, Califon, N.J.
Born: In East Orange, N.J., she was a daughter
of the late Luigi Aroneo and Maria Frino.
Personal: She was one of ten children born
to immigrant parents. She seemed to live to help others. Although
she was born with a heart defect, she never let it stand in
her way. In her adult life she became a "volunteer extraordinaire".
Her long list of volunteer activities include Cub Scouts, Girl
Scouts, parents associations, rosary society, Up With People,
bingo, senior citizens groups, and most recently, the Belvidere
Nutrition Site. She was nominated for Warren County Woman of
the Year in 2001, her 80th year. She was always family minded
as well and cared for many sick friends and family members,
both short term and long term. She was known as Minnie to those
who loved her. She loved children and would always brag that
she had nine grandchildren. They were constantly entertained
with wonderful "Grandma Minnie" stories. She married
Patrick J. Beirne at the age of eighteen on a dare. They were
married 48 years when he died in 1987. She resided in the Oranges
for most of her life, but moved to Belvidere, which she called
"God's Country" 10 years ago. Survivors:
two devoted children, a son, Thomas P. Beirne, of Wharton, N.J.,
and a daughter, Patti-Sue Rolak of Washington, N.J.; two brothers,
George Araneo, in Massachusetts, and Louis Aroneo, of Springfield,
N.J.; two sisters, Susan Garabrant, in North Carolina, and Beatrice
Beirne, of Wayne, N.J.; her nine grandchildren, Christine DeCamp,
of Toms River, N.J., John Butler, of Nashville, Tenn., Kelly
Hayward, of Green Brook, N.J., Michael Beirne, of Newton, N.J.,
Sara Zalesky, of Pottstown, Pa., David Butler, of Rockaway,
N.J., Amybeth Kupcha, of Nazareth, Pa., Colleen Tampier, of
Rotunda, Fla., and John Patrick Rolak, of Washington, N.J.;
nine great-grandchildren; many beloved nieces and nephews.
Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be
celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Patrick's Catholic Church,
Belvidere, N.J., Father Charles Sabella will officiate. Call
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and from 8:45 a.m. until
the time of Mass on Wednesday, in the Warren Hills / Ford Memorial
Home, 234 West Washington Ave., Washington, N.J. Burial will
be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J. where she
will be laid to rest with her husband.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers donations can
be made to Habitat for Humanity, 49 Park Ave., Washington, NJ
07882.
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