Connie, to those who knew and loved her, passed just one month after celebrating her 99th birthday.
Connie was born at home on Henry Street in Brooklyn to her late parents, Frank and Italia (Mary) DeNardo and was later raised in Bay Ridge. She attended the Brooklyn Industrial High School for Girls where she studied Dressmaking. She excelled in Math and because of her good grades, was able to graduate early at the age of 16.
She went to work helping her mother support the family, when her father became disabled. During World War II, while her brothers were called into service, Connie went to work for the Sperry Corporation making gyroscopes for military aircraft. She also volunteered at the USO.
She met her future husband, Edward Guerra, at a family party in early 1947. They married later that year and eventually made their home in Copiague in 1951, where they raised their three children. Edward passed in 1968, and Connie lovingly continued caring for their children by herself while transitioning her part time job to full time hours. She did her best to ensure she was home when her children were.
Connie was a devoted member of the Rosary Altar Society of Our lady of the Assumption Church in Copiague. She was a dedicated volunteer who could be found working at the church's annual feast, Bingo games, auctions and community gatherings. Connie could be considered a 'founding' member of the Tanner Park Senior Center, as she attended and voiced her opinions at Babylon Town Hall meetings concerning Tanner Park's lack of a facility for seniors while other town parks did. She had been an active member since its' inception.
She spent her spare time, traveling, reading, doing crafts and later crocheting blankets, which she donated to the local neonatal unit in the hospital as well as the disabled veterans in Northport.
Surviving are her children - her daughter, Deanna Nantista and her son-in-law, Peter; her son, Phil and her daughter-in-law, Carol and her daughter, Lorraine Morrow; her grandchildren - Ed, Peter and Steven Nantista, Lauren Guerra-Ghaney and Ken Morrow; and her great-granddaughters, Emma Nantista and Charlotte Ghaney. Predeceasing Connie is her husband, Edward; and her brothers Anthony, Philip, George and Francis DeNardo.
Family and friends will gather at the funeral home on Wednesday evening from 7-9:30 p.m., and on Thursday from 2-4:30 and 7-9:30 p.m. During the evening hours on Thursday at 8 p.m., Deacon Phil Mills will offer the Wake Service. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday morning at 11:00 a.m., at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Copiague. Interment will follow at St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale.
Remembrances may be made in Connie's name to the Rosary Altar Society of Our Lady of the Assumption Church, or to Maria Regina Rehabilitation Center in Brentwood. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
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