Mary Jane (Swift) Pepe, age 70 of Pomona N.Y., passed away at home on Sunday August 19th, 2018. A lifelong resident of Rockland county she was born in Nyack hospital in 1948. She went on to attend Tappan Zee High School where upon graduation she began a successful career as a beautician. Finally, one of the great joys of her life was raising her family in New City. Mary Jane loved being a homemaker and raising her four children. She found great happiness in preparing holiday dinners and staying up into the wee hours of the morning wrapping her childrens many Christmas presents. During the summer she loved spending long days on the beach at the Engleside Inn in Long Beach Island. In the end, her true passion was watching her children become parents themselves and being the grandmother to eight wonderful grandchildren. She is predeceased by her Son Bryan, and is survived by her sons Matthew and MIchael, daughter Jeanne Marie and her grandchildren Luca, Matthew, Blake, Gianna, Greyson, Daniella, Rowyn, and Bryan.
Visiting will be held on Thursday, August 23rd, 2018 from 7-9 pm at Higgins Funeral Home in New City. A service will be held at Higgins Funeral Home at 11am on Friday August 24th with burial to follow.
In lieu of flowers a donation can be made to The Friends of St. Dominic’s, 500 Western Highway Blauvelt, NY 10913 or at www.sdfs.org.
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