Nicole Giselle Herman

Nicole Giselle Herman, 63 of Montebello, NY, passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was a devout Catholic of deep faith. She enjoyed dancing, music, politics, art, decorating, fashion, travel, and all things French. Nicole loved to teach and felt that educating children was her calling. She taught French at Suffern Middle School for 10 years and grew the program over the years, due to her enthusiasm and commitment to her students.

She was a positive, caring, funny, and smart woman who was also feisty. Nicole was a fighter, with the rare ability to find hope and positivity in every situation. Along with “Nikki’s Rack Pack,” she supported Making Strides Against Breast Cancer since 1994 and walked annually to raise money for breast cancer research.

Nicole loved to travel. She had an especially memorable trip to Europe where she took the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship to England and traveled to many countries including Italy, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Hungary—ending with a weeklong stay in France with her family. Other memorable trips included a two-week train tour around the US with her husband and annual trips to Quebec with her French students.

Nicole loved her family. She is survived by her beloved husband of 36 years, Vincent; cherished daughters Ingrid and Alexa; loving son-in-law Andrew; devoted mother Beverly; caring sisters Saidii, Juli, and Farah; and many other family and friends.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 4th and Sunday, November 5th from 2-4 & 6-8pm at Wanamaker & Carlough Funeral Home, 177 Route 59, Suffern, NY. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 am on Monday, November 6th at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Tappan, NY. Entombment will follow at St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale, NY.

In lieu of flowers please make donations to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org