Christina raised her family for many years before returning to work in the Clarkstown School District of Clarkstown, New York. She served as an administrative assistant for over twenty-five years before entering retirement. In retirement, she loved spending time with her grandchildren, eating at quality restaurants, spending time with good company and enjoying as many good laughs as possible.
Her husband, Michael, preceded her in death in 1996. She was the loving mother to Michael McGrath and his wife Sheila of New York City, William McGrath and his wife Mary Elizabeth of Lewes, Delaware and Denis McGrath and his wife Yolanda of Queens, New York. She was the grandmother to nine grandchildren, Caitlin McGrath, Connor McGrath, Meaghan McGrath Robinson, Anne Marie McGrath Tekin, Kevin McGrath, John Patrick McGrath, Angelica Portilla, Katherine Portilla, and Nicolle Portilla. Additionally, she was survived by six great grandchildren.
A visitation will be held on Friday, March 1 at the Michael J Higgins Funeral Home, 113 Lake Road Congers, NY 10920, from 3 to 7 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on March 2 at St Paul’s Church 82 Lake Road, Congers, NY 10920, at 10AM.
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