Susie Catapano, 86, of Hicksville, passed peacefully on November 10, 2018, after a strong and brave 3 month fight. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, by her loving parents; Celestino and Sacramento Rodriguez-Arcos, where she lived until she married in 1954.
She was a devoted wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, and great-grandmother, who took great pride in her family. She worked many years as a bookkeeper to which she took great joy in. She is known for her wit, perseverance and love for her family. She enjoyed studying maps, computer work, crocheting, playing bingo with friends, traveling, and cooking Spanish meals.
She will be sadly missed by her loving husband of sixty-four years, Freddy Catapano, her two daughters; Susanne Vatier and husband, Frank Vatier, of Pine Bush, New York, and Joyce Durnack and husband, Robert Durnack, of Hicksville, New York, her six grandchildren; Melanie Vatier, of Beacon, New York, Melissa Syzdek and husband Christopher, of Ballston Spa, New York, Jason Vatier and wife Andrea, of Bloomingburg, New York, Lena Testa and husband, Joseph, of Warwick, Rhode Island, Michelle Durnack of Hicksville, New York, and Robert Durnack, Hicksville, New York, five great-grandchildren; Claire, Taylor, Owen, Cooper, and John, as well as adored nieces and nephews.
Jesus said " I am the way, and the truth , and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me."
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