Edith L Reilly

She is survived by her brother James J Gallagher and sons, Frank and Stephen; Grandchildren: Jodi Gilmore and Alesandra Reilly; Great-grandchildren: Nick and Ashley Gilmore and Stephanie Huerta, Ellis Hurst, Andrea Vaughn. Great-great-grandchildren: Leila Gilmore and Artimis Huerta. She was married to Francis (Frank) E. Reilly in 1946 until his death in 1993.

She graduated from Curtis H.S. in 1942. During WW2 she received a Service Award as a Nurse’s Aide at the U.S Marine Hospital on Staten Island. Later she was active in St. Rita’s School Parents Association and the Augustinian Academy Mothers Guild. She spent her career as a bookkeeper and later the Loan Officer for Richmond County Savings Bank. She was a leader in the Staten Island Business Women’s Association.

Having moved to Florida in 1984, she resided in Spring Hill and later Hudson. She was a docent at the Brooksville Heritage Museum.

Edith will be laid to rest with her husband Frank at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL.