Jennie Chiercharo

Born Jennie Siclari, she lived in Grant City before moving to Castleton Corners 10 years ago.

She worked as a supervisor at the Woolworth's lunch counter and then as a waitress at various coffee shops on the Island before retiring 45 years ago.

She was a member of the AARP.

"She always said the secret to her longevity was hot peppers and a good glass of red wine," said her granddaughter, Susan Mus. "She was always the life of the party."

She enjoyed playing bingo, visiting Atlantic City and was a diehard Yankees fan.

She was a parishioner of St. Ann's R.C. Church, Dongan Hills.

Her first husband, John Boschi, died in 1964; her second husband, Frank Chiercharo, died in the early 1980s. Her grandson died in 1976.

Surviving are her stepdaughter, Florence Ortenblad; two grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Casey Funeral Home, Castleton Corners. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Grasmere.