Michele (Perretti) Wolny

Michele Wolny of Cortlandt Manor died August 26, 2016 at the age of 83. Born in New York City on December 26, 1932, she was the daughter of Romeo and Juliette Barone Perretti.

In 1959, she and her husband Rudolph Wolny moved to Cortlandt Manor where they raised their four children Kenneth, Kathleen, Peter and Patricia.

Michele began a long career working as an Administrative Assistant at the VA facility in Montrose. She was known as a great organizer who arranged many activities for the employees association including shopping trips to the outlets in Pennsylvania.

Michele was a good friend to all who knew her. She enjoyed life, loved to dance and had an infectious laugh. She will be remembered as a loving wife as well as best friend to her husband Rudy and as a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother and sister.

In addition to her husband and her children, she is survived by 6 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren as well as her sister Matilda Celentano.  

Visitation will be at Coffey Funeral Home on Tuesday from 4PM to 8PM. Funeral Services will be at Irvington Presbyterian Church on Wednesday at 11:00. In lieu of flowers, it is requested that you make a donation to a charity of your choice.

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