Gertrude B. McGovern
Gertrude B. McGovern of Warwick (formerly a resident of the Park Chester section of the Bronx), passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012, at Schervier Pavilion. She was 96 years old.
Born May 21, 1916, in New York City, she was the daughter of Leo and Anna (Donohue) Hynes.
She was the twin sister of the late Mary R. OHare and her husband Martin.
She was married to the late James A. McGovern (1990).
Mrs. McGovern was formerly a secretary with St. John Vianney R.C. Church in the Bronx and was a member of St. Stephens R.C. Church in Warwick.
She is survived by her children: Gertrude M. McGovern, James R. McGovern and his wife Mary Ellen, John M. McGovern and his wife Barbara and Daniel J. McGovern and his wife Catherine; grandchildren: Kori A. McGovern Yioupis and her husband George, James McGovern, Kevin McGovern, Matthew McGovern, Bridget McGovern Fagan and her husband Christopher, Meaghan McGovern Kennedy and her husband Robert, Daniel McGovern and Catherine McGovern; great-grandchildren: Jack Yioupis, Ryan Yioupis, Matthew Yioupis, Sean Fagan, Thomas Fagan, Robert (Bo) Kennedy and James (Finn) Kennedy.
She is also survived by nieces Patricia OHare Rosen and her husband Barry, Mary Alice Lee and her husband James, Barbara Tisdale and Suzanne Tisdale.
Visitation will be on Sunday, June 10, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday at St. Stephens R.C. Church, followed by interment in St. Raymonds Cemetery in the Bronx.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Schervier Pavilion, 22 Van Duzer Place, Warwick, NY 10990
For further information, directions or to send an online condolence, see www.lsvpmemorialhome.com.