+ Mrs Eileen Levy +

08/04/2009

The CBA community mourns the loss of Mrs. Eileen Levy, teacher and librarian at CBA from 1972 - 1998.

Eileen Mary Gannon Levy, 81, of Wall, died peacefully Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, at her home. Born in Jersey City, she grew up in Monmouth Beach before moving to Wall Township almost 50 years ago, where she was a communicant of St. Denis Roman Catholic Church, Manasquan. Eileen was a graduate of Montclair State Teaching College and began her career as a school teacher in the Monmouth Beach and Long Branch school systems. In 1972, she began working at Christian Brothers Academy as a Latin teacher and as the school librarian before retiring in 1998. A mother of five children, she became widowed in 1979. Her late husband was Joseph A. Levy, formerly of New Orleans, La. Eileen was very active in the community and belonged to various groups; the Junior Woman's Club of Manasquan, St. Denis PTA, St. Denis Altar Rosary Society, the American Association of University Women (AAUW), serving on all their boards and was a Brownie Leader for a number of years. Eileen was an avid traveler, traveling extensively in the continental U.S., and also venturing to such places as Russia, China, Japan, Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda and most of Europe. She was also a keen reader, a gourmet cook and enjoyed spending time at Manasquan Beach.
She is survived by her five children; daughters, Sharon Arellano and her husband Alan of New Milford, Conn., Katherine Janniello and her husband Richard of Howell, Karen Rovner and her husband Dan of Howell, Maureen Ebreo and her husband Noli of Howell; and a son, Mark and his wife Jo of Jackson; and nine grandchildren, Aaron and Eliana Arellano, Alana and Max Janniello, Rachel and Zackary Rovner, Theresa and Katherine Ebreo and Lauren Levy. She is also survived by her sister, Kathleen Gannon and her husband Philip Eager of Oceanport; and sister-in-law, Gail Gannon of Monmouth Beach, wife of the late John Gannon; and numerous sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, and nephews.
Relatives and friends of the family are asked to pray for the repose of her soul. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 at St. Denis Church, Manasquan. Burial will follow at St. Catherine's Cemetery, Sea Girt. O'Brien Funeral Home, Wall, is in charge of arrangements.