Veronica Cecilia Vilandry
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 12 Nov 1923 - Nyack, Rockland Co, NY 2
Christening:
Death: 10 Aug 2010 3
Burial: 14 Aug 2010 - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Rockland Co, NY
Cause of Death:
AFN :
Events
• Soc Sec Num, 091-18-5390
• Obituary
BECRAFT, VERONICA
August 18, 2010
Veronica Cecilia Vilandry Becraft, of West Haverstraw, NY died Tuesday, August 10, 2010. She was 86 years old. Born November 12, 1923 in Nyack, NY. She was the daughter of Joseph Vilandry and Esther Madden Vilandry. Veronica was a lifelong resident of North Rockland. She grew up in the Village of Haverstraw, graduated from St. Peter's Elementary School and in 1942 from Haverstraw High School. On January 25, 1946 Veronica married High School sweethearted Reeves Lewis Becraft. During World War II, Veronica worked in New York City. She commuted from Haverstraw by rail and ferry and often spoke of seeing the trains full of deployed soldiers going from camp shanks down the Hudson to the hundreds of transport ships waiting to take them to the battlefronts of Europe. In later years she enjoyed watching the firemen's parades from her porch, and sipping Gin Martinis (up with a twist) at her favorite local eatery, Babe's. She was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Leo Laders Unit # 130 and was retired from Chemical Bank. She is survived by a son, David Becraft, of Mt Lebanon, PA. and her grandchildren Kevin Courtney Becraft of Astoria, NY and Abigal Reeves Becraft of New York NY. She is predeceased by her husband Reeves Lewis Becraft, her son, Lewis Kevin Becraft, and by her brother Vincent Vilandry. A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Gregory's Roman Catholic Church, Garnerville at 10:15 AM, Saturday, August 14. A private interment will be in The Sloatsburg Cemetery, alongside seven generations of Becraft family. There will be a viewing at The Edward C. Finn Funeral Home in Stony Point on Friday August 13th from 6 PM - 8 PM EDWARD C. FINN FUNERAL HOME 43 E. Main St. Stony Point, NY 10980 (845) 786-2400
Spouses and Children
1. *Reeves Lewis Becraft 1
Marriage: 25 Jan 1946
Status:
Children:
1. Lewis Kevin Becraft 4
2. David Reeves Becraft
Sources
1. David (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com).
2. David (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com). .... U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.
3. U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.
4. David (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com), Lewis.