Anne C. Walsh

Anne Claire Mahon Walsh, 95, of Lakewood NJ, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, November 21st. A lifelong resident of New Jersey, Anne was born and raised in Newark. After marrying the love of her life following his discharge from the military service, she and Donald A. Walsh lived in Lincroft for 37 years where they raised their family. In 1995 Anne and Don moved to Four Seasons, Lakewood. Anne finally moved to Harrogate Retirement Community, Lakewood in 2013. She was a graduate of St. Vincent Academy in Newark and Immaculata College, PA, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Dietary Health. Anne worked as head dietician at Jersey City Medical Center and St. James Hospital, Newark. She later earned her teaching certificate from Georgian Court College and taught at St. Leo the Great Grammar School, Lincroft for 21 years. She was a devoted educator who is often fondly remembered by her former students. Anne was active in the St. Leo the Great community as a member of the Choir and the Rosary Altar Society. Anne and Don were the core couple for the initiation of both the Renew and RCIA at St. Leo the Great. At St. Mary of the Lake, Lakewood she served as a Eucharistic Minister and in the Bereavement Ministry. Anne was a lifelong active member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus. Anne’s life was focused on family, faith, and a love of her Irish heritage. She cherished her role as a wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She celebrated every family milestone, both large and small, and nurtured a commitment to gathering family for events and holidays. Her love of music and singing, and her contagious laughter continues to inspire her children and grandchildren and all those who knew her. Her faith was unwavering even when challenged with the loss of her beloved daughter, Anneclaire and her adored granddaughter, Erin. Her example of faith provides comfort and assures that she is reunited in heaven with all of her loved ones. Anne was predeceased by her loving husband of 57 years, Donald; her daughter Anneclaire Kasper and her granddaughter Erin Kasper as well as her mother and father, Margaret Cole Mahon and Mathew P. Mahon; her seven brothers John, Matthew, Hugh, James, William, Thomas and Joseph and her three sisters Margaret Reagan, Mary Clark and Gertrude Hughes. Anne is survived by her five children and spouses: Eileen and Thomas Fuorry of Bluffton, SC; Maureen and Steve Kennedy of Chester, MD; Margaret and Gregory Germain of Bluffton, SC; Gerard and Angela Walsh of Langhorne, PA; Thomas and Maryann Walsh of Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ; son-in-law, Jack and Nancy Kasper of Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ; 18 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28th at the Bongarzone Funeral Home, 2400 Shafto Road, Tinton Falls, NJ. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Wednesday, November 29th at 10:15 a.m. at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, Lincroft. Interment will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org) or the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (pwsausa.org), both of which are meaningful to the family.

Anne C. Walsh

July 13, 1928 - November 21, 2023