- Date Of Birth: August 12, 1922
- Date Of Death: September 24, 2016
- State: New Jersey
Stephanie A. Hennessy, 94, of Toms River, NJ passed away Saturday, September 24, 2016 at Ocean Medical Center, Brick, NJ. Born in Newark, NJ, she lived in Bronx, NY for many years and in Clark, NJ before moving to Toms River in 1974. Stephanie worked at K-Mart in Toms River, retiring in 1989. She was a parishioner of St. Justin RC Church, Toms River and a member of the church’s Altar Rosary Society. Stephanie was an active member of the Toms River Senior Center, where she started and ran the center’s Canasta Group. She was also a member of the center’s Book Club. Stephanie had a great love of life. She was an avid gardener and her greatest joy came from spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband, John E. Hennessy, in 1997 and two sons, John Joseph Hennessy in 1960 and Brian Douglas Hennessy in 2011. Stephanie is survived by her children Kenneth Hennessy of Toms River, Joyce Brda and her husband Jay of Lavallette, NJ, Gary Hennessy of Toms River, Susan McDonald and her husband David of Brick, NJ, Jean Marie Horton of Lanoka Harbor, NJ, Kathleen Herenchak and her husband Dan of Jackson, NJ and her daughter in law Debbie Hennessy of Toms River, NJ, 13 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
