Maria Philomena Mone (née Sheahan) of Riverdale, Bronx, NY died on February 12, 2023 at White Plains Hospital.
Maria was born on September 12, 1941 in Glenbeigh, Co. Kerry Ireland, the daughter of Daniel Sheahan and Bridget Sheahan (née Riordan). She was the youngest of seven children and attended St. James Catholic School in Glenbeigh.
In 1959, she came to New York City to live with her brothers Danny and Michael and immediately began working as a domestic. In a career spanning nearly 30 years, Maria worked for prominent families including, American financier Bernard Baruch and business leader Charles Evans Sr. In 1970 she married FDNY Firefighter Eugene Mone and they started a family. As the luck of the Irish would have it, she shared the same birthday with both her husband Eugene and son Kevin.
Although she spent the majority of her life in America, she never forgot her Irish roots and adoration for the Irish Statesman Michael Collins and the music of Frank Patterson and John McCormack. Always a fan of NYC fashion, she was a fashionista who loved to wear the latest clothing and hair styles of the time.
A voracious reader, she could often be found sitting outside reading the biography of a historical figure. Maria also loved animals, particularly cats and birds and was only more than happy to feed and look after neighborhood strays. In 2014, she fulfilled one of her life goals and traveled to Sydney, Australia to ring in the new year watching the fireworks at midnight.
She is survived by and will be dearly missed by her husband Eugene Mone Sr., daughter Eileen Ghastin (Chad), son Eugene Mone Jr. (Lisa), son Kevin Mone and many nieces and nephews in NY and Ireland. She is preceded in death by her parents and all of her six siblings: Eileen, Bridie, Abby, Pat, Dan, and Michael.
A wake will be held at Riverdale-on-Hudson Funeral Home located at 6110 Riverdale Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2023. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, February 24, 2023 at St. Margaret of Cortona Church located at 6000 Riverdale Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. Interment to follow at St. Raymond’s Cemetery, Bronx N.Y.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests those who wish to express sympathy make a charitable donation to Alley Cat Allies (www.alleycat.org) in Maria’s name.