Edna M. Gerrard

Died: May 16th, 2015

Services:
Mass Wednesday St. Frances Carbrini RC Church, Coram, NY Wednesday May 20, 2015 9:30 AM

Visitation:
Moloney’s Port Jefferson Station Funeral Home Tuesday, May 19, 2015; 2:00 – 4:00 and 7:00 – 9:00 PM

In Lieu of flowers donations may be made to Brookhaven Woman & Youth Services, 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, New York 11738

Obituary:
Edna M. Gerrard, of Middle Island, on May 16, 2015 in her 86th year. Beloved wife of former Brookhaven Town Councilman, Gene Gerrard, for 65 years.
Loving mother of Paul (Pam), Pamela (Richard) Ruschak, Patricia (Gary) Leffke and the late Christine (Edward) McKenna. Grandmother of 9, and great-grandmother.
Edna was a Graduate New York City Technical College, Associate Degree in Marketing & Graphics.
Life long L.I. resident; 57 year resident Town of Brookhaven, New York
Owner and President of St. Gerard Printing, Port Jefferson Station, NY
Community and Business Involvement:
Past President and founding member of Decision, Women in Commerce and the Professions, business and
professional women’s networking organization, present Board member
Past President, Port Jefferson Station – Terryville Chamber of Commerce
Past Corresponding Secretary and Board member
Past member NAWBO (National networking organization)
Member, Concerned Women for America (Largest National Women’s Organization)
1996 Chairman, Merchandising Committee, North Shore Promotional Alliance, LI, NY
Member, Ward Melville Heritage Organization Business Development Committee
Member, Brookhaven League of Women Voters
2001-2006 Trustee LIPA (Long Island Power Authority)
Community Service:
1995 Journal Chairman, Stony Brook Community Fund, Golden Eagle Dinner, Stony Brook, NY
1965 to 1999: Co-chairman and organizer of “One Enchanted Evening” for Mather Memorial Hospital,
Port Jefferson, over three million dollars raised for the benefit of the Hospital.
1986-87 Chairman, North Shore Horse Show Ball, benefiting the Stony Brook Community Fund, LI, NY
1982-89 Board Member, Brookhaven Town Youth Board, LI, NY
Member, Ward Melville Heritage Organization Business Development Committee
Women’s Issues:
Founder, Town of Brookhaven Office Women’s Services, NY
Past Board Chairman, Town of Brookhaven Office Women’s Services and present Board Member
Past Board Member, Presiding Officer appointee, Suffolk County Office Women’s Services
Past Bishop’s Appointee to the Diocesan Commission on Women, Diocese Rockville Centre
1996-98 Chairman, Annual Golf Outing, Decision Women in Commerce and Professions, Brookhaven, NY
Member N.Y.S. Division for Women Suffolk County Advisory Council
Vice Regent Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St. Frances Cabrini
Board Member, Suffolk County Republican Women
Experience in Volunteering:
Past President Mother Theresa Chapter St. Charles Auxiliary
Past Vice President Coordinating Council of St. Charles Auxiliaries, Suffolk County, NY
Founder, Cradle Roll Society, St. Charles Hospital, Port Jefferson, NY
Founder, Mother Marquerite Chapter, St. Charles Hospital Auxiliary
Past Volunteer bookkeeper, St. Charles Coffee Shop
Past Vice President, Mt. Sinai Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, LI, NY
Member, Stewardship Committee, St. Frances Cabrini Church, Coram, NY
President, Spring Lake Republican Club
Awards:
1983 Decision WCP “Most Valuable Member” Award
1986 John T. Mather Hospital Theodore Roosevelt Award “Distinguished Citizen”
1988 North Shore Jewish Center “Gemilut Chesed” (Good Neighbor) Award
1989 Rotary International “Paul Harris Fellow” Award
1990 Port Jefferson Times – Beacon Newspaper “Woman of the Decade” Award
1991 Prudenti Lodge, Sons of Italy “Distinguished Citizen” Award
1991 Port Jefferson Elks Lodge BPO #2138 “Distinguished Citizen” Award
1993 YMCA Brookhaven Roe Chapter “Outstanding Citizen” Award
1996 Nathanial Woodhull Boy Scouts of America, “Good Scout Award” for Leadership
2000 Honoree, Salvation Army 38th Annual Golf Outing
2002 L.l. Business News “Top 50” Long Island Women Award
2003 Suffolk Community College Humanitarian Award for Excellence

Cemetery:
None

Location:
Moloney’s Port Jefferson Station Funeral Home | Map

Church:
St. Frances Cabrini | Map