Obituary of Bernadette M. Grodman

Bernadette McNeill Grodman

October 13, 1935 - February 3, 2023

Bernadette McNeill was born in The Bronx to Arthur and Alice (nee Conlon) McNeill, both from County Cavan, Ireland, on October 13, 1935. She graduated from Aquinas High School in the Belmont section of The Bronx and attended Hunter College.

She married William Arthur Grodman in 1958. They had three children, Ian, Bill Jr. and Alice, and moved to Huntington, New York in 1973, where Bernadette lived until she retired to Wesley Chapel, Florida in 2010. She was active in St. Patrick's Church, teaching religious instruction, and serving as a Eucharistic Minister. She was devoted to the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Lloyd Harbor, New York, where she served as Business Officer from 1979 until her retirement in 2007.

Bernadette was predeceased by her dear Husband Bill in 2009 after 51 years of marriage. She is survived by her three children, Ian Richard Grodman (married to Lisa Mainardi), William Arthur Grodman Jr. (married to Valerie Grodman) and Alice Grodman Chandler. She is also survived by seven beloved grandchildren, Marissa, Will, Max, Gabrielle, Carlos, Hayden and Bailey.