Obituary of Frances Elizabeth St. Bernard

Frances Elizabeth St. Bernard (née Boyle) was called to the Lord on Thursday December 19, 2024 at the age of 85. She was born on April 21, 1939 in Oceanside NY to Margaret Conway Boyle and James Boyle. She grew up in Hempstead NY. She worked as a payroll manager in many financial institutions and retired from Deutsche Bank in 2004. Frances met her husband, Luís St. Bernard in Oceanside NY and they married on September 9, 1967. Soon after they moved to Puerto Rico where their daughters were born and lived for 12 years. In 1980, they moved to and settled in Maplewood, NJ.
 

Frances cherished the time she spent with her daughters, son in laws, family, her Irish cousins in Dublin, Belfast and Monaghan, friends and especially her grandchildren. Nanny had a special bond with all 5 adored grandchildren.
 

Frances was preceded in death by her husband Luís St. Bernard and her sister Mary Lemon. She is survived by her daughters Maggie (Lenny) Chozick, Jane (Jeff) Voight and her grandchildren Rachel and Sam Chozick, Jack, Lucas and Ava Voight, her sister Margaret Conroy as well as many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
 

A mass of Christian Burial will be held at Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church on Friday December 27th at 10:30 am.
 

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Frances’ name to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.