Funeral Mass for Mary “May” Bridget Sciarra,
Channel: Saint Margaret of Antioch, Pearl River NY
Date: 2023-07-10

Mary “May” Bridget Sciarra, age 86 of Pearl River NY, passed away peacefully on July 5th, 2023. She was born on May 12th, 1937 in Clooncrim, Co. Roscommon Ireland to John Geraghty and Mary Burke.

May graduated from the Convent school in Ballyhaunis, in Mayo, Ireland. She emigrated to the United States at age 17 in 1954 and resided in Park Slope Brooklyn, NY. She was sponsored by her uncle, James Burke. May worked as a switchboard operator at New York Telephone and later at Con Edison. At a Con Edison dance in Queens, she met her future husband Salvatore in 1958. May and Sal were married at St. Savior’s church in Brooklyn on May 7th, 1960. They went on to have four children: Stephen, Kevin, Mary, and Salvatore. May and Sal were longtime residents of Yonkers, NY, and later resided in Pearl River, NY.

May is survived by her beloved husband of 63 years, Salvatore, she is also survived by her son Stephen, her son Kevin and wife Valerie, her daughter Mary and husband John, and her son Sal, as well as her five grandchildren: Catherine, Christina, Jessica, Amanda, and Michael. She is also survived by her beloved sisters Teresa and Christina who currently reside in Ireland, and many beloved nieces and nephews who reside in both England and Ireland.

May and Sal loved going out with their friends, Barbara and Will. May also loved going to the diner, hosting her family and friends over for the holidays, and having her daily cup of tea. Every St. Patrick’s Day she baked dozens of Irish soda bread to give to family and friends. May was loved very much and will be greatly missed by her family and friends.