Born and raised in St. Michael's parish, East New York, Agnes was 10 years old when her parents moved to Woodhaven in 1925. Called to serve God in the single life, she worked 43 years as a secretary at New York Life Insurance Company in Manhattan.
A vibrant and cultured woman, she cultivated varied interests through the years, including classic literature and poetry, horseback riding and bird watching. She loved to travel and visited Australia, England and Russia in recent years.
Friends said that when she broke her leg before a trip to Alaska a few years ago, she didn't think of cancelling, nor did it stop her from glacier climbing and white-water rafting.
In retirement, she became more active in church, serving as a lector and extraordinary minister of Holy Communion at daily Mass; she washed and ironed altar linens and altar server robes; and served in the baptism ministry – all until about two years ago when she started needing more assistance in her daily life.
More than being involved in formal parish ministries, she took part in every parish charity drive and helped neighbors organize their finances and fill out paperwork to be admitted into the same nursing home where she resided.
Agnes was preceded in death by her mother, Amelia Brentano, and her father, Anthony S. Hussy.
A vibrant and cultured woman, she cultivated varied interests through the years, including classic literature and poetry, horseback riding and bird watching. She loved to travel and visited Australia, England and Russia in recent years.
Friends said that when she broke her leg before a trip to Alaska a few years ago, she didn't think of cancelling, nor did it stop her from glacier climbing and white-water rafting.
In retirement, she became more active in church, serving as a lector and extraordinary minister of Holy Communion at daily Mass; she washed and ironed altar linens and altar server robes; and served in the baptism ministry – all until about two years ago when she started needing more assistance in her daily life.
More than being involved in formal parish ministries, she took part in every parish charity drive and helped neighbors organize their finances and fill out paperwork to be admitted into the same nursing home where she resided.
Agnes was preceded in death by her mother, Amelia Brentano, and her father, Anthony S. Hussy.
Born and raised in St. Michael's parish, East New York, Agnes was 10 years old when her parents moved to Woodhaven in 1925. Called to serve God in the single life, she worked 43 years as a secretary at New York Life Insurance Company in Manhattan.
A vibrant and cultured woman, she cultivated varied interests through the years, including classic literature and poetry, horseback riding and bird watching. She loved to travel and visited Australia, England and Russia in recent years.
Friends said that when she broke her leg before a trip to Alaska a few years ago, she didn't think of cancelling, nor did it stop her from glacier climbing and white-water rafting.
In retirement, she became more active in church, serving as a lector and extraordinary minister of Holy Communion at daily Mass; she washed and ironed altar linens and altar server robes; and served in the baptism ministry – all until about two years ago when she started needing more assistance in her daily life.
More than being involved in formal parish ministries, she took part in every parish charity drive and helped neighbors organize their finances and fill out paperwork to be admitted into the same nursing home where she resided.
Agnes was preceded in death by her mother, Amelia Brentano, and her father, Anthony S. Hussy.
A vibrant and cultured woman, she cultivated varied interests through the years, including classic literature and poetry, horseback riding and bird watching. She loved to travel and visited Australia, England and Russia in recent years.
Friends said that when she broke her leg before a trip to Alaska a few years ago, she didn't think of cancelling, nor did it stop her from glacier climbing and white-water rafting.
In retirement, she became more active in church, serving as a lector and extraordinary minister of Holy Communion at daily Mass; she washed and ironed altar linens and altar server robes; and served in the baptism ministry – all until about two years ago when she started needing more assistance in her daily life.
More than being involved in formal parish ministries, she took part in every parish charity drive and helped neighbors organize their finances and fill out paperwork to be admitted into the same nursing home where she resided.
Agnes was preceded in death by her mother, Amelia Brentano, and her father, Anthony S. Hussy.
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