Obituaries
Catherine (Monari) Gentile, 91, Was President of Somerville Hospital School Class
Services set for Tuesday at St. Bernard Church.
Catherine "Kay" (Monari) Gentile died Jan. 3 at home. Mrs. Gentile was born in Somerville and resided there before moving to Bridgewater in 1997.
A graduate of Somerville Hospital School of Nursing, Kay was their salutatorian and president of the graduating class of 1945. She went onto work at the now Somerset Medical Center as an operating room nurse.
Mrs. Gentile was a former stewardess for American Airlines. Her memberships included the Red Cross and St. Bernard Church in Bridgewater.
Her husband, Dr. Ernest Gentile, predeceased her in 2002 after 57 years of marriage. Also her children Richard (Dickie) and Jacqueline (Jackie) and siblings Edward Monari, Sandy Mundy and Maisy Bertram predeceased her.
Surviving are her son Thomas Gentile, her granddaughter Jessica, and siblings Helen Gulick and Dr. Jay Monari.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. on Tuesday, at the St. Bernard Church, 500 Highway Route 22 (Eastbound), Bridgewater. Entombment to follow at St. Bernard Mausoleum.
Visiting will begin 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning at the Cusick Funeral Home, Somerville prior to Mass.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Bernard Church, 500 Highway Route 22, Bridgewater, NJ 08807.
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