Helen Josephine Normoyle passed away peacefully at Hudson Valley Hospital on October 17, 2010 at age 82 after a long illness. Helen was the daughter of the late Michael and Josephine Normoyle and was born in the Bronx on March 1, 1928.

She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1945. She then moved with her parents to Peekskill, NY where she has resided since. She worked with New York Telephone and Pan American Airlines for a number of years prior to her joining the District Attorney’s Staff in Peekskill as a legal secretary in 1979 and from which she retired in 1992.

Prior to her sickness Helen had been active in various Church and Charitable organizations and was a parishioner of the Church of the Assumption in Peekskill. In the last years of her sickness she lived at the Drumhill Senior Living Community in Peekskill. Helen was proud of her Irish heritage and had visited County Clare, Ireland on a number of occasions. She is survived by her cousin Jimmy Normoyle and his wife Anne as well as many other cousins. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, October 20th at the Church of the Assumption, 131 Union Avenue, Peekskill at 10:00AM with burial following at St. Raymond’s Cemetery, Bronx, NY. Calling hours will be at the Joseph F. Nardone Funeral Home, 414 Washington St., Peekskill, NY on Tuesday October, 19th from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm.

Frances “Fran” (Gomez) Owens of Hopewell Junction, NY; formerly of Peekskill passed away on November 29, 2010. Fran was surrounded by her loving family. She was 58 years old. Mrs. Owens was a retired (1998) Police Lieutenant for the City of Peekskill and a retired Lieutenant of the Army Reserves.

She was born on November 19, 1952 in Peekskill, NY to Francis (Frank) and Alfreda Williams Gomez. Fran attended the Assumption School and graduated from Peekskill High School in 1970. On September 17, 1983 she married Richard Owens in Peekskill.  Fran loved horseshoes, skiing and was a die-hard Mets fan. She was a devoted wife, mom, sister and daughter.

Fran is survived by her loving husband Richard “Rich” Owens of Hopewell Junction and her devoted son Robert Owens, a college student. Nine brothers and sisters; Kenneth (Sandy) Gomez, Nancy (Rob) Homyak, Judith Gomez, Marian ( Richard) Budnar, Larry (Karen) Gomez, Loretta (Kevin) Haley, Joseph (Ivana) Gomez, Barbara (Jeff) Childress, and Janis Mary (Martin) Anderson. Also survived by, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins; twelve nieces, nine nephews; and four great nephews. Predeceased by, her parents and a sister Patricia Gomez.

Visitation is Wednesday, December 1st, 7-9pm and Thursday, December 2nd, 2-4 & 7-9pm at the JOSEPH F. NARDONE FUNERAL HOME, Peekskill, NY. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, December 3rd, 10AM at the Assumption church. Interment will follow at Assumption Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations in her memory can be made to the Charcot-Marie
Tooth Association. (www.cmtausa.org/kensride)

I knew Franny mostly as a little girl in this amazing family, The Gomez Family. Her Dad and I worked together at New York Bell Telephone Co. on Brown Street in Peeksill, but we knew each other from Highland Park where both of our families lived. Over the years, both my brother and sister would relay information about folks we all knew, and my brother, Bobby, told me when Franny made it as a police officer and about her promotion to Lieutenant. I also knew her sisters Patty, Nancy, Judy, and brothers Kenny and Larry. The others were still little when I moved out of New York State. They had the best MOM and DAD; and as I said they are an amazing family. I will keep them in my prayers and send all my love.

Patricia (Reynolds) Lange