Arline Rita Cavanaugh

Cavanaugh, Arline Rita, formerly of Mineola, born May 4, 1922 in Bronx, NY to Margaret and Herbert Robilliard, died December 3, 2022 at the age of 100. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Philip Cavanaugh, devoted mother of the late Mary Cavanaugh, Jeanne Carroll (Jerome) and Margaret Smith (William). Loving Gram to Patricia Bigotti (Kris Citarella) and Steven Winkelmeyer (Jennifer), beloved Grandma to Jamie Frisk (Justin), Jonathan (Marisol) and Jennifer Carroll (Peter Bissell), cherished Gramster to Katie (Jordan Liv), Zachariah (Stephanie) and Molly (Taylor) Smith, special “Grape Grandma” to Erin Bigotti, and “Big Grandma” to Kristopher and Leah Citarella, Henry and Kellen Winkelmeyer, Jude Frisk and Veda and James Smith. Dear sister to the following deceased siblings and their spouses: Margaret Garcia (Robert), William (Hazel), Robert (survived by Ellen), Richard and Jeannette Robilliard. Much loved aunt of the Raad, Johnson, Cavanaugh, Garcia, Robilliard and Smith families.

Arline and Joe were active parishioners in Corpus Christi RC Church, both serving as Eucharistic Ministers in the church and at Winthrop University Hospital for many years. Arline was a member of the Catholic Daughters and Rosary Altar Society for over 60 years. Upon her retirement as Administrative Assistant to the Dean of the Education Department of Adelphi University in 1994 (at the age of 72), she became active in Mineola's Golden Age Club, Leisure Club, AARP and the Auxiliary of the American Legion. She took up painting as a result of a class offered through the Golden Age Club at the age of 88. She also learned Mahjong from the enthusiastic members of the Chinese Club of North Hempstead and was an avid player for many years.

Arline and Joe planned on visiting as many Marian shrines throughout the world as possible when they retired. They succeeded in offering prayers of Thanksgiving to the Lord and His Blessed Mother at Medjugorje, Lourdes, La Salette, Fatima, Guadalupe, Our Lady of Knock, Nevers, Notre Dame in Paris and Montreal, St. Anne de Beaupre, Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Our Lady’s Shrines in Oregon, New Mexico and Colorado.

Family was all-important to Arline and she served as the true matriarch to her large extended family, enriching our lives with her boundless faith and enthusiasm for life. She will be sorely missed.

Viewings will be held on Thursday, December 8 at 2:00 - 4:00 PM and 7:00 - 9:00 PM at Cassidy Funeral Home 156 Willis Avenue, Mineola and Funeral Mass will be held Friday, December 9 at 10:30 AM at Corpus Christi RC Church. Interment at Calverton National Cemetery

Donations to Arline’s favorite charity, St Francis Breadline 144 West 32nd Street NY, 10001 ( https://stfrancisbreadline.org/ ) which feeds hundreds daily, would be most appreciated.