Jennifer Gabriella Howard of Rockland County, NY passed away at home after a brief illness on Friday, September 6, 2024. Jennifer was born and raised in Rockland and attended Tappan Zee High School. She graduated from Dominican College and obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing and received her master’s degree from Long Island University in Hospital Administration. She was currently employed at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Connecticut as a Case Manager and throughout her career worked at Nyack Hospital and Dobbs Ferry Hospital NY and US Healthcare. She was very accomplished in her field and always set the highest standards for herself and those in her care.
Jennifer valued her family and friends so deeply and her friendships go back to kindergarten. She was a very loyal friend to all who knew her. She will be dearly missed by her beloved sister Judieann Howard Pereira and Brother-In-Law Mark J. Pereira. She was the very proud Aunt of beloved niece, Lindsay Pereira Guthier (Justin) and their children, Declan, Niall, Maeve and Rosaleen; beloved nephews Travis A. Pereira, James D. Howard and Cory R. Howard and his daughter Madison, and sister-in-law Leslie Howard. She is predeceased by her parents Aaron A. Howard and Elena F. Howard; her brother Andrew J. Howard and sister Elena M. Howard. She adored spending time with her cousins and friends.
The family will receive her friends and family on Friday, September 20, 2024 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale, NJ 07647. A memorial service will follow at 12:30 PM. A private burial has been planned.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to either Susan G. Komen Foundation, www.komen.org or St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org in Jennifer’s memory.