Diane Januszewski

Diane Januszewski, age 87, of Rockville Centre on Friday, October 21, 2022.

DIANE WAS BORN 3/8/35 IN HOBOKEN, NJ AS DIANE DESAPIO. SHE WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND FRANK JANUSZEWSKI WHO SHE MET AS ONE OF THE FIRST FEMALE CLASSES AT SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE WHEN THEY WERE STUDENTS THERE. THEY WERE HAPPILY MARRIED FOR 61 YEARS.

AFTER HER CHILDREN BEGAN SCHOOL, DIANE DEVOTEDLY TAUGHT AND COACHED AT LYNBROOK HIGH SCHOOL FOR 22 YEARS. SHE WAS A LIFETIME MENTOR TO HER CHILDREN, THEIR FRIENDS AND MANY OF HER STUDENTS.

SHE WAS ALSO PREDECEASED BY HER PARENTS FRED AND ROSE DESAPIO, BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW FRED AND MARGIE DESAPIO, SISTER AND BROTHER IN LAW CLAIR AND JACK GESUALDI, AND SISTER CAMILLE DESAPIO.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW GERARD AND TONI DESAPIO, SISTER AND BROTHER IN LAW SIMONE AND LARRY JORDAN, AS WELL AS MANY BELOVED NIECES AND NEPHEWS.

SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HER FIVE CHILDREN: BONNIE YTUARTE, JERRY (CHRISTINE) JANUSZEWSKI, CHRISTINE (JAMES) PITCHFORD, FRANKIE (YVETTE) JANUSZEWSKI, AND JILL (KENNY) KROL.

GRANDCHILDREN JACKIE (JUSTIN) NOONAN, ANTHONY (LAURA) RUVO, CAROLINE RUVO, CRYSTAL VAZQUEZ, SAM (RACHEL) YTUARTE, TESS (BOBBY) YTUARTE, ANNA (JULIO) HERNANDEZ-KROL, MADELINE KROL, & JANE (WILL) KROL AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN FRANKIE, JAMESON, MICHAEL, AMALIA, JALEXA, JIO, MILA, ISABEL, & BABY HERNANDEZ-KROL DUE 12/24/22.

SHE WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMA, AUNT AND FRIEND WHO SHOWED KINDNESS AND ACCEPTANCE TO ALL. SHE WAS TRULY A UNIQUE GEM WHO WILL BE MISSED BY ALL.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held 11:00 am on Thursday, October 27th at St. Agnes RC Cathedral, Quealy Pl, Rockville Centre, NY. Burial will be in Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton on Thursday, October 27th at 1pm.

Calling hours will be Tuesday, October 25th from 7-9pm and Wednesday, October 26th from 2-4 & 7-9pm at Towers Funeral Home Inc., 2681 Long Beach Rd, Oceanside, NY.