A funeral mass was held June 11 at Our Lady of Grace Church for Audrey Jones Calligy, 90, of Hoboken. She died June 6. Born in Union City, Audrey spent 87 years living in Hoboken. In 1953, she married Thomas P. Calligy and by 1970, they were the parents of 10 children. Audrey graduated from Seton Hall University and received her Master’s Degree from St. Peter’s College. In 1975, just as her youngest child was starting kindergarten, Audrey was called in as a short-term substitute teacher in Our Lady of Grace School. However, she continued teaching there for the next 20 years. Despite the demands of raising a large family, Audrey always found time to volunteer. Her many contributions to the Hoboken community and Our Lady of Grace Church include teaching CCD classes, collecting baby items for layette donations, distributing food baskets at Thanksgiving, serving as a Eucharistic Minister, volunteering at bingo games, serving as a member and president of the Mothers’ Guild and working with the National Council of Catholic Women, where she also served as president.
Audrey is survived by her ten children: John, Mary, Jane, Nancy, Gerard, Carol, Eileen, Brian, Cathleen, Pat and spouses OckKyung Lee, Gregory Stewart, Lisa DeMarco, Richard Carbonaro, Thomas Foley, Catherine Calligy, Jerard Gonzalez, and Elaine Calligy. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Geraldine Calligy. Audrey was the proud grandmother of 22 and great-grandmother of 5. A special thank you to Aurelia for her extraordinary care and kindness. Audrey was predeceased by Thomas P. Calligy, her husband of 60 years, her parents, Annabelle and John Jones, her brother John Jones, Jr., and her sister Jacquelyn as well as her sons-in-law Donald Carrie and Roger Schechter. at 10:45am. Interment to follow at Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City.
Services arranged by the the Earl F. Bosworth Funeral Home, Hoboken.
