Obituary of Cathleen Luna
Cathleen Luna (nee Hanley), 74, passed away in Rochester, NY on September 10, 2025. She was born on March 6, 1951, in Brooklyn, NY to John J. (Jack) Hanley, Jr. and Janice Dames (nee Scheingold).
Cathleen is survived by her husband of 55 years, Paul, her six children, Christopher (Antoinette), Daniel (Patricia), Jason (Mary), Gregory (Debra), Debra (Richard), and Victoria (Thomas), nine adoring grandchildren: Daniel, Kaitlin, Angelo, Cameron, Samantha, Coraline, Eliana, Abram, and Roman, many beloved nieces and nephews, including Christine Castellano and Nicole Ericksen, and her sister Dolores (Dames) Vislocky. She was preceded in death by her best friend Ann, sister Christine Handras, and her grandfather, John J. Hanley, Sr. who was her guardian angel who helped to raise her, as well as several beloved dogs.
Cathleen graduated from New Hyde Park Memorial High School in 1968. Cathleen married Paul Luna on November 8, 1969. Cathleen spent much of her adult life raising six kids on Long Island while working various administrative and bookkeeping jobs at places such as Longwood Middle School, First Presbyterian Church in Wantagh, NY, and the Jewish Community Center in Plainview, NY. Once retired, she lived in Florida for 15 years, spent much of her time with her husband and grandchildren, before returning to New York State, to Rochester to be close to family.
Mom always said the greatest gift she gave us siblings was each other. Thank you, Mom, for all the love, care, generosity, and wisdom you have blessed us with through our lives. Thank you for all the stories, and the important reminder that we should never forget where or who we came from. Thank you for giving us life and each other so we are never alone and have the strongest support system anyone could ask for. Your love is imprinted on our hearts forever and lives on through your children and grandchildren. You will never be forgotten and will be missed until we meet again.
Thank you to all the staff at Strong Memorial Hospital and the Wilmot Cancer Center for their care of our mother in her final month.
Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, September 16, from 4pm-7pm, at Falvo Funeral Home, 1295 Fairport Nine MilePoint Road, Webster, NY 14580, and a funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 17, at 11am, at Falvo Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery and Mausoleum in Penfield, NY. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Ronald McDonald House Charities.
“If I could make days last forever / If words could make wishes come true / I'd save every day like a treasure and then / Again, I would spend them with you.”- Jim Croce
