Ann Marie was born on December 17, 1940 in the Bronx, New York. She was the third of five

children born to Esther and Thomas Waldron. She grew up in a home filled with Irish music with

a devotion to the Catholic Church. After Ann Marie graduated from Saint Pius Commercial High

School in 1958, she felt called to religious life and entered the order of the Sisters of Saint

Dominic in Blauvelt, New York in 1960. During this time, she graduated from Dominican College

of Blauvelt with a BS in Education in 1966. In 1967, Ann Marie felt called by God to leave

religious life, and she pursued the vocation of becoming a Catholic school teacher. She lived

and worked in the Bronx, and she earned her Master's of Education from Manhattan College in

1973. The following year, she met Henry Dong, and they were married on November 1, 1975.

They subsequently moved to Montvale, NJ to raise their two children, Jonathan and Danielle,

who were born in 1976 and 1977.

Ann Marie continued to work as a teacher with a specialization in reading/language arts at Saint

Ann School in Nyack, NY and Saint Margaret School in Pearl River, NY. Ann Marie was a

lifelong learner and voracious reader. With the help of her husband and children, she learned to

love the New York Giants and New York Yankees. In 2009, with the arrival of the first of four

grandchildren, Ellie, Brendan, Madison, and Connor, she became Nannie, her most cherished

role. Ann Marie radiated light and love toward everyone, but the joy she took from her

grandchildren was truly special. Even when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in her

later years, the love she brought to the world was never diminished. She moved to Brookline,

MA in 2017 to be closer to her daughter. On October 22, 2022, she died peacefully in her sleep.

Ann Marie will be remembered as a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, and Nannie,

and she will be missed by everyone who had the privilege to love her.

Ann Marie was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Dong; sister, Catherine Waldron

Meyer and brother-in-law Alfred Meyer; and brother James Waldron. She is survived by her son,

Jonathan Dong, his wife Katherine Porter, and their children Madison Elizabeth and Connor

Henry; her daughter Danielle Dong, her husband Phillip Haberkern, and their children Ellie

Maria and Brendan Conrad; brother Patrick Waldron and his wife, Judy; sister-in-law, Noreen

Waldron; brother Marty Waldron; as well as her nieces, nephews and their children in the

Waldron, Meyer, Dong, and Ho families.

A funeral service will be held at All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA on

Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 11:00, with a reception to be held at the home of Phil and

Danielle immediately after. All in attendance are welcome.

The family is planning to hold a celebration of Ann Marie's life and to inter her ashes at Maryrest

Cemetery in Mahwah, NJ on Saturday, December 17, 2022.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in Ann Marie's name to the Sisters of Saint

Domenic in Blauvelt, New York: https://www.opblauvelt.org/memorial-gifts; or Good Shepherd

Community Hospice Care: https://gscommunitycare.org/Donate.