Obituary of Anne M. Previdi

Anne M. Previdi of Williston Park passed away at 75 years of age (born 8/8/48) on December 19, 2023.
Anne was the devoted wife of Joseph for 54 years. She is survived by her three daughters, Kim
Matthews, Karen DaRocha (Rob) and Kristie Hoyes. She was the loving grandmother of Sean, Paige,
Hunter, Devin, Caleb, Hope and Mason and great-grandmother to Saige and Bee. Anne is also survived
by her siblings, MaryLouise Cribbin, Gerard Tollefsen Sr. and wife/sister-in-law Jayne, Andrew Tollefsen,
Karen DiGiacomo, and Eric Tollefsen. She was preceded in death by her older brothers George Tollefsen
Jr., and John Tollefsen. Anne was aunt of many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and great-
great grand nieces and nephews.

Anne was born in Brooklyn, New York to the late George Tollefsen, Sr. and late Alvena Tollefsen (Gunn).
She was raised in Bayside, New York. She attended Blessed Sacrament Grammar School and Dominican
Commercial High School. Anne worked as a legal secretary for most of her career.

She loved nothing more than watching her grandchildren as well as seeing them play sports. She
volunteered to teach religion at Saint Aidan’s Parish as well as coached swim (CYO and Holy Trinity HS)
and CYO soccer teams. She loved to play golf, travel, shop, bake and suntanning at the beach. She was
incredibly crafty and creative.

Anne was a selfless and generous person who always put others ahead of herself. She lived each day to
the fullest and had a special talent of making everyone feel loved and important. Always in our hearts
she will be forever missed but never forgotten.