Veronica “Ronnie” Matovcik, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family in Laurel on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at the age of 74 after a brave two-year battle with cholangiocarcinoma.

Born on Nov. 19, 1951, in Brooklyn, Ronnie attended St. Agatha’s Elementary School and later graduated from Fontbonne Hall Academy in Bay Ridge.

On June 23, 1974, in Our Lady of Częstochowa Church in Brooklyn, she married the love of her life, Gerard “Jerry” Matovcik. Together they built a home in Rocky Point, N.Y., centered around their two beloved children, Heather and Melissa.

Before marriage, Ronnie worked as an auditor in the international division of Citibank in Manhattan. As she was raising her daughters, she worked for a time in office administration and later, fulfilling a dream, she graduated college with an associates degree in nursing. Ronnie was an active member of St. Anthony’s Church in Rocky Point, creating and teaching faith formation classes for children, serving on the liturgy committee, the RCIA, and as a eucharistic minister to the sick and homebound.

Over the years, Ronnie enjoyed spending time in NYC, Boston, Philly and D.C., frequently traveling and meeting with friends and family to visit art museums, her favorites included the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Frick, and The Barnes.

Ronnie enjoyed Sundays at St. Patrick’s Parish in Southold. She faithfully prayed for her friends, family and fellow parishioners and was deeply grateful for their prayers throughout her illness. She was especially thankful to Father Abraham for providing her with the Anointing of the Sick and Viaticum.

Loving her family with all her heart is Ronnie’s lasting legacy. She is survived by her husband Jerry; children Heather (Jay) and Melissa; Greg (Laura) and by her adored grandchildren, Juliet Renee and Violet Veronica, and Kenneth Gerard and Nolan Thomas.

The family will remember Ronnie’s life with a service at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck on Monday, Aug. 3, from 4 to 7 p.m. with mass scheduled at St. Patrick’s in Southold for Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 11 a.m. followed by burial in St. Patrick’s Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, friends and family may honor her memory with a donation to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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