Once her children grew up and moved out she was left on her own in Brooklyn where she continued to live her usual day to day life. However as she grew older she could no longer fend for herself properly and ended up having 2 separate strokes.

To better take care of her, she was moved to Needham where her children could better take care of her. She lived in the condo living area in front of High Rock Middle School where she would stay for the last few years of her life. On September 16th 2011, she passed away.