Jacqueline Catherine Cidlowski

June 30, 1932 - December 27, 2019

Jacqueline Catherine Cidlowski (87), of Smithtown, NY passed away on December 27, 2019. Born June 30, 1932 to Dorothy (Gabel) and Jacob Otterstedt, a Nassau County, NY police officer. Jackie attended Holy Name of Mary Catholic School in Valley Stream, NY and was the beloved wife of late WWII veteran and Purple Heart recipient, Victor Cidlowski, married May 17, 1952. Jackie was a preschool teacher, PTA President and Girl Scout Leader, and served as a Consolation minister and Eucharistic minister through St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Smithtown, NY. Jackie and Vic volunteered for the Veterans Administration’s Home Based Health Care Program. Jackie volunteered as a senior companion, receiving a Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award from the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. She was awarded the 2006 Volunteer Health Care Hero Award through the Federation of Organizations. Jackie is survived by her daughter, Theresa Frances Arroyo, granddaughters Victoria Adelina Arroyo and Alexandra Jacqueline Arroyo, siblings Joseph Otterstedt, his wife Jayne, Richard Otterstedt, his wife Ruth Anne, Fran Otterstedt McCabe, her husband Patrick and all their children and grandchildren. In Lieu of Flowers Donations May Be Made In Jacqueline's Memory To: St. Judes Children's Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105