Archives for February 2013

Josephine Perusini (nee Krieg), 102, of Norwood, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 20, 2013.  Loving wife of the late Charles Reinecke and the late Everest Perusini.  Devoted mother of the late Trudy Carpanini and the late Moritz Reinecke.  Survived by her son-in-law Anthony Carpanini of Norwood.  Cherished grandmother of Mark and Barbara Carpanini of Lakeland, FL, Alan and Ellie Carpanini of New Windsor, NY, Sandra (Cookie) and Joseph DeSevo of Stockton, NJ, Russell and Pam Carpanini of Northvale, Mary and Michael Mazzie of Park Ridge and Evan and Melissa Reinecke of Fairlawn.  Also survived by 13 great-grandchildren.

Josephine was a quality control supervisor for the Norwood Knitting Mill for many years .  She was an active member of the Northvale Golden Agers and McGuire Senior Center and belonged to the Degree of Pocahontas of the Half Moon Tribe 283 in Northvale.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday 10:00 AM at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale with interment to follow at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, NY.  Visiting hours are Sunday 1-4 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale.

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Angeline D’Angelo, of Northvale, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013.  Beloved wife of the late Frank.  Loving mother of Dan and his wife Kathy and Tonie Ann.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday 9:30 AM at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale with entombment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY.  Visiting hours are Monday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale.

Margaret Mary Marchiarullo (nee Walko), 83, of Closter, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013.  Beloved wife of the late Angelo.  Devoted mother of Michael and
his wife Angela of Florham Park and Margaret M. Desmond and her husband Timothy of Peachtree Corners, GA.  Adored grandmother of Daniel and his wife Cheryl, Steven, Shannon and Timothy.  Dearest sister of John Walko of Northvale.  Loving aunt of Janice, Marianne, John and their families.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday 10:00 AM at St. Mary’s RC Church, Closter with interment to follow at Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, NY.  Visiting hours are Monday 7-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale.

Memorial donations to the Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps., 72 Ruckman Rd., Closter, NJ 07624, would be greatly appreciated.

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Richard J. Oates, 65, of New Milford, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013.  Loving father of Katie Velazquez and her husband Hugo of New Milford and Robin Oates of West Nyack, NY.  Cherished grandfather of Alex and Ellie.  Rich was a retired conservation officer for the NJ State Fish and Game.  In 1976 he
was the captain of the New Milford Ambulance Corps.  Upon retirement he  was a drug and alcohol counselor for the Van Ost  Institute for Family Living in
Englewood and in 2006 was therapist of the year.  Rich was also a decorated counselor for Cop2Cop, an organization helping law enforcement officers and their families in times of need.  A memorial service will be held Sunday at 3:30 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale.  Visiting hours are from 3-5 PM.  In lieu of flowers, donations to Cop2 Cop would be greatly appreciated.

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Jose A Mancia, 47, of Northvale, on Monday, February 11, 2013.

Visiting hours are Wednesday 4 – 7 PM.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday 12 Noon at St. John the Baptist RC Church, Piermont, NY.  Interment will follow at Tappan Cemetery, Tappan, NY.

Viola Masterson (nee Envall), 94, of Sparkill, formerly of Monroe Twp., NJ, and Levittown, Long Island, passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2013.  Beloved wife of the late John.Devoted mother of Katherine Mazzella and her husband Ted of Tappan and John Masterson and his wife Patricia of Levittown.  Adored grandmother of John and Debbie Masterson, Laura and Tom McKeown, Leonard and Stephanie Mazzella, Edward and Laura Mazzella, Patricia and James English and Linda and John English.Cherished great-grandmother of Kylie, Morgan, Christina, Courtney, Nicholas, Allison, James, Sean, Haley and Lauryn.Dearest sister of Albert O’Hagen.

Viola was an accomplished artist who enjoyed a lifelong love of oil painting and Scherenschnitte – the German art of papercutting.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday 10:00 AM at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart RC Church, Tappan.  Visiting hours are Tuesday 6-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Jewish Home at Rockleigh, 10 Link Drive, Rockleigh, NJ 07647, would be appreciated in thanks for the wonderful care Viola received while she was there for the past two years.

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Louise LaVecchia (Sacco), 95,passed away on Wednesday,February 6^th.

Born in Polla, Italy, on April 1, 1917. Her family immigrated to Harlem in 1920. Devoted wife to the late Donato LaVecchia. After living in the Bronx and Queens they became residents of Thorpe Village in Sparkill, NY in 1988.

Loving mother of Pat Matzel and her husband Arthur of Hillsdale, NJ and Dan Lavecchia and his wife Marietta of Old Tappan, NJ. Grandmother of Christine Verbraska, Dina Holloway, Maria Zaklin and Daniel LaVecchia.Cherished Great Grandmother of eight, Amanda, Evan, William, Christopher, Nicholas, Drew, Eli and Jasper all of whom brought great joy to her later years. She had five brothers and sisters and is survived by brother Frank Sacco of Greenwich, CT.

Louise worked as a seamstress in the garment district and often said she was a domestic engineer, cooking and taking care of her family and home. She loved good food, crafting, socializing, and really enjoyed it while she volunteered and participated at the Senior Center. She was loved by all that knew her and her good neighborliness, enthusiasm and smile will be missed.

Family will receive friends and family Sunday, February 10th, 2pm to 4pm and 7pm to 9pm at: Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale, NJ (201)767-3050

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, February 11th 10am at Sacred Heart Chapel, 175 Route 340, Sparkill, NY. Burial will follow at St. Anthony’s Cemetery, Nanuet, NY.

Since Louise was a 43 year breast cancer survivor, In lieu of flowers, donations in her name to the Avon Foundation would be greatly appreciated.Avon Foundation for Women, Attn: Donations, PO Box 1073,Rye, NY 10580 or http://info.avonfoundation.org/goto/louiselavecchia

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RoseFrederick (nee DiCola), 93, of Norwood, formerly of Northvale, passed away at her home on Monday, February 4, 2013.  Beloved wife of the late Ernest.  Devoted mother of Robert Ernest of Morristown, Thomas John of Gilbert, AZ, Susan Rose
Frederick-Vitale of Northvale and the late James Vincent Frederick.  Adored grandmother of Matthew.  Loving mother-in-law of Joyce, Steven and Debra.  Dearest sister of Theodora Contini and the late Vincent and Charles.  She will also be dearly missed by many nieces, nephews, family and friends.

During WWII Rose was a member of the USO.  After marrying her husband Ernie in May of 1947, she raised her four children in Northvale.  For many years she was a Cub
Scout den mother.  She later worked as a bookkeeper at Welles Manufacturing.  Rose was an active parishioner of St. Anthony’s RC Church and was a member of the Rosary Society.  She belonged to both the Norwood and Northvale Seniors Centers.
Rose was always up for a good time and enjoyed her trips to AC and her scratch-offs.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday 10:00 AM at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale with interment to follow at Ascension Cemetery, Airmont, NY.  Visiting hours are Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale.

Memorial donations to St. Anthony’s Church, 199 Walnut St., Northvale, NJ 07647 in Rose’s memory would be appreciated.

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Deborah A. Bodrato  (nee Corso), 58, of Northvale, formerly of Closter, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2013.  Beloved wife and best friend of Glenn R. Bodrato, Sr.  Cherished mother of Cherylyn Moriarty of New Milford, Jennifer Moriarty of Cranford and Kristen Leibowitz and her husband Marc of New Milford. Loving daughter of Anthony Corso and his wife Sally and daughter-in-law of Gertrude Bodrato of Norwood.  Predeceased by her mother Murial Warren, father-in-law Roger Bodrato, and brother-in-law Greg Bodrato.  Adored grandmother of Kayla, Kira, Hailey, Natalie and Nicoletta.  Dearest sister and sister-in-law of Ellen and Val Ricciardella, Janet McAndrews, Anthony and Mary Corso, Louis and Nana Corso, Cynthia and John Picinic, Lynn Britton, and Graham and Donna Bodrato.  Loving step-mother of Glenn  Bodrato, Jr., Robert Bodrato and Malissa Bodrato and her fiance Thomas Gaspari, Jr.  She will also be dearly missed by countless other relatives and friends.
Deborah was known for her love of gardening and reading as well as her beautiful and unique hair and nails.  She was fun, friendly, and easy-going and spent her free time mostly outdoors, with her granddaughters, or with her husband and friends golfing. She was an administrator for Chrysler Motor Corp. in Orangeburg, NY.  When she and Glenn could get away, they loved to spend time fishing on the lake at their home in Texas.
A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday 11:00 AM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale.  Visiting hours are Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Deborah’s name may be made to either the Lustgarten Foundation at www.lustgarten.org or the Carol G. Simon Cancer Care Center at www.atlantichealthcare.org/simon.