Archives for March 2013

Mae Canas (nee Mincieli), 92, of Toms River, formerly of Norwood, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2013.  Beloved wife of the late Edward.  Cherished mother of Robert and his wife Maura of Norwood and Theresa Cozzupoli of Toms River.  Adored grandmother of Salvatore, Mark and Erica.  Dearest sister of Rose, Dorothy
and the late Nicholas, Pauline and Victor.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday 11:00 AM at Immaculate Conception RC Church, Norwood with interment to follow at Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, NY.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Compassionate Care Hospice, 21-00 Route 208 South, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410, would be greatly appreciated.

Vera C. Pace (nee DiMassa), 93, of Englewood Cliffs, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013.  Beloved wife of the late Frank Anthony Pace.  Devoted mother of Robert Pace and his wife Mary of Hackettstown, Ann Marie Pace-Troyano and her husband Lawrence of Harrington Park and Thomas Pace and his wife Cindy of Montvale.  Adored grandmother of Lisa Ascolese and her husband Patrick, Andrew Troyano, Collette Troyano, Brian Pace, Alexandra Pace and Natalie Pace.  Predeceased by two brothers and two sisters.

Before retiring, Vera was a communications engineer for AT&T in NYC for many years as well as Prentice Hall in Englewood Cliffs.

The family will receive friends Friday 5-8 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale, NJ  07647.  A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 11:00 AM, Monday, April 1, 2013 at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Englewood Cliffs P.B.A., 10 Kahn Terrace, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632, in Frank and Vera’s memory would be greatly appreciated.

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Ralph E. Gaudio, 65, of Haworth and Creekill, passed away on Friday, March 15,  2013.  Loving father of Anthony Gaudio of Valley Cottage, NY and Nicholas Gaudio of Nyack, NY.  Dear brother of Mary Venditti of Old Tappan and Anne Pedone of Mahwah.  Cherished companion of Stella Iacchiarino of New Rochelle, NY.

Ralph was a history and military buff who enjoyed learning about the Civil War.  He had been a member of the Haworth Auxiliary Police Department.

Visiting hours are Tuesday 6-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale. A Funeral Service will be held at Wednesday at 9:30 AM with interment to follow at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org would be greatly appreciated.

George F. Scolaro, 80, of Orangeburg, formerly of the Bronx,passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.  Beloved husband of Maria (nee Gambino).  Cherished father of Christopher and his wife Lisa of Garnerville, Lauren Phillips and her husband Brian of Tuxedo and Jean Marie Scolaro of Congers.  Adored grandfather of Isabella, Ava, Christina, Davis and Peyton.  Dearest brother of Helen, Deanna and the late Mary, Vivian and Frances.

George was a US Army veteran of the Korean War.  Before retiring he was a data processing manager for the Salvation Army in West Nyack.  George was a parishioner of St. Catharine’s Church and a member of the Order of the Sons of Italy Lodge 2176, both in Blauvelt.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday 10:00 AM at St. Catharine’s RC Church, Blauvelt with interment to follow at Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill.  Visiting hours are Saturday 3-5 PM and Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale, NJ (845-359-2323).

Memorial donations to the Sons of Italy Scholarship Fund, 46 Van Wyck Rd., Baluvelt, NY 10913 in George’s memory would be greatly appreciated.

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Patricia Appel, 69, a resident of Spectrum For Living in Closter, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2013.  Beloved sister of William Appel and his wife Paula.  Also survived by her dear friends from Spectrum.

A Funeral Service will be held Thursday 11 Am at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale with interment to follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, Hackensack.

Dennis M. Kelly, 64, of Northvale, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2013.  Beloved husband of Christine (nee Mirenda).  Devoted father of Nicole D. Kelly of Weehawken and Matthew F. Kelly and his wife Dana of Hoboken.  Dearest brother and brother-in-law of James P. and Dee Kelly of MO, Kathleen and Leo Collins of Rochelle Park, Patricia and Joseph Rella of Brick, NJ, Kevin and Alice Kelly of East Aurora, NY, Marianne and Glenn Carter of West Milford, NJ, Barbara Dwyer of Rochelle Park and Gail and Richard Nachbaur of White House Station, NJ.  Loving uncle of many nieces and nephews.  Dennis will also be dearly missed by his beloved grand-dog, Cody.

Dennis was an avid golfer who was a member at White Beeches Country Club in Haworth.  He devoted many years to the children of Northvale by coaching the various sports his children participated in as well as volunteering his time with the Recreation Committee.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday 11:00 AM at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale with interment to follow at George Washington Memorial Park,  Paramus.  Visiting hours are Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund at www.sandynjrelieffund.org in Dennis’ memory.