Mario J. Donato, a resident of Tappan for 54 years, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2020 at The Jewish Home Rehabilitation Center in Rockleigh, NJ with his wife of nearly 63 years at this side.   Mario was born on January 21, 1931 in the Bronx NY to Domenico and Josephine (Alessi) Donato where he attended DeWitt Clinton High School and City College.   After serving and being honorably discharged from the United States Marines during the Korean War, he married Sylvia Toriello on September 8, 1957 at Our Lady of Grace Church in the Bronx.  

Mario was a systems analyst at JP Morgan Chase Bank in Manhattan for 35 years.  He was an avid sports fan with a wealth of knowledge about his beloved NY Yankees and NY Giants.  He also enjoyed golfing, gardening and many happy times with his friends and family.  He was an active volunteer in the community which included coaching with the Tappan Little League, umpiring with the Rockland Softball Association, and preparing tax returns for the AARP.  Mario was a member of the Knights of Columbus Triune Counsel #2505 and a communicant at Our Lady of Sacred Heart Church in Tappan.

Mario is survived by his wife Sylvia at home in Tappan, his son Mario J. Donato, Jr. (Melissa) and daughter Stephanie Donato Gaba (Stephen), granddaughters Christine, Juliet and Mia, brother-in-law and sister-in -law Ernest and Patricia Cipollaro, sister-in-law Judee Toriello, and many nieces and nephews.

Visiting will be held from 4 pm to 8 pm at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale, NJ 07647 on Wednesday, July  29, 2020.  A Mass of Christian burial will held at 10:30 am at Our Lady of Sacred Heart Church, 120 Kings Highway, Tappan, NY 10983. Interment will follow at St. Anthony’s Cemetery, Nanuet, NY.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Mario’s memory may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org.

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Frances Garofalo (nee Arcury), 77, of Norwood, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Loving mother of Marianna Perry and her husband Benjamin of Oakland and Vincent and his wife Colleen of E. Brunswick. Adored grandmother of Melissa, Ryan, Jenna, Joseph, Sarah and Tyler. Dearest sister of Sadie Cannistra, Marie Violante and Dolores and Lawrence Bracco and sister-in-law of Frances D’Andrea.

Fran was self-employed for many years before retiring. She was a devoted parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church in Norwood and taught CCD for years. She also belonged to the Norwood/Northvale Women’s Club. Fran was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and will be fondly remembered by all who knew her.

Visiting hours are Tuesday 4-8 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 AM at Immaculate Conception Church with entombment to follow at Madonna Mausoleum, Fort Lee.

In lieu of flowers a donation to the Joseph  Garofalo U.C.E. Scholarship Fund, c/o Paul Clement, 985 Iris Lane, Baldwin Harbor, NY 11510.

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Joan Teresa Scaglione (nee Scimeca), 63, of Orangeburg, NY, formerly of Northvale, NJ passed away at home surrounded by her family on Friday, July 10, 2020. She is the beloved mother of Leah Pegram and her husband Jerry of Middletown, NJ and Kyra Holland and her husband Anthony of Middletown, NY. Precious daughter of Carmela Scimeca and her late husband Vincent. Adored grandmother of Luna, Enzo and Asher. Cherished sister of Mary Jahoda, Susan Yaiser and her husband Glenn and the late Lynn Mazzilli. As well as a loving relative and friend to many.

A memorial mass will be celebrated at 10 am on Friday, July 24, 2020 at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale, NJ with inurnment to follow at Garden of Memories, Washington Twp., NJ.

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James Vincent Di Gregorio, 58, of Norwood, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020. Beloved son of June and the late Vincent Di Gregorio. Dear brother of Joanne Smith and her husband Edward and Anita Di Gregorio. Loving uncle of three nephews and one niece. 

James had been a personal trainer at NY Sports Club in Westwood.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10 AM at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to help James’ mother, June during this difficult time.

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Gaetana Gaglioti (nee Tomas), 83, of Norwood, NJ, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, July 15, 2020.  Beloved wife of Saverio. Devoted mother of Pietro Gaglioti of Park Ridge, Carmela Gaglioti of Wyckoff and Enrico Gaglioti and his wife Danielle of Ridgewood. Proud grandmother of Nicholas, Luca, Jillian and Alexandra. Dearest sister of Annunziata, Antonino, Domenica and Carmela.

Gaetana was a parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church in Norwood for 47 years. She was a kind and gentle soul who was loved by many and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Funeral arrangements were private.

Those who wish may make donations in Gaetana’s memory to either:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, www.mskcc.org,

Please indicate gift is honor of Gaetana Gaglioti

or

St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital,

https://www.stjude.org/

ID #12082078

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Dorothy Edna Kovacs, aged 93 years, eight months and twenty-two days, died on July 10, 2020 after a brief illness.

Born October 18, 1926 to George W. Hunter and Mary Edna Eicher, the family moved from Mount Pleasant, PA to Ridgefield Park.

After her high school graduation at the age of 16, she worked in the secretarial pool at Camp Shanks in Orangetown, NY.  The Camp was the largest U.S. Army embarkation camp used during World War II.  It was here that she met her future husband, Ernest J. Kovacs. 

Living in Dumont, NJ Dorothy worked for a film studio in Fort Lee NJ and for Arnold Constables in Hackensack, NJ before leaving the work place to become a full-time mother and housewife.

Dorothy was very proud of her Scotch and German ancestral heritage, traveling back to Westmoreland County PA at the age of 90 to research the six Revolutionary War patriots her family had documented.

She is survived by her children – Gail and husband Kevin Felici, Michael and Barbara and husband Kenneth Phillips; her niece and husband Maureen and Michael Kaplan, along with many grand-animals.

Visitation at the Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale, NJ will be on Tuesday, July 14^th from 5 PM to 8 PM. The burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that well wishers pass on her kindness and good will to their families, friends and strangers alike.

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Madhu Sreepada, 76, of Northvale, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, July 4, 2020.  He was the loving husband of Sudha Sreepada for 51 years.   He was also the cherished father of Gangadhar and his wife Catherine, Suma and her husband Benjamin, and Sunila, as well as a grandfather to Summer, Kieran and Amara.

Madhu was born in the lush and verdant village of Gummaluru, located in southern India, the 7^th out of 9 children, to the late Gangadharam and the late Mahalakshmi Sreepada.  At an early age, he moved with his family to the city of Visakhapatnam, located on the coast of the Bay of Bengal in southern India.  While living in Visakhapatnam, by the time he was 15 years old, he completed high school, engendering a life-long passion for education.  By the time he was 19 years old, he had completed both a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Physics from Andhra University, also located in Visakhapatnam.  He later traveled to Bombay, as it was called at that time, to continue his studies at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.  While at IIT, he completed an additional Master’s Degree in Technology and, thereafter, continued at IIT as a lecturer for undergraduate courses for three years. 

Given the opportunity to continue his studies in the US, Madhu embarked on his next adventure, completing a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Rochester.  In 1974, after Madhu relocated to Little Ferry, NJ, Sudha joined Madhu in the US.  While working for Hewlett-Packard for several years, Madhu continued to further his studies by building expertise in the stock market, spending his weekends immersed in books on the topic at the public library.  In 1991, he retired from HP at the age of 47 to devote all of his time to his passion of investing, which he continued through his final days. 

More recently, over the past 15 years, he and Sudha fulfilled his dream of traveling the world, visiting the South Pacific, Australia, China, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Central America, but spent most of their time together in Florida.  He enjoyed beach living as well as beach walks and seeing the space shuttle launches from Cape Canaveral. 

More than anything else, Madhu treasured his time with his children and grandchildren.  Madhu passed peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family after a long battle with liver cancer.   Madhu was a great inspiration to all of his friends and family and will be sorely missed by all who knew him. 

A viewing will be held at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale, on Thursday, July 9, from 4-7pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Madhu’s memory may be made to the Englewood Hospital Foundation.

Paul Kleinlaut, 83, of Norwood, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on July 3, 2020. Beloved husband of 62 years of Martha Kleinlaut. Loving, proud father of Paula Frendel.  Adored, cherished Pop-Pop of Maxine Frendel and Myles Frendel. 

Paul was a Commercial Offset Pressmith for 40 years in New York City. In his early years, he proudly served in the New York National Guard. He was an avid saltwater fisherman who enjoyed many cruise vacations with his family. He was proud of his chess game, tomato garden, and love of dogs. He was a longtime member and volunteer of the Norwood Senior Citizens Club, and he enjoyed many wonderful trips with his club friends. 

A viewing will be held at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale on Monday, July 6 from 4-7pm. Mass will be held on Tuesday, July 7 at 10am at St. Anthony’s Parish in Northvale, with a funeral procession leading to Tappan Cemetery, Tappan, NY. 

Barbara Mockler (nee DiBlasio), 64, of Harrington Park, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Loving wife of Ronald C. Mockler. Cherished mother of Kristel-Lynn, Michelle and Robert. Dearest sister of Peter DiBlasio, Michael DiBlasio and his wife Debra and Anthony DiBlasio. Also survived by her beloved dog Lucky.Barbara was a devoted wife and mother who loved her husband and kids. Barbara loved entertaining her family and friends. She always knew how to make others laugh. Her smile was contagious and brightened up any room she entered. Visiting hours are Sunday 2-6 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale (201-767-3050). A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday, July 6, 2020 at 10 AM at Our Lady of Grace RC Church, Fairview with interment to follow at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.Those who wish may make donations in Barbara’s memory to the Old Tappan Volunteer Fire Department, 231 Old Tappan Rd., Old Tappan, NJ 07675.
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John J. Pinnisi, 92, of Saddle River, formerly of Norwood, passed away at home on Saturday, June 27, 2020. Beloved husband of Rafaela (nee Di Stefano). Loving father of Luciana Contiliano and her husband Roy of Bergenfield, Julia Moss and her husband Steven of Saddle River and John J, Jr. and his wife Candace of Gainesville, VA. Adored grandfather of Erica, Anthony and Dominic. Dearest brother of Frank and was predeceased by six brothers and sisters.

John was a proud US Army Veteran of WWII.  He was a pile driver for Raymond International for over 35 years before retiring.  He was a volunteer on the Norwood Fire Department and also enjoyed time spent with the Norwood Seniors.

Visiting hours will be Wednesday 4-7 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale (201-767-3050). A Funeral Service will be held Thursday 10 AM at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations in John’s memory may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children,

http://www.shinershospitalsforchildren.org/shc/donate

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