Norma Wellbank

   Norma Wellbank (nee Maccucci), 90, of Rockleigh, formerly of Ridgefield, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2011.  Beloved wife of the late John J. Wellbank.  Devoted mother of Patrick and his wife Arlene of Rockleigh, Lawrence of Dumont, Marsha Corcoran and her husband Robert of New Windsor, NY and Janis Jones of Towaco.  Adored grandmother of Wayne, Sharon, Cathleen, Janice and David.  Cherished great-grandmother of five.

   Mrs. Wellbank was a member of the Tappan Homemakers, the James F. McGuire Senior Center in Northvale and the Widow and Widowers of Northern Valley.

   A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Saturday 10:00 AM at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale.

   Contributions may be made to the Northvale Volunteer Ambulance Corps., 196  Firenze Street, Northvale, NJ 07647 in Norma’s memory.

   Arangements by the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale (pizzifuneralhome.com).

Susan Corsie Bauer

   Susan Bauer (nee Corsie), 59, of Cresskill, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2011.  Loving mother of Raymond and his wife Christina of Hackensack.  Beloved daughter of Althea Corsie and the late Richard, Sr. of Northvale.  Adored grandmother of her only granddaughter Arianna.  Dearest sister and sister-in-law of Richard Corsie Jr. of Northvale, Michael and Pam Corsie of ME, Mary Ellen and Doug Harris of WA, James and Lynn Corsie of Stony Point, NY, Kathleen and Frank Paccione of Highland Lakes, Therese and Robert Vaglio of Garnerville, NY and Thomas Corsie of Princeton.  Also survived by thirteen nieces and nephews.  Predeceased by her nephew Bruce Luzzi and sister-in-law Pat Corsie.

   Susan was a member of the National MS Society NJ Chapter.  She was active at the Chapel at Bergen Regional Med Ctr and prior to that was a parishioner of St. Therese RC Church, Cresskill.  She had been a student at Bergen Community College.

   Susan lives in the hearts of those who loved her and will be missed by many.

   A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Tuesday 10:30 AM at St. Therese RC Church, Cresskill with interment to follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Tenafly.  Arrangements by the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale (pizzifuneralhome.com).

   In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the National MS Society NJ Chapter at www.njbnmss.org in Susan’s memory.

John W. Straub

   John W. Straub, 58, of Norwood, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2011.  Loving son of Muriel of Norwood and the late Arthur.  Dear brother of Arthur Jr. and his wife Charlene of Piermont, NY and Stanley of Norwood.  Beloved uncle of Suzanne, Kurt, John and Ashley and great-uncle of two nieces and one nephew. 

   A Funeral Service will be held Friday 10:00 AM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale with interment to follow at Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, NY.  Visiting hours are Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 PM.

   Those who wish may make donations in John’s memory to the charity of their choice.

Fioravanti “Fonti” Piazza

   Fioravanti “Fonti” Piazza, 90, of Northvale, passed away at home on Sunday, November 6, 2011.  Beloved husband of Pauline (nee Russo).  Loving father and father-in-law of Robert and Monica of FL, Tim and Mary of GA, Paulette Scatassa and Joe of New City, NY, Ronald and Joyce of TN, Christopher and Cheryl of CA, Gerard and Tammy of CA and Daniel of MI.  Cherished grandfather of 19 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.  Dearest brother of John and his wife Marie of Northvale.

   Mr. Piazza was a WWII Air Force veteran.  He was a devoted parishioner and choir member of St. Anthony’s RC Church and was a member of the Northvale Senior Center and the Golden Agers.

   A Funeral  Mass will be celebrated Saturday 9:30 AM at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale with interment to follow at Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, NY.  Visiting hours are Friday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale (www.pizzifuneralhome.com).

Joseph Stimpfle

   Joseph Stimpfle,  73, of Rockleigh, formerly of Rutherford, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2011.  Predeceased by his loving parents John and Frances.  Dearest brother of Jeanette DiGerolamo of Hillsborough and John and his wife Eileen of Northvale.  Cherished uncle of four nephews, three nieces and ten great nieces and nephews.  He will also be dearly missed by all his friends at Bergen County Health Care.

   Before retiring, Mr. Stimpfle was a printer for Amalgamated Lithopgraphers in Brooklyn.

   A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday 9:30 AM at the St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale with interment to follow at St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY.  Visiting hours are Friday 7-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale (pizzifuneralhome.com).

Susanne Schou Carroll

Susanne Schou Carroll nee Sorensen (Susse) of Tappan, NY passed on into eternal life surrounded by her loving family and friends on October 31, 2011.  She was born in Arhus, Denmark on January 24, 1958 to Anna Marie Sorensen and Karl Robert Sorensen. On April 11, 1976, she met the love of her life, John Gerard Carroll whom she married on January 7, 1978. After to moving to Tappan in 1983, they started their family with the birth of their daughter Anne Marie Carroll on August 16, 1984.  She then had her first son Gerard Ronan (Roddy) Carroll on February 26, 1988 and then gave birth to Dennis John Carroll on June 15, 1993.  She was a graduate of the Vejle Handlesskole Business College of Vejle, Denmark. Besides giving birth to her children, one of the proudest days of her life was when she became an American Citizen on March 5, 1982.  She is survived by her husband John, her children Anne Marie, Gerard and Dennis; her mother Anna Marie Sorensen of Vejle, Denmark; her sisters Birthe Pedersen of Vejle, Denmark and Lotte Axelsen of Ribe, Denmark; her nieces and nephews in Denmark Anja Axelsen, Mads Pedersen and Mikkle Pedersen. She was a Customer Service representative of Volvo of America before starting her family and also worked as a waitress at Sullivan’s Tappan Inn for many years. She enjoyed entertaining her family and friends, her Danish Holiday traditions, cooking and the multitude of activities that her children were involved in. She loved to travel and meet new people. The family encourages that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the American Cancer Society (www.acs.org) in her name for the battle against lung cancer. The family will receive friends at Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale (pizzifuneralhome.com) on Thursday, November 3, from 7:00 to 9:00 and on Friday, November 4 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00.  The Funeral Service will be held at the Dutch Reformed Church, Tappan, NY on Saturday November 5, 2011 at 9:30 AM.

Dolores A. Jones

   Dolores A.Jones (nee Johnson), of Northvale for 50 years, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 30, 2011.  Beloved wife of the late Thomas.  Cherished other of Thomas and his wife Therese of Norwood and Carolyn Jones of Ramsey.  Dearest sister of the late Thomas Johnson. 

   Mrs. Jones, an animal lover, was a parishioner of St. Anthony’s RC Church, a was a member of the Northvale Senior Center and the Harrington Park Garden Club.

   A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday 10:00 AM at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale with interment to follow at Tappan Cemetery, Tappan, NY.   Visiting hours are Wednesday 2-4 & 7-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale (www.pizzifuneralhome.com).  Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Northvale Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

Mary Gioia

  Mary Gioia (nee Benowitz) 95, of Haworth, formerly of  Englewood Cliffs, passed away
peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, October 28, 2011.                    .  
She is the devoted mother of John and his wife Judy of Rutherford, Louis and his wife Jane of Haworth and William of Toms River. She was predeceased by her husband Louis, her dear brothers, Bernie and Benny, her sister Kazia, and her daughter Joan Bochese.
She is also survived by many grandchildren and great-granchildren, nephews and nieces.
  A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart RC Church, Haworth.  Visiting hours are Monday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale (www.pizzifuneralhome.com).
  In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Haworth Volunteer Ambulance Corps., 300 Haworth Ave, Haworth, NJ 07641.

Concetta “Tina” McSweeney

   Concetta “Tina” McSweeney (nee Senna), 86, of Monroe, NY, formerly of Bergenfield, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2011.  Beloved wife of Leo J.  Devoted mother of Thomas and his wife Cynthia (nee DeGloria) of Norwood and Nancy Biscottini of Middletown, NY.  Adored grandmother of Michele, Christine, Ryan, Kyle, and Sean and great-grandmother of Justin and Conor.

   A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday 10 AM at Our Lady of Sacred Heart RC Church, Tappan, NY with interment to follow at George Washington Mem. Pk., Paramus.  Visiting hours are Friday 6-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale (pizzifuneralhome.com).  Donations to the Alzheimer’s Assoc. in her memory would be appreciated at www.alz.org.

Marion G. Ruggieri

   Marion G. Ruggieri(nee Caruth), 78, of Northvale, passed away at home on Monday, October 24, 2011.  Beloved wife of the late Thomas.  Loving mother of Gail Ruggieri of Northvale, Thomas R. and his wife Lisa of Hillsdale and Robert of Park Ridge.  Cherished grandmother of Dominick, Kristen, Michael, Matthew and Gianna.

    A Funeral Service will be held Thursday 10:30 AM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale with interment to follow at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.  Visiting hours are Wednesday 2-4 & 7-9 PM.

  Donations may be made to the Northvale Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 196 Firenze St. Northvale, NJ 07647 in Marion’s memory