John J. O’Connor, 90, of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of Northvale, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014.  Beloved husband of Anna O’Connor (nee Verni).  Cherished uncle of Robert and Lynn.  Dear brother of the late Daniel.  He is also survived by many loving relatives and friends.

John was a US Navy veteran of WWII.  He was a member of the Northvale VFW and the Deerfield Beach, FL American Legion.  He also belonged to the Knights of Columbus St. Mary’s Council 3679 in Closter for many years.  Before retiring, John worked for A & P in Elmsford, NY.

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

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Alice Gambelunghe (nee Werner),91, of Norwood, beloved wife of Armando, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2014.  Funeral services will be private.  www.pizzifuneralhome.com

Donald E. Lizotte, 64, of Harrington Park, passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2014.  Beloved husband of the late Kim Lizotte.  Devoted father of Travis of West Milford, Tracy of Emerson and Ashley Plescia and her husband Michael of Harrington Park.  Adored grandfather of Marshall and Madison.  Dearest brother of Eugene of Leonia, Lorraine Delling of Old Tappan, Walter of FL, Paul of RI, Roland of Demarest, Irene Bertero of FL and the late Alice, Robert and Raymond.  Donald is also survived by his girlfriend Doreen Bartash as well as his niece Donna Pulsonetti, sister-in-law Karen May, and a large extended family of in-laws, cousins, nieces, nephews and dear friends.

Don retired from a lifelong career as an electrician from the IBEW Local 3 NYC. He loved fishing, cars, and riding his quad. He loved spending time at his farm house in upstate New York with his family. His favorite times were those spent with his beautiful grandchildren. His was known for his colorful personality and always good for a laugh.

Visitation will be Friday 2-4 and 6:30-9 PM at the Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale. A Funeral Service will be held during the evening hours.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Research Center, www.mskcc.org, would be greatly appreciated.

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Clara Keller (nee Reusch), 100, of Norwood, formerly of Port Jervis, NY, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014. Born in Ulm, Germany on October 16, 1913.  She was the beloved wife of the late Lorenz Keller.  Devoted mother of Ursula Hope of Northvale and George Keller and his wife Alaine of Newnan, GA.  Adored grandmother of Amy Mai Tierney and her husband Jay, Kelly Ann Hope and her husband Glenn O’Reilly and the late Matthew Hope.  Cherished great-grandmother of Cora, Jack, Cullen, Mai Anne, Finn, Michael and Casey.  Predeceased by her sister, Marie, brothers, Hans and Karl and son-in-law, John “Jack” Hope.  She was the loving aunt of many nieces and nephews and their families in North Carolina and Germany.

Clara will be dearly missed. Always poised, she lived life to the fullest.  Her wisdom and strength will live on in her family.

A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday 10:00 AM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale with interment to follow at Tappan Cemetery.  Visiting hours are Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM.

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Donna Marie Rose Pirretti, 61, of Bergenfield, formerly of Park Ridge, passed away at home on Wednesday, April 9, 2014.  Beloved wife of husband, Joseph Pirretti.  Also survived by her mother, Estelle Perretti, brothers, Daniel and Donald, brother-in-law, Dominick and their families.

A Memorial Service will be held Monday 8 PM at Pizzi Funeral home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale.  Visitation will be from 6-8 PM.

In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital, www.stjude.org, would be greatly appreciated.

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Ronald G. Ciolfi, 85, of Tappan, formerly of the Bronx, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2014.  Beloved husband of RoseMarie (nee Vetrano).   Adored father of Elena Williams and her husband Harry of Nyack, Rosemarie Chadwick and her husband Frederick, Sr. of Tappan and Diane Bowling and her husband Frank of Walden.  Cherished grandfather of Frederick, Jr. “JR”, Maria, Luke, JennaRose, Jennifer and Nicholas.  Predeceased by his parents Ernest and Eleonora and his brothers Alfred, Orlando and Norman.  He is also survived by many nieces, nephews.

Ron was a loving husband and father and his grandchildren were his pride and joy.  He proudly served his country in the United States Army National Guard for many years.  Ronald was a dedicated firefighter who was a life member of the Tappan Vol. Fire Assn., the Rockland County Vol. Fire Assn, where he was the Orangetown vice-president, the Hudson Valley Vol. Fire Assn and the NJ/NY Vol. Fire Assn., as trustee.  He was also a member of the Piermont Senior Citizens Center and the Pearl River Gun Club. 

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday 10:00 AM at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart RC Church, Tappan with interment to follow.  Visiting hours are Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale. A Firematic Service will be held at 7:15 PM.

In lieu of flowers, donations made to the National MS Society (www.nationalmssociety.org) or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (www.jdrf.org) would be greatly appreciated.

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Leo J. Dunaj, 82, of Northvale, passed away on Monday, April 7, 2014.  Beloved husband of the late Patricia Dunaj.  Cherished father of Colleen Beutel and her husband Jeffrey of Suffern, NY, Sharon Flesche and her husband Fred of Northvale, Michael Doyle, Patricia Wullen and her husband Danny of Bergenfield, Dennis Doyle of Warwick, NY and Kathleen Nugent and her husband Michael of Hillsdale.  Adored grandfather of Brendan, Matthew, Jamie, Thomas, Shawn, Timothy, Michelle, Maxwell, James, Leo and Mark.  Predeceased by nine brothers and sisters.

Mr. Dunaj was a US Navy Veteran of the Korean War.  He retired from RCA as a manager after many years and then worked at Volkswagon.  For the past twenty years he worked for Bergen County as a security guard.  Besides his love for his family, Leo was an avid bowler, playing as much as he could.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday 11:00 AM at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale.  Visiting hours are Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association at www.heart.org.

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Armando Gambelunghe, 94, of Norwood , passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014.  Beloved husband of Alice (nee Werner).  Loving father of Randolph of Albany, NY, Robert of Haworth, Gary of Montgomery, NY and the late Marie, Richard and Michael.  Cherished grandfather of seven and great-grandfather of ten.  He was predeceased by his first wife, Adelaide (nee Chiappetta), who was the mother of his children.

Armando retired from the United Postal Service in 1984.  He was an active member of the Norwood and Northvale Senior Centers for many years and will be missed by all who  knew him.

The family will receive friends Friday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale.  Funeral services will be private.

Memorial donations may be made to the Norwood Emergency Medical Services, PO Box 8, Norwood, NJ  07648.

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Jean Butti (nee Colombo), 82, of Norwood for 58 years, passed away at home on Thursday, April 3, 2014.  Beloved wife of Alfred P. Butti for 59 years.  Devoted mother of Thomas and his partner Mary Jo Tobin of Brooklyn, Laura Mason and her husband Bruce of River Vale, Richard and his wife Deirdre of Oradell and Michael and his wife Joanna of Norwood.  Adored grandmother of Jaclyn, Leeann, Christina, Jamie, Bruce Jr., Samantha, Joseph, Theresa, Elizabeth, Caroline, Nicholas and Alexander and great-grandmother of four.  Dearest sister of the late Amelia and Barney Vichiconti.

Jean was an active parishioner of Immaculate Conception RC Church, Norwood and was a Eucharistic Minister and CCD teacher for many years.  She was also a member of the Norwood Senior Citizens Center.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday 10:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Church with interment to follow at Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, NY.  Visiting hours are Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale.

Memorial donations to St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital, www.stjude.org, would be greatly appreciated.

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Sharon A. Anderson (nee Maschi), 56, of Norwood, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014.  Beloved wife of Peter J. Anderson.  Cherished mother of Jennifer of Norwood, Laura of Bethesda, MD and Kevin of NYC.  Loving sister of John Maschi and his wife Linda of Senora, CA, Tina Maschi of Norwood and Linda Daniele and her husband Peter of Norwood. Dear daughter-in-law of Anna Anderson of Washington Twp and sister-in-law of Eileen Gerke and her husband John of Westwood, Trish Miller and her husband Chris of Raritan and the late Robert Anderson.  She was the beloved aunt of Robert, Michael, Elizabeth, Thomas, Michael, Micah, Anthony, Christopher and Johnathan.  Sharon will also be dearly missed by many other loving relatives and friends.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday 10:00 AM at Immaculate Conception RC Church, Norwood with interment to follow at Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, NY.  Visiting hours are Tuesday 3-7 PM at Pizzi
Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Program, 57 W 57^th St., NY, NY 10019, www.alzdiscovery.org.

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