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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Daniel R. Rosica, 57, of Old Tappan, passed away suddenly on Saturday, March 29, 2014.  Beloved husband of Mary (nee Borzone).  Loving father of Daniel J. and his wife Laura of Hillsdale and Michael of Old Tappan.  Adored grandfather of Lola.  Dear brother of David, Joanne and Juanita.  He is also survived by many loving relatives and dear friends.

“Danny was the owner of Rosica Pools Corp and M&M Estate Services in Old Tappan, NJ and was a diehard Yankee fan, loved the great outdoors and will be remembered by his friends and family by his selfless love and huge heart.”

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 Avenue, Northvale.

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

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Marianne C. Miceli of Sparkill passed away on March 28. She was 98 years old and was formerly of the Bronx and Harrison. Marianne was the beloved wife of the late Frank. She is survived her loving daughter in law Kathleen Miceli and predeceased by her son Sal and her daughter Sr. Jeanne Miceli, O.P. Marianne was the adored grandmother of Diane Banke, Christine Miceli, Lynn Makosky and Michele George, 8 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home 120 Paris Ave. Northvale, NJ on Tuesday from 3 – 7 PM.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10:30 AM at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel in Sparkill. Interment to follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Port Chester.

Randi Ellen Spafford (nee Fisher), 55, of Northvale, formerly of Park Ridge, passed away suddenly on Thursday, March 27, 2014.  Devoted mother of Joseph W. Spafford and his wife Colleen of Fair Lawn, Shannon A. Spafford of New Orleans, LA, Justin P. Spafford of Edgewater and Kirsten R. Spafford of Northvale.  Cherished grandmother of Shea.  Loving partner of Fred Eichler and his sons Freddi and Chris.  Also survived by many loving siblings, relatives and dear friends.

Randi was a manager at Shop Rite in Northvale for many years.

A Graveside Service will be held Monday 11:00 AM at Beth El Cemetery, Washington Township.  Visiting hours are Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Randi’s memory may be to the North Shore Animal League at www.animalleague.org.

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