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.

Josephine Perusini (nee Krieg), 102, of Norwood, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 20, 2013.  Loving wife of the late Charles Reinecke and the late Everest Perusini.  Devoted mother of the late Trudy Carpanini and the late Moritz Reinecke.  Survived by her son-in-law Anthony Carpanini of Norwood.  Cherished grandmother of Mark and Barbara Carpanini of Lakeland, FL, Alan and Ellie Carpanini of New Windsor, NY, Sandra (Cookie) and Joseph DeSevo of Stockton, NJ, Russell and Pam Carpanini of Northvale, Mary and Michael Mazzie of Park Ridge and Evan and Melissa Reinecke of Fairlawn.  Also survived by 13 great-grandchildren.

Josephine was a quality control supervisor for the Norwood Knitting Mill for many years .  She was an active member of the Northvale Golden Agers and McGuire Senior Center and belonged to the Degree of Pocahontas of the Half Moon Tribe 283 in Northvale.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday 10:00 AM at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale with interment to follow at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, NY.  Visiting hours are Sunday 1-4 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale.

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Angeline D’Angelo, of Northvale, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013.  Beloved wife of the late Frank.  Loving mother of Dan and his wife Kathy and Tonie Ann.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday 9:30 AM at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale with entombment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY.  Visiting hours are Monday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale.

Margaret Mary Marchiarullo (nee Walko), 83, of Closter, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013.  Beloved wife of the late Angelo.  Devoted mother of Michael and
his wife Angela of Florham Park and Margaret M. Desmond and her husband Timothy of Peachtree Corners, GA.  Adored grandmother of Daniel and his wife Cheryl, Steven, Shannon and Timothy.  Dearest sister of John Walko of Northvale.  Loving aunt of Janice, Marianne, John and their families.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday 10:00 AM at St. Mary’s RC Church, Closter with interment to follow at Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, NY.  Visiting hours are Monday 7-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale.

Memorial donations to the Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps., 72 Ruckman Rd., Closter, NJ 07624, would be greatly appreciated.

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Richard J. Oates, 65, of New Milford, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013.  Loving father of Katie Velazquez and her husband Hugo of New Milford and Robin Oates of West Nyack, NY.  Cherished grandfather of Alex and Ellie.  Rich was a retired conservation officer for the NJ State Fish and Game.  In 1976 he
was the captain of the New Milford Ambulance Corps.  Upon retirement he  was a drug and alcohol counselor for the Van Ost  Institute for Family Living in
Englewood and in 2006 was therapist of the year.  Rich was also a decorated counselor for Cop2Cop, an organization helping law enforcement officers and their families in times of need.  A memorial service will be held Sunday at 3:30 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale.  Visiting hours are from 3-5 PM.  In lieu of flowers, donations to Cop2 Cop would be greatly appreciated.

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Jose A Mancia, 47, of Northvale, on Monday, February 11, 2013.

Visiting hours are Wednesday 4 – 7 PM.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday 12 Noon at St. John the Baptist RC Church, Piermont, NY.  Interment will follow at Tappan Cemetery, Tappan, NY.

Viola Masterson (nee Envall), 94, of Sparkill, formerly of Monroe Twp., NJ, and Levittown, Long Island, passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2013.  Beloved wife of the late John.Devoted mother of Katherine Mazzella and her husband Ted of Tappan and John Masterson and his wife Patricia of Levittown.  Adored grandmother of John and Debbie Masterson, Laura and Tom McKeown, Leonard and Stephanie Mazzella, Edward and Laura Mazzella, Patricia and James English and Linda and John English.Cherished great-grandmother of Kylie, Morgan, Christina, Courtney, Nicholas, Allison, James, Sean, Haley and Lauryn.Dearest sister of Albert O’Hagen.

Viola was an accomplished artist who enjoyed a lifelong love of oil painting and Scherenschnitte – the German art of papercutting.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday 10:00 AM at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart RC Church, Tappan.  Visiting hours are Tuesday 6-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Jewish Home at Rockleigh, 10 Link Drive, Rockleigh, NJ 07647, would be appreciated in thanks for the wonderful care Viola received while she was there for the past two years.

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