Christine D. Ferrara (nee Migliacci), 88, of Fort Lee, NJ, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 31, 2024. Beloved wife of the late Charles “Chas” Ferrara. Loving mother of Diane Zahn, James Ferrara and his wife Julie, and Michele Runza and her husband Christian Sr. Adored grandmother of Christian Jr., Dominic, Mitchell, Danielle, Luc, Sophie, and Marlena. Caring sister of Christina Doherty and the late Concetta Donohue and Joann Sullivan. She is also survived by countless loving friends and relatives. Christine put her personal charm and take charge attitude to use as an executive assistant for many years, most notably with Consolidated Laboratories in New York City (the successor firm to several Silent-era film studios in Fort Lee and New York) and to Teamsters Union Pension Fund presidents. She also served as a constant volunteer and officer for the PTA and Holy Trinity Church and School in Fort Lee. Most of all she was known for her huge heart in a tiny frame, taking care of everyone from grieving neighbors to “old” relatives she would drive to the supermarket each week, and of course her beloved children, her big extended family, and a menagerie of dogs, cats, horses and – to her distaste – various exotic creatures. She was a prodigious hostess, a music lover and an accomplished dancer.
Visiting hours are Monday, June 3, 2024 from 4-8 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris
Ave, Northvale, NJ. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 10
AM at St. Pius X RC Church, Old Tappan, NJ, with entombment to follow at George
Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Christine’s name to St. Jude’s Children’s
Research Hospital, www.stjude.org or the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org.
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