Ida Lent(nee Dichtl), 89, of Northvale, formerly of White Plains, NY, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2014.  Beloved wife of the late William M. Lent.  Loving mother of Werner Dichtl of Hettenshausen, Germany, William M. Lent of Minneapolis, MN and Ida June Hogan and her husband John of Northvale.  Cherished grandmother of Brandon Lent, Ryan Hogan and Ava-Rose Hogan.

Ida was a nutrition site manager for the White Plains Senior Center for over 30 years, retiring at the age of 84.  In Northvale, she was a member of the James F. McGuire Senior Center.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday 10:00 AM at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale.  Visiting hours are Thursday 6-8 PM at the Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale (201-767-3050).

Memorial donations to the James F. McGuire Senior Center, 116 Paris Avenue, Northvale, NJ 07647 would be greatly appreciated.

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Margaret Mary Spafford (nee Burns), 88, of Dumont, formerly of Northvale, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2014.  Beloved wife of the late James.  Loving mother of Dennis and his wife Michele of Inverness, FL, Carol Pangione and her husband Gary of New Milford, Bobby and his wife Joanne of Spring Hill, FL, Kevin and his wife Frances of Bronx, NY and the late James and Michael.  Adored grandmother of 17 and great-grandmother of six.  Dear sister of Eleanor Higgins of Williamstown, NJ.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday 10:00 AM at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale with interment to follow at Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, NY.  Visiting hours are Sunday 3-6 PM at the Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale (201-767-3050).

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Stella A. Manzi (nee Stisi), 88, of Old Tappan, formerly of Ridgefield, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2014.  She was predeceased by her beloved husband Anthony Manzi and her loving son Dr. Robert Manzi.  Stella is survived by her daughter Diane Gawlik and her husband Thomas of Closter and her daughter-in-law Shelley Manzi of River Edge.  Adored grandmother of Robert, Justin, Anthony, Kelly, Kristen and Keri and great-grandmother of Kali.

In addition to being a wonderful homemaker, Stella worked for APA Trucking in North Bergen and for her son, Dr. Robert Manzi, as an office worker.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday 10:00 AM at Our Lady of Victories RC Church, Harrington Park with entombment to follow at Madonna Mausoleum, Fort Lee.  Visiting hours are Wednesday 5-8 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale (201-767-3050).

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

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Christopher P. Favata, 64, of River Vale, passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2014.  Beloved son of the late Frank and Julia.  Loving brother of Eleanor Bickford of Ocala, FL, Alicia and John Nemec of Cooperstown, NY, Nina Favata of Ridgewood, Julia Ruth of Warwick, NY and Joseph Favata of Nyack, NY.  Cherished uncle of Christopher, Carly, Erika, Sarah, Frank and Christine.  He is also survived by many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and dear friends.

Chris was a US Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and was awarded a Bronze Star.  He was the Commander of Norwood American Legion Post 272.  Before retiring Chris was a steamfitter in NYC.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday 9:30 AM at St. Anthony’s RC Church, Northvale with interment to follow at Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, NY.  Visiting hours are Monday 7-9 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale (201-767-3050).

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Norwood American Legion Post 272.

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A Memorial Service will be held Friday, June 6, 10:00 AM at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Tenafly, NJ.

Benedetto “Salvatore” Ribaudo, 76, of Norwood, formerly of the Bronx, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2014.  Beloved husband of Maria (nee Valore).  Loving father of Cristina Fanelli and her husband Frank A. Fanelli of Norwood and cherished grandfather of Anthony and Francesca.  Dearest brother of Maria Ribaudo, Rosa Lombardo and her husband Biagio, Nunziata Ribaudo, Grazia Ribaudo and Alfredo Ribaudo and his wife Maria. Devoted uncle to many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

Sal was a retired Arthur Avenue chef at Ann and Tony’s Ristorante, in the Bronx.  Upon moving to New Jersey he enjoyed gardening and was a crossing guard in Norwood. He loved being surrounded by his family and watching the New York Yankees.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday 10:00 AM at Immaculate Conception RC Church, Norwood with entombment to follow at Garden of Memories, Washington Twp.  Visiting hours are Thursday 4-9 PM at the Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale (201-767-3050).

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Leonard Borgognone,  ”Lenny Bandana”, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 23, 2014.  Loving fiancé of Mary Ellen Wiernasz of Avon, NJ and “dad” to Audra Borgia, brother of Marie Borgognone of Bergenfield, and father of Mark.  Lenny is also survived by his cousins, Garrett and Margie Giles, Richard and Diane Salvatore, and his best friends, James and Michelle Benasillo, as well as other loving relatives and friends.  He will be dearly missed by his co-workers and the clients that he always made happy.  Lenny was a very talented hair stylist (long hair specialist!) at Salon S in Northvale.  A memorial service will be held Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 7:00 PM at the Community Gospel Church, 430 Birchwood Road, Northvale, NJ. Arrangements Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale.

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Rose Marie Scarpaci (nee Esposito), 65, a longtime resident of Orangeburg, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014.  Beloved wife of Guy for 44 years.  Devoted mother of Anthony and his wife Holli of Las Vegas, NV, Julie Blauvelt and her husband Rich, Jr. of Washingtonville, Joseph and his wife Jana of Sugarloaf and Angela Plump and her husband Garrett of Maywood, NJ.  Adored grandmother of Tristyn, Lisa Rose, Anthony, Lily, Joseph, Brooke, Thomas and Veronika.  She is also survived by many loving relatives and friends.

Rose Marie was a teacher for the New York City Public School System and was also a substitute teacher in Pearl River.  She was a parishioner of St. Catharine’s RC Church, Blauvelt.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday 10:00 AM at St. Catharine’s with interment to follow at St. Anthony’s Cemetery, Nanuet.  Visiting hours are Monday 7-9 PM and Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, Northvale, NJ.

Memorial donations to Autism Speaks, 1060 State Rd. 2^nd Fl, Princeton, NJ 08540, www.autismspeaks.org, in Rose Marie’s memory would be greatly appreciated.

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SETER, Constance, 95, passed away on April 27, 2014.

Constance was born in Gardner, MA.  After living in the Chicago, IL area, she was a long-term resident (over 44 years) of Norwood, NJ. She spent her final years in assisted living at Sunrise in Cresskill, NJ.

Constance spent her career working in various professional jobs, and raising her sons, Doug and Dave. When her husband Clifford retired, she continued to work part-time in the Norwood Public Library. After retiring from the library at age 80 she enjoyed lunch gatherings with former employees and other long-term residents of the Norwood area. She and her friends became known as the “Bookbags”, commemorating their professional association and their enjoyment of reading. Constance also participated in activities at the Northvale, NJ McGuire Senior Center.

Underneath her quiet demeanor was a deeply passionate love for family and friends. She prided herself on bestowing happiness on others, on a daily basis.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Clifford Seter; her sister, Lenora Martin, and her brother, Steve Civas. She is survived by her sons Doug Seter of Escondido, CA and Dave Seter of Petaluma, CA.

Services and internment were held at the Saron Lutheran Church, Erskine, MN.

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