With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Emilia “Meel” Metz (nee Todero) of Norwood, NJ, formerly of Ridgefield, NJ, on Monday, March 31, 2025 at the age of 92. She passed peacefully, surrounded by her family, as she rejoined the departed who loved her in life.
Meel was born on September 8, 1932 at Margaret Hague Hospital, the only child to Victor Todero and Felicia Todero (nee Picardi). Raised in Hell’s Kitchen, she married her high school sweetheart James Metz in 1952. They spent the next 57 years devoted to each other through adventure and hardship. Meel is survived by her two beloved daughters Susan Metz Corbo and Kellyann Metz-Acquafredda, her devoted sons-in-law, Emanuel and Emanuele, and her adoring grandchildren, Christopher and Raven.
Following her husband’s return from serving in the Korean War, Meel was an active member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She spent two decades raising her daughters before returning to work as an administrative assistant in Palisades Park, NJ. She loved card games, clams, cannolis, and Virginia Slims (at least until the late ‘80s). She wasn’t what one would call a “natural homemaker,” but she had a remarkable knack for making anyone and everyone feel welcome in her home.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, April 3, 2025 from 4–7 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale, NJ. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, April 4, 2025 at 10 AM at St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church, 199 Walnut St, Northvale, NJ. Entombment will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Hackensack, NJ. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations in Meel’s name to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html?sc_icid=header-btn-donate-now
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