{"id":2421,"date":"2016-09-14T16:54:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T16:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/?p=2421"},"modified":"2016-09-14T19:34:10","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T19:34:10","slug":"ralph-c-merola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/?p=2421","title":{"rendered":"Ralph C. Merola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/unnamedmerola-2-e1473881623734.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2423 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/unnamedmerola-2-e1473881623734-249x300.jpg\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/unnamedmerola-2-e1473881623734-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/unnamedmerola-2-e1473881623734.jpg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ralph C. Merola, 88, of Tappan, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Cherished father of Charles A. Merola and wife Marirose of Manhasset and Denise Karamian and husband Ashot of Forest Hills. Adored grandfather of Danny, Lauren, Sara and Rebecca. \u00a0He will be dearly missed by his loving partner Elizabeth Brown and her children, Stephanie Lauler of Palisades and John Harrington of Tappan.\u00a0 Dear brother of Michael of Floral Park and Alexander and his wife Carmelina of California. Also survived by the mother of his children, Theresa Merola of Howard Beach.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Merola worked in the garment industry in NYC for many years, retiring from House of Ronnie, Inc. as VP of Sales and Production.<\/p>\n<p>A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday 10:00 AM St. John\u2019s RC Church, Piermont with interment to follow at Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill. Visiting hours are Friday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale, NJ (201-767-3050).<\/p>\n<p>Those who wish may make donations in Ralph\u2019s memory to the Weill Cornell Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Program, 1305 York Avenue, 12<sup>th<\/sup> Floor, New York, NY \u00a010021, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weillcornell.org\/gicancer\">www.weillcornell.org\/gicancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>www.pizzifuneralhome.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ralph C. Merola, 88, of Tappan, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Cherished father of Charles A. Merola and wife Marirose of Manhasset and Denise Karamian and husband Ashot of Forest Hills. 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