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With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Emilia \u201cMeel\u201d 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following her husband\u2019s 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 \u201880s). She wasn\u2019t what one would call a \u201cnatural homemaker,\u201d but she had a remarkable knack for making anyone and everyone feel welcome in her home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The family will receive friends on Thursday, April 3, 2025 from 4\u20137 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\u2019s Roman Catholic Church, 199 Walnut St, Northvale, NJ. Entombment will follow at St. Joseph\u2019s Cemetery in Hackensack, NJ.\u00a0 In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations in Meel\u2019s name to St. Jude\u2019s Children\u2019s Research Hospital. https:\/\/www.stjude.org\/donate\/donate-to-st-jude.html?sc_icid=header-btn-donate-now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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