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June 22, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, June 26, 2011 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Monday, June 27, 2011 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where an 11 AM Mass will be offered.
Entombment to follow at the Calvary Mausoleum, 58 McLean Blvd., Paterson.
Alice R. Costantin (nee Rigney), age 75 of Wayne, died on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson. Her family had been with her all day and her daughters were at her side when she passed. Alice had been devoted to caring for her family during her lifetime and her family was equally devoted to caring for her, especially so during the recent days and weeks.
Alice had grown up in Clifton, enduring a childhood that wasn’t necessarily easy. Few know it, but she owed her life to a doctor who diagnosed her with a rare form of cancer as a young girl and his treatment literally saved her life. She began working to help support her family as a waitress at Mario’s Restaurant in Clifton, which is still there today. It was at Mario’s Restaurant one day in 1951, that she met Robert and it was truly a “love at first sight” encounter that blossomed into a romance. They married in 1952 and enjoyed fifty nine years together. She was a wonderful wife to Robert and a very loving mother who was always willing to listen, or offer a shoulder to lean on. She was devoted to her family and kept them all very close. Her husband, children, and grandchildren will forever be grateful for her kindness and the loving support she provided throughout their lives. She was the wind beneath all of their wings.
Alice was also a “Sports Mom.” She was a huge fan of the NY Giants, the Yankees, and Devils. If there was a game on TV, you could be sure that she was watching. She was passionate about her teams and it wasn’t uncommon to find her yelling at the TV, cheering them on! She attended the Indianapolis 500 at least fifteen times over the years and really loved the excitement. She also loved to have family barbecues in their backyard, where the pool was usually full of people and the conversations were never dull. She would also crochet blankets and doilies, play Bingo, earning herself the name “Grandma Bingo”, and solve crossword puzzles.
She is survived by her husband; Robert of Wayne, her son Bob and his girlfriend Patty of Sayreville, her two daughters; Michele Costantin of Little Egg Harbor, and Carlene Gruber and her husband James of Naperville, IL; grandchildren, David, Bryan, Jennifer, Amanda, Kristine, RJ, Marissa, Yashira, Laura, Konrad, and Vincent, and three great-grandchildren, Mahki, Josiah, and Dayne. Her brother Dennis, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, Helen and Cornelius, two brothers; James and Neil, and one sister; Mary.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, June 26, 2011 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Monday, June 27, 2011 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where an 11 AM Mass will be offered.
Entombment to follow at the Calvary Mausoleum, 58 McLean Blvd., Paterson.
June 22, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, June 26, 2011 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Monday, June 27, 2011 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where an 11 AM Mass will be offered.
Entombment to follow at the Calvary Mausoleum, 58 McLean Blvd., Paterson.
Alice R. Costantin (nee Rigney), age 75 of Wayne, died on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson. Her family had been with her all day and her daughters were at her side when she passed. Alice had been devoted to caring for her family during her lifetime and her family was equally devoted to caring for her, especially so during the recent days and weeks.
Alice had grown up in Clifton, enduring a childhood that wasn’t necessarily easy. Few know it, but she owed her life to a doctor who diagnosed her with a rare form of cancer as a young girl and his treatment literally saved her life. She began working to help support her family as a waitress at Mario’s Restaurant in Clifton, which is still there today. It was at Mario’s Restaurant one day in 1951, that she met Robert and it was truly a “love at first sight” encounter that blossomed into a romance. They married in 1952 and enjoyed fifty nine years together. She was a wonderful wife to Robert and a very loving mother who was always willing to listen, or offer a shoulder to lean on. She was devoted to her family and kept them all very close. Her husband, children, and grandchildren will forever be grateful for her kindness and the loving support she provided throughout their lives. She was the wind beneath all of their wings.
Alice was also a “Sports Mom.” She was a huge fan of the NY Giants, the Yankees, and Devils. If there was a game on TV, you could be sure that she was watching. She was passionate about her teams and it wasn’t uncommon to find her yelling at the TV, cheering them on! She attended the Indianapolis 500 at least fifteen times over the years and really loved the excitement. She also loved to have family barbecues in their backyard, where the pool was usually full of people and the conversations were never dull. She would also crochet blankets and doilies, play Bingo, earning herself the name “Grandma Bingo”, and solve crossword puzzles.
She is survived by her husband; Robert of Wayne, her son Bob and his girlfriend Patty of Sayreville, her two daughters; Michele Costantin of Little Egg Harbor, and Carlene Gruber and her husband James of Naperville, IL; grandchildren, David, Bryan, Jennifer, Amanda, Kristine, RJ, Marissa, Yashira, Laura, Konrad, and Vincent, and three great-grandchildren, Mahki, Josiah, and Dayne. Her brother Dennis, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, Helen and Cornelius, two brothers; James and Neil, and one sister; Mary.
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