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December 17, 2019
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 from 2-6 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019 from the funeral home, then to St. James of the Marches RC Church, Totowa, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
Angela Milazzo (nee DeRosa) age 89 of Haledon, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. She had lived in Haledon for more than forty years.
Angela was raised in Jersey City and one of her earliest jobs was as a secretary with Bogue Electric. It was at Bogue Electric that she worked as secretary to Robert Roe. When Robert and his brother left Bogue to start their own firm, Carol Construction, she went with them. She worked for more than twenty years there as a secretary to Robert and as his career turned toward politics, she remained loyal to him. In 1969, Robert was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in New Jersey and Angela continued as his personal secretary throughout his eleven consecutive terms. She went everywhere that he did and joined the Congressman on diplomatic journeys around the world, meeting countless international dignitaries along the way. She even got to fly on Air Force 2! After the Congressman retired in 1993, she continued to serve as his personal secretary until his death in 2014.
Angela met Michael Milazzo at a political dinner party one evening and their relationship blossomed quickly. They were both outstanding dancers, appearing to float across the floor together, and they never sat down! The quickly became inseparable and were married in 1976. They loved each other truly and enjoyed a fantastic marriage. They were fortunate to enjoy more than twenty five years of ‘retirement,’ wintering in Pompano Beach, Florida, although Angela never stopped working.
Angela is survived by her son Michael Milazzo and is wife Ramona of Haledon, Cassilda Jewell and her husband Al of Wanaque, Elena Milazzo of Riverdale, a niece; Cheryl DeRosa of Florida, and a nephew; John DeRosa of South Carolina, four grandchildren, ten greatgrandchildren, and countless dear friends and extended family. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Michael in 2014, and by her three brothers; John DeRosa, Joseph DeRosa, and Alfred DeRosa.
Donations would be appreciated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memorial Processing, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959, www.stjude.org.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 from 2-6 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019 from the funeral home, then to St. James of the Marches RC Church, Totowa, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
December 17, 2019
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 from 2-6 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019 from the funeral home, then to St. James of the Marches RC Church, Totowa, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
Angela Milazzo (nee DeRosa) age 89 of Haledon, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. She had lived in Haledon for more than forty years.
Angela was raised in Jersey City and one of her earliest jobs was as a secretary with Bogue Electric. It was at Bogue Electric that she worked as secretary to Robert Roe. When Robert and his brother left Bogue to start their own firm, Carol Construction, she went with them. She worked for more than twenty years there as a secretary to Robert and as his career turned toward politics, she remained loyal to him. In 1969, Robert was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in New Jersey and Angela continued as his personal secretary throughout his eleven consecutive terms. She went everywhere that he did and joined the Congressman on diplomatic journeys around the world, meeting countless international dignitaries along the way. She even got to fly on Air Force 2! After the Congressman retired in 1993, she continued to serve as his personal secretary until his death in 2014.
Angela met Michael Milazzo at a political dinner party one evening and their relationship blossomed quickly. They were both outstanding dancers, appearing to float across the floor together, and they never sat down! The quickly became inseparable and were married in 1976. They loved each other truly and enjoyed a fantastic marriage. They were fortunate to enjoy more than twenty five years of ‘retirement,’ wintering in Pompano Beach, Florida, although Angela never stopped working.
Angela is survived by her son Michael Milazzo and is wife Ramona of Haledon, Cassilda Jewell and her husband Al of Wanaque, Elena Milazzo of Riverdale, a niece; Cheryl DeRosa of Florida, and a nephew; John DeRosa of South Carolina, four grandchildren, ten greatgrandchildren, and countless dear friends and extended family. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Michael in 2014, and by her three brothers; John DeRosa, Joseph DeRosa, and Alfred DeRosa.
Donations would be appreciated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memorial Processing, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959, www.stjude.org.
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