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Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-7 PM on Monday, November 23, 2015 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Funeral Mass will be offered 10 AM on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne.
Angel was born to Catherine Lorette and Anthony Paliotta, the third of five Paliotta children. She was raised at the family home at 523 Johnson Avenue in Brooklyn and later the family lived at 752 W. 178th Street in the Washington Heights section of New York City.
Angel met the “wild boy” on the block named Dannie Parler when he climbed a tree, hung upside-down, and called over to her shouting, “Hey wifie.” She looked at him and said “are you talking to me” and he said “yeah…someday you’re gonna be my wife.” As you can imagine, she was less than impressed. After forging his birth certificate to make himself older, Dan entered the Merchant Marines. He was soon being led home with his mother holding him by the ear. They met again and began dating before Dan enlisted in the US Marine Corps. After his discharge from the Marines they married in July of 1953 and honeymooned at Lake Ronkonkoma, New York. The young couple moved to Oakland, New Jersey in 1959 where they raised their only daughter Susan Parler. They enjoyed a loving and devoted marriage of fifteen years before Dan’s passing in 1969.
Angel was an exceptional mom. In 1965, she began coaching softball for the Oakland Recreation League’s Orange Sox Team. Actually Betty Wisse was the coach and Angel’s daughter was on the team. When Coach Wisse saw Sue’s mom at every game and practice, she asked Sue if her mom would be interested in keeping score at games…and that’s how Angel became a co-coach. Angel followed her daughter’s softball career to the high school level and coached the Oakland Bombers Recreation Softball team for several years. Angel fostered Sue’s love for softball that still continues today, having recently completed her 20th season of coaching softball at DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne.
Angel grew up during the Great Depression years, forming her into a fiercely independent person and a Black Belt Shopper. She could tell you the price of just about anything on the shelf of several stores down to the penny and would buy wherever it was cheapest. She didn’t throw anything away and could fix just about anything. Her independent nature become obvious when at the age of 85 she was still mowing the lawn and, much to just about everyone’s dismay, climbing the ladder to clean the gutters.
The gutter cleaning was also a demonstration of her devotion as a mother. Sue was extremely afraid of heights so mom would climb the ladder. But the truth be known, Angel also had a terrible fear of heights. That fear was overshadowed by her protective motherly instinct. That mom-first, all-else second was demonstrated on her final night. Sue was sitting vigil by mom’s bedside when she fell asleep sitting with her head resting against mom’s protective bedrail. Angel called for a nurse to check on Sue — her natural instinct – being a mom to the very end.
Angel called the shots, lived life on her terms, and was the kind of person who would give you the shirt off her back. After Dan’s death, Angel took in her own mother, Catherine. Catherine somehow wanted to contribute to the house, so Angel graciously (and quickly) gave up her duties as cook to her mom. With Catherine visiting family in Boston, Angel resumed the role of cook, serving hotdogs for dinner — unfortunately still frozen in the middle. Realizing this, her eyes met Sue’s and she simply said, “When Grandma moved in, I forgot how to cook.” Nonetheless, Angel had one specialty dish — her Sunday pasta dinners and wonderful Pepperoni Sauce will be forever remembered by those lucky enough to have had it
Angel was predeceased by her four siblings, Adele, Mary, Louie, and Billy. In addition to her daughter Sue, she is survived by four nieces and nephews, Patricia Alford of Florida, Michael Rizzo of Pennsylvania, Robert Rizzo of Connecticut, and James Paliotta of Staten Island, NY, and her sister-in-law, Katherine Paliotta, also of Staten Island, NY.
All who know Angel will understand that contributions to the Sister Patricia Flarity Fund, c/o Depaul Catholic High School, 1512 Alps Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470, in lieu of flowers would be greatly appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family from 4-7 PM on Monday, November 23, 2015 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Funeral Mass will be offered 10 AM on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne.
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-7 PM on Monday, November 23, 2015 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
A Funeral Mass will be offered 10 AM on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne.
Angel was born to Catherine Lorette and Anthony Paliotta, the third of five Paliotta children. She was raised at the family home at 523 Johnson Avenue in Brooklyn and later the family lived at 752 W. 178th Street in the Washington Heights section of New York City.
Angel met the “wild boy” on the block named Dannie Parler when he climbed a tree, hung upside-down, and called over to her shouting, “Hey wifie.” She looked at him and said “are you talking to me” and he said “yeah…someday you’re gonna be my wife.” As you can imagine, she was less than impressed. After forging his birth certificate to make himself older, Dan entered the Merchant Marines. He was soon being led home with his mother holding him by the ear. They met again and began dating before Dan enlisted in the US Marine Corps. After his discharge from the Marines they married in July of 1953 and honeymooned at Lake Ronkonkoma, New York. The young couple moved to Oakland, New Jersey in 1959 where they raised their only daughter Susan Parler. They enjoyed a loving and devoted marriage of fifteen years before Dan’s passing in 1969.
Angel was an exceptional mom. In 1965, she began coaching softball for the Oakland Recreation League’s Orange Sox Team. Actually Betty Wisse was the coach and Angel’s daughter was on the team. When Coach Wisse saw Sue’s mom at every game and practice, she asked Sue if her mom would be interested in keeping score at games…and that’s how Angel became a co-coach. Angel followed her daughter’s softball career to the high school level and coached the Oakland Bombers Recreation Softball team for several years. Angel fostered Sue’s love for softball that still continues today, having recently completed her 20th season of coaching softball at DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne.
Angel grew up during the Great Depression years, forming her into a fiercely independent person and a Black Belt Shopper. She could tell you the price of just about anything on the shelf of several stores down to the penny and would buy wherever it was cheapest. She didn’t throw anything away and could fix just about anything. Her independent nature become obvious when at the age of 85 she was still mowing the lawn and, much to just about everyone’s dismay, climbing the ladder to clean the gutters.
The gutter cleaning was also a demonstration of her devotion as a mother. Sue was extremely afraid of heights so mom would climb the ladder. But the truth be known, Angel also had a terrible fear of heights. That fear was overshadowed by her protective motherly instinct. That mom-first, all-else second was demonstrated on her final night. Sue was sitting vigil by mom’s bedside when she fell asleep sitting with her head resting against mom’s protective bedrail. Angel called for a nurse to check on Sue — her natural instinct – being a mom to the very end.
Angel called the shots, lived life on her terms, and was the kind of person who would give you the shirt off her back. After Dan’s death, Angel took in her own mother, Catherine. Catherine somehow wanted to contribute to the house, so Angel graciously (and quickly) gave up her duties as cook to her mom. With Catherine visiting family in Boston, Angel resumed the role of cook, serving hotdogs for dinner — unfortunately still frozen in the middle. Realizing this, her eyes met Sue’s and she simply said, “When Grandma moved in, I forgot how to cook.” Nonetheless, Angel had one specialty dish — her Sunday pasta dinners and wonderful Pepperoni Sauce will be forever remembered by those lucky enough to have had it
Angel was predeceased by her four siblings, Adele, Mary, Louie, and Billy. In addition to her daughter Sue, she is survived by four nieces and nephews, Patricia Alford of Florida, Michael Rizzo of Pennsylvania, Robert Rizzo of Connecticut, and James Paliotta of Staten Island, NY, and her sister-in-law, Katherine Paliotta, also of Staten Island, NY.
All who know Angel will understand that contributions to the Sister Patricia Flarity Fund, c/o Depaul Catholic High School, 1512 Alps Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470, in lieu of flowers would be greatly appreciated.
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