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September 21, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 from 6-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 10 AM followed by burial at the Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ.
Anna M. Ceraolo, age 90 of Newtown, Connecticut and formerly of Wayne, NJ died on Saturday, September 21, 2013 in Danbury, CT.
“Aunt Anna”, as she was affectionately known by almost everyone, was born in Jersey City, NJ and enjoyed her childhood there. She graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson High School with the class of 1941 and began working as a seamstress. During World War II she worked for RCA and then joined Dunn & Bradstreet in 1947. Her career with D&B lasted forty years before she retired in 1987.
Aunt Anna never married and for most of her life she lived with her sister Edith Laplante and her family in Wayne. Anna commuted to New York City together with her brother-in-law Philip Leplante for many years and she was like a ‘second mom’ to her nieces and nephews. She was not only their Aunt, but a trusted friend and confidant too.
In her retirement, Aunt Anna became an accomplished cook. She really made some of the best meals! She preferred traditional Italian dishes like eggplant and chicken parmesan, but could make anything well. She was a great baker too and nothing could top her carrot cake. Aunt Anna more recently enjoyed watching cooking shows on TV and would sometimes ask her niece to print out the recipes of the dishes she saw being made on TV.
Aunt Anna was a very accomplished seamstress. She had made a lot of clothing over the years; for herself and for others. The finished quality of her work rivaled that of any high-end designer. She made a beautiful dress for her niece Lisa’s wedding and had requested to wear that same dress for her own funeral. She crafted beautiful table linens and crocheted many afghan blankets too. Those blankets will be keeping her loved ones warm for years to come, and serve as an everlasting reminder of her love and kindness.
Anna is survived by her nieces and nephews; Lisa Laplante and her husband Gary Birkmaier of Newtown, CT, Phillip Laplante and his wife Nancy of West Chester, PA, Lauren Laplante-Rottman and her husband Joey of Boxford, MA, and Frank Ceraolo and his wife Marie of Reno, NV, Joseph Ceraolo of Chestnut Ridge, NY, Giovanna and Marisa Ceraolo of Oradell, NJ, one brother; Nicholas Ceraolo of Reno, NV, and her great-nieces and great-nephews: Karl Birkmaier of Newtown, CT, Christopher and Charlotte Laplante of West Chester, PA, Eric and Tania Ceraolo. She was predeceased by her sister Edith Laplante of Wayne, by her brother Joseph of Oradell, and by her young sister Nella who died in 1922 at the age of 4-1/2 years.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Anna’s memory to the American Cancer Society
NJ Chapter, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601or the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142 would be greatly appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 from 6-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 10 AM followed by burial at the Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ.
September 21, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 from 6-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 10 AM followed by burial at the Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ.
Anna M. Ceraolo, age 90 of Newtown, Connecticut and formerly of Wayne, NJ died on Saturday, September 21, 2013 in Danbury, CT.
“Aunt Anna”, as she was affectionately known by almost everyone, was born in Jersey City, NJ and enjoyed her childhood there. She graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson High School with the class of 1941 and began working as a seamstress. During World War II she worked for RCA and then joined Dunn & Bradstreet in 1947. Her career with D&B lasted forty years before she retired in 1987.
Aunt Anna never married and for most of her life she lived with her sister Edith Laplante and her family in Wayne. Anna commuted to New York City together with her brother-in-law Philip Leplante for many years and she was like a ‘second mom’ to her nieces and nephews. She was not only their Aunt, but a trusted friend and confidant too.
In her retirement, Aunt Anna became an accomplished cook. She really made some of the best meals! She preferred traditional Italian dishes like eggplant and chicken parmesan, but could make anything well. She was a great baker too and nothing could top her carrot cake. Aunt Anna more recently enjoyed watching cooking shows on TV and would sometimes ask her niece to print out the recipes of the dishes she saw being made on TV.
Aunt Anna was a very accomplished seamstress. She had made a lot of clothing over the years; for herself and for others. The finished quality of her work rivaled that of any high-end designer. She made a beautiful dress for her niece Lisa’s wedding and had requested to wear that same dress for her own funeral. She crafted beautiful table linens and crocheted many afghan blankets too. Those blankets will be keeping her loved ones warm for years to come, and serve as an everlasting reminder of her love and kindness.
Anna is survived by her nieces and nephews; Lisa Laplante and her husband Gary Birkmaier of Newtown, CT, Phillip Laplante and his wife Nancy of West Chester, PA, Lauren Laplante-Rottman and her husband Joey of Boxford, MA, and Frank Ceraolo and his wife Marie of Reno, NV, Joseph Ceraolo of Chestnut Ridge, NY, Giovanna and Marisa Ceraolo of Oradell, NJ, one brother; Nicholas Ceraolo of Reno, NV, and her great-nieces and great-nephews: Karl Birkmaier of Newtown, CT, Christopher and Charlotte Laplante of West Chester, PA, Eric and Tania Ceraolo. She was predeceased by her sister Edith Laplante of Wayne, by her brother Joseph of Oradell, and by her young sister Nella who died in 1922 at the age of 4-1/2 years.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Anna’s memory to the American Cancer Society
NJ Chapter, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601or the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142 would be greatly appreciated.
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