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October 25, 2009
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Thursday, October 29, 2009 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Pompeii RC Church, Paterson, where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Anna Marjorie Rizzo, “Marge” as she was known to all, died on Sunday, October 25, 2009 after a lengthy struggle with her health. She was 76 years old.
Marge was born in Paterson and grew up in the Bunker Hill section of the city. She graduated from Central High School with the class of 1952. She had been a Totowa resident since 1963.
Faith played an important role in her life and she was an active parishioner of Our Lady of Pompeii RC Church on Caldwell Avenue in Paterson. She was a Past-President and active member of the Rosary Society at Our Lady of Pompeii, and a volunteer for the DEBORAH Hospital Foundation. Marge was always willing to help and had served with many charitable organizations throughout the years.
Shortly after high school, Marge took a position at Kearfott in Totowa. It was there that she met her husband, Samuel. They were married in 1961 and enjoyed forty eight years of loving marriage together. They travelled to Brazil, Las Vegas, the coast of California and Florida. Marge enjoyed crafts too. She would always make ceramic Christmas trees, ornaments, and gifts. As a young woman she enjoyed bowling and horseback riding.
Marge was a wonderful caregiver and ‘just had a way’ with babies and children. This was especially true with her grandson, Stephen. Stephen put a spark in her life and he was the driving force that kept her going. He meant the world to her and she loved being actively involved in his life. The two of them shared a very special relationship, leaving Stephen with a trove of wonderful memories.
Marge is survived by her loving husband Samuel of Totowa, two daughters; MaryAnn Rizzo of Totowa and Sandra Hogquist of Belford, NJ, her dear grandson Stephen Hogquist Jr. of Belford, NJ, three sisters; Marie Berwanger of Wayne, Doris Lesko of Deerfield Beach, FL, Ruth Ann Chumacas of Reading, PA, and one brother; Thomas Branigan Jr. of Highland Lakes, NJ, and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Marge’s memory to the DEBORAH Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 820, Browns Mills, NJ 08015-0820, 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, October 28, 2009 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Thursday, October 29, 2009 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Pompeii RC Church, Paterson, where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
October 25, 2009
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 8:30 AM on Thursday, October 29, 2009 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Pompeii RC Church, Paterson, where at 9:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Anna Marjorie Rizzo, “Marge” as she was known to all, died on Sunday, October 25, 2009 after a lengthy struggle with her health. She was 76 years old.
Marge was born in Paterson and grew up in the Bunker Hill section of the city. She graduated from Central High School with the class of 1952. She had been a Totowa resident since 1963.
Faith played an important role in her life and she was an active parishioner of Our Lady of Pompeii RC Church on Caldwell Avenue in Paterson. She was a Past-President and active member of the Rosary Society at Our Lady of Pompeii, and a volunteer for the DEBORAH Hospital Foundation. Marge was always willing to help and had served with many charitable organizations throughout the years.
Shortly after high school, Marge took a position at Kearfott in Totowa. It was there that she met her husband, Samuel. They were married in 1961 and enjoyed forty eight years of loving marriage together. They travelled to Brazil, Las Vegas, the coast of California and Florida. Marge enjoyed crafts too. She would always make ceramic Christmas trees, ornaments, and gifts. As a young woman she enjoyed bowling and horseback riding.
Marge was a wonderful caregiver and ‘just had a way’ with babies and children. This was especially true with her grandson, Stephen. Stephen put a spark in her life and he was the driving force that kept her going. He meant the world to her and she loved being actively involved in his life. The two of them shared a very special relationship, leaving Stephen with a trove of wonderful memories.
Marge is survived by her loving husband Samuel of Totowa, two daughters; MaryAnn Rizzo of Totowa and Sandra Hogquist of Belford, NJ, her dear grandson Stephen Hogquist Jr. of Belford, NJ, three sisters; Marie Berwanger of Wayne, Doris Lesko of Deerfield Beach, FL, Ruth Ann Chumacas of Reading, PA, and one brother; Thomas Branigan Jr. of Highland Lakes, NJ, and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Marge’s memory to the DEBORAH Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 820, Browns Mills, NJ 08015-0820, would be greatly appreciated.
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