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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday October 16, 2016 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held Monday October 17 at 8:30AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation Church, 1799 Hamburg Tpk, Wayne where at 9:30AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Entombment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Paterson.
Bettina “Betty” Marchioni (nee Cannariato) age 71 of Wayne passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at home while surrounded by her loving family.
Betty was born, raised, and was a life-long resident of Clifton, NJ. She graduated from Clifton High School with the class of 1962. Not long after her graduation, Betty was hanging out in a soda shop named Poppy’s on Van Houten Ave in Clifton, (which is now Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home), when she met a young man by the name of Jack. They almost instantly fell in love and were married in 1964. Jack and Betty would cherish twenty-one years of loyal and loving marriage together.
Jack and Betty stayed in Clifton all their years together and raised their four children there as well. Betty did not work for many years but took on the noble and difficult task of being a homemaker. She dedicated her life to raising and nurturing her children.
Soon after her youngest child started school, Betty decided to get out into the workforce. She earned a position at the Clifton Board of Education as a secretary. She worked part time in Clifton High School for several years, but in 1986 tragedy struck her family. Betty’s cherished husband, and the love of her life, John “Jack” Marchioni of twenty-one years, was diagnosed with cancer and passed away after a valiant battle.
On top of being broken hearted, and with four young children, Betty knew she faced a tough road ahead of her. She continued to work for the Clifton Board of Education, and with great courage and determination supported her family by herself. It was also through the family values and morals that she and her husband had instilled in her children that they were able to stick together and take care of one another.
While working for the Clifton Board of Education, Betty was also President of the Clifton Association of Educational Secretaries. Although diagnosed with cancer in 2008, she continued to work until her retirement in 2010. The reason for her retirement was not due to illness, but to spend more time with her family.
Betty loved playing the slot machines in Atlantic City, and enjoyed taking regular day trips there with her dearest friends, Kathy and Lois. Betty loved to bake and was famous for her Christmas cookies. She would literally bake thousands of cookies for her family, friends, and neighbors. Betty was also gifted in the art of knitting, she would make blankets and sweaters for her family and friends. She was a parishioner of St Paul’s RC Church in Clifton for many years. She was very active in the parish in many capacities. Aside from her talents, hobbies and interests, Betty’s greatest devotion was to her family. Betty was a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. She was an extraordinary person who touched the lives and warmed the hearts of many. She will be sincerely missed.
Betty is survived by one daughter; Beth Grant and her husband Thomas of Wayne, three sons; Michael and his wife Denise of Argyle, TX, Steven and his wife Ann Marie of Vernon, and John and his wife Melissa of Sparta, one sister; Marguerite Purcell, and 10 grandchildren; Kayla, Jack, Charlotte, Ian, Lauren, Lindsey, Nicholas, Evan, Elizabeth, and Johnny. She was predeceased by her husband John “Jack” Marchioni in 1986, and two brothers Thomas and Salvatore Cannariato.
Those planning a donation in Betty’s name are asked to consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142 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 October 16, 2016 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held Monday October 17 at 8:30AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation Church, 1799 Hamburg Tpk, Wayne where at 9:30AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Entombment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Paterson.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday October 16, 2016 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held Monday October 17 at 8:30AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation Church, 1799 Hamburg Tpk, Wayne where at 9:30AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Entombment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Paterson.
Bettina “Betty” Marchioni (nee Cannariato) age 71 of Wayne passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at home while surrounded by her loving family.
Betty was born, raised, and was a life-long resident of Clifton, NJ. She graduated from Clifton High School with the class of 1962. Not long after her graduation, Betty was hanging out in a soda shop named Poppy’s on Van Houten Ave in Clifton, (which is now Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home), when she met a young man by the name of Jack. They almost instantly fell in love and were married in 1964. Jack and Betty would cherish twenty-one years of loyal and loving marriage together.
Jack and Betty stayed in Clifton all their years together and raised their four children there as well. Betty did not work for many years but took on the noble and difficult task of being a homemaker. She dedicated her life to raising and nurturing her children.
Soon after her youngest child started school, Betty decided to get out into the workforce. She earned a position at the Clifton Board of Education as a secretary. She worked part time in Clifton High School for several years, but in 1986 tragedy struck her family. Betty’s cherished husband, and the love of her life, John “Jack” Marchioni of twenty-one years, was diagnosed with cancer and passed away after a valiant battle.
On top of being broken hearted, and with four young children, Betty knew she faced a tough road ahead of her. She continued to work for the Clifton Board of Education, and with great courage and determination supported her family by herself. It was also through the family values and morals that she and her husband had instilled in her children that they were able to stick together and take care of one another.
While working for the Clifton Board of Education, Betty was also President of the Clifton Association of Educational Secretaries. Although diagnosed with cancer in 2008, she continued to work until her retirement in 2010. The reason for her retirement was not due to illness, but to spend more time with her family.
Betty loved playing the slot machines in Atlantic City, and enjoyed taking regular day trips there with her dearest friends, Kathy and Lois. Betty loved to bake and was famous for her Christmas cookies. She would literally bake thousands of cookies for her family, friends, and neighbors. Betty was also gifted in the art of knitting, she would make blankets and sweaters for her family and friends. She was a parishioner of St Paul’s RC Church in Clifton for many years. She was very active in the parish in many capacities. Aside from her talents, hobbies and interests, Betty’s greatest devotion was to her family. Betty was a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. She was an extraordinary person who touched the lives and warmed the hearts of many. She will be sincerely missed.
Betty is survived by one daughter; Beth Grant and her husband Thomas of Wayne, three sons; Michael and his wife Denise of Argyle, TX, Steven and his wife Ann Marie of Vernon, and John and his wife Melissa of Sparta, one sister; Marguerite Purcell, and 10 grandchildren; Kayla, Jack, Charlotte, Ian, Lauren, Lindsey, Nicholas, Evan, Elizabeth, and Johnny. She was predeceased by her husband John “Jack” Marchioni in 1986, and two brothers Thomas and Salvatore Cannariato.
Those planning a donation in Betty’s name are asked to consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142 www.stjude.org
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