Carmella “Millie” Burt (nee Frezzo), age 94, of Wayne passed away peacefully in the presence of and while receiving the loving care of her family.

Millie was born and raised in the Little Italy section of New York City. She was the youngest of three children to Joseph and Mary Frezzo.  While Millie was growing up she took an early interest in the Arts particularly the Theater. She attended Our lady of Pompeii High School in New York City and landed a few of the lead roles in her school theater and musical productions.

Millie was part of a group in our society that has become know of late as “The Greatest Generation.”  People of “The Greatest Generation” are people who grew up during the deprivation of the Great Depression and later as young adults, bore witness, fought and helped work the United States through the Second World War.  As a young adult, and after graduating from Our lady of Pompeii with the class of 1941, Millie did her part to help the country through these times.  She was hired as a Secretary for the Chemical Warfare Division in New York City.  She worked there during the entire duration of the war.  Following her employment at the Chemical Warfare Division, Millie went to work for the Children’s Aide Society also in New York, she was employed there as an Art Director.  She worked there for several years, and during that time she met a young man who was a student teacher there by the name of Charles Burt.  Charles and Millie only dated for a short time and as fate would have it they fell in love and were married on December 26, 1950 at Our Lady of Pompeii Church where Millie had originally gone to school.  They honeymooned in upstate New York and afterwards settled in Pensacola, FL.  Charles was in the Naval Reserves following WWII, and was called to duty again for the Korean Conflict.  Charles was stationed in the Caribbean when he got word that his first child, his daughter, had been born.  After Millie’s husband Charles returned from service, they moved back to New York where their second child Charles Jr was born.  In October of 1963 the entire family moved to Wayne.  Millie and Charles would call Wayne their home for the rest of their lives together.

Millie was a devoted wife and mother but throughout her life she always worked.  In 1966 she was offered a position as an Executive Secretary with the Bell Telephone Company located in Pompton Lakes.  She remained there until her retirement in 1989.

Millie’s love of the theater and musicals never diminished, she was a parishioners of Our Lady of Consolation in Wayne for many years and was part of the Amity group there which performed various musicals and plays.  She also performed in various productions in local community theaters.  Millie was also an avid Bridge Player and traveler.  She started a Bridge Club with several of her friends that would meet once or twice a week and which became very competitive over the years.  Millie and her family traveled to many different and exotic destinations throughout the years including St Marten, London, Alaska, and various parts of the Caribbean.  In her spare time, Millie volunteered and donated to local animal shelters where she also headed several committees.  Throughout her life she owned several dogs which she loved dearly.  Millie was a dedicated mom and did anything for her children, her greatest passion was for her family.  Millie touched the lives of many people and will be sincerely missed by her family and friends alike.

Millie is survived by her husband Charles Burt Sr. of Wayne, her daughter Carol Burt of Greenwood Lake, NY, her son Charles Burt Jr. of Hewitt, her nephew; Richard Peschieri and his wife Mary Katherine and their children Ryan Peschieri and Heather Ann Valeao, and her nephew Anthony Peschieri of Ballston, Spa, NY.  She was predeceased by her brother Jimmy Frezzo and her sister Anna Carey.