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February 26, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, March 1, 2013 from 2-5 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 2, 2013 from the funeral home, followed by interment at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa.
Catherine Marsilio, age 95 of Paterson, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Born in Paterson, she called that city her home for all of her life.
As a young woman, Catherine worked for Wright Aeronautics in Paterson and Meyer Brothers, also in Paterson. She met her husband, Bruno, on a blind date which was set up by her friend Johanna. Love compelled them to be married in 1946, at the home of her Aunt Katie in Ridgewood, which was followed by a honeymoon in Florida. When their firstborn daughter Linda arrived, Catherine dedicated her life to being a nurturing and caring homemaker.
Catherine loved her family and the joys that came from being a wife, mother and, later on, a grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved having four daughters and spending girl-time with them. They enjoyed her sense of humor and recall how, loving to wear pink, Catherine would often say “pink, pink, makes the boys wink. She loved to kid the girls telling each one at different times that one of them was her favorite. Truth be told, she didn’t really have a favorite, she just liked to kid them and keep them on their toes. Catherine loyally stood by the girls even if they did something she didn’t approve of. She was extremely proud of her grandchildren too! Because the little ones lived in New Hampshire, she and Bruno would regularly take trips half-way toward their home, meeting their parents, Linda and Michael in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Melissa and Matt would get out of Daddy and Mommy’s car and into Gram and Pop-Pop’s car to head back to NJ for some quality time going on train rides, or to the circus or down the shore. On a number of occasions Catherine would take her granddaughter, Melissa, on the bus with her friends to Atlantic City. Melissa learned the art of gambling at a very tender age and it has been said that she loved those times with Grandma! The birth of her grandson, Matthew, was a most momentous occasion in Catherine’s life. Because she had only daughters, when Matthew was born he was the closest thing to a son Catherine had ever had and this made him the apple of her eye! When her great-grandchildren Theodore and Charlie were born, it was said that Catherine was just “over the moon” about being their great grandma!
Catherine and Bruno enjoyed many trips all over the world to such wonderful destinations as Italy, Holland, The Soviet Union, South America, Alaska and many of the tropical islands. Of all those trips, nothing was more cherished and filled with memories for Catherine than the family vacations for two weeks in the summer and two weeks in the winter to St. Maarten. This tradition of having her family all together lasted over twenty years and included children, spouses and grandchildren. Catherine and the girls would swim, eat and shop while Bruno walked the beach making new friends. While those trips abroad were special, sometimes the family would just spend time together more locally at the Villa Piemonte in West Milford where together they could enjoy times together ice skating, fishing, apple picking, swimming and, of course, enjoying fine wine and food!
Catherine believed in the saying that she was a better person when there was less on her plate, so a night out to one of her favorite restaurants was something she enjoyed very much! She especially loved dining at Enza’s Restaurant and Pizzeria in Hawthorne, Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse in Wayne and, if she was feeling really adventurous, she would eat at Khao Tip Thai Cuisine also in Wayne.
Catherine was a devoted member of Madison Ave. Presbyterian Church and later Westminster Presbyterian Church, both of Paterson, where she served as a Girl Scout leader when her girls were of age to be involved. Every Sunday after church, the family would go for lunch at Tree Tavern on Market Street. By now, Catherine and Bruno had those four beautiful daughters and for them, the best part of going to Tree Tavern was the free candy that was given out afterward!
In later years, Catherine applied the virtues she learned each Sunday at church. She had many friends who couldn’t drive themselves to the grocery store or to the doctor. Sometimes a friend might want to visit another friend in the hospital. Catherine was always willing to take the time to drive her friends wherever they needed to go.
She will be remembered for such exemplary character traits as loyalty, humor, love, generosity, eternal optimism and an overall love of life that she consistently demonstrated to family and friends!
Catherine is survived by her three daughters: Linda Fanny and husband Michael of Concord, NH, Lois Marsilio of Paterson, and Diane Marsilio of Paterson; two grandchildren: Matthew Fanny and Melissa and husband Timothy Davis; two great-grandchildren: Theodore and Charles Davis; and her dear cousin Anita and husband Walter Vuurens.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband Bruno in 1996 and her dear daughter Marilou Gibney in 2002.
In lieu of flowers, as expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Catherine’s memory to Westminster Presbyterian Church, c/o Reverend Kotora, 29 Bellgrade Ave., Clifton, NJ 07013, or a charity of your choice
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, March 1, 2013 from 2-5 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 2, 2013 from the funeral home, followed by interment at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa.
February 26, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, March 1, 2013 from 2-5 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 2, 2013 from the funeral home, followed by interment at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa.
Catherine Marsilio, age 95 of Paterson, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Born in Paterson, she called that city her home for all of her life.
As a young woman, Catherine worked for Wright Aeronautics in Paterson and Meyer Brothers, also in Paterson. She met her husband, Bruno, on a blind date which was set up by her friend Johanna. Love compelled them to be married in 1946, at the home of her Aunt Katie in Ridgewood, which was followed by a honeymoon in Florida. When their firstborn daughter Linda arrived, Catherine dedicated her life to being a nurturing and caring homemaker.
Catherine loved her family and the joys that came from being a wife, mother and, later on, a grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved having four daughters and spending girl-time with them. They enjoyed her sense of humor and recall how, loving to wear pink, Catherine would often say “pink, pink, makes the boys wink. She loved to kid the girls telling each one at different times that one of them was her favorite. Truth be told, she didn’t really have a favorite, she just liked to kid them and keep them on their toes. Catherine loyally stood by the girls even if they did something she didn’t approve of. She was extremely proud of her grandchildren too! Because the little ones lived in New Hampshire, she and Bruno would regularly take trips half-way toward their home, meeting their parents, Linda and Michael in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Melissa and Matt would get out of Daddy and Mommy’s car and into Gram and Pop-Pop’s car to head back to NJ for some quality time going on train rides, or to the circus or down the shore. On a number of occasions Catherine would take her granddaughter, Melissa, on the bus with her friends to Atlantic City. Melissa learned the art of gambling at a very tender age and it has been said that she loved those times with Grandma! The birth of her grandson, Matthew, was a most momentous occasion in Catherine’s life. Because she had only daughters, when Matthew was born he was the closest thing to a son Catherine had ever had and this made him the apple of her eye! When her great-grandchildren Theodore and Charlie were born, it was said that Catherine was just “over the moon” about being their great grandma!
Catherine and Bruno enjoyed many trips all over the world to such wonderful destinations as Italy, Holland, The Soviet Union, South America, Alaska and many of the tropical islands. Of all those trips, nothing was more cherished and filled with memories for Catherine than the family vacations for two weeks in the summer and two weeks in the winter to St. Maarten. This tradition of having her family all together lasted over twenty years and included children, spouses and grandchildren. Catherine and the girls would swim, eat and shop while Bruno walked the beach making new friends. While those trips abroad were special, sometimes the family would just spend time together more locally at the Villa Piemonte in West Milford where together they could enjoy times together ice skating, fishing, apple picking, swimming and, of course, enjoying fine wine and food!
Catherine believed in the saying that she was a better person when there was less on her plate, so a night out to one of her favorite restaurants was something she enjoyed very much! She especially loved dining at Enza’s Restaurant and Pizzeria in Hawthorne, Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse in Wayne and, if she was feeling really adventurous, she would eat at Khao Tip Thai Cuisine also in Wayne.
Catherine was a devoted member of Madison Ave. Presbyterian Church and later Westminster Presbyterian Church, both of Paterson, where she served as a Girl Scout leader when her girls were of age to be involved. Every Sunday after church, the family would go for lunch at Tree Tavern on Market Street. By now, Catherine and Bruno had those four beautiful daughters and for them, the best part of going to Tree Tavern was the free candy that was given out afterward!
In later years, Catherine applied the virtues she learned each Sunday at church. She had many friends who couldn’t drive themselves to the grocery store or to the doctor. Sometimes a friend might want to visit another friend in the hospital. Catherine was always willing to take the time to drive her friends wherever they needed to go.
She will be remembered for such exemplary character traits as loyalty, humor, love, generosity, eternal optimism and an overall love of life that she consistently demonstrated to family and friends!
Catherine is survived by her three daughters: Linda Fanny and husband Michael of Concord, NH, Lois Marsilio of Paterson, and Diane Marsilio of Paterson; two grandchildren: Matthew Fanny and Melissa and husband Timothy Davis; two great-grandchildren: Theodore and Charles Davis; and her dear cousin Anita and husband Walter Vuurens.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband Bruno in 1996 and her dear daughter Marilou Gibney in 2002.
In lieu of flowers, as expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Catherine’s memory to Westminster Presbyterian Church, c/o Reverend Kotora, 29 Bellgrade Ave., Clifton, NJ 07013, or a charity of your choice
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