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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Thursday, February 26, 2015 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Constance L. Maresca (nee Ricci), age 90 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Friday, February 20, 2015. Connie had been a Wayne resident since 1977.
Connie was born in Jersey City but raised in Carthage, NY, far upstate. She used to visit family in Jersey City every summer as a young girl and she looked forward to those visits very much. Working in a paper production plant as a young woman, and the rural farm life in upstate New York, didn’t appeal to Connie at all. As soon as she was able, she moved to Jersey City and started working for Colgate at their soap factory. One evening, she went to a little party at her brother’s house in Jersey City. She spied a handsome young Frank Maresca playing guitar in a band at the party and she nudged her sister Jean and said; “I’m going to marry that guy over there.” Although it seemed funny at that moment, Connie was very serious. After being introduced to one another, Frank invited her out for hotdogs on their first date. They quickly fell in love and began dating. They married on May 23, 1953 at the Mt. Carmel RC Church in Jersey City and flew to Miami Beach for a honeymoon. They stayed at the still-famous Fontainebleau Hotel and to this day, Frank has no idea how they could have afforded such a honeymoon, but they had a wonderful time together nevertheless. They settled in North Arlington to raise their family and then finally moved to Wayne in 1977.
Over the years, Connie and Frank enjoyed some wonderful travel to Italy, Portugal, England, and throughout the Caribbean. Connie’s favorite destination was Sorrento, Italy, where she visited with family on several occasions. They also enjoyed a beachfront condo in Atlantic City every summer which made it very convenient for Connie to visit her favorite slot machines with some degree of regularity! She could play the slots for hours. She also loved her garden which was always full of fresh vegetables and lush flowers. Connie was also a big sports fan and loved watching baseball, basketball, and football on TV. She and Frank enjoyed sixty one years of marriage, and a total of sixty six years together in a loving marriage. Although she liked to needle Frank a lot, they never argued and she never had a bad word to say about anyone. Frank knows just how blessed he was to have such a wonderful wife, and he will miss her dearly.
Connie was also a devoted mother and grandmother. Her son’s recall how she kept order in the house all while raising three boys. She was a fantastic cook and everything she made was fantastic. She loved to cook and just this past Christmas she made her famous honeyballs which everyone loved. Her grandchildren will recall many great memories of Grandma Connie cooking for them and playing cards, particularly 500 Rummy. She loved just hanging out with them and would also go their sporting events where she would cheer them on. They were her pride and joy.
Connie is survived by her loving husband, Frank of Wayne, her three sons; Frank and his wife Lorraine of Kinnelon, David of Wayne, and Thomas and his wife Rose of Kinnelon, five grandchildren; Frank, Danielle, Jenine, Christine, and Thomas, two sisters; Jean Trembley of Watertown, NY and Yolanda Skvorak and her husband Frank of Carthage, NY, and her brother Ernest Ricci and his wife Pat of Florida.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Thursday, February 26, 2015 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Thursday, February 26, 2015 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Constance L. Maresca (nee Ricci), age 90 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Friday, February 20, 2015. Connie had been a Wayne resident since 1977.
Connie was born in Jersey City but raised in Carthage, NY, far upstate. She used to visit family in Jersey City every summer as a young girl and she looked forward to those visits very much. Working in a paper production plant as a young woman, and the rural farm life in upstate New York, didn’t appeal to Connie at all. As soon as she was able, she moved to Jersey City and started working for Colgate at their soap factory. One evening, she went to a little party at her brother’s house in Jersey City. She spied a handsome young Frank Maresca playing guitar in a band at the party and she nudged her sister Jean and said; “I’m going to marry that guy over there.” Although it seemed funny at that moment, Connie was very serious. After being introduced to one another, Frank invited her out for hotdogs on their first date. They quickly fell in love and began dating. They married on May 23, 1953 at the Mt. Carmel RC Church in Jersey City and flew to Miami Beach for a honeymoon. They stayed at the still-famous Fontainebleau Hotel and to this day, Frank has no idea how they could have afforded such a honeymoon, but they had a wonderful time together nevertheless. They settled in North Arlington to raise their family and then finally moved to Wayne in 1977.
Over the years, Connie and Frank enjoyed some wonderful travel to Italy, Portugal, England, and throughout the Caribbean. Connie’s favorite destination was Sorrento, Italy, where she visited with family on several occasions. They also enjoyed a beachfront condo in Atlantic City every summer which made it very convenient for Connie to visit her favorite slot machines with some degree of regularity! She could play the slots for hours. She also loved her garden which was always full of fresh vegetables and lush flowers. Connie was also a big sports fan and loved watching baseball, basketball, and football on TV. She and Frank enjoyed sixty one years of marriage, and a total of sixty six years together in a loving marriage. Although she liked to needle Frank a lot, they never argued and she never had a bad word to say about anyone. Frank knows just how blessed he was to have such a wonderful wife, and he will miss her dearly.
Connie was also a devoted mother and grandmother. Her son’s recall how she kept order in the house all while raising three boys. She was a fantastic cook and everything she made was fantastic. She loved to cook and just this past Christmas she made her famous honeyballs which everyone loved. Her grandchildren will recall many great memories of Grandma Connie cooking for them and playing cards, particularly 500 Rummy. She loved just hanging out with them and would also go their sporting events where she would cheer them on. They were her pride and joy.
Connie is survived by her loving husband, Frank of Wayne, her three sons; Frank and his wife Lorraine of Kinnelon, David of Wayne, and Thomas and his wife Rose of Kinnelon, five grandchildren; Frank, Danielle, Jenine, Christine, and Thomas, two sisters; Jean Trembley of Watertown, NY and Yolanda Skvorak and her husband Frank of Carthage, NY, and her brother Ernest Ricci and his wife Pat of Florida.
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