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April 8, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held Friday, April 11, 2008 at 9 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Our Lady of The Valley R C Church in Wayne where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Thursday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
She will be laid to rest with her late husband Phillip A. Laplante Sr. at Christ The King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
Edith A. Laplante (nee Ceraolo) of Wayne died Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at home after a courageous battle with her health. She passed away in her sleep while receiving the care of her loving sister Anna Ceraolo.
She was born in Jersey City where she lived her formative years before moving to Wayne forty-six years ago.
Edith received her formal education at Dickinson High School in Jersey City graduating with the Class of 1947. She then went on to study business at the Katherine Gibbs school.
She was employed as an Office Administrative Supervisor for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in New York City where she worked for thirteen years. She later worked for GAF Corporation in Wayne as an Administrative Assistant.
She was a parishioner of Our Lady of The Valley RC Church in Wayne. She was also a member of the Wayne Golden Age Circle.
Edith and Phillip Laplante shared a thirteen years long “loving and devoted” marriage until Phillip’s passing in January of 1973 of a sudden heart attack.
Her family has many fond memories of a very loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Edith was left a widow at an early age and she dedicated herself to being the best mother her children could ever have. She loved and nurtured them with determination and love and especially saw to their educations. She was especially proud that each of her children earned undergraduate and graduate college degrees.
She did all this nurturing and mothering and also made the family home special. Mom was a wonderful cook and made sure that her family was well fed. Some her very special dishes included the world’s best manicotti, short ribs, stuffed cabbage and, of course, her cheese cake.
Edith was gifted with an extroverted personality and especially loved to talk on the telephone. She also enjoyed cooking, entertaining and having a good party for family and many friends.
Surviving are one son Phillip Laplante Jr. and his wife Nancy of West Chester, Pennsylvania; two daughters Lisa A. Laplante and her husband Gary Birkmaier of Newtown, Connecticut and Lauren A. Laplante-Rottman and her husband Joey of Berlin; one sister with whom is maintained a best friend relationship Anna Ceraolo of Wayne; two brothers Nicholas Ceraolo of Paterson and Joseph Ceraolo and his wife Mary of Oradell; three grandchildren Karl Birkmaier, Christopher and Charlotte Laplante.
She was predeceased by her husband Phillip Laplante Sr. in 1973, her sister Nella Ceraolo at age four and one half of pneumonia in 1922.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to St Judes Childrens Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 would be appreciated.
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Funeral services will be held Friday, April 11, 2008 at 9 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Our Lady of The Valley R C Church in Wayne where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Thursday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
She will be laid to rest with her late husband Phillip A. Laplante Sr. at Christ The King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
April 8, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held Friday, April 11, 2008 at 9 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Our Lady of The Valley R C Church in Wayne where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Thursday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
She will be laid to rest with her late husband Phillip A. Laplante Sr. at Christ The King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes.
Edith A. Laplante (nee Ceraolo) of Wayne died Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at home after a courageous battle with her health. She passed away in her sleep while receiving the care of her loving sister Anna Ceraolo.
She was born in Jersey City where she lived her formative years before moving to Wayne forty-six years ago.
Edith received her formal education at Dickinson High School in Jersey City graduating with the Class of 1947. She then went on to study business at the Katherine Gibbs school.
She was employed as an Office Administrative Supervisor for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in New York City where she worked for thirteen years. She later worked for GAF Corporation in Wayne as an Administrative Assistant.
She was a parishioner of Our Lady of The Valley RC Church in Wayne. She was also a member of the Wayne Golden Age Circle.
Edith and Phillip Laplante shared a thirteen years long “loving and devoted” marriage until Phillip’s passing in January of 1973 of a sudden heart attack.
Her family has many fond memories of a very loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Edith was left a widow at an early age and she dedicated herself to being the best mother her children could ever have. She loved and nurtured them with determination and love and especially saw to their educations. She was especially proud that each of her children earned undergraduate and graduate college degrees.
She did all this nurturing and mothering and also made the family home special. Mom was a wonderful cook and made sure that her family was well fed. Some her very special dishes included the world’s best manicotti, short ribs, stuffed cabbage and, of course, her cheese cake.
Edith was gifted with an extroverted personality and especially loved to talk on the telephone. She also enjoyed cooking, entertaining and having a good party for family and many friends.
Surviving are one son Phillip Laplante Jr. and his wife Nancy of West Chester, Pennsylvania; two daughters Lisa A. Laplante and her husband Gary Birkmaier of Newtown, Connecticut and Lauren A. Laplante-Rottman and her husband Joey of Berlin; one sister with whom is maintained a best friend relationship Anna Ceraolo of Wayne; two brothers Nicholas Ceraolo of Paterson and Joseph Ceraolo and his wife Mary of Oradell; three grandchildren Karl Birkmaier, Christopher and Charlotte Laplante.
She was predeceased by her husband Phillip Laplante Sr. in 1973, her sister Nella Ceraolo at age four and one half of pneumonia in 1922.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to St Judes Childrens Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 would be appreciated.
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