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January 22, 2022
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday from 4-8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 8:30 AM on Wednesday from the funeral home then to St James of the Marches, 32 St James Place, Totowa where a 9:30 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Entombment will be in Holy Sepulchre Mausoleum, Totowa.
THE FAMILY REQUESTS THAT MASKS BE WORN DURING VISITATION
Emilia Maria Rascionato, age 89, a 40 year resident of Totowa, passed peacefully on Saturday, January 22, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on March 10, 1932 in Montella, Naples, Italy, and immigrated to the United States in 1963 onboard the T.S.S. Olympia. She settled in Paterson, N.J. to live with her sister Assunta and brother-in-law Gerardo. While Emilia worked as a head seamstress in the textile industry, she received a letter from Rinaldo in Italy with a marriage proposal. Emilia returned to Italy and married him on August 2, 1965. They lived on Ryerson Avenue in Paterson before moving to Totowa in 1982.
She was dedicated to her Catholic faith and was a parishioner of St. Mary Help of Christians Roman Catholic Church in Paterson for many years before joining St. James of the Marches Church in Totowa.
Emilia will be lovingly remembered for her selfless ways and always putting the needs of others before her own. Her true joy came from caring for her family, cooking delicious meals, and tending to her home and garden. All that were in her company felt her love.
She was very proud to become a US citizen. She came here with modest means and lived the American Dream.
Emilia was predeceased by her loving husband Rinaldo in 2018. She is survived by her daughter Rosemary of Totowa and her late husband David Hesson, her son Emilio and his wife Lana of Totowa, and her daughter Daniella of Riverdale, cherished grandchildren Nicole and Matthew, her many loving nieces and nephews and she was predeceased by her 8 siblings.
In lieu of flowers, plants or donations to EWTN Catholic Network https://www.ewtn.com/missions/love-and-understanding-of-god-1 would be greatly appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday from 4-8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 8:30 AM on Wednesday from the funeral home then to St James of the Marches, 32 St James Place, Totowa where a 9:30 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Entombment will be in Holy Sepulchre Mausoleum, Totowa.
THE FAMILY REQUESTS THAT MASKS BE WORN DURING VISITATION
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