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December 22, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, December 27, 2013 from 2-4 & 6-8 PM. A funeral service will be held at 7:30 PM, during the visiting hours.
Emily M. Marruso, age 82 of Wayne, died peacefully on Sunday, December 22, 2013. She had been a resident of Wayne since 1958.
Emily was raised in North Bergen, NJ and after high school she went to secretary school. She worked for Steuben Glass in New York City for a few years before starting a family. Later on she became a full-time crossing guard in Wayne, helping countless children cross the street for more than twenty years.
Emily enjoyed dancing and acting throughout her lifetime. As a young woman, she would always be going to dances where ever she could. In fact, she met her husband at a dance and the two of them ‘cut the rug’ throughout their fifty four years together. She acted in many summer stock theatre shows over the years and even landed a part in the soap opera “As the World Turns”. However, before she was able to film her first TV scene, she learned that her second child was on the way and sadly the role was given to another actress. She kept acting locally in many theatre groups, including the Wayne Senior Follies in recent years. She was a league bowler at T-Bowl for over twenty years and when her back began to restrict her bowling, she took up Bingo. She went to Bingo at Sisco Village religiously. Even when babysitting her grandchildren, she would bring them along and let them put the chips on the card. She was also a past president of the Golden Age Circle of Wayne and served on the Mayor’s Senior Advisory Committee.
Her favorite pastime was soaking up the rays! She loved to get tan and hanging out at the pool, getting the perfect bronze tone to her skin, was something she really enjoyed. Recently, she had a group of seniors that she would go to the Wayne Pool with, where they would bask in the sun and work on their tans. She enjoyed traveling and typically to someplace warm where she could continue to work on her tan. She also enjoyed knitting and had made countless sweaters. Her cheesecake was pure perfection and her Christmas cookies were some of the best.
Emily is survived by her two daughters; Mona McHugh of Wayne and Candace Calabro of Charlotte, NC, and four grandchildren; Christopher and Jonathan McHugh of Wayne, and Joseph and Katie Calabro of Charlotte.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, December 27, 2013 from 2-4 & 6-8 PM. A funeral service will be held at 7:30 PM, during the visiting hours.
December 22, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, December 27, 2013 from 2-4 & 6-8 PM. A funeral service will be held at 7:30 PM, during the visiting hours.
Emily M. Marruso, age 82 of Wayne, died peacefully on Sunday, December 22, 2013. She had been a resident of Wayne since 1958.
Emily was raised in North Bergen, NJ and after high school she went to secretary school. She worked for Steuben Glass in New York City for a few years before starting a family. Later on she became a full-time crossing guard in Wayne, helping countless children cross the street for more than twenty years.
Emily enjoyed dancing and acting throughout her lifetime. As a young woman, she would always be going to dances where ever she could. In fact, she met her husband at a dance and the two of them ‘cut the rug’ throughout their fifty four years together. She acted in many summer stock theatre shows over the years and even landed a part in the soap opera “As the World Turns”. However, before she was able to film her first TV scene, she learned that her second child was on the way and sadly the role was given to another actress. She kept acting locally in many theatre groups, including the Wayne Senior Follies in recent years. She was a league bowler at T-Bowl for over twenty years and when her back began to restrict her bowling, she took up Bingo. She went to Bingo at Sisco Village religiously. Even when babysitting her grandchildren, she would bring them along and let them put the chips on the card. She was also a past president of the Golden Age Circle of Wayne and served on the Mayor’s Senior Advisory Committee.
Her favorite pastime was soaking up the rays! She loved to get tan and hanging out at the pool, getting the perfect bronze tone to her skin, was something she really enjoyed. Recently, she had a group of seniors that she would go to the Wayne Pool with, where they would bask in the sun and work on their tans. She enjoyed traveling and typically to someplace warm where she could continue to work on her tan. She also enjoyed knitting and had made countless sweaters. Her cheesecake was pure perfection and her Christmas cookies were some of the best.
Emily is survived by her two daughters; Mona McHugh of Wayne and Candace Calabro of Charlotte, NC, and four grandchildren; Christopher and Jonathan McHugh of Wayne, and Joseph and Katie Calabro of Charlotte.
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