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April 27, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 2, 2012, 9 AM from the funeral home then to Our Lady of the Valley, 630 Valley Road, Wayne where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will be in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.
Evelyn B. Maggio, age 93 of Wayne, formerly of Haledon, died peacefully in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family on Saturday, April 27, 2013.
She was born and raised in Haledon, having graduated from Central High School in Paterson with the class of 1939. She met a handsome man named Thomas Anthony Maggio through an introduction by friends. Tom eventually took her to the senior prom at the Meadowbrook Dance Club in Cedar Grove where Frank Sinatra – before he made it big – sang at the prom. Their love was put on hold as Tom volunteered and was deployed for over four years during WWII. Evelyn and Tom eventually married on August 17, 1946 at St. Paul’s RC Church in Haledon. They went to Niagara Falls for their honeymoon and lived in Haledon before moving to Wayne over fifty-five years ago. It was in Haledon that they had their three boys and, as those boys grew, Evelyn truly believed there was no one that could hold a candle to them! They could do no wrong! Upon moving to Wayne, they had their daughter. Evelyn didn’t want to move “all the way to Wayne” as it was considered farm country and way too far away from Haledon.
During the early years of motherhood, Evelyn completely dedicated her time to the love of her family and the nurture of her young children. Whether it was running the Brownies and Girl Scout programs or volunteering as a den mother with the Cub Scouts, she could be counted on to be there to support her children. Evelyn and Tom were also one of the first families of their era to have a second car and Evelyn, one of the first women to have a driver’s license. With her license and her car, she was always willing to drive her children and their friends to the pool, sporting events, scouts or wherever they needed to be.
Once her kids were grown, Evelyn took a position as an administrator for Bamberger’s Department Store, which later became Macy’s, in the Willowbrook Mall, in Wayne. She loved her work but surprisingly, she would rarely come home with any pay. It’s not that she didn’t get a paycheck, instead, you could say that she had a serious habit of reinvesting the money into “the company” by spending all of her earnings on great clothes and merchandise for her family and friends. It was really just another example of the generous giving heart that Evelyn displayed to countless people. She worked for 24 years until retiring in 1991 at the age of 71.
Evelyn was a founding parishioner of Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne and active in many of the parish activities including bowling with the church’s women’s group, and being involved in the Rosary Society and the Mr. and Mrs. Club with Tom. In the early days of the parish, when resources were scarce, she also volunteered with other women to clean the church every week for free. She would say that those days of cleaning were actually a lot of fun and that they probably had more fun than the folks that get paid to clean it today!
To Evelyn, cooking and baking were hobbies and her family and friends were the lucky recipients of this love. Some of her dishes that were family favorites included quaiette, polenta, chicken cacciatore, bagna cauda, escarole soup, and, her husband Tom’s favorite eggplant parmigiano! Sundays were always "family day," including the "Sunday Dinner" and of course, always dessert – Evelyn’s cream puffs or the Bracco Ladyfinger Cake! It’s been said that when Evelyn passed away on Saturday afternoon, that she was probably serving her cream puffs in heaven Saturday night!
Tom and Evelyn enjoyed over thirty years of wintering in Boynton Beach, Florida and spending summers with the family in Wayne. Evelyn was like a mother figure to several nieces and nephews, as her sisters and brother died very young, and she really took great interest in their welfare.
No one was more involved in their grandchildren’s lives than Evelyn. A bridge player for over fifty years, she taught her grandchildren all kinds of card games. She was always there to baby sit if her own kids needed a night out and, even when she lived in Florida, if a grandchild was born or sick in the hospital, she was on a plane that day! The entire family will have great memories of vacationing with Evelyn and Tom at their house down the shore at Long Beach Island, as well as the Florida Keys and trips to Disney World. She was always there to serve ice cream sodas and when she left, she always waived with two hands. Evelyn was the glue!
Evelyn will be remembered and forever adored for her huge heart and the consistent demonstration of a giving spirit that she displayed to all who knew her. She always did what was asked of her, even if it was inconvenient. During World War II, she volunteered at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson to care for wounded veterans! In her final years, she fought her battle with Alzheimer’s with great tenacity!
Evelyn was the devoted wife of sixty-six years to the late Thomas A. Maggio (2012), She was married to Tom for over sixty - six years whom she adored until the day he died. Even when Alzheimer's was really taking a toll on her, Evelyn still used to thank Tom for marrying her, and always gave him a kiss good night and told him she loved him. She always said how lucky she was to have married him, even though he wasn't "a real Italian," as her father would say, because he was from Sicily. She was the devoted mother of Thomas Maggio of Wayne, Ronald Maggio of Islamorada, FL, Donna Maggio-Ash and her husband William of Wayne, and the late Richard “Ricky” Maggio (2009); loved grandmother of nine grandchildren: Toni Veloce, RJ Maggio, Jr., Ricky Maggio, Kimmy Bunner, Tracy Maggio, Billy Ash, Kristen Ash, Ashley Maggio, and Thomas A. Maggio III, and six great-grandchildren; lovingly referred to as "baby elephant" by her sisters, Josephine Andelora, Irene Callegari, Gemma Rosso and brother, John Bracco, all predeceased.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Evelyn’s name are asked to consider the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.
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Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 2, 2012, 9 AM from the funeral home then to Our Lady of the Valley, 630 Valley Road, Wayne where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will be in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.
April 27, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 2, 2012, 9 AM from the funeral home then to Our Lady of the Valley, 630 Valley Road, Wayne where a 10 AM Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will be in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.
Evelyn B. Maggio, age 93 of Wayne, formerly of Haledon, died peacefully in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family on Saturday, April 27, 2013.
She was born and raised in Haledon, having graduated from Central High School in Paterson with the class of 1939. She met a handsome man named Thomas Anthony Maggio through an introduction by friends. Tom eventually took her to the senior prom at the Meadowbrook Dance Club in Cedar Grove where Frank Sinatra – before he made it big – sang at the prom. Their love was put on hold as Tom volunteered and was deployed for over four years during WWII. Evelyn and Tom eventually married on August 17, 1946 at St. Paul’s RC Church in Haledon. They went to Niagara Falls for their honeymoon and lived in Haledon before moving to Wayne over fifty-five years ago. It was in Haledon that they had their three boys and, as those boys grew, Evelyn truly believed there was no one that could hold a candle to them! They could do no wrong! Upon moving to Wayne, they had their daughter. Evelyn didn’t want to move “all the way to Wayne” as it was considered farm country and way too far away from Haledon.
During the early years of motherhood, Evelyn completely dedicated her time to the love of her family and the nurture of her young children. Whether it was running the Brownies and Girl Scout programs or volunteering as a den mother with the Cub Scouts, she could be counted on to be there to support her children. Evelyn and Tom were also one of the first families of their era to have a second car and Evelyn, one of the first women to have a driver’s license. With her license and her car, she was always willing to drive her children and their friends to the pool, sporting events, scouts or wherever they needed to be.
Once her kids were grown, Evelyn took a position as an administrator for Bamberger’s Department Store, which later became Macy’s, in the Willowbrook Mall, in Wayne. She loved her work but surprisingly, she would rarely come home with any pay. It’s not that she didn’t get a paycheck, instead, you could say that she had a serious habit of reinvesting the money into “the company” by spending all of her earnings on great clothes and merchandise for her family and friends. It was really just another example of the generous giving heart that Evelyn displayed to countless people. She worked for 24 years until retiring in 1991 at the age of 71.
Evelyn was a founding parishioner of Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne and active in many of the parish activities including bowling with the church’s women’s group, and being involved in the Rosary Society and the Mr. and Mrs. Club with Tom. In the early days of the parish, when resources were scarce, she also volunteered with other women to clean the church every week for free. She would say that those days of cleaning were actually a lot of fun and that they probably had more fun than the folks that get paid to clean it today!
To Evelyn, cooking and baking were hobbies and her family and friends were the lucky recipients of this love. Some of her dishes that were family favorites included quaiette, polenta, chicken cacciatore, bagna cauda, escarole soup, and, her husband Tom’s favorite eggplant parmigiano! Sundays were always "family day," including the "Sunday Dinner" and of course, always dessert – Evelyn’s cream puffs or the Bracco Ladyfinger Cake! It’s been said that when Evelyn passed away on Saturday afternoon, that she was probably serving her cream puffs in heaven Saturday night!
Tom and Evelyn enjoyed over thirty years of wintering in Boynton Beach, Florida and spending summers with the family in Wayne. Evelyn was like a mother figure to several nieces and nephews, as her sisters and brother died very young, and she really took great interest in their welfare.
No one was more involved in their grandchildren’s lives than Evelyn. A bridge player for over fifty years, she taught her grandchildren all kinds of card games. She was always there to baby sit if her own kids needed a night out and, even when she lived in Florida, if a grandchild was born or sick in the hospital, she was on a plane that day! The entire family will have great memories of vacationing with Evelyn and Tom at their house down the shore at Long Beach Island, as well as the Florida Keys and trips to Disney World. She was always there to serve ice cream sodas and when she left, she always waived with two hands. Evelyn was the glue!
Evelyn will be remembered and forever adored for her huge heart and the consistent demonstration of a giving spirit that she displayed to all who knew her. She always did what was asked of her, even if it was inconvenient. During World War II, she volunteered at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson to care for wounded veterans! In her final years, she fought her battle with Alzheimer’s with great tenacity!
Evelyn was the devoted wife of sixty-six years to the late Thomas A. Maggio (2012), She was married to Tom for over sixty - six years whom she adored until the day he died. Even when Alzheimer's was really taking a toll on her, Evelyn still used to thank Tom for marrying her, and always gave him a kiss good night and told him she loved him. She always said how lucky she was to have married him, even though he wasn't "a real Italian," as her father would say, because he was from Sicily. She was the devoted mother of Thomas Maggio of Wayne, Ronald Maggio of Islamorada, FL, Donna Maggio-Ash and her husband William of Wayne, and the late Richard “Ricky” Maggio (2009); loved grandmother of nine grandchildren: Toni Veloce, RJ Maggio, Jr., Ricky Maggio, Kimmy Bunner, Tracy Maggio, Billy Ash, Kristen Ash, Ashley Maggio, and Thomas A. Maggio III, and six great-grandchildren; lovingly referred to as "baby elephant" by her sisters, Josephine Andelora, Irene Callegari, Gemma Rosso and brother, John Bracco, all predeceased.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Evelyn’s name are asked to consider the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.
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