Fay Piombo

Fay Piombo (nee Nardino), age 88 of Wayne, died on Friday, August 2, 2019.  She had lived in Wayne for more than sixty years.

Fay was raised in Garfield, NJ and after graduating high school, she went to secretarial school.  She was employed by Becton Dickinson of Rutherford for many years before becoming a full-time mother to her five children.  She essentially traded in her typewriter for a wooden spoon, which proved to be very effective at keeping those kids in line.  Her children fondly recall their mother being an excellent cook who spoiled them with baked goods on a regular basis.  Her biscotti and Christmas cookies were legendary.  Her meatballs every Thursday were equally remarkable.  She enjoyed summer vacations to the Jersey Shore with her family, wading in the surf and basking in the sun.  Throughout the years, she’s amassed a collection of sea glass from the Jersey Shore that she was rather proud of.  Being at the beach with her children, and later her grandchildren, made for some of her most fond memories.  Fay and her husband, Mickey, were both big hockey fans, and they loved the NJ DEVILS!  They went to games as often as possible and especially enjoyed taking their grandkids with them.

Fay met her husband, Mickey, through mutual friends.  Truth be told; Fay couldn’t stand him when they first met.  But Mickey was smitten and he soon won her heart.  They married on June 1, 1952 at Our Lady of Mount Virgin RC Church in Garfield and honeymooned in Miami Beach.  They drove there in Mickey’s brand new Ford and stayed at the Sorrento Hotel.  Sixty years of a very loving and devoted marriage ensued thereafter, until Mickey passed away in 2012.  They both enjoyed a very deep faith in God as well, and were parishioners at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne since before the church was built.

Fay is survived by her five children; Judy Bailey and her husband Christopher of Wayne, Lois McPeek and her husband Kenneth of Cedar Knolls, Donna Franzini and her husband Anthony of Cedar Knolls, Albert Piombo and his wife Suzanne of Wayne, and Patrice Dydo and her husband John of St. Cloud, Florida; cherished grandmother to Thomas and Amanda Bailey, Kennie McPeek and his wife Amanda, Kevin McPeek and his wife Amy, Melissa Piombo, Albert Piombo and his wife Jenna, and Gianna and Francesca Dydo; six great-grandchildren; Chase, Mackenzie, Cameron, Mason, Emily, and Kayla.  She was predeceased by her husband Mickey in 2012, by her sister Gilda Graziano in 2016, and by her sister Mimi Corsetto in 2019.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Preakness Fire Company #4, 1739 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ 07470 or the Wayne First Aid Squad, PO Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474 would be appreciated.