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March 3, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 from 3-7 PM. Funeral Services will be held 10AM on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the funeral home, followed by entombment at Calvary Mausoleum in Paterson.
Hilde M. Ferraro (nee Kaden), age 92, of Cedar Crest Village in Pequannock, died with her daughter at her bedside on Sunday, March 3, 2013.
Hilde was born in Germany and came to the U.S. when she was just a young girl. Her father had come here shortly after World War I to find employment and get established before his wife and daughter joined him a few years later. They settled in Paterson, and while attending Eastside High School, she met her sweetheart, Ignazio “Steve” Ferraro. Despite their cultural differences, they were married in St. Anthony Church in Paterson in 1942. Hilde worked as a seamstress at Barbizon in Paterson, and Steve worked hard as the owner of Hospital Pharmacy in Paterson. Later, they moved to Clifton where Hilde devoted her time caring for her family. They travelled extensively together, including several trips to Europe, Asia, Canada, and throughout the United States. Their love prevailed and they remained devoted to one another for more than forty eight years. Sadly, Steve passed in 1991.
Hilde moved to Cedar Crest Village in 2001. She truly enjoyed her years there, crocheting, playing cards, bingo, and her favorite game, Rummikub! She looked forward with great anticipation to Thursdays at Cedar Crest, when she would attend “Spiritual Sparks” with Chaplain Alan Bowen. His services inspired her and she left there feeling ‘recharged’ each week. Surely she is now enjoying her eternal reward.
Hilde is survived by her daughter Irene McNamara and her husband Gregory, two granddaughters, Kaitlyn and Laurie McNamara; her sister, Johanna Nahass; three nephews, Gary Nahass, Glenn and Josie Nahass, and Donald and Barbara Nahass; grand-nephews, Michael and Alan Nahass; grand-niece, Michelle Nahass, and her dear cousin and travelling companion, Emma Cedrone.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Hilde’s memory would be greatly appreciated. Please consider the “Pastoral Care Fund” or the “Assisted Living Activities Fund” at Cedar Crest (please make checks payable to Cedar Crest and indicate fund of choice), and mail the donations to, Cedar Crest Village, Attn: Katelyn Tanis, 4 Cedar Crest Drive, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444, or to Hospice of New Jersey, 400 Broad Acres Drive, First Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 from 3-7 PM. Funeral Services will be held 10AM on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the funeral home, followed by entombment at Calvary Mausoleum in Paterson.
March 3, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 from 3-7 PM. Funeral Services will be held 10AM on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the funeral home, followed by entombment at Calvary Mausoleum in Paterson.
Hilde M. Ferraro (nee Kaden), age 92, of Cedar Crest Village in Pequannock, died with her daughter at her bedside on Sunday, March 3, 2013.
Hilde was born in Germany and came to the U.S. when she was just a young girl. Her father had come here shortly after World War I to find employment and get established before his wife and daughter joined him a few years later. They settled in Paterson, and while attending Eastside High School, she met her sweetheart, Ignazio “Steve” Ferraro. Despite their cultural differences, they were married in St. Anthony Church in Paterson in 1942. Hilde worked as a seamstress at Barbizon in Paterson, and Steve worked hard as the owner of Hospital Pharmacy in Paterson. Later, they moved to Clifton where Hilde devoted her time caring for her family. They travelled extensively together, including several trips to Europe, Asia, Canada, and throughout the United States. Their love prevailed and they remained devoted to one another for more than forty eight years. Sadly, Steve passed in 1991.
Hilde moved to Cedar Crest Village in 2001. She truly enjoyed her years there, crocheting, playing cards, bingo, and her favorite game, Rummikub! She looked forward with great anticipation to Thursdays at Cedar Crest, when she would attend “Spiritual Sparks” with Chaplain Alan Bowen. His services inspired her and she left there feeling ‘recharged’ each week. Surely she is now enjoying her eternal reward.
Hilde is survived by her daughter Irene McNamara and her husband Gregory, two granddaughters, Kaitlyn and Laurie McNamara; her sister, Johanna Nahass; three nephews, Gary Nahass, Glenn and Josie Nahass, and Donald and Barbara Nahass; grand-nephews, Michael and Alan Nahass; grand-niece, Michelle Nahass, and her dear cousin and travelling companion, Emma Cedrone.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Hilde’s memory would be greatly appreciated. Please consider the “Pastoral Care Fund” or the “Assisted Living Activities Fund” at Cedar Crest (please make checks payable to Cedar Crest and indicate fund of choice), and mail the donations to, Cedar Crest Village, Attn: Katelyn Tanis, 4 Cedar Crest Drive, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444, or to Hospice of New Jersey, 400 Broad Acres Drive, First Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003.
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